Category: Campus life

Deciding on the next step after college can be a difficult decision. One UW-Madison student is making the most of his time leading up to graduation.

MADISON (WKOW) — A sexual assault lawsuit involving a University of Wisconsin-Parkside student can now move forward, according to a U.S. Judge.

A woman said she was assaulted in her dorm room in 2008 by a residence assistant, and then felt she had to drop out of school. In addition to identifying the alleged residence assistant, the lawsuit also mentions university discrimination and violation of civil rights.

The University of Wisconsin Board of Regents first Native American says the secret to having minority and women students succeed is to make them feel welcome. Mike Simonson reports.With little fanfare, Eau Claire attorney Ed Manydeeds was confirmed by the state senate on April 22 by a 29 to 4 vote. It may have been low key, but having a Native American on the Board of Regents for the first time is huge to Melissa Greendeer. Sheâ??s the coordinator for Native American students at UW-Madison. She says having someone at the top is an important sign to the 350 Native students on the Madison campus.

The regents who run the University of Wisconsin System said Thursday that they had to impose a 5.5% tuition increase on students to make up for cuts in university funding from the state. The regents said they needed to get the word out that they were increasing only the “sticker price” of college education. The UW System increased financial aid to offset the tuition increase for students with the greatest need.

Builders reached a new milestone in the construction of the new Union South building on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus Friday.

Tuition will go up by 5.5 percent on University of Wisconsin campuses this fall under a budget approved Thursday that protects key academic programs and services. During a meeting at UW-Milwaukee, the 18-member Board of Regents voted unanimously for the increase as part of a $5.6 billion operating budget for the system of 13 four-year universities and 13 two-year colleges. Regents said they had no choice but to approve the increase, given what they called a shortage of resources to pay for higher education.

The UW Board of Regents approved a 5.5 percent tuition increase for the 13 four-year universities in the University of Wisconsin System and a tuition freeze for the two-year colleges. The approval was part of $5.59 billion University of Wisconsin System operating budget. The tuition increase means in-state students at UW-Madison will pay $638 more next year, or $7,933 in tuition.

Tuition will go up by 5.5 percent on University of Wisconsin campuses this fall under a budget approved Thursday that protects key academic programs and services.

University of Wisconsin System President Kevin Reilly says the 5.5 percent tuition increase he is recommending for the stateâ??s 13 four-year universities for 2010-11 is â??reasonable and predictable.â? Reilly is wrong.

In a time of economic instability, when unemployment is high, when families are struggling to make ends meet, when young people are having an especially hard time finding jobs, it is not reasonable. In fact, it is unsettling.

University of Wisconsin System regents will meet at UW-Milwaukee on Thursday to consider raising tuition by 5.5 percent at most state universities. The Board of Regents will consider the increase as part of a proposed $5.6 billion operating budget for the system of 13 four-year universities and 13 two-year colleges.

The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents could approve rules Friday designed to hold down textbook costs on its campuses. The policy, which comes before the regentâ??s education committee today, will encourage campuses to explore textbook rental programs, among other cost-saving options.

University of Wisconsin System regents will meet at UW-Milwaukee on Thursday to consider raising tuition by 5.5 percent at most state universities.

This fall, Jeanet Ugalde will attend UW-Madison on a full scholarship to study nursing. On Saturday, sheâ??ll be among the first students receiving a diploma as part of a Madison School District program designed to give first-generation students the training to succeed in high school.

â??When I got the (UW acceptance) letter … I cried, and I couldnâ??t believe it. I still canâ??t believe it. When I get the (tuition) bill around July and it says â??zero,â?? I will be so amazed,â? Ugalde, the first person in her family to graduate from high school, said of being accepted to college.

When Madison Ald. Jed Sanborn bought the Buck’s Pizza rrestaurants — thereâ??s a West Side location on University Avenue — from Bill Buchholz, he had to agree not to sell or even divulge the sauce recipe. â??Heâ??s pretty protective of it,â? Sanborn said. Buckâ??s Pizza got its name from founder George â??Buckâ? Backus, who opened the Cottage Grove location in 1960 after coming to Madison from Racine, where he managed the Meadowbrook Country Club. Backus later added a West Side location, on Midvale Boulevard, and Buckâ??s continued at those two locations until a couple of years ago, when the Midvale restaurant relocated to University Avenue. Backus did more than run the pizza restaurants. In March 1962, he was hired to manage concessions for the â??Wâ? Club. Backus stayed there for 22 years and turned it into a major money-maker for UW athletics. Sanborn, 38, enjoys the history associated with Buckâ??s. He came to Madison from the Twin Cities area for college and in 1995 got a degree from UW-Madison in political science and international relations.

The University of Wisconsin Board of Regents will decide Thursday how to make textbooks more affordable for students. Patrick Sorelle manages the UW-Green Bay bookstore. He seen his fair share of frustration in the aisles.”Itâ??s very frustrating to se

Colleges these days work closely with parents on studentsâ?? financial aid applications or living accommodations. But, when it comes time to inform parents about their son or daughterâ??s underage drinking violation, colleges are divided about how much mom and dad should know.

Two UW-Madison students are paying hefty fines of about $700 apiece, for stealing a 20 foot maple tree from a downtown street.

In recent years, University of Wisconsin System President Kevin Reilly has stressed the need to keep tuition increases “reasonable and predictable.”

On Thursday, the Board of Regents is expected to approve a 5.5 percent tuition hike for state students attending one of the UW Systemâ??s four-year institutions during 2010-11. This proposed increase is part of the systemâ??s 2010-11 operating budget, which is to be voted on during regents meetings hosted by UW-Milwaukee.

Reilly is proposing yet another tuition freeze at the systemâ??s 13 two-year colleges — keeping tuition at $4,268, the same as in 2006. The freeze is an attempt to keep the UW Colleges as an affordable entry point to the UW System.

Tuition rates would go up 5.5 percent on most University of Wisconsin campuses next school year under a proposal released Monday.If approved by the Board of Regents on Thursday, it will mark the fourth straight year that base tuition has increased 5.5 percent at the systemâ??s 13 four-year universities. The plan would also freeze tuition for 13,000 students enrolled at the 13 UW two-year colleges for the fourth straight year. The increases would be the sharpest on two campuses – the flagship UW-Madison and UW-Eau Claire – where regents have already approved tuition surcharges being phased in over four years to pay for more professors and services.Rates would jump by $638, or about 8.7 percent, for UW-Madison undergraduates as the campus enters the second year of its plan to raise tuition by an extra $1,000.

Calling it “reasonable and predictable,” University of Wisconsin System President Kevin Reilly is recommending a 5.5 percent tuition increase for the stateâ??s 13 four-year universities for 2010-11. The UW Board of Regents will vote on the increase at a meeting in Milwaukee on Thursday as part of the UW Systemâ??s operating budget, which is expected to exceed $5 billion next year for the first time. This is the fourth consecutive year that Reilly has recommended a 5.5 percent tuition hike. It will mean tuition will rise $638 at UW-Madison, for an annual cost of $7,933. That rate increase â?? 8.7 percent â?? is because UW-Madison is in the midst of implementing a surcharge called the Madison Initiative for Undergraduates to pay for more professors and services. UW-Madisonâ??s tuition will still be the second lowest in the Big Ten conference, according to UW System documents.

Tuition rates would go up 5.5 percent on most University of Wisconsin campuses next school year under a proposal released Monday.

Many University of Wisconsin students will likely paying more for tuition next school year.

Two UW-Madison students are paying hefty fines of about $700 apiece, for stealing a 20 foot maple tree from a downtown street. Police spokesman Joel DeSpain says it appears some late night hijinks were involved.

Robin Mittenthal is chairman of the board that oversees Eagle Heights Community Gardens, which has 537 plots tended by about 1,500 gardeners near the family housing area at UW-Madison. He is a former Minnesota organic farmer and is now a graduate student in entomology who is studying the effects of organic fertilizer on insect pests. Mittenthal, 36, said the huge collection of plots has a 30 percent turnover each year and a small waiting list. Because Eagle Heights has a large contingent of foreign student families, the contents of some plots can be unusual.

In an effort to help college students manage burdensome book bills, a federal law that takes effect in July will require colleges to give students information about textbook prices in course listings. A proposal before the UW Board of Regents next week would change the University of Wisconsin System policies on textbooks to comply with the new federal law. The idea is that students can use the cost information to help them decide which courses to take. For the past year, the UW System has been working under interim guidelines to help students manage costs.

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