SOUTH BEND (FOX 28 – WSJV) – FOX 28 News was the first news organization to confirm that a Notre Dame student has the first confirmed case of the swine flu in Indiana. The Indiana Health Department says the case was found in St. Joseph County.
The Indiana health commissioner said Tuesday that the Notre Dame student is “doing well.” According to the University’s news and information department, the student sought treatment at the student health center on April 22nd.
Last week, students and UW campus leaders came together for a forum titled â??In the Wake: Plan 2008.â? In this particular instance, a â??wakeâ? seems a fitting word to call it, considering Plan 2008 collapsed under its own high expectations.
A union consisting of faculty from several UW System campuses is pushing for state money set aside to retain and recruit quality faculty to instead be spent on student financial aid.
The latest international health scare, the swine flu, has begun to spread through the United States, with the number of reported cases mounting, but it has yet to hit Wisconsin.
Hopefully, this doesnâ??t come as a surprise to anyone, but we are nearly at the end of the semester. When we return in the fall, the most important change to campus will be the installation of a new provost.
The University of Wisconsin System schools faculty and staff voted at an annual assembly this weekend to endorse a proposal that would reallocate a state recruitment and retention fund toward student financial aid.
As part of the universityâ??s reaccreditation process, students urged the University of Wisconsin Monday to broaden student and professor diversity on campus and raise the standards for tenured professors.
Mifflin may be one step closer to reliving its heyday with a large-scale music sponsorship after a local production company applied for a street permit Monday.
The University of Wisconsin has scrapped its one-year trial of a lottery system for student football tickets, returning to a first-come, first-served policy.
Notably, the policy does not guarantee a specific number of seats for each class, nor does it contain any preferences for upperclassmen.
The latest international health scare, the swine flu, has begun to spread through the United States, with the number of reported cases mounting, but it has yet to hit Wisconsin.
According to Seth Boffeli, communications director for the state Department of Health Services, there have been no positive cases for the swine flu in Wisconsin so far. Ten Wisconsin residents have undergone tests for it, but the results were negative.
â??Itâ??s important to recognize that we donâ??t have an actual pandemic right now, weâ??re still in that preparation phase,â? said Sarah Van Orman, director of University Health Services.
Although there have been no confirmed cases of swine flu in Wisconsin, state and University of Wisconsin officials are taking measures to prepare in the event of an outbreak.
According to Seth Foldy, state health officer, there have been 10 suspected cases of the flu around Wisconsin. A majority of the people suspected of having the virus recently traveled to Mexico for spring break, however, none of them tested positive for the flu as of Monday morning.
The University of Wisconsin officials said that they have set plans in motion to do the same as their state counterparts.
“We’ve spent a lot of time over the last few days getting our (pandemic) plan reactivated, and we called together key campus leaders today,” said Sarah Van Orman, executive director of University Health Services.
Those campus leaders said that they’re encouraging the community to be vigilant about their health, especially in the densely populated residence halls. They remind that it has been weeks since many UW students hit Mexican beaches for spring break.
“We’ve had lots of good questions, calls from parents and other students,” said Van Orman. “We do know we had a lot of students who were traveling in Mexico over the spring break time, which was several weeks ago. So, we wouldn’t recommend any evaluation for those folks right now if they were to become ill other than we might ordinarily do.” (Second item.)
Recent UW-Madison graduate Marissa Arnold works as a public relations associate for a small firm in New York City, and like many other recent grads looking for work in a tough economy, she feels underwhelmed and disappointed by employment prospects.
Despite the thunderstorm and heavy rains at the Crazylegs Classic Saturday, UW-Madison senior Evan Wettengal managed to stay relatively dry during the race. His secret? Wettengal ran wearing a banana costume for the second year in a row.
University of Wisconsin Dean of Students Lori Berquam gave her support to WSUM 91.7 potentially managing a soundstage at the Mifflin Street Block Party Saturday afternoon.
Going out with friends on the weekend and hitting up a bar for a $5 beer is the norm for many students at the University of Wisconsin, but a $172 underage drinking citation isnâ??t often accounted for on the nightâ??s tab.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An end-of-year college block party spiraled out of control as police fired pellets and used pepper spray to break up hundreds of rioting students who sparked a string of street fires at Kent State University.
…It was the first violent clash between Kent State students and police in years. In 1970, four Kent State students were killed by Ohio National Guard troops during a campus protest of the invasion of Cambodia.
On the west end of the Boise State University campus, professor Michael Humphrey lives on the third floor of a residence hall with his wife, 2-year-old daughter, their Labrador Retriever Booba â?? and nearly 30 college students. Humphrey, a 35-year-old with a doctorate in special education, has lived at the university for the past year as part of a campus housing program created in 2004 to help retain students and enhance their college experience.
In an 11th-hour decision, it appears that next week’s Mifflin Street block party will be an organized, sponsored event.
If all goes planned, it could be the first time the large campus-area block party has had some sort of organization in almost 20 years.
Police said if that happens, they will welcome the positive change to the annual end-of-school celebration that has featured many alcohol-related arrests in past years.
It’s never easy to justify a big jump in tuition.
But UW-Madison Chancellor Biddy Martin has made a compelling case for a significant increase over the next four years to keep Wisconsin’s flagship university strong.
The UW Board of Regents should support Martin’s plan, which student leaders endorsed last week.
Gov. Jim Doyle’s state budget proposal assumes a tuition hike of about 5.5 percent over each of the next two years at UW System schools. Martin’s proposal will almost double that annual increase at UW-Madison to around 9.5 percent.
Immediately after University of Wisconsin Chancellor Biddy Martin unveiled her Madison Initiative for Undergraduates, it was apparent the plan, though fundamentally sound, needed a bit of refining. There were many aspects of the proposal that needed to be clarified to students and many more that needed justification. After a month, though the initiative hasnâ??t been completely fleshed out, we believe the argument has been sufficiently well-made and that the initiative is a necessary step for UW to not only maintain but also to improve its standing in academia.
Although increasing tuition is always a touchy subject among students, Martin deserves credit for identifying the needs of the university and putting together a plan to address them. Even more so, she deserves credit for working to make this plan clear and acceptable to all parties involved. Although the list of administrators and alumni is impressive, Martinâ??s work to convince the general student body is what has been most important. After all, we are the ones who will foot the bill.
After being sexually assaulted on campus by a summer acquaintance in the fall of 2008, a UW-Madison female student walked to her classes, feeling unsafe and consumed with anxious thoughts.
Despite recent bad luck the 2009 Mifflin Street Block Party has had acquiring sponsorship, the University of Wisconsinâ??s WSUM 91.7 confirmed Thursday the station is looking to potentially manage a soundstage at the event.
Tree huggers had some extra love to give this Earth Day. Wednesday marked the second annual hug-a-tree event at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. For every person who wrapped their arms around a tree, the school’s bookstore donated a dollar to charity. That money went to one of three charities — Clean Wisconsin, the Nature Conservancy and Wisconsin Environments.
Chancellor Martinâ??s proposed Madison Initiative for Undergraduates will supposedly close the gap in funding created by the recession and will magically make college more affordable while increasing tuition. While this may seem like a reasonable solution to the universityâ??s money woes, it is merely a short-term patch for a problem that is continuously ignored.
Still grumpy because your dream political science class is full again? The school has something more to offer: UW-Madison just launched an iTunes page last week, featuring a series of podcasts and videos, including a political science talk show. For an institution of global ambitions, there couldnâ??t be a better way to extend its outreach.
The UW-Whitewater head football coach apologized today after banning student reporters from interviewing players and coaches.
In an e-mail to a reporter from the student newspaper, the Royal Purple, coach Lance Leipold said he was sorry for his behavior and especially his use of inappropriate language, according to a university press release.
With a 35-lb. head, itâ??s no wonder our dear Bucky Badger acts a little cocky from time to time. The independent film â??Being Buckyâ? gives an in-depth look into the lives of those underneath the sweat-laden Bucky costume.
ReThink Wisconsin will be kicking off its 2009 recycling season in a “crazy” way on Saturday.
The student organization dedicated to improving waste management will have 50 volunteers at Camp Randall Stadium, collecting thousands of plastic water bottles being drained by 17,000 thirsty runners and walkers participating in the 28th annual Crazylegs run and walk.
The Associated Students of Madisonâ??s Student Council voted to endorse Chancellor Biddy Martinâ??s Madison Initiative for Undergraduates, which will raise student tuition and provide additional aid and services.
In a statement, Martin said she was deeply grateful for the councilâ??s endorsement.
â??As you know, I am deeply committed to ensuring the quality and affordability of a UW-Madison education and the long-term value of our degree,â? Martin said. â??To members of ASM, I thank you for the effort and commitment that you have demonstrated. I look forward to bringing this proposal to fruition.â?
The Associated Students of Madison voted to fully endorse the Wisconsin Initiative for Undergraduates Wednesday despite uncertainties about student support.
The initiative, drafted by Chancellor Biddy Martin, would raise tuition to increase financial aid and academic support. According to Martin, the initiative would help UW-Madison remain competitive with other Big Ten schools. It will go before the Board of Regents May 7-8.
â??I think weâ??re at a tipping point in terms of faculty hired and the quality of this institution relative to our peers,â? ASM representative Jeffrey Wright said. â??Something needs to be done and itâ??s certainly not going to happen, at least in short term, out of the Capitol.â?
Theyâ??re playing in rain-sodden fields near the University of Wisconsin-Madison Natatorium, not in the airspace next to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
And instead of zipping loop-de-loops on bewitched broomsticks, they trot doggedly with kitchen brooms between their legs.
For the first time, recent Wisconsin college graduates will be able to stay in state this year while participating in Teach for America.
The service program will put 30 to 40 teachers in Milwaukee schools this fall, said Garrett Bucks, executive director for Teach for America Milwaukee.
Teach for America recruits college graduates to work at least two years in urban and rural communities with high poverty rates.
UW students have crowned a new All-Campus Idol.
Of the top ten finalists, Cari Rongstad of Eau Claire received the most text-message votes from the audience.
“I was really excited.” Cari said after the win. “I’m really surprised. This is my first time playing a big crowd, I’ve played coffee shops. But, I’m happy. I’m excited. It’s cool that people got to hear me sing and they liked it!”
Celebrity judge Michael Johns, who was in the top ten American Idol – Season 8, called Cari’s voice ‘pure’.
For the first time, recent Wisconsin college graduates will be able to stay in state this year while participating in Teach for America.
The service program will put 30 to 40 teachers in Milwaukee schools this fall, said Garrett Bucks, executive director for Teach for America Milwaukee.
A new clinical services director has been named to UW-Madisonâ??s University Health Services.
The Street Use Staff Team granted a permit on Tuesday to DCNY PRO to organize the 41st annual Mifflin Street Block Party, but because of deadline and funding issues, it is unlikely the event will be sponsored this year.
The ongoing revision process of University of Wisconsin System non-academic misconduct policies (UWS 17 and 18) has elicited a prolonged and lively debate on the merits of these amendments. In addition to a campus forum co-hosted by the Offices of the Dean of Students and the Associated Students of Madison, there have been numerous editorials and individual discussions. While I am glad the university community engaged on this issue, I feel through the course of this discussion, participants have lost sight of a few of key points about the revisions.
The Madison City Council unanimously voted to brighten up the city as plans to expand lighting in Districts 4, 5 and 8 were approved.
After weeks of uncertainty, officials announced Tuesday there will be no sponsorship or stage at this yearâ??s Mifflin Street Block Party, scheduled for May 2.
University of Wisconsin officials told a crowd of community members Tuesday that domestic partner benefit legislation has so far been met with approval in Wisconsin as a result of major change in the national political climate.
The Wisconsin Alumni Association announced its endorsement of the Madison Initiative for Undergraduates Tuesday, adding one last vote of support before the finalized proposal goes before the Associated Students of Madison tonight.
â??We think itâ??s a very smart plan, an important investment in undergraduate education,â? WAA President and CEO Paula Bonner said. â??We just wanted to make sure, as an organization, the students and the regents knew the association supported it.â?
The owners of a local music and event promotion company told city officials Tuesday they are dropping their bid to host the annual Mifflin Street Block Party this year.
DCNY PRO, operated by Ny Bass and Dave Coleman, had proposed setting up a stage for musical acts and possibly bringing in food vendors but withdrew their street use permit application because there wasnâ??t time to properly organize for the May 2 event, said Kelli Lamberty of the city Parks Division.
UW-Madison campus leaders reframed and broadened the image of diversity on campus through speech and performance Monday as part of the Multicultural Student Coalitionâ??s Hip Hop as a Movement Week.
To the younger set, it’s not Milwaukee – it’s Ill Mill, said endearingly.
That’s according to the City Dictionary, a Web site aiming to flesh out city-specific language and cultural information. It’s the brainchild of Thomas Carmona, and it won the top $10,000 prize in the 2009 G. Steven Burrill Business Plan Competition.
As the May 1 deadline for high school seniors to choose a college approaches, a survey conducted by the College Board and the Art & Science Group confirmed a widespread prediction that the current national economic climate is playing a large role in high school studentâ??s college decisions.
If the University of Wisconsinâ??s approximately 40,000 students condensed into only 200, 11 of those students would be Asian, six would be black, six would be Latino, one would be Native American and the remaining 176 would be Caucasian.
They bought into the notion that if they went to college â?? never mind the debt â?? their degree would lead to a lucrative job. And repaying their student loans would never be a problem.
But the economic crisis has turned those assumptions on their ear as thousands of recent graduates have been unable to find jobs or are earning too little to cover the payments for loans that are sometimes as high as $50,000.
Megan Rebers will have something equally important to go with her degree when she graduates next month from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh.
A job.
Rebers, 22, of Campbellsport, who launched her job search in earnest last fall and accepted an offer from Target Corp., is one of the fortunate grads this year. CareerBuilder’s annual college job forecast, which polled about 2,500 employers, learned only 43 percent of them plan to hire recent grads this year, down from 56 percent in 2008 and far lower than the 79 percent the year before.
Noted: Before they arrive, the local district has submitted a wish list of jobs to be done and, in this case, raised $16,000 to pay for the materials.
â??Itâ??s just neat to see 180 people working together on one project,â? said Jared Marx, a University of Wisconsin-Madison student from Antigo. He had spent his time pruning tree limbs, helping to move monkey bars and hanging a new classroom door, among other jobs.
Marx said his roommate did the Outreach program last year.
â??He said some phenomenal things about it,â? Marx said.
As a graduating senior, I have not paid as much attention to the Initiative for Undergraduates as I perhaps should have. However, Chancellor Martinâ??s last e-mail compelled me to look more closely at the plan that is being proposed, and I was somewhat surprised by the similarity to the Growth and Access Agenda proposed by UW-La Crosse in 2007.
Chancellor Martin, Iâ??ve read with great interest your Undergraduate Initiative. Enhanced student services are mentioned several times. I think that is code for better academic advising. As someone who spends a lot of time â?? and I mean a lot â?? talking to students, I am thrilled to hear that.
UW-Madison could soon be home to the funniest college student in the country, according to one measure.
Sophomore Adam Voll from Wheaton, Ill., is one of four finalists for the national â??Funniest College Student on Campusâ? competition sponsored by Twix.
University of Wisconsin students are throwing a huge party this week. That’s nothing new — but this bash has all of the activities without the alcohol.
A kind of springtime serenade greeted students at Engineering Mall on the UW campus.
“Excellent bands,” said Drew Deitz, All Campus Party Week co-director. “They braved the weather — it was a little cold and windy out there.”
UWPD officers trained members of SAFEwalk for Badger Watch, a UW-Madison crime prevention organization, at Memorial Union Sunday.
The annual Take Back the Night rally brought hundreds of students and community members into the streets of downtown Madison Saturday evening to raise awareness and initiate dialogue about sexual and domestic abuse.
When viewers tuned in to last week’s premiere of “College Life,” MTV’s new reality show, the first thing they saw was a disclaimer: “The following program is not endorsed by the University of Wisconsin-Madison.”
While UW was initially eager about possibilities for a show based on campus, the school has since distanced itself from the show, calling it a misrepresentation.
The last (and first) time “American Idol” finalist Michael Johns was in Wisconsin, he and David Cook sang a show in Green Bay wearing cheesehead hats.
He’ll be back on Tuesday evening — minus Cook — at the Overture Center downtown to judge All-Campus Idol, one of the headlining events this week at UW-Madison’s All-Campus Party. It’s co-sponsored by the Wisconsin Alumni Association and the Blair Beinhaker Friendship Foundation.
Two Blackhawk helicopters from the Wisconsin Army National Guard landed a little before noon on Friday at the recreational fields just north of UW Hospital and Clinics.
The large, four-bladed “birds” picked up about 20 Air Force ROTC cadets from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and flew them to Volk Field Air National Guard Base, which is located at Camp Douglas, Wis., some 85 miles northwest of campus.
University of Wisconsin-Madison ROTC Air Force cadets are undergoing intense training this weekend, and they got a surprise Friday.
The second annual Commandant’s Challenge started with a surprise landing of two Blackhawk helicopters, which flew about 20 cadets to Volk Field at Camp Douglas to set up a base camp for the other half of their class. The rest of the class was set to arrive on buses later Friday night.
