University of Wisconsin Police arrested 15 people and ejected 36 from the UW Badgers football game at Camp Randall against Purdue on Saturday. Fifteen people were arrested, 12 of whom were UW-Madison students, the department said.
Future doctors and nurses are learning about acupuncture and herbs along with anatomy and physiology at a growing number of medical schools. Itâ??s another example of how alternative medicine has become mainstream. The federal government has spent more than $22 million to help medical and nursing schools start teaching about alternative medicine. Jimmy Wu, a newly graduated doctor from the University of Wisconsin-Madison who was raised in a family originally from Taiwan, said traditional healing practices are “very much ingrained” in how he thinks about sickness and health. Wu spent a summer in Beijing with a university faculty member observing traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture, and hopes to include these in a family medicine practice someday. With so many people using alternative care, “it is important that it be treated more than just an afterthought” by medical schools, Wu said.
University of Wisconsin freshman defensive end David Gilbert celebrated his 18th birthday Saturday, but that doesnâ??t mean the nickname given to him by the older players on the team is going to change. Gilbert, called “Young David” by the teammates who tease him about his age, was little more than two months removed from his 17th birthday when he enrolled at UW in January.
Two years ago, incoming high school freshmen became part of something new. The Wisconsin Covenant was billed as a way to make it easier to get into college.”It was my parents that gave me the push to sign it,” recounts Madison East High junior Mariah Burmah.
Officials at the University of Wisconsin-Madison say they defused threats from 125 troubled students, employees and area residents under a little-known program launched two years ago in response to deadly tragedies on college campuses in Virginia and Illinois.
For the fourth year since it became a gated and ticketed event, Madisonâ??s annual Halloween street party ended without any major incidents.
Ah, fall. The trees are alight with the fire of autumnal color, thereâ??s a decided chill in the air, Hoofers are pulling their boats out of the water by the Memorial Union Terrace, and good Madisonians everywhere are scrambling to come up with that perfect Halloween costume.
Thousands of costumed revelers descended on State Street on Saturday night for Freakfest, the city-approved annual Halloween party, and police said that the event was a success for the fourth year in a row.
As many as 6,000 students from low-income families who graduate from high school in 2011 will be eligible for $1,500 college grants under the Wisconsin Covenant, Gov. Jim Doyle announced Friday.
Doyle in 2007 started the Wisconsin Covenant, an agreement signed by eighth-graders that guarantees them a place in a Wisconsin college if they maintain B averages, take classes to prepare them for college and donâ??t get into trouble. The program also will provide financial assistance beyond the grants announced Friday to those who need it, but the particulars of the aid have yet to be spelled out.
A new law will go into effect in January 2010 that requires all young adults up to age 27 to receive coverage from their parentsâ?? health insurance policy, Gov. Jim Doyle announced Thursday.
The Wisconsin Assemblyâ??s Committee on Colleges and Universities heard and unanimously passed a bill Wednesday that offers incentives in the way of tax deductions to those helping pay college studentsâ?? tuition.
The Student Health Insurance Plan corrected its exclusion clause Thursday night after realizing expenses acquired from self-inflicted injury were not covered under the plan.
Time is running out for those still without a costume â?? Freakfest 2009 is tomorrow.
The annual Halloween celebration on State Street will run from 7:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. Saturday. While tomorrow brings the switch of daylight savings time, the gala ends at the first occurrence of 1:30 a.m.
Former UW-Madison basketball recruit Jeremy Glover pleaded guilty Thursday to burglarizing a campus dorm room with a fellow recruit and was placed in a first offenders program.
The University of Wisconsin Police Department has clarifyied its carry-in policies for Camp Randall Stadium and the Kohl Center for athletic events. Halloween costumes will also be allowed at both venues this weekend, but the costumes must fit in a normal seating space and be “of an appropriate nature.”
Itâ??s (mostly) all over now, except for the shouting.
As the two-week run date for the inaugural project of All Together Now winds to a close, itâ??s time to take stock of what was achieved. To do, in other words, a little shouting.
The University of Wisconsin Athletics and the UW Police Department are clarifying past stories about what you can and canâ??t bring into Camp Randall and the Kohl Center.
The University of Wisconsinâ??Madison is famous for many things: a beautiful campus, enthusiastic fans and delicious dairy products. The university is also infamous for many things, and at the top of that list is a riotous Halloween history.
WASHINGTON, D.C. WKOW — A new report shows more young Americans than ever are in college. It found the number of 18 to 24-year-olds attending college hit a record high in October of last year, at just under 40 percent.
Craig Houston, a UW-Madison student, was killed in a motorcycle accident Saturday Oct. 24 near Oshkosh, Wis.
University Health Services has postponed a Nov. 3 H1N1 vaccination clinic due to vaccine shortages throughout the entire state of Wisconsin.
Iâ??ve been to two town hall meetings on reorganizing the research enterprise at UW, and like other commentators, I donâ??t get it. Not only do I not get how the changes are going to fix some of the problems weâ??re facing on running our research programs but I also donâ??t get why so much of the faculty is so fearful of this proposal.
The Madison Police Department will be partnering with the Wisconsin State Patrol to enhance and bolster traffic law enforcement Friday in anticipation of city Halloween festivities.
Carl Hutter returned to Wisconsin from Ecuador with a few hundred pictures and a rash on his arm. At 24, the University of Wisconsin senior has not had health insurance for years, but his rash was bad enough to prompt a visit to the dermatologist. Five months later, after a biopsy and a prescription for medicine he said â??doesnâ??t do anything,â? Hutter still has the rash â?? and an outstanding bill.
Those who thought Langdon Street was invaded by ghosts and goblins Wednesday afternoon had no cause for fear â?? the screams and laughter came from children celebrating â??Trick-or-Treat with the Greeks.â?
A UW-Madison student was killed late Saturday when his motorcycle crashed on Highway 41 near Oshkosh. Craig T. Houston, 20, of Neenah, was a junior in the College of Letters and Science.
University of Wisconsin-Madison sophomore Meg Six is earning national recognition for her unselfish sportsmanship at the Midwest qualifying race for the national sailing championships. Six, who races for the University of Wisconsin Sailing Team but was out of contention for nationals, gave her boat to Lauren Knoles of Michigan State, whose own boat had become disabled.
Students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison expecting to get vaccinated against the H1N1 virus on Tuesday will have to wait a while longer.
University Health Services UHS postponed the free large-scale H1N1 vaccination clinic it had originally scheduled for Tuesday on campus because thereâ??s no vaccine available to do a large-scale clinic.
UW-Madison joins a long list of schools, communities, clinics and businesses waiting for more doses of the H1N1 vaccine to be shipped by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services.
Forty computers in UW-Madisonâ??s Chemistry Department were hacked and 2,920 names and Social Security numbers were potentially exposed, mostly during the past 18 months, according to an e-mail from UW-Madison spokesperson John Lucas.
As Congress continues to deliberate on a bill that would eliminate banks as middlemen for students receiving federal financial aid, the Department of Education has raised concerns about the ability of institutions to meet the demands of the July 1 deadline.
A serious data breach exposed the social security numbers of 2,920 people when 40 computers in the University of Wisconsin chemistry department were hacked over the last 18 months.
MADISON — UW-Madison does not have enough housing for its freshman students, forcing them to find alternate means of shelter. Whether itâ??s a student lounge in a dormitory or a science laboratory somewhere near campus, many students have to resort to unusual living situations.
UW-Madisonâ??s two campus newspapers have called for a student boycott of the Nitty Gritty after its owner, Marsh Shapiro, opposed putting a student on a powerful city committee.
The badger leads an online survey to help gauge the popularity of four possible designs for a new Wisconsin Endangered Resources license plate. State Department of Natural Resources Secretary Matthew Frank cited lobbying from University of Wisconsin-Madison students for the badger’s popularity.
Noted: Madison is home to one of the most vibrant ultimate communities in the country with hundreds of players participating in recreational leagues running year round. The Hodags, UW-Madisonâ??s open club, has won college nationals three times â?? 2003, 2007 and 2008. Bella Donna, the womenâ??s team, is consistently ranked among the top teams nationally.
Officials at the University of Wisconsin in La Crosse have been vaccinating priority groups on campus to protect them from the H1N1 virus. However, limited doses raise questions as to who will be next.
As of last week, UW-La Crosse had received 300 nasal spray doses of the H1N1 vaccine. Dr. Brian Allen, director of Student Health at UWL, says they will finish vaccinating priority groups this week. If the university receives more vaccine, Allen says the question is who will get it. He says with 100 doses left, student-teachers may be next in line since theyâ??re out in the classrooms, exposed to sick kids. (Fifth item.)
Frank Productions and Madison city officials announced details Monday for Madisonâ??s fourth-annual Freakfest celebration.
Damon Williams, UW-Madison vice provost for diversity and climate, encouraged students and faculty to consider the creation of a hip-hop studies program during his discussion Monday.
After another rise in swine flu levels on the University of Wisconsin campus and President Barack Obamaâ??s declaration of a national state of emergency due to an unexpected shortage of swine flu vaccine, University Health Services is re-examining its vaccination strategy.
Freakfest planners were optimistic about this yearâ??s Halloween celebration when they presented the final plans for the annual State Street party Monday at the Overture Center.
….If the county prevails, all sorts of adjusted pricing structures can be adopted. One or more days a week can be free admission days. There can be a maximum charge for children in a group. School classes can be free or reduced. County residents can get reduced prices or even season passes. UW, Edgewood and MATC students could get special student admissions,
Itâ??s worth a shot.
Halloween costumes might disguise visitors to Madison for the annual Freakfest party on State Street, but a costume canâ??t mask the flu.
University of Wisconsin-Madison health officials are asking partiers who plan to flock to Freakfest to stay home if they have flu-like symptoms as they try to keep the H1N1 flu virus from spreading.
Dr. Sarah Van Orman, executive director of University Health Services, the health clinic on the UW-Madison campus, said out-of-town visitors with the flu should stay out of town, and in-town flu sufferers who plan to party should think otherwise.
As the health care debate winds its way through Congress, everyone can agree on at least this much: Bringing more young adults into the health care system would balance out the costs for everyone else because the young use the least amount of care.
Quotes Eric O’Connor, 27, who now gets his health insurance through the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he is studying for a doctorate.
Freakfest, the annual Halloween-themed bash on State Street, lands on October 31st this year.
“What we have in front of us now is a fun, safe, community-based event that we can all be proud of,” said Joel Plant, assistant to Madison Mayor Dave Cieslewicz.
Two 18-year-old UW-Madison students were mugged Saturday afternoon by two teens purportedly trying to help them find Halloween outfits, Madison police reported.
The mugging took place about 5:30 p.m. Saturday in a bike path tunnel cutting under the Beltline south of Grand Canyon Drive on the west side. The two freshmen were robbed of cash and a cell phone, with one getting punched, said police spokesman Joel DeSpain.
For the first time, tuition this fall is being offered and accepted by undocumented residents within the University of Wisconsin System after Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle signed into effect a change of law that allows undocumented residents to receive in-state tuition, making Wisconsin one of 11 states that support this.
Itâ??s home to a baseball stadium dubbed the “Duck Pond,” a busy community recreation center and a summer fireworks extravaganza that can draw hundreds of thousands of spectators.
But 180-acre Warner Park, at Northport Drive and Sherman Avenue on the cityâ??s north side, also abuts Lake Mendota, envelops a 28-acre lagoon and attracts a surprisingly diverse assortment of wildlife.
….”I had no idea an urban park could have so much wildlife,” says Trish O’Kane, a graduate student in environment and resources at the Gaylord Nelson Institute at the University of Wisconsin-Madison who moved to the neighborhood a few years ago. O’Kane spent some 130 hours in Warner Park in the past 18 months, studying its wildlife.
The Wisconsin School of Business (Wisconsin Full-Time MBA Profile), a second-tier MBA program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, takes a nontraditional approach to teaching management. Students sign up to study career tracks rather than majors or concentrations. Brand management, applied securities, marketing research, and entrepreneurship are among the most popular specializations, says Erin L. C. Nickelsburg (ELCNickelsburg), director of admissions and recruitment for Wisconsinâ??s full-time MBA program. Entrepreneurship recently got a boost because more students become interested in the area during an economic downturn, she adds.
An event at the University of Wisconsinâ??s Memorial Union on Sunday introduced people to the cultural tradition know as Capoeira.
Freakfest, Madison’s annual Halloween party on State Street, lands on the holiday this year.
The event draws thousands of people to the capital city — mostly college students. In 2005, rioting ensued, pushing police and safety costs to more than $750,000 in subsequent years.
The staff of two student newspapers at UW-Madison are calling for a boycott of one of the most popular bars for students downtown.
Some of Karen Wellsâ?? most cherished keepsakes are in her favorite room in the house Wendell Bryant bought for her in Florissant, Mo. When sheâ??s feeling lonely because her son is 1,600 miles away in Arizona, she can look at the awards, posters and framed photos from his outstanding career with the University of Wisconsin football program and feel instant comfort.
Very few students are taking advantage of a new law that allows illegal immigrants to pay in-state tuition at University of Wisconsin System schools, according to university data.
The Madison Initiative for Undergraduates took a meaningful step forward Friday when the Madison Initiative Student Board and Madison Initiative Oversight Committee presented their reviews and ratings for the first 27 accepted proposals to the chancellor and provost.
A new committee will consider mandating health insurance for all UW students, among other options, when it evaluates the UW Systemâ??s insurance policies next semester, according to UW System Assistant Vice President Larry Rubin.Â
The University of Wisconsin continued to affirm its place as a premiere research university in the nation by ranking in the top 10 in institutions by the number of Fulbright Fellowships awarded to students.
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health have begun administering a national clinical trial aimed at determining the proper swine flu vaccine dosage to immunize asthmatic patients against the H1N1 virus.
A University of Wisconsin female student was the victim of a strong-armed robbery Thursday night on the 200 block of North Lake Street outside of Witte Hall.
The Madison Police Department is cutting back the number of officers for Freakfest this year in anticipation of a continued downward trend of arrests.
A female student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison was mugged Thursday night while walking on campus, University Police reported. The attack took place at about 9:25 p.m. Thursday in the 200 block of North Lake Street near Witte Hall.
