Dozens of students at the UW protested on Bascom Hill Friday against Arizonaâ??s new immigration law. The state amended the law to prohibit racial profiling, but UW students say that is not enough.
College life is all fun and games, right, particularly at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, regularly voted as one of the top â??party schoolsâ? in America? Donâ??t believe it, particularly during finals week.
UW-Madison is establishing The Neha Suri Scholarship Fund in memory of Neha Suri, a 22-year-old journalism and political science major who died in February from bacterial meningitis.
Steve Horn admits he was drawn to bringing in a Palestinian speaker to a campus-based celebration of Israel in part because he “didnâ??t want to be part of propaganda.”
Downtown Madison businesses have to cope with economic consequences when UW-Madison students leave during the summer months, but city events and tourism may help account for losses.
Although UW-Madisonâ??s Faculty Senate passed a plan to restructure the graduate school Monday, several research groups are concerned the proposal will create a gulf between research policy and management on campus.
Members of the University of Wisconsin Department of Political Science expressed unanimous concern Wednesday about not receiving funding in the second round of Madison Initiative for Undergraduates fund allocations.
Walking a fine line between student privacy laws and campus safety is a perpetual balancing act for members of the University of Wisconsin Threat Assessment and Response Team.
Bebe Bryans was named Big Ten Coach of the year Wednesday after leading the University of Wisconsin womenâ??s rowing team to its first conference title.
Bryans is the first UW coach to win the award, but it is the third time she has received the honor. She also was lauded in 2000 and 2003 while at Michigan State.
A number of Badger athletes recently showed off their non-athletic talents at a special event at the Overture Center. The event is called the Buckinghams, and itâ??s presented by the National W Club. UW student athletes are recognized for their academic achievements, and many of them show off their non-athletic talents during the event.
Police released a UW-La Crosse student Tuesday who had been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a 19-year-old woman during the Mifflin Street Block Party Saturday, according to a police report.
A 20-year-old UW-La Crosse student arrested on Saturday on tentative charges that he sexually assaulted a 19-year-old UW-Madison female student has been released from jail with no charges being filed against him, according to published reports.
The La Crosse Tribune reported that Bebeto Yepmo Yewah was released from the Dane County Jail on Tuesday, after District Attorney Brian Blanchard declined to prosecute the case.
“The office lacks sufficient evidence to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that a crime was committed,” Blanchard said in an e-mail to WKOW-TV, the newspaper article said.
Yewah is a national champion wrestler at 133 pounds for the UW-La Crosse wrestling team. He is a sophomore from Lansing, Mich.
Last Saturday, design students had their big moment at the Monona Terrace at the UW-Madison, School of Human Ecologyâ??s Design 2010 Gallery & TASA fashion show. In addition to the runway show, textiles were featured in a gallery show.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison wants stressed-out students to drop the books and pet some pooches. University Health Services will offer its annual pet therapy session to help students cope with the pressure of final exams. Counselors will bring in their dogs for students to pet and play with to alleviate stress. Counselors also will be available to listen to studentsâ?? problems.
A UW-La Crosse student who was held for four days in the Dane County jail on an alleged felony sexual assault was released Tuesday, after the Dane County district attorney declined to prosecute the case.
Before certain Jewish religious services may take place, at least 10 men or a total of 10 men and women must be present, depending on oneâ??s observance.
Five UW-Madison students got it on in Boston, winning the 2010 College Unions Poetry Slam Invitational over 32 other collegiate teams.
UW-Platteville today is unveiling a new tool to teach prospective crime fighters: a house dedicated to forensic investigations.
The house was specially built by university building and construction management students to stage gruesome crimes, which can be studied, solved – the erased. The walls are coated with special epoxy paint so blood spatters can be analyzed, then easily wiped off, according to the Platteville student newspaper, The Exponent. Other walls are specially made for ballistics training. Cameras and two-way mirrors will allow professors to observe students at work as they collect evidence and take photographs.
Private lenders, faced with the loss of billions in subsidies from the federal student loan program, are beefing up their offerings of non-federal student loans, which could lead to lower interest rates and fees for qualified borrowers. Sallie Mae, the USAâ??s largest private student lender, will announce today that starting May 10, rates on its Smart Option Student Loan will be 2.88% to 10.25%, based on the current London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR), the benchmark for the variable-rate loan. Thatâ??s down from a range of 4.38% to 12.88%.
“No one should have to hate themselves.” Thatâ??s what Nicole Zauner, a sophomore at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, wrote on her sign as she and fellow Badger-state student Sam Eifert, who recently came out with his homosexuality, took part in Mondayâ??s â??End Hateâ? photo shoot at the University of Northern Colorado.
Authorities said a UW-La Crosse student remains jailed and accused of sexually assaulting a woman in the basement of a home during Saturdayâ??s Mifflin Street block party.
Despite an increase in the number of arrests at last weekendâ??s Mifflin Street block party over last year, Madison Mayor Dave Cieslewicz said event security management is improving, and realizing revenues from the event is possible in the future.
A 20-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of sexual assault during this weekendâ??s Mifflin Street block party.
Final exams at UW-Madison begin in less than a week on May 9, so students are cramming as much as possible this week. To take some of the pressure off, University Health Services suggests that students go to the dogs for a little bit of canine comfort.
On Thursday, the University Licensing Oversight Committee will meet to decide whether or not Cornell should continue its current relationship with Nike, given the companyâ??s mistreatment of their workers in Honduras.
Would you accept a job offer if you knew you werenâ??t going to get paid?
For a good number of college students hoping to get their foot in the door, the answer is â??absolutely.â?
â??For me, itâ??s better to have an unpaid internship than no internship at all,â? says Max Appelbaum, a UW-Madison junior who will be spending a second straight summer in New York working as an unpaid public relations intern.
If youâ??re planning to attend the Mifflin Street Block Party Saturday, expect a beer garden, food carts, two music stages, portable toilets, and a mass of humanity. The party started in 1969 as a peace festival but has largely transformed into an end-of-the-year celebration for UW-Madison students.
Tomorrow is Mifflin. It will be my third time going. The first was impressive. After doing some shots in Chadbourne, I packed a backpack full of Keystone Light and wandered around a series of backyards with my friends, desperately looking for a place to urinate that would escape the view of one of the many lurking Sheriff deputies.
Thousands of college students gathered downtown Saturday for the annual Mifflin Street block party, one of the nationâ??s most enduring and controversial college beer bashes.
 If youâ??re not in the mood to party, you probably want to avoid the downtown campus area on Saturday. Thatâ??s because the 42nd annual Mifflin Street Block Party will take place all day Saturday.
Saturday marked the 42nd annual Mifflin Street Block party in downtown Madison. The 42nd annual event drew thousands on Saturday. Madison police say the party started early, mainly because of nice weather, leaving revelers heavily intoxicated throughout the day, filling detox centers. Police say arrests actually went up from last year. As of 8 PM there were more than 200. That compares to 164 in 2009, and 440 in 2008.
UW-Madison students called for an end to sexual assault Thursday during a march on Library Mall and a march to the Capitol.
Calls of â??Sexist, racist, anti-gay, donâ??t you take our night awayâ? and â??Two-four-six-eight, no more date rapeâ? rang throughout State Street and the Capitol as approximately 150 people marched in the Take Back the Night rally Thursday.
Whether University of Wisconsin students have papers due in the final week of class, presentations to hastily assemble or professors to attempt to appease in the waning hours of the academic year, the Mifflin Street Block Party approaches and their presence is expected.
When partying on Mifflin Street on Saturday, donâ??t use a front porch sofa as an ashtray. It could kill you.
Thatâ??s the message from the Madison Fire Department, after several recent couch-on-porch fires damaged buildings and even caused the death of a student in Michigan. Officers briefed neighborhood residents this week to remind them of the dangers of smoking on couches and to take special precautions to guard against any fire danger.
Downtown residents who would rather clean than party are invited to East Mifflin Street on Saturday afternoon, to pick up trash in the James Madison Park neighborhood.
Second District Alder Bridget Maniaci is hosting the cleanup as a “positive community alternative” to the annual Mifflin Street block party, which takes place on Saturday on West Mifflin Street from Broom Street to west of Bedford Street.
A bill that would restore some college tuition benefits to Wisconsin veterans died in the Legislature last week, but some legislators want to revive it. Members of the Assembly Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs on Thursday sent a letter to Gov. Jim Doyle urging him to call the Legislature into a special session to act on the bill, which would allow some veterans to take more semesters of college tuition-free.
The UW-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine is considering ending its exotic animal program because of a budget cut of more than $800,000, according to school officials. Some students say they are concerned that if the program is eliminated, they wonâ??t get clinical training on so-called “special species” like birds, reptiles or rodents. It would also mean that local pet owners could no longer bring such animals to the UW-Madison Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital.
Each year on the first Saturday in May, overworked students put down their books and grab a beer at the Mifflin Street Block Party. The annual celebration is one of Madisonâ??s most anticipated events, but few students know the full, politically charged history of the event.
City and campus officials discussed their visions for reducing alcohol consumption among students at a panel about the UW-Madison drinking culture Wednesday.
Wisconsinâ??s unique culture is defined by an industrious work ethic and an exuberant, inescapable party scene. We work hard, and we party hard â?? itâ??s a Midwest thing. No matter where weâ??re originally from, UW-Madison students can relate to this dynamic.
With the annual Mifflin Street Block Party only two days away, city officials and campus leaders gathered to discuss the binge drinking culture that remains in the University of Wisconsin community even after the streets are cleared of beer cans.
Wisconsin is leading the nation in census form return, according to the United States Census Bureau.
Dear Editor: Would that Madison voters were able to exercise as much direct democracy as UW-Madison students. Their student government has made it possible for students to vote in binding referendums on capital expenditures financed from segregated student fees. Knowing their votes would determine the outcome, 34 percent of eligible voters cast ballots on financing and expansion/renovation of Natatorium facilities.
The small orange, black and white can touts world domination.For now, Madison entrepreneurs Dave Kruse and Paul Pucci would be happy just adding a few more convenience stores to sell the energy drink theyâ??ve created and dubbed Flatt Cola. The UW-Madison business school graduates are also trying to attract more investors to their fledgling company so they can increase the marketing campaign that includes â??Everyday World Domination,â? and purchase more cans for another batch of the high-octane drink.
Professor Ken Mayer calls it the UW-Madison version of “Kids Say the Darndest Things.”
Every spring he invites Josh Reinekingâ??s kindergarten class into his 350-student lecture, Political Science 104: Introduction to American National Government, to the amusement of his students, the kindergartners and himself.
A day earlier Mayer goes to their classroom at Stephens Elementary School on the West Side and challenges them to come up with questions to stump him.
n 2008 there were 440 people arrested for 614 violations. Last year only 164 people were arrested for 228 violations. Thatâ??s a big change from 1996 when riots broke out at the party. City officials are hoping nothing like that happens this year and theyâ??re banking on a more is less strategy to ensure everyone has a safe fun time.
A group of University of Wisconsin-Madison students have developed a system to help give those in developing countries electricity in their homes. UW-Madison electrical engineering graduate student Dan Ludois was looking for a way to provide power to people in developing countries without any.
A new bill introduced in both the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate would make it easier for students to erase private student loan debt when they declare bankruptcy, if the bill is signed into law.
Mifflin Street residents, city agencies and event organizers will come together this evening to address any preliminary concerns and expectations for the fast-approaching Mifflin Street Block Party.
University of Wisconsin fraternity Sigma Phi Epsilon made further steps toward rebuilding its house that burned down in 2008 when the cityâ??s Landmarks Commission approved its plan to construct a new house Monday.
Once upon a time….
There were two brothers named Grimm who collected and published fairy and folk tales in Germany in the 1800s, including some of the most famous tales we know — “Cinderella,” Snow White” and other legends that propelled Walt Disneyâ??s animated films.
The Brothers Grimmâ??s work will be prominently displayed at the Dane County Regional Airport beginning on Wednesday, thanks to the sister county relationship Dane County has with the Grimmsâ?? adopted homeland of Kassel, Germany.
Not everyone in medical school is smart.
How else can one explain the fact that someone thought it would be a good idea to have a stripper show up at the “Black Bag Ball,” an event put on by the UWâ??s Medical Student Association and funded by the universityâ??s Medical Alumni Foundation?
“Weâ??re really disappointed,” Patrick McBride, an associate dean of students with the UW School of Medicine and Public Health, said Monday.
There was concern it wouldnâ??t go forward. A guy who used to write for me at the Herald, Steve Horn, was sending around a facebook petition trying to get people to protest Memorial Unionâ??s cancellation of the event.
With the annual Mifflin Street Block Party only days away, organizers are outlining new plans and Madison police say it will be cutting back on their patrolling of the popular campus event this weekend.
An anti-war panel discussion featuring Cindy Sheehan and a group of national political activists will take place Monday night in the Memorial Union after all.The event will be held at 7 p.m. in the Old Madison room, said Marc Kennedy, the Wisconsin Union communications director.The location of the event had been up in the air after sponsorship withdrawals and concerns over security costs forced event organizers into scramble mode.
UW-Madison officials are investigating the appearance of a stripper at a Medical Students Association event last Friday at Memorial Union.
An anti-war panel discussion scheduled to be held at Memorial Union tonight was displaced due to security costs, communication breakdowns and sponsorship withdrawals.
Students got a crash course in muralism and spray-painting during a student-run art workshop Friday hosted by a student organization specializing in Chicano culture.
A Medical School party got a little too festive last weekend when a small group of attendees created a â??back roomâ? featuring their very own erotic entertainment.
