MADISON, Wis. â?? University of Wisconsin-Madison officials were concerned about asking low-income students to participate in a press conference with Gov. Jim Doyle but they did so anyway, e-mails show.
Republicans have blasted UW-Madison for helping set up the Democratic governorâ??s press conference last week on the steps of the student union in which he criticized â??extreme Republicansâ? for blocking a budget.
Pediatric resident Dipesh Navsaria has a novel way of measuring his young patients’ development during checkups: He puts a book in their hands and watches their reaction.
Navsaria, a resident at American Family Children’s Hospital, says the child’s response speaks volumes. If the patient shows interest and curiosity, he can tell if books are a natural part of their life. At a certain age, if the child holds the book right-side up, opens it and turns the pages, the doctor gets a quick read on motor skills.
Popular images of â??green-builtâ? homes often come in two distinct shapes: do-it-yourself rustic cottages made of straw bales, or million-dollar â??eco-mansionsâ? with state-of-the-art technologies that only the wealthy can afford. Middle-income families have traditionally had fewer options when it comes to living â??green.â?
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.
The University of Wisconsin Police Department has made necessary advances toward developing an emergency plan in the case that an incident on the scale of the Virginia Tech shootings arises on a UW campus.
The home debut of the Badgers menâ??s hockey against Robert-Morris Friday will kick off the 10th season anniversary of the Kohl Center.
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.
After running back Lance Smith was suspended for five road games this fall, questions were raised about the discipline policy within University of Wisconsin Athletics, and the school in general, regarding athletes.
Leaders of student protests 40 years ago didn ‘t have the problems of those today.
There were no iPods, no Xboxes, no Facebook, no cell phones.
And no “Grey’s Anatomy.”
With the budget still in limbo, Governor Doyle mentioned the possibility of delaying the spring semester at University of Wisconsin system campuses.
Talking with students walking around U.W.-Green Bay on Wednesday, many seemed unaware the governor is considering keeping campus quiet come January if a state budget isn’t approved soon. The possibility of that happening isn’t even chatter among the co-eds.
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.
For Kelly Meuer, the owner of State Street Brats, Halloween in downtown Madison is a fun night because he enjoys seeing all the creative costumes. But for business, the party — now dubbed Freakfest — is no bonanza.
….All in all, he concludes, “economically it’s a good night, but it is not an exceptional night by any means.”
That’s largely the same conclusion reached by those studying the annual party, which had its first peaceful ending last year after four consecutive parties ended with disorder, police action and pepperspray.
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.
If you had looked last spring at the number of minority students accepted at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Marquette University, youd probably have thought the schools were on track to boost the ranks of minority students this fall.
More minorities applied. More minorities got in.
But when administrators tallied fall enrollment numbers at the two largest Milwaukee universities, some results didnt match expectations.
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.”
“Wisconsin’s legislature is the only state that has failed to pass a budget and now it is having real consequences for real people in this state,” says governor spokesman, Matt Canter.
It’s turning into what appears to be a domino effect.
“We are now three months into the short fall and with each passing day we get deeper and deeper into the red,” says UW executive director, David Giroux.
The longer lawmakers take to make decisions on the budget, businesses are being forced to make cutbacks. It’s a topic that’s heating up on the state’s University system.
Who owns the air and sky between Langdon Street and Lake Mendota on the UW-Madison campus?
That question is delaying efforts by the UW Hillel Foundation to more than triple the size of its existing student center at 611 Langdon St.
The Jewish student organization, which traces its roots here to the 1920s and is the second oldest operating Hillel in the world, is seeking approval to tear down its existing 12,000 square-foot building and replace it with a four-story, 40,000 square-foot facility.
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.
The Truman Foundation has recognized UW-Madison as an â??honor institutionâ? for the 2007-â??08 academic year. UW-Madison joins Michigan State University, the University of Alabama and the University of Georgia as the four schools receiving the Truman Honors Institution Award this year.
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.
The University of Wisconsin was nominated as one of the Truman Foundationâ??s four honor institutions Monday for the universityâ??s commitment to leadership and education in public service.
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.
John Osborne, a senior at UW-Madison, doesn’t tell many people that he spent five years of his life with the U.S. Army.
Why? Mostly because it’s just easier. Then he doesn’t have to answer the questions. The inane “So, was it hot over there?,” or the question vets dread, but always, always know is coming – whether they’d ever killed someone.
The Hillel center for UW-Madison ‘s Jewish students is hoping to break ground soon on a new facility, complete with a kosher cafe and an environmentally friendly design.
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.
More than 300 people were lined up to see U.S. Sen. Barack Obama at the Monona Terrace Convention Center before the doors opened this morning at 9:30 a.m. About 3,000 tickets had been sold before the event began, driven largely by a UW-Madison student campaign push.
The University of Minnesota Board of Regents unanimously approved a revised tuition reciprocity deal between Wisconsin and Minnesota Friday that will continue to allow students to attend public universities in the neighboring state without paying nonresident tuition.
A new reciprocity agreement between Minnesota and Wisconsin was finalized at the University of Minnesota Board of Regents meeting Friday.
Safety must be the top priority as Madison prepares for its annual Halloween party on State Street later this month.
But Mayor Dave Cieslewicz and Police Chief Noble Wray also need to get a handle on escalating costs.
State Rep. Stephen Nass, R-Whitewater, has long been critical of the University of Wisconsin System and the Board of Regents.
Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., will be speaking to University of Wisconsin students and Madison residents Monday as part of his â??Countdown to Changeâ? tour.
MADISON, Wis. â?? When presidential candidate Barack Obama comes to town on Monday, the Democratâ??s support from younger voters will be on full display.
Obamaâ??s low-dollar fundraiser was originally scheduled for a downtown theater that can seat about 1,500 people. But tickets sold so fast that within days his campaign changed the venue to a ballroom a few blocks away thatâ??s twice as big.
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin will get in on the presidential political action on Monday as Democratic candidate Sen. Barack Obama comes to town.
More than 3,000 people are expected at the Obama rally.
It’s estimated 80 percent of them will be students, reported WISC-TV.
The president of the UW System and the president of the UW Board of Regents said a $25 million cut would drastically affect all 160,000 UW-Madison students, in response to Gov. Jim Doyleâ??s most recent budget proposal.
Festivities for the 2008 University of Wisconsin Homecoming Week are well underway.
The Big Ten Network is looking for University of Wisconsin students to host a new â??magazine-style show,â? the network announced Thursday.
Dear Editor: Our student rights are under attack, and we must defend ourselves and fight back!
Currently the segregated fee policy committee of the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents is meeting to review the systemwide segregated fee policy. While the committee is composed of five administrators and five students, the administrators are marginalizing the student voice and railroading through a slew of student-unfriendly policies.
MADISON, Wis. — Police on Thursday released new information to the public in a two-year-old sexual assault case in hopes of finding the attacker.
Police said a 22-year-old University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate student was walking along a path at Division Street and Eastwood Drive on Madison’s East Side when she was jumped by a stranger and raped.
In 2005, a 22-year-old UW graduate student was raped while walking on a bike path alongside Eastwood Drive on Madison’s East Side.
Two years later, police haven’t made an arrest. Detectives said today they’re sure someone in the community knows who the suspect is, and detectives believe he could still be living in Madison.
As more and more consequences of the budget impasse emerge, it is obvious that the situation is becoming dire, even for students. Oct. 4, the UW System Board of Regents had to make a tough call: after evaluating many alternatives, if the budget is not passed by spring semester, a not-yet-determined tax will be added to the 5.5 percent increase in tuition.
In a Sept. 28 press release, Gov. Doyle reported that if there is no new state budget, students might face an additional $800 tuition surcharge next semester to cover the $96 million UW Systems needs to continue operating. Though this is only one option UW System could take to cover the shortage, it proves a point:Students will pay if the state Legislature wonâ??t. And if the $800 does not come from studentsâ?? checking accounts, it will come from the classroom.
University of Wisconsin Police Chief Susan Riseling detailed the system-wide security review team, commissioned to prevent a Virginia Tech-like incident from occurring at UW, at a roundtable presentation at Memorial Union Wednesday.
University health officials told Ingraham Hall employees Wednesday that the mold spores present in the building since mid-September will be controlled shortly and communication issues are actively being resolved.
University of Wisconsin Police Chief Susan Riseling said Wednesday if the crisis on the campus of Virginia Tech occurred in Madison last year, UW â??wouldnâ??t have done so well.â?
A new version of the 2007-09 Wisconsin state budget introduced by Democratic Gov. Jim Doyle has been met with mixed reactions from state legislators.
University of Wisconsin health officials started to address a mold outbreak Wednesday affecting several UW departments located in Ingraham Hall.
Shortly after eating a sandwich wrap and drinking a bottle of milk, Nick Deering sat in a state of disgust at Einsteinâ??s Cafeteria in Union South.
The state Supreme Court last week heard arguments on the seemingly endless antitrust suit against 24 campus area bars, mostly mom-and-pop taverns, underscoring just how unfair the legal system can sometimes be.
The suit, which alleges that the taverns illegally conspired to eliminate drink specials for their mostly college student clientele, has already cost these family-owned establishments more than $600,000 to pay for the lawyers who have defended them from a seemingly endless trek from circuit court to the federal courts to the appeals courts and now to the Wisconsin Supreme Court. That kind of cold, hard cash undoubtedly wipes out the profits that the establishments hoped to make these past couple of years.
I just spent the past week visiting several colleges â?? Auburn, the University of Mississippi, Lake Forest and Williams â?? and I can report that the more I am around this generation of college students, the more I am both baffled and impressed.
I am impressed because they are so much more optimistic and idealistic than they should be. I am baffled because they are so much less radical and politically engaged than they need to be.
