Category: Campus life

The Wisconsin Alumni Association awarded University of Wisconsin students nearly $569,000 in scholarships for the 2007-08 academic year, the WAA is expected to announce today.

The University of Wisconsin welcomed the third-largest entering class in history this year, despite talks about the possible negative effects of a still unknown state budget and increased tuition.

Conservative author David Horowitz attacked Muslim extremism and anti-Iraq war movements, calling liberals â??unable to add two and two and get fourâ? Monday.

MADISON, Wis. — Organizers behind Freakfest 2007 have announced new performers and stage times for this weekend’s event.

Freakfest is scheduled to begin on 7:30 p.m. on Saturday on State Street in downtown Madison. Frank Productions, the city of Madison and the University of Wisconsin ASM are organizing the event.

The Recording Industry Association of America is continuing its war on illegal music downloads on college campuses, including those occurring in the U-W system. Brian Bull reportsâ?¦

Regent Street, the bustling but worn corridor between Camp Randall and the Kohl Center, may get a face-lift, more shops, tall buildings and a parking garage.

After nearly a year’s effort, a special committee is nearly done with the first-ever streetscape and design guidelines for the Regent Street corridor and neighborhood to the north, a 160-acre mishmash of small shops, chain stores, houses, offices and parking lots.

Susan Riseling ‘s had a busy few months.

The UW-Madison police chief has helped lead the state ‘s response to the Virginia Tech shooting, while managing the university ‘s actions in high-profile security incidents this fall.

The University of Wisconsin Greek community and Wisconsin Alumni Association welcomed hundreds of Greek alumni to celebrate the 150-year anniversary of sorority and fraternity life on campus.

Drawing concern from liberal and minority-based campus groups, conservative author David Horowitz kicks off a weeklong event at the University of Wisconsin today opposing Muslim extremism.

The handsome and stately home of the University of Iowa is not one of those college towns where kids get all liquored up and provoke the cops into big ugly confrontations.

But it is a campus whose students are fond of drinking — many would say too fond — and that has sparked a town-gown quarrel over so-called binge drinking, downing five or more drinks in a single sitting.

The Recording Industry Association of America released its ninth wave of pre-litigation letters Thursday, which did not include any UW-Madison students, but contained an attachment telling univeresities the best ways to deal with illegal file sharers.

With the excitement of Halloween just around the corner, plans for Freakfest 2007 are being finalized.

Shivering outside a locked door on the south side of Chicago last Friday, a dozen University of Wisconsin students expressed a sense of anxiety with their situation.

MADISON, Wis. — Madison police said on Wednesday that they have garnered some new leads after they released a new sketch of the assailant who sexually assaulted a University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate student on an East Side bike path two years ago.

Detectives released the new sketch last week as they reopened the investigation, using the new image to hopefully restart the cold case, WISC-TV reported.

On a typical Thursday, Kathryn Grajeda, a UW-Madison junior majoring in engineering mechanics, finishes class at noon and hurries home to work. Grajeda is luckier than many student workersâ??she can work from her apartment and set her own hours for her job at Total Water Treatment Systems handling data entry and spreadsheets. But the 10-20 hours she works in addition to a 17-credit, six-class schedule is critical, because Grajeda pays for school entirely on her own. When she graduates in 2010, she anticipates $40,000 in debt.

University of Wisconsin Law School officials warned students Tuesday to avoid talking to a man banned from the department, marking the second time the law school sent a mass e-mail to warn students of suspicious behavior within its premises this semester.

They can’t be faulted for not trying. Marquette University and the Milwaukee and Madison campuses of the University of Wisconsin did step up their efforts to attract more freshmen of color. In fact, success seemed at hand. Applications and then admissions rose among non-whites. Yet enrollment dropped. More admitted students of color chose to go elsewhere.

A thousand high school students from northern Illinois were courted by college recruiters at a Hispanic College Fair Wednesday morning.

The job for the recruiters involved more than information about admission requirements, said Carlos Reyes of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, one of 60 schools at the event.

â??Sometimes we tend to limit ourselves,â? said Reyes. â??This is a chance to talk one-on-one and say, â??I came from the same situation as you guys. Weâ??ve come a long way and you need to go a long way.â??â?

UW-Madison officials warned a segment of campus to be on the look-out for a man who has been banned from the law school. But that man told 27 News, the warning is unnecessary, and his free speech rights are being trampled.

The e-mail warned law school students about Richard Rathmann, 60, of Madison. “They sent us a picture, a poster of a guy that I guess has been causing problems at the law school,” student Chris Behrens said.

The University of Marylandâ??s Robert H. Smith School of Business announced Tuesday that a team of UW-Madison School of Business MBA students won second place at a national Mergers & Acquisitions competition earlier this month.

A University of Wisconsin freshman waits anxiously in line outside of the Madison Avenue nightclub on University Avenue Friday night.

At the immaculate home of UW-Madison students Dan Bereiter and Shaun Aukland, stainless-steel appliances gleam in the kitchen. A slate-paneled fireplace adorns the great room. The porch offers a view of Lake Mendota.

And a word of warning before stepping on the pale, birch floors â?? they “scratch easily.”

John Stossel, co-anchor of ABCâ??s 20/20 and host of his own primetime special, spoke Monday at the Memorial Union Theater about the negative effect of government regulation.

Three UW-Madison alumni spoke Monday about their international careers and experiences, explaining the importance of multiple language proficiency for students entering the workplace.

A UW-Madison student was battered and the victim of an attempted robbery downtown Friday night, according to Madison police.

Presidential candidate and Illinois Senator Barack Obama spoke Monday to a crowd of nearly 4,000â??more than half of whom were UW studentsâ??at the Monona Terrace and emphasized achieving change and hope if elected president in 2008. Obama urged the crowd, from the moment he started his speech, to get involved and take an active interest in the government. He claimed the Bush Administration has failed the country miserably during its tenure and said the whole governmental system needs to be changed.

A 19-year-old male UW-Madison student was a victim of battery and attempted armed robbery in the campus area Friday night.

2008 Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama encouraged a crowd of 4,000 Madison students and community members to get â??fired upâ? for the future of American politics Monday.

Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama visited Madison on Monday, calling himself the 2008 candidate who can reach out to people who are looking for a fresh, inspirational leader.

Illinois Sen. Barack Obama’s visit to Madison on Monday highlighted how the Democratic presidential hopeful is mobilizing students in hopes of winning the party’s contest in Iowa.

Obama rallied about 4,000 mostly young people at Monona Terrace, calling on them to “e-mail everybody you know,” volunteer and recruit others to join the campaign.

High schools are rushing to test students for alcohol at extracurricular events like dances and football games.

“It’s increased dramatically,” says Bill Judge, an Illinois attorney who advises high schools on testing. He says thousands are doing it.

Last month, the University of Wisconsin-Madison began a “show and blow” policy at football games. Any student ejected from a previous game for drinking must take a test to attend. “We’re trying to change the culture,” says Ervin Cox, assistant dean of students.

Obama spoke at a Madison ballroom in front of a crowd dominated by young people.

One organizer says more than 4,000 people attended the event and over half of them were University of Wisconsin-Madison students.

Students paid $15 for tickets to the low-dollar fundraiser while adults paid $30.

Democratic presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Barack Obama came to Madison today to recruit foot soldiers for what could be the make-it-or-break-it moment for his campaign — the January Iowa caucuses.

Speaking to about 4,000 supporters this morning at the Monona Terrace Convention Center, the Illinois senator and campaign organizers called on supporters — especially UW-Madison students — to go to Iowa, make phone calls, and participate in the campaign’s “sister city program to adopt Iowa caucus voters.”

Despite gloomy warnings about the unreliability of young voters, Sen. Barack Obama’s presidential campaign continues to invest money and time in cultivating the campus crowd.

The latest sign is today’s rally at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, which the campaign has been promoting for weeks as a key event for the Illinois Democrat.