Category: Campus life

A University of Wisconsin-Madison student has been named a Churchill Scholar. Madison native Daniel Lecoanet is one of only 14 from across the country, including five from public institutions.

Welcome to the Glorification Realization Appreciation of Metal and Prog Society, aka GRAMPS. At a time when folk-rock and hip-hop rule the college scene, this growing society of metalheads and prog rock geeks at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is fueling the local scene for what they consider a marginalized genre.

State health officials are preparing for another possible H1N1 virus outbreak, according to the state epidemiologist.

Some University of Wisconsin-La Crosse students want to send a message to the UW System Board of Regents that student opinion matters when it comes to increasing tuition. A student senate resolution to be discussed tonight recommends students approve campus fee hikes by referendum before they are forwarded to the board for final approval.

The Lake Mendota-bound Statue of Liberty is scheduled to make its second annual appearance this year, with construction to be completed over the next few days as the University of Wisconsinâ??s Hoofers Winter Carnival approaches.

As the final college applications trickle in for the 2010-11 year, University of Wisconsin officials reported an approximate 26 percent increase in international student applications.

…** The Badger Herald ran an interesting article about the UW-Madison fraternity Alpha Epsilon Pi being accused of misconduct at an Overture Center event on Dec. 4. The student newspaper linked to a Dec. 18 letter in which the Overture Centerâ??s director of event and patron services, Jacqueline Goetz, outlines a number of problems with the fraternityâ??s Fall Philanthropy Gala at the centerâ??s Promenade Hall and Terrace.

University of Wisconsin fraternity Alpha Epsilon Pi is awaiting a decision from the Greek Judicial Board regarding complaints filed in January alleging misconduct at an event at the Overture Center for the Arts and an illegal party.

UW-Madison students are said to bleed “Badger red” and now they have a chance to do so literally for a good cause.

The university is competing in the first-ever American Red Cross Big Ten Blood Drive Challenge, pitting all 11 Big Ten schools against each other to see which school can collect the most blood donations in one month.

The highlight of the UW-Madison effort is the annual Buckyâ??s Big Ten Blood Drive, a two-day affair on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Neha Suri, a senior at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, died in the United States on Tuesday (Wednesday, Singapore time), a little more than a week after contracting bacterial meningitis.

While the Super Bowl gets all of the attention on Sunday, on Saturday in Madison it was all about the much tastier â?? and less expensive â?? â??Souper Bowl. â?Hundreds gathered at West High School to buy soup and decorative bowls with the proceeds going to the UW-Madison Campus Chapter of Habitat for Humanity.

Zola Jesus. Itâ??s a stage name, a fanciful dream of a middle-school student from Wausau who always knew she wanted to grow up and become a singer.

Fraternities have changed! The UW-Madison chapter of Phi Gamma Delta recently hosted a dance for Haitian relief that raised over $3,000.

About 26 percent more international students applied for admission to UW-Madisonâ??s fall freshman class, causing a bump in overall undergraduate applications. About 700 more international students applied to the university compared with a year ago.

If youâ??re an undergrad at UW-Madison, Tyler Junger has his hands on your money. Junger, a junior from Cudahy, is chair of the student committee that reviews which proposals will get funding through the Madison Initiative for Undergraduates. In-state students are paying an extra $250 this year for the program.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison sent out a special campus e-mail about meningitis late Friday.

Among the tributes sent to a website for friends and family mourning the death of Neha Suri, a UW-Madison junior who died this week of meningitis, was a note from a Wisconsin mother named Gail Bailey.

â??I do know the pain and horror of this,â? she wrote. â??My heart goes out to you, and if it is any comfort, I know (my son) Ed was at heavenâ??s gate with his great big smile to welcome her.â?

The UW-Madison campus comes together to say goodbye to a classmate. Neha Suri passed away this week, after a battle with bacterial meningitis. The campus held a memorial service for Suri Wednesday afternoon to honor her. Friends, students and colleagues packed the Virginia Harrison Parlor in Lathrop Hall to say good bye to Neha Suri.

A couple of UW-Madison students were kind enough to share their thoughts on Tuesday nightâ??s talk at the Union Theater by Ayaan Hirsi Ali, who in 2005 was named by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world.

The University of Wisconsin System is trying to make it easier for campuses to suspend or eliminate unpopular academic programs.

A UW System review identified programs that are graduating relatively few students and are offered elsewhere within the system. The review suggested some of the programs could be eliminated or merged to save money.

The UW community held a memorial tonight for Neha Suri, the student who died from bacterial meningitis yesterday. At the memorial, the UW awarded Suriâ??s her diploma, which she would have earned in Spring. They gave it to her family, instead.

Tonight people say good bye to a UW student who passed away yesterday following a battle with a rare infection. A little more than a week ago Neha Suri slipped into a medically-induced coma. The day before, doctors at UW hospital told her she had bacterial meningitis.

A memorial service was held on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus Wednesday to remember a student who died after a bout with bacterial meningitis.

Neha Suri, 22, died Tuesday at UW Hospital and Clinics with family and friends at her side.

Neha Suri, a University of Wisconsin-Madison senior, died of bacterial meningitis Tuesday, a little more than a week after she was rushed to the universityâ??s hospital and put into a medically induced coma.

A University of Wisconsin-Madison senior has died after being hospitalized for bacterial meningitis. Neha Suri, 22, died Tuesday at UW Hospital and Clinics with family and friends at her side.

The family of a UW senior is mourning her loss tonight after a rare infection claims her life. Last Monday Neha Suri was rushed to UW hospital where she was told she had a Bacterial Meningitis infection.Last Tuesday Suri was placed into a medically induced coma. Today, she passed away and now her loved ones are left to mourn.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison appears twice in a national report that highlights colleges and universities that have improved graduation rates, and tightened achievement gaps for minorities.

A University of Wisconsin-Madison student is in critical condition with bacterial meningitis, UW Hospital spokesman Aaron Conklin said Monday.The student, a senior, is at UW Hospital. Several students who were in close contact with her have been given a course of antibiotics to ward off infection, said Sarah Van Orman, director of UW Health Services.

…we think it is especially important to welcome Hirsi Ali to the campus, and we are happy that the UWâ??s Distinguished Lecture Series committee chose to invite her — and that the Madison-based Freedom From Religion Foundation has helped to support her visit.

As Hirsi Ali says, â??The message of freedom of expression, womenâ??s rights, the treatment of women in Islam — these are all issues that are relevant for all young people.â?

Hirsi Aliâ??s visit has stirred honest dialogue. Thatâ??s good.