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.
In one of the only examples Iâ??ve seen of collaboration between UW-Madisonâ??s Badger Herald and Daily Cardinal student newspapers, both papers put out an editorial today calling on students to boycott the Nitty Gritty. Yes, the Nitty Gritty — where you can get free soda/beer and a small sundae on your birthday, and thereby one of the most popular downtown bars.
What was the cause of this call to arms? Nitty Gritty owner Marsh Shapiro, the non-voting Tavern League of Wisconsin representative on the cityâ??s Alcohol License Review Committee, came out strongly against an initiative from Ald. Bryon Eagon to add a permanent, voting student member to the committee.
A UW student was the victim of a strong arm robbery Thursday night around 9:25 near Witte Hall on N. Lake Street.
Authorities say the suspect shook the victim and demanded money. The suspect fled the scene on foot. The victim was not hurt.
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.
Swine flu vaccine clinics scheduled at Dane County schools after Friday are in question as health officials devise a new plan to get scarce vaccine first to high-risk people who need it most.
Pregnant women and people with chronic diseases likely will have priority over healthy children and young adults in a plan to be announced by early next week, said Dr. Thomas Schlenker, director of the Madison-Dane County Health Department.
Some on the Left Coast are miffed at the University of California-Berkeleyâ??s plan to start admitting additional out-of-state residents and international students — who pay higher tuition than the in-state students — to make up for state budget cuts.
UC Berkeley Chancellor Robert Birgeneau told the San Francisco Chronicle that his campus will be admitting as many as 600 fewer “unfunded” California students a year to offset a 20 percent cut in state funds. Those openings then will go to out-of-staters.
….Closer to home, nearly a quarter of all undergraduates on the UW-Madison campus already are paying out-of-state tuition.
Madison police are expecting Freakfest, State Street’s annual Halloween bacchanalia, to be tamer this year.
They’re scheduling about 27 percent fewer officers for the Halloween weekend, including a sharp decrease in the number of officers to handle arrests.
Keaton Nankivil believes almost everybody weighing in on Vander Blueâ??s decision to play for Marquette is taking a simple situation and making it too complicated.
Costumes for a Molière comedy tend to be froufrou-y. Think big bows, massive hair, yards of tulle.
But for University Theatre’s production of “The Imaginary Invalid,” Molière’s final comedy, costumer Rachel Barnett is taking the tropes and giving them a twist.
The UW System Board of Regents is forming a committee to analyze and potentially alter the systemâ??s current health insurance policies, according to Larry Rubin, associate vice president for the UW System.
New data shows a significant drop in the four-year UW-Madison graduation rates for two campus diversity programs, though their retention rates are higher than the overall campus minority population.
University of Wisconsin System applicants reached an all-time high this year.
Although many UW System school enrollment totals still require finalization, a preliminary total of 178,000 students were enrolled in UW System schools as reported by UW System President Kevin Reilly at last weekâ??s Board of Regents meeting.
Wisconsin first lady Jessica Doyle encouraged University of Wisconsin students to engage in volunteer activities during and after their time in Madison Tuesday, when she came to campus to share her experiences as a Peace Corps volunteer.
Tuition and fees for four-year universities increased by approximately 6.5 percent nationally from the 2008-09 to 2009-10 academic years due to state budget cuts, according to a report released Tuesday.
The number of reported cases of influenza-like illness on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus was up slightly in the seventh week of the fall semester, according to the latest report from University Health Services UHS.
Forty-nine students with flu symptoms were evaluated by UHS Oct. 11-17, a half-dozen more than the 43 students evaluated with the flu the week before.
The campus started out with 198 flu cases the first week of classes in September, with cases jumping up to 345 the second week, then falling back to 168 the third week, 94 the fourth week and 58 the fifth week.
A University of Wisconsin-Madison club plans to build a mock Berlin Wall and then destroy it.
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the wall coming down. To celebrate, UW-Madison’s German Club plans to erect an 8-foot tall cardboard wall on the school’s Library Mall. The university says the German embassy has supplied funding.
The last time I paid to watch a sporting event was last summer to watch the Brewers play. One of the best things about Miller Park, despite the inflated prices, is the stadium always allowed fans to carry in whatever snacks they might have brought from home to enhance the experience. Fansâ?? bags were inspected on arrival, and upon entrance attendants observing that Mr. and Mrs. Baseball-Fan had nothing more than peanuts and sunflower seeds in their bags, they were allowed in.
This fall, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee implemented a Hmong Studies certificate program, which the University of Wisconsin-Madison discussed creating in 2007 but failed to get off the ground.
As the Senate heads into session today, the fate of many important bills will be determined.
The mother of murdered college student Brittany Zimmermann joined two state legislators yesterday in announcing a bill to make those arrested for felonies give their DNA to the police. Jean Zimmermann of Marshfield said it would save lives. Her daughter was killed near UW Madison a year-and-a-half ago, and police never found a suspect. The bill sheâ??s supporting would add thousands more DNA samples to a state data-base which already collects them from those convicted of felonies.
The first shipment of H1N1 vaccines arrived at the University of Wisconsin Thursday and will go primarily to those working in health care facilities, making it unlikely any will be left for the general student body.
A 19-year-old University of Wisconsin-Madison student was mugged early Sunday morning, but the alleged thieves only got away with the studentâ??s backpack, which had a couple of cans of soda inside.
The mugging happened at about 12:45 a.m. Sunday on South Charter Street between Bowen Court and Regent Street.
Dear Editor: One of the biggest sources of waste I have ever witnessed is student move out on Aug. 14 and 15. During the week preceding move out, the streets of downtown Madison gradually become lined with piles of garbage and abandoned furniture. A large portion of this stuff is still in perfectly good condition, but unless someone walks by who wants it, it is destined for a landfill.
Noted: Campuses, from the University of Wisconsin to the University of Maryland, are producing more professional-level journalism with student manpower. Former Boston Globe reporter Walter Robinson, a Pulitzer Prize winner, has used his Northeastern University students to conduct 11 front-page investigations for the Globe since 2007. The report urges more universities to become centers for professional reporting, as they are for medicine, law, science, business, engineering and education.
After last yearâ??s troubled season, the UW Marching Band made several changes to try to prevent more incidents of hazing.
In his basement, Mike Leckrone stands two feet from a small TV screen, watching as the UW Marching Band forms a “W” on the field of Camp Randall.
With the same intensity of a football coach, he’s reviewing the footage – forward, then backward – from a halftime show during a September game between the Badgers and Wofford College.
If given a choice between reading the 1,200-page epic novel “War and Peace” on a Kindle digital reader or curling up with an old-fashioned book, itâ??s no contest for UW-Madison student Rule Johnstone.
The lack of details and short time frame for student input on a proposed tuition hike at UW-Eau Claire had members of a UW System Board of Regents committee skeptical that it would be approved by the end of 2009.
MADISON, Wis. — A former University of Wisconsin-Madison basketball recruit has pleaded guilty to burglarizing dorm rooms.
A judge on Thursday placed 18-year-old Diamond K. Taylor in a first-offenders program. If the Bolingbrook, Ill., native completes the program the burglary charge will be dismissed.
With Halloween and the annual citywide Freakfest celebration right around the corner, city officials said they are right where they want to be in terms of preparedness.
The UW System Board of Regents attended to the progress of a call to action at their monthly board meeting at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Thursday morning during a presentation of â??Give the Students a Compass.â?
Two University of Wisconsin alumni spoke to students and faculty Thursday about their accomplishments since graduation as part of â??Wisconsin Rewind,â? a new homecoming program this year.
An opportunity for students, alumni and the community to come together, the University of Wisconsin Homecoming 2009 began with kick-off events last Friday and will conclude with the Badger Huddle and football game against the Iowa Hawkeyes Saturday.
When her mast broke during qualifying for the national womenâ??s collegiate single-handed sailing regatta, Lauren Knoles of Michigan State thought her quest for a national championship was over. â??It was like everything was torn from me,â? said Knoles, a junior from Grosse Ile.
Photo: Magdalena Cerrina, a senior at UW-Madison, gets a seasonal flu shot Tuesday from registered nurse Laura Forcia at University Health Service
The UW wants the public’s help to put a new spin on a an old familiar favorite.
The Badger fight song “On Wisconsin” is celebrating it’s 100 year anniversary, and to honor the occasion, the University is holding a contest for different versions of the tune.
A parade, fireworks and football game Saturday will cap UW-Madison’s homecoming week.
At 6 p.m. Friday, Bucky Badger and members the university’s Spirit Squad and Marching Band will make their way down West Gilman and State streets for the homecoming parade.
Afterward a pep rally is set for Union Terrace, a reception at Tripp Commons and a fireworks display over Lake Mendota, weather permitting. Admission to the reception is $10; children younger than 12 get in free.
The UW Police Department announced recently it will not allow carry-ins of any kind into Camp Randall for the remainder of the football season for security reasons.
….Ballroom has a following here at the University of Wisconsin, too. Many of the couples that competed Saturday are members of the UW-Madison Ballroom Dance Association and Badger Ballroom Dance Team, like 26-year-old grad student Karla Esbona. She found the group while looking for an after-class social activity. She danced the merengue and salsa socially in her native Peru, but competitive ballroom was new to her.
Residents of the West Mifflin neighborhood met Wednesday with Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, to address concerns for the proposed renovation plans of the Mifflin Street area.
Win or lose, football Saturdays provide Scott Tolzien with moments that are poignant and memorable – and offer a reminder that life is meant to be cherished. Before kickoff, the University of Wisconsinâ??s starting quarterback checks his voicemail for a weekly pregame pep talk. After the game, win or lose, Tolzien returns the phone call to discuss the game.
Working while in college doesnâ??t necessarily hurt your grades. A study finds it can help.Two economists have found what UW officials have known for a while: some work is better than none and too much, worse than some work. UW-Madison financial aid director Susan Fisher says undergraduates who work between 10 and 15 hours a week, tend to have better grades, but working more than 20 hours a week, can hurt grades.
I never paid much attention to the great Sconnie vs. Coastie divide at UW-Madison, but Iâ??ve got to admit, this new parody song about “coasties” thatâ??s circulating on campus is pretty clever.
The Associated Students of Madison held a town hall meeting Tuesday to provide UW-Madison students with information regarding possible future redevelopment of the Mifflin Street area.
University Health Services released statistics Tuesday revealing a decrease in the number of H1N1 cases on campus during the week of Oct. 4-10.
The number of reported H1N1 cases on the University of Wisconsin campus has reached a semester low following four weeks of steadily declining reported flu cases, University Health Services said Tuesday.
