This isn?t 2008.
The authors of a recently released survey by Harvard University?s Institute of Politics report that over the past 11 months there has been a drop-off in college-age voters? enthusiasm for politics — a flip-flop from the trend leading up to the 2008 elections, when the youth vote helped carry Barack Obama to the presidenc
Tom Larson, a candidate for the state Assembly, says the University of Wisconsin system should make spending cuts like the rest of state government.?They are going to have to share the load with everyone else,? Larson said. Some of the costs now handled by the state will have to be shifted to students, Larson said, adding his own children worked their way through college. The state can probably make it easier for students to get loans so they can get the education they need, he says, and once they get that education, students should be assured they will be able to work.
The murder of his son seven years ago has turned Robert McGuigan into an activist against compulsive gambling. As he puts it, “If I can save just one family from having to go through what I?ve been through, my work will be worth it. “Jason McGuigan was 28 when he was murdered by Meng-Ju “Mark” Wu over a gambling debt. Two innocent men, Dustin J. Wilson, 17, and Daniel R. Swanson, 25, were also killed in the Verona home they shared in the early morning of June 26, 2003.
Freakfest is just around the corner. Next Saturday, thousands will dress up and take to the streets for Madison?s annual Halloween bash.
The Urban Design Commission granted final approval for plans for a new UW Athletics Ice Hockey and Swimming Facility on the UW-Madison campus Wednesday.
Chancellor Biddy Martin focused on the economic factors of her proposal in the final installment of her three-part “New Badger Partnership” discussion forum at the Waisman Center Wednesday.
Approximately 100 people attended a vigil on Library Mall Wednesday night in honor of LGBTQ students across the country who have been affected by bullying. The event was co-hosted by the LGBT Campus Center and the UW Housing Diversity Squad.
During my brief stint as a tour guide for this university, I was told, often to the point of saturation, that it was my responsibility to present the best conceivable face of Madison. I don?t know if I came remotely close to fitting that rather daunting bill, but I do recall the expectation went well beyond a pleasant disposition. It was essential to present the many pitfalls of the state?s flagship ? and there are many ? in such a fashion that our visitors did not go home intent on taking their business elsewhere.
The city of Madison Urban Design Committee approved a plan to build a new hockey rink and swimming facility next to the Kohl Center Wednesday.
In the wake of the recent suicides and assaults on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender teens and students across the country, University of Wisconsin campus organizations banded together to stop the silence Wednesday night.
Gabe Peeples didn?t act very girly as a child, but wore feminine clothing and was teased in school. Aiden Caes was spat on and run off the road as a teenager. According to others who spoke at a vigil on a chilly Wednesday evening on Library Mall, treatment such as this toward people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or questioning has not improved. Amid the glow of small purple lights, with many people sporting purple shirts and armbands, dozens of students and Madison residents gathered to recognize the effect of bullying that has led to suicides among gay teenagers. The Stop the Silence vigil, which began in 2008, is held to acknowledge the prevalence of bullying, harassment and homophobia, said Kassie Brown with the UW-Madison LGBT campus center, which held the vigil.
Dozens of people gathered Wednesday night in hopes of putting an end to bullying based on a person?s sexual orientation.
Approximately 100 people attended a vigil on Library Mall Wednesday night in honor of LGBTQ students across the country who have been affected by bullying. The event was co-hosted by the LGBT Campus Center and the UW Housing Diversity Squad.
UW-Madison’s LGBT campus center has launched a campaign called “Stop the Silence.” Dean of Students Lori Berquam says that she hopes that the community will start to pay attention to the connection between bullying and a student taking his or her own life.
Twenty students in the University of Wisconsin-Madison Master of Business Administration program will travel to Omaha on Thursday to share a meal and an experience of a lifetime with Warren Buffett, chairman and chief executive officer of Berkshire Hathaway and one of the world?s most successful investors.
In the wake of the recent suicides and assaults on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender teens and students across the country, University of Wisconsin campus organizations banded together to stop the silence Wednesday night.
Christmas came early for a computer science lab at the University of Wisconsin thanks to a multimillion dollar investment from software mogul Microsoft Corporation, UW officials announced Tuesday.
To be clear, it wasn?t a replay of the tragedy at Camp Randall Stadium in 1993. Not even close. But this raw video taken by the Cap Times? Todd Milewski Saturday night shows some frightened red-clad fans screaming for help as they are pinned against a fence at the bottom of the student section.
Thankfully, police reported only two minor injuries following the Badgers? big win over top-ranked Ohio State. A look at Milewski?s video shows things could have been worse.
GREEN BAY (WKOW) — Two University of Wisconsin-Green Bay men?s soccer players have been suspended while officials investigate allegations of a sexual assault.
….You?ve seen the news stories of late of gay teens and college students committing suicide after facing bullying. You?d think that even folks who have issues with the morality of homosexuality would find in their religious values a call to work with schools and parents to make sure students are not singled out for harassment and bullying because of their perceived or expressed sexual orientation.
Instead, religiously oriented groups like Focus on the Family and the Family Research Council are trying to make sure that anti-bullying programs do not mention the reasons for bullying, that they only target the act of bullying.
A glow-light vigil will be held Wednesday night on the UW-Madison Library Mall as part of “Stop the Silence,” the anti-bullying campaign in the campus LGBTQ community.The vigil starts at 8 p.m. on the mall which is across Langdon Street from the Memorial Union. During the vigil, a moment of silence will be held for students around the country who?ve committed suicide following bullying.
As students here at UW-Madison, we recognize and appreciate the value of an education. Some of us may plan to use our degree to start a career, others to continue our studies. Yet what we gain from our experience at UW isn?t just measured in midterms and homework. One of the best opportunities we have as students-one that will add countless value to our education-is the opportunity to study abroad.
Approximately 100 people attended a discussion with Chancellor Biddy Martin about her Badger Partnership proposal Monday at the first of three forum sessions about the new business model.
She unknowingly boosted medicine into the 20th century, becoming a martyr for science. And for decades, the heroine?s identity was as much a mystery to the public as her unwitting scientific contributions were to her own family.
When thousands of UW-Madison students rushed onto Camp Randall field in jubilation Saturday night after the Badgers? win over No. 1 Ohio State, it might have reminded some onlookers of “the crush” in 1993. But unlike that horrific stampede – when 69 people were taken to the hospital after a game against the University of Michigan – only two people reported minor injuries Saturday.
University of Wisconsin-Madison officials are applauding crowd safety improvements at Camp Randall following Saturday?s big win over Ohio State that led to students running onto the field in celebration.
Despite more than 100 people being ejected from the game, there was only one minor injury resulting from the rush onto the field at Camp Randall Stadium after the Badger?s victory against Ohio State Saturday.
The electricity of a Badger victory over No. 1 ranked Ohio State reached its peak Saturday night when thousands of fans in the student section rushed the field at the University of Wisconsin?s Camp Randall Stadium.
Thirty-five people were arrested and more than 100 were ejected from the Ohio State game, but Saturday night?s celebratory rush onto the field at Camp Randall Stadium following the Badgers? 31-18 victory resulted in only one minor injury, UW Police said.
Call this the curious case of the woman in apartment 605A, and the same woman in apartment 802. Xi Luan, a UW-Madison engineering student from China, arrived in Madison in 2009 and found a cheap, simple apartment ? 605A ? at 215 N. Frances St. Furnishings were rudimentary, conditions acceptable but not extraordinary, rent exceptional at $360 per month.
Chad Lee, the young Mount Horeb resident who is challenging six-term incumbent U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, in the Nov. 2 election, said in a debate Sunday night his opponent is a failure. Lee, 27, who owns and operates a residential and commercial cleaning business, told the 110 people who filled a room in UW-Madison?s Grainger Hall, that he has “no lifelong dream to be a politician, nor do I have a dream to be a lifelong politician.” The debate was a Global Affairs Forum organized by the United Nations Association-Dane County and nine other civic groups.
Students at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater are rallying after a woman was punched in the face while wearing a T-shirt that said “Legalize gay.” Between 50 and 100 people gathered Friday afternoon to raise awareness of hate crimes.
For years Vince Sweeney would extol the value of athletics to the broader purposes of the University of Wisconsin. That was part of his job as an associate athletic director. Now in his new role as vice chancellor for university relations, Sweeney is even more convinced of that value. And when it comes to value of an athletic event, the football game between the 18th-ranked Badgers and top-ranked Ohio State at Camp Randall Stadium is immeasurable. “I would say that for one 36-hour period it?s the center of the college sports universe,” Sweeney said.
Saturday morning marked the first time in more than six years that Kirk Herbstreit co-hosted a taping of “ESPN College GameDay” on the University of Wisconsin campus.
One of the most beloved arts, entertainment and recreation venues in the city is about to get a makeover. The University of Wisconsin-Madison?s Memorial Union is embarking on a renovation that could result in major changes to the 1928 building.
UW Police reported only one minor injury after students rushed the field at Camp Randall after the win over top-ranked Ohio State Saturday night.
University of Wisconsin-Madison Police Department has released their game day statistics for the Wisconsin vs. Ohio State football game.
Students at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater held a rally on Friday to celebrate diversity and to protest a recent anti-Gay attack.
Making bullying unacceptable is the goal at the UW Madison. Along with participation in a national ?Stop the Silence? effort, Dean of Students Lori Berquam is initiating a campus conversation on bullying, harassment and respect issues as they relate to LGBT students.
A historic moment at Camp Randall, led fans to rush the field as the seconds ticked down at the end of the 4th quarter. The Badgers beat top ranked Ohio State 31-18. Following the last minute interception, fans in the student section started to rush the field.
It wasn?t a surprise when thousands of fans rushed the field after the Wisconsin Badgers? stunning upset victory over No. 1-ranked Ohio State at Camp Randall Stadium on Saturday night. School officials said Sunday they expected it.
WHITEWATER, Wis. — Students at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater are rallying after a woman was punched in the face while wearing a T-shirt that said “Legalize gay.” Between 50 and 100 people gathered Friday afternoon to raise awareness of hate crimes.
On a sunny fall Friday, I was invited to the Islamic Center of Madison Area (ICMA), the mosque closest to downtown, to see how some members of the UW campus Muslim community worship. Located at 21 N. Orchard St., the Center is quietly tucked behind Palis Cafe on Regent. Walking by, one barely notices the two-story, gray stone building with quaint flowering planters out front.
President Barack Obama asked Congress Wednesday to extend a tax credit for college students and their families to help more people receive college degrees in the country.
The last time ESPN College GameDay came to town, it was held on the University of Wisconsin?s grass practice field. But Saturday?s prime-time matchup against No. 1 Ohio State is befitting a grander forum, so the wildly popular weekly football preview TV show will emanate from Camp Randall Stadium. The show, which runs from 8 to 11 a.m. Central time and features the triumvirate of Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit and Lee Corso, is free to attend.
The Obamamania that gripped college campuses two years ago is gone. An Associated Press-mtvU poll found college students cooling in their support for President Barack Obama, a fresh sign of trouble for Democrats struggling to rekindle enthusiasm among many of these newest voters for the crucial midterm elections in three weeks. Forty-four percent of students approve of the job Obama is doing as president, while 27 percent are unhappy with his stewardship, according to the survey conducted late last month. Hoping to rekindle campus enthusiasm, Obama planned to appear Thursday at a youth town hall being shown live on MTV, BET and other networks. He also is to lead a rally Sunday at Ohio State University, and in recent days he headlined a massive gathering at the University of Wisconsin and a webcast town hall at George Washington University.
A new report says state and federal governments have collectively lost billions of dollars on college students who drop-out before their sophomore year.
Chilean students studying here at the University of Wisconsin are following the rescue operations to free 33 trapped miners closely.
The University of Wisconsin-Stout suspended ten of its hockey players in connection with the death of a fellow student in September.
After its Homecoming game debut Saturday, the music video ?Teach Me How To Bucky? is growing across the Internet as it reached 100,000 views on YouTube and was featured on the University of Wisconsin?s home page Tuesday.
With the help of a reality television personality and a civil defense attorney, the UW-Madison American Civil Liberties Student Alliance gave a group of approximately 100 students a crash course in civil liberties and individual rights Tuesday.
The “Know Your Rights” event was the first event to be sponsored by both the College Democrats and College Republicans in almost two years and featured Kevin Tracy, a cast member on the MTV series “College Life.” Tracy spoke about his experience receiving numerous police citations for hosting a house party last month.
There are hundreds of intelligent individuals brought to the UW-Madison campus each year to give a lecture or take part in an event related to this or that. Few happenings, however, offer the intrigue of a Christianity vs. atheism debate.
Student organizations on campus are teaming up to host a debate Thursday night headlined “Is God the Problem?”
After its Homecoming game debut Saturday, the music video ?Teach Me How To Bucky? is growing across the Internet as it reached 100,000 views on YouTube and was featured on the University of Wisconsin?s home page Tuesday.
With the recent and tragic surge in gay bullying related suicides across the country, media attention toward the topic has also spiked. But the issue is not a new one, and the LGBT Campus Center at the UW-Madison has been working to address homophobia and create a safe space on campus for gay and questioning students for many years.
Last week in this blog, I wrote about the big fines that three UW-Madison students face for hosting a recent beer party.
In the wake of multiple homosexual student suicides across the country, UW-Madison?s LGBTQ Campus Center is launching “Stop the Silence,” an anti-bullying campaign, as well as holding its annual Coming Out Week this week.
Coinciding with National Coming Out Day, the University of Wisconsin?s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Campus Center sponsored ?Coming Out Week,? which started Monday with a giant closet on Library Mall to urge students to ?come out.?
Being chancellor of a Big Ten university is not for the stuffy — at least not in Wisconsin. In addition to shaping higher education, wooing donors, and speaking to groups, these days, you may also be asked to star in a rap music video. UW-Madison chancellor Biddy Martin makes a cameo in the video for the new song “Teach me How to Bucky,” by Zooniversity.
Dropping out of college after a year can mean lost time, burdensome debt and an uncertain future for students. Now there?s an estimate of what it costs taxpayers. And it runs in the billions. States appropriated almost $6.2 billion for four-year colleges and universities between 2003 and 2008 to help pay for the education of students who did not return for year two, a report released Monday says.
UW-Madison launched a new anti-bullying campaign called “Stop the Silence,” designed to support LGBT students. The campaign will seek to raise awareness about homophobic harassment and bullying, in the wake of several incidents across the country, including the death of an 18-year-old Rutgers University student.
