Top UW-Madison officials vigorously defended their admissions policies at a sometimes-testy legislative hearing Monday, called after the president of a conservative think tank leveled a charge that the university engages in “severe discrimination” based on race and ethnicity. But it?s unclear what changes, if any, will come as a result of the informational hearing, which lasted more than three hours.
The Assembly Committee on Colleges and Universities held a hearing today during which the president of a conservative think tank accused the University of Wisconsin of discriminating on the basis of race in its admissions policies.
MADISON ? The president of a conservative group that claims the University of Wisconsin-Madison discriminates against prospective white and Asian students called on Republican Gov. Scott Walker or state lawmakers Monday to step in to end the practice
An attorney for a conservative group is telling state lawmakers that the University of Wisconsin-Madison clearly discriminates against prospective white and Asian student applicants. Roger Clegg, president and general counsel for the Center for Equal Opportunity, told the Assembly higher education committee that the governor or lawmakers should end the practice.
As students, alumni and Madison residents lined the sidewalks to watch the annual Homecoming parade, a woman participating in the event was rushed to the hospital after she fell from the second level of a float and was hit by a double axle trailer.
At The Badger Herald, we like to use terms like ?fuck? and ?shit? liberally. They are fun words that are perfect for many college-related situations, such as recounting a memorable night out or discovering a reporter will deadline by two hours.
Some of the crowd?s attention during Saturday?s Homecoming game was on the student section at Camp Randall Stadium to see if students would carry on with a certain profane tradition. As the Wisconsin Badgers predictably blew out Indiana, some students broke out the so-called “E-S-F-U” chant in the third quarter. But it was more faint than usual.
“I honestly think the cheer is still going to go on. Sending the email, it may be effective if everybody gets it, but I don?t think everybody got it. Plus, it?s kind of tradition,” said UW student Carly Miller.
Research indicating that the University of Wisconsin-Madison favored minority students over whites who applied with better test scores will be the focus of a hearing before a state Assembly committee.
Some of the crowds attention during Saturdays Homecoming game was on the student section at Camp Randall Stadium to see if students would carry on with a certain profane tradition.
A 23-year-old UW-Madison student, who Madison police said was seriously injured Friday evening after falling off a parade float during the UW-Madison Homecoming parade, was listed in good condition Sunday, according to UW Hospital. Allison Newman fell off the moving vehicle and was run over by a double-axle trailer in the 100 block of Langdon Street, police said.
MADISON, Wis. – Nick Toon, then just 4 years old, remembers entering his parents? bedroom in the middle of the day and seeing his father lying by himself in the dark, sunglasses covering his eyes.
Local universities have found thrifty ways to make student IDs mesh with looming requirements at the polls, but their plans rest on a state board?s interpretation of the new voter ID law.
When the Big Red?s most notorious cheer gets labeled “profane,” “obscene” or “vulgar,” the student section normally responds: “Eat shit, fuck you.” Now, head coach Brett Bielema and Athletic Director Barry Alvarez are urging students to “end the vulgar chants.”
The UW-Madison Teaching Assistants Association and Madison Teachers Incorporated received an award in Washington D.C. Wednesday for their protest efforts last winter against Gov. Scott Walker?s budget bill.
Sorry, University of Wisconsin Athletics, but I don?t think an email is going to stop your least favorite cheer. Especially one that makes largely banal and easily refutable points. Let?s take them one at a time.
Members of a city association met Thursday night to begin the preliminary discussions for this year?s Mifflin Street Block Party.
With a large influx of fans flocking to the city for game day this year, the issue of fan behavior and the resulting noise has become a cause for concern for Madison residents.
The UW Athletics Department wants students to tone it down when it comes to those four-letter words. If you?ve been to a Badger home football game, you know what we?re talking about — the “Eat s—, F— you” chants. Now head football coach Bret Bielema and athletics director Barry Alvarez are stepping into the mix, asking students to stop the vulgar chants. They sent a letter to student ticket holders, saying they?ve received lots of complaints about the chants from visiting fans and other Badger backers.
Jack Goss, a freshman at UW-Madison, says, “I do feel bad, but it’s tradition, it’s part of the student life. You only live once.”
The University of Wisconsin Athletics Department sent an email Thursday to UW student football season ticket holders asking them to end vulgar chants at Badger home football games. The email, signed by Wisconsin Athletic Director Barry Alvarez and Wisconsin football coach Bret Bielema, includes passages of correspondence the university has received throughout the football season from fans complaining about the vulgar chants and profanity from the student section. The email said the complaints were from “not only visiting fans, but your fellow Badger fans as well.”
Dear Editor: I am a UW-Madison student concerned about the opening of a new iron ore mine in northern Wisconsin. The current regulations in place are strict, which is beneficial for the well-being of the environment and communities. Therefore it would be detrimental to weaken the legislation regarding this issue.
When heading to the polls in Madison in 2012, hope for short lines and plenty of poll workers, or you could be queueing up for awhile. Statistics put together by the Madison city clerk’s office following the mock election on Tuesday showed if there are 30 people waiting to vote, you should plan on being in line for at least 32 minutes.
….The clerk?s office will have another mock election later this fall with voter registration included, the registering voters being UW-Madison students.
Barry Alvarez and Bret Bielema are the latest UW officials to tell potty-mouthed students to keep it clean at Badgers football games. The UW-Madison athletic director and football coach sent an email Thursday to all student season ticket holders asking them to end the tradition of yelling obscenity-laced cheers back and forth at Camp Randall.
In an instant, Patterson High School graduate Jimmy Anderson of Wisconsin lost his mother, father and brother, and he would soon lose all movement of his arms and legs. Rowell, who drove through a stop sign while under the influence of alcohol, left behind friends and family in Patterson. More than a year later, Anderson hopes to get the word out about the perils of drunken driving through word of mouth and public-speaking engagements as he continues to earn his law degree at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. He remains thankful for Patterson residents who hosted vigils for his family after the accident and gave donations that helped him as he was trying to get his life back together.
The new Union South has six dining spaces that have opened fulltime only this fall. The wide selection of cuisines and the modern, clean ambiance of each eatery is an appealing change from the sub-sandwich-ridden cafes that dominate other university options. The only problem is deciding where to start. Here?s a cheat sheet.
With UW-Madison?s annual homecoming parade taking place Friday evening, Madison residents should be on the lookout for street closures in the downtown area as early as mid-afternoon.
Although a new state law disallows students from using their student ID as identification to vote, Dean of Students Lori Berquam said UW-Madison will provide students access to identification cards that will allow them to vote. Â
Tyler Engel transferred to UW-Madison for its engineering program, but he faced more challenges than the average transfer student. Engel, a wheelchair-bound fifth-year senior who suffers from spinal muscular atrophy, had to deal with accessibility issues he rarely faced at UW-Whitewater.
Issuing new student ID cards to out-of-state students could run a cost of up to $700,000 for the University of Wisconsin System as officials continue to weigh how to meet the requirements of the Voter ID law.
Following cuts in funding for the Alcohol Policy Coordinator from the University of Wisconsin, Mayor Paul Soglin said the role would likely face a revamping in the scope of its focus in the near future.
Jordan Taylor says his surgically repaired right ankle isn?t 100 percent, but the senior point guard doesn?t expect anyone to notice when the University of Wisconsin men?s basketball team begins practice for the 2011-12 season on Saturday.
City officials discussed Monday and Tuesday new services included in Mayor Paul Soglin?s proposed operating budget they say will enhance safety and quality of living throughout the city.
What started as an optional program with roots in the University of Wisconsin for graduate students in scientific disciplines to exercise their own teaching abilities will now expand to 25 different universities across the country, according to a UW statement.
Members of the University of Wisconsin Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Campus Center are hoping the events and performances held as part of Coming Out Week will raise awareness in the areas campus climate can improve.Â
Wisconsin?s voter ID law will present new hurdles to some students and cost UW-Madison as much as $700,000 if the university provides all students new identification cards to comply with the law. It?s not clear how many students would use university IDs to vote, and school officials are waiting further clarification from the state Government Accountability Board about what kind of university ID would be acceptable at the polls.
Dear Editor: This letter is in regard to the UW Badger football game against the Nebraska Cornhuskers. We went to the game with our four sons ? 16, 13, 9 and 7 months. We were appalled by the clothing worn by many UW fans as well as the general attitude toward Husker fans.
The first rains of October will set the stage for cooler, more seasonal weather for the weekend….The UW-Madison Homecoming parade is scheduled for Friday evening, and parade goers should bundle up as lows drop to the low 40s and winds blow up to 30 miles per hour. Saturday should be nice for the Homecoming football game between the Badgers and Indiana, with mostly sunny skies and a high near 60.
New changes to Student Orientation, Advising and Registration (SOAR) aim at improving advising for incoming freshmen by removing placement testing from the program.
The UW System Board of Regents approved building designs for a new $52.8 million UW-Madison School of Nursing facility Friday.
Two campus bars are defending their newly implemented policy to only accept drivers licenses and passports as proof of legal age for bar entry.
Dear Editor: Both the ACT and SAT tests do what they were designed (and are constantly revised) to do: measure academic aptitude. A higher score on these tests is the boxing equivalent to a boxer being heavier. To admit students with lower test scores to compete with students with higher scores is the academic equivalent to putting middleweight or lightweight boxers into the ring to fight against heavyweights.
The Assembly?s Committee on Colleges and Universities is holding an informational hearing next week to examine the process for admissions at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The impetus behind this event is two studies released last month by the Center For Equal Opportunity. The conservative think tank said it found “severe” racial discrimination at UW-Madison and its reports purport to show whites and Asians aren?t getting a fair crack at being admitted to Wisconsin?s flagship institution of higher education.
Despite the summer-like weather, a symbol of fall brought some fun to those by Lake Mendota at the Memorial Union on Saturday.
GREEN BAY ? The University of Wisconsin System is looking to boost graduation rates by making it easier for students to transfer to its campuses, and regents heard Thursday about an online tool that could help students plan for the move.
Each year, 17,000 students move between Wisconsin?s public technical colleges and universities. The UW Board of Regents is getting an update on how transfers affect a student?s academic career, and ways schools are trying to make the process easier.
UW-Madison Vice Provost and Chief Diversity Officer Damon Williams announced the university?s plans to enhance campus diversity Thursday at the 2011 Diversity Forum.
On Thursday, state election officials retracted changes which could have circulated recall petitions for the possible upcoming recall efforts more efficiently, including the effort to recall Gov. Scott Walker.
The Board of Regents explored the current state of the University of Wisconsin System transfer programs and sought ways to improve the transition at their meeting Thursday.
This Friday marks the ?Bucky Badger?s 100 Greatest Hits? themed celebration of the University of Wisconsin?s century-old tradition of Homecoming which will hold events until the end of next week.
Now that the Badger Bus terminal on West Washington Avenue is long gone, the UW Memorial Union is becoming the city?s de facto bus depot.
GREEN BAY ? The University of Wisconsin System is looking to boost graduation rates by making it easier for students to transfer to its campuses, and regents heard Thursday about an online tool that could help students plan for the move.
Just last month, the Government Accountability Board made several recommendations to state lawmakers regarding new recall petitions and voter identification provisions.
The University of Wisconsin System is trying to help transfer students get a degree quicker and cheaper as part of its effort to increase the number of college graduates in the state.
STEVENS POINT (WKOW) — A grand opening ceremony is being held Thursday for a food panty for poor and hungry students.
The University of Wisconsin System hopes that making it easier for students to transfer to its campuses will boost graduation rates. About 17,000 students transfer into and within the UW System each year. Sometimes credits and money are wasted when course requirements don?t match.
The student and theater lounge addition on the north side of the Union Theater will be for open use by Memorial Union- and theater-goers after a vote by Union Council Tuesday.
A couple walking on a city street near the UW-Madison campus was mugged early Saturday morning, with the woman injured during the attack. The mugging was reported at 3:06 a.m. Saturday on North Prospect Avenue, Madison police said. According to the report, the 20-year-old woman from Beloit was walking with a 19-year-old Madison man when they were approached by three young men.
Homeowners facing a foreclosure suit can get free help at a walk-in legal clinic offered tomorrow by sponsors including the Dane County Foreclosure Prevention Taskforce. Staffed by volunteer lawyers and UW-Madison law students, the clinics provide homeowners in foreclosure with basic legal information.
UW-Madison campus leaders and minority students responded as expected to the Washington, D.C.-based Center for Equal Opportunity report that revealed ?severe discrimination? based on race and ethnicity in UW-Madison undergraduate admissions.
University of Wisconsin-Madison police said that although 36 people were arrested at the Badgers? home game against Nebraska this weekend, Saturday night was a “best-case scenario.”
From the time he learned to read, Alex Avalos? parents told him he would someday go to college to create a better life for himself. The first glimmer of that day arrived last week, although not in the way Avalos expected, as the 14-year-old Addison Trail High School freshman visited the University of Wisconsin- Madison campus with 99 of his classmates.
