Category: Campus life

Textbooks can rack up a hefty bill, but a Board of Regents request to assess textbook prices has spurred the creation a UW-Madison task force to help students plan expenses.

The Madison Plan Commission decided Monday to refer the plans of a proposed apartment building on the corner of West Johnson and North Mills streets due to uncertainty surrounding the relocation of two houses the highrise would replace.

With textbook prices rising, some University of Wisconsin students are looking at more affordable options.

A UW-Madison student survived a fall late Saturday night from an eighth-story balcony at the La Ciel apartment complex, according to police.

A 19-year-old female UW-Madison student reported being sexually assaulted in Ogg Hall early Friday morning, according to University of Wisconsin police.

WHITEWATER — Only a crisis would keep Andy Wolfe from eating Tuesday lunch at the First United Methodist Church.

And he’s not alone.

Hundreds of UW-Whitewater students begin arriving at the Prairie Street church about 10:45 a.m. Tuesdays for free, home-cooked meals in a warm and caring environment.
The standing invitation to university students has no strings attached.

Madison police are considering a UW-Madison student’s fall off an eighth floor balcony Saturday night as a suicide attempt, according to police spokesman Joel DeSpain.

DeSpain said this morning that the 21-year-old student was being treated in a local hospital for non-life-threatening injuries after he fell six stories from an eighth floor balcony to a second floor roof at the La Ciel Apartments on 515 University Ave. around 10:45 p.m.

Our university spent $41 million on campus energy in the 2006 fiscal year: 46 percent for electricity, 47 percent for power plant coal/gas/oil and 7 percent for water and sewage. Gov. Doyle has required all state facilities and campuses to reduce energy use by 20 percent in just four years, from 2006 to 2010. UW-Madison needs your help to accomplish this goal.

Beauties and geeks showed up at the University Bookstore Saturday hoping to earn a spot in season five of Beauty and the Geek, CWâ??s reality television show.

University of Wisconsin System students are becoming less prone to binge drinking, although the numbers are still above national binge drinking rates among college students, according to a survey released last week.

A University of Wisconsin student was rushed to a local hospital Saturday night after falling from the eighth story of an apartment building.

University of Wisconsin Police officials said they are still investigating an alleged sexual assault at a dorm on campus involving a UW student.

More than six inches of heavy wet snow plastered parts of the Midwest Saturday causing several car accidents, delays at airports and a fatal car accident on Interstate 90/94 near DeForest.

A new study says binge drinking among University of Wisconsin System students has declined slightly but remains higher than the national average.

The survey found that 54 percent of UW System students admitted binge drinking at least once in the last two weeks.

A UW-Madison student survived an eight-story fall from an apartment building late Saturday night, Madison police said.

MADISON, Wis. â?? A new study says binge drinking among University of Wisconsin System students has declined slightly but remains higher than the national average.

The survey found that 54 percent of UW students admitted binge drinking at least once in the last two weeks.
Thatâ??s down from 59 percent two years ago but above the national average of 44 percent.

The ground floor of the Petersen Automotive Museum’s parking garage looked like pit row at a NASCAR race. Vehicles covered in brightly colored decals were strewn about, motors revving, while folks poked about beneath hoods and discussed various aspects of speed and performance.

But instead of promoting Valvoline or Viagra, the decals sported the names of lithium-ion battery companies and state universities. The vehicles were 2005 Chevy Equinox crossovers — not over-engined stock cars — with power plants not found on any race track.

MADISON, Wis. — A 21-year-old UW student is lucky to be alive after falling eight stories on Saturday night.

Madison police said the student fell from the La Ciel Apartments in downtown Madison.

Police found the man lying on the ground.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A new study says binge drinking among University of Wisconsin System students has declined slightly but remains higher than the national average.

The survey found that 54% of UW students admitted binge drinking at least once in the last two weeks. That’s down from 59% two years ago but above the national average of 44%.

The survey defined binge drinking as consuming 5 or more alcoholic beverages in one sitting.

The study also found a slight decrease in the consequences of drinking among students, such as missing class the next day or driving drunk.

(Same story is posted on WKOW-TV Web site)

As part of World AIDS Day, UW-Madisonâ??s Sex Out Loud organization will host a display of the AIDS Memorial Quilt from Friday until Dec. 14 at the Red Gym.

….While it sounds like a common complaint for singles in any city, those interviewed say there are a number of reasons why meeting a partner in Madison is challenging for those in the post-college, pre-family range. Chief among them is the city’s “brain drain,” when young, qualified workers leave for opportunities elsewhere after graduation.

Arash Bahrami doesn’t like the Iranian government. When he was last in Tehran, in 2005, he urged friends, family members and people he met on the street to vote against Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. He didn’t particularly like the other candidate either, but he foresaw terrible things for his country if Ahmadinejad were elected president. Bahrami’s fears have been realized; he views Iran’s administration as ineffective, repressive and corrupt.

But, Bahrami says, “the most horrible thing that could happen is war between the United States and Iran.”

Should this come to pass, as some pundits now say is inevitable, Bahrami, 28, who has lived in Madison for the past five years pursuing a Ph.D. in biophysics, would feel helpless. “I cannot do anything,” he says, “so I’d just have to stay here and watch it.”

MADISON, Wis. — Madison fans could soon have a new sports bar to watch games, but the project’s location downtown is raising some eyebrows.

The proposed restaurant and bar, called Field Pass, is part of the new University Square complex under construction right now. It will be located on the corner of Johnson and Lake streets, which has some people concerned about the already high density of bars in the area.

The city’s Alcohol License Review Committee did approve the new restaurant and bar Wednesday night, but it didn’t let the $4.2 million establishment through without making a few rules. Among them, Field Pass must remain a restaurant — making more than half its income from food rather than alcohol.

A policy that would limit the use of student segregated fees is on its way to the UW System Board of Regents.

The policy would prevent student governments from allocating segregated fees to organizations for some purposes, such as the hiring of staff members not affiliated with the university and renting off-campus facilities. Organizations that wanted to use segregated fees to such purposes would have to appeal to the chancellor, according to the policy.

In a 6-3-1 vote, a committee of System administrators and students passed the proposal, which now heads to UW System President Kevin Reilly. The Board of Regents will review the proposal at its Dec. 6 and 7 meetings.

Madison fire officials determined discarded smoking materials were the root cause of the Nov. 18 fire at 123 N. Bedford St. that killed a 23-year-old UW-LaCrosse student and displaced five UW-Madison students.

The Committee to Review Allocable Segregated Fee Policies, composed of five University of Wisconsin System students and five UW System administrators, met for the fourth and final time yesterday to finalize recommendations for the segregated fee policy.

The fatal fire that struck the home of University of Wisconsin students last week was caused by discarded smoking materials, the Madison Fire Department announced Tuesday.

A student group at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee that invited a controversial speaker to campus is protesting the school’s demand for extra security fees, saying the university is trying to kill the event and stifle free speech.

City of Madison fire investigators on Tuesday said discarded smoking materials caused the fatal blaze that killed a 23-year-old man in a Downtown house on Nov. 18.

Peter J. Talen, a former UW-La Crosse student, was unable to get out of the burning house at 123 N. Bedford St. and was found dead by firefighters near a couch in the living room next to the front porch. He had been visiting his brother, Andrew Talen, a UW-Madison student who lived at the house with four other students. Three house occupants were injured during the fire.

Shaun Winter was a miracle to his family the day he was born and had a knack for overcoming obstacles throughout his life, said Fran Winter, the father of the Wausau-native whose life was cut short Saturday in a deer hunting accident.

Winter, 26, died after he was shot by another hunter in the town of Kennan during a deer drive.

Days after his death, family and friends gathered in Wausau to mourn the loss of Winter, who was studying biochemistry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and was on the verge of taking medical school entrance exams. Fran Winter, 53, reflected on his son’s life Tuesday, calling him an inspiration.

The first of three finalists for the position of UW-Madison Vice Provost of diversity and climate visited campus Monday night and discussed his role as a leader on diversity issues.

Students raised concerns and questions on changes to the segregated university fee policy Monday at a forum hosted by the university.

A large and passionate crowd of University of Wisconsin students and campus community members voiced their concerns in an open forum Monday to discuss proposed changes to the student segregated fee policy â?? a fee included in all studentsâ?? tuition.

Madison fire officials said today that a cigarette was the cause of a Nov. 17 fire that claimed the life of a Plymouth man at an off-campus residence.

Peter J. Talen, 23, was found dead in the living room at 123 N. Bedford St. after passers-by reported the blaze at about 5:35 a.m. In a press release, Madison Fire Department spokeswoman Lori Wirth said a couch on the porch of the nearly 100-year-old home was where the fire likely started. The living room where firefighters found Talen was adjacent to the porch.

Stefanie Whittaker crossed the stage last spring to pick up her bachelor of science degree at UW-Madison.

This fall, Whittaker crossed town, enrolling in the paralegal program at Madison Area Technical College.

The way she figures it, coming to MATC is no knock against her UW-Madison degree. It ‘s a practical decision to help her get the kind of job she wants.

At large universities such as UW-Madison, it is not uncommon for a freshman to attend an introductory lecture brimming with hundreds of other students.

Such is the necessity of getting the 28,000 undergraduates who attend UW-Madison through their coursework.

….As long as there are cheaper apartments for rent in the older houses around campus, however, there will be students living in substandard housing. The city must increase housing inspections, and landlords must take responsibility that their houses meet fire codes.

If not, we risk more tragic deaths, as history repeats itself.

In the wake of Sunday morningâ??s tragic blaze at 123 N. Bedford St., city and university officials continue investigating the cause of the fire and stress the importance of keeping up on fire safety codes.

The Madison Fire Department has not yet discovered the cause of a Sunday morning blaze that killed a 23-year-old University of Wisconsin-La Crosse student near the UW-Madison campus, but investigators said the house had no working fire detectors.

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