The brain-drain in Wisconsin that was a heated topic of debate during the gubernatorial campaign has pressured state legislators to find ways to keep college educated workers in state. Many students leave the state after graduating from the UW System.
Policy passed by the UW System Board of Regents Friday will allow student organizations to deny membership to students who do not sign an affirmation confirming they subscribe to the basic beliefs of the organization.
Numerous Madison groups, including the Madison Police Department, assembled Monday night in an attempt to counter the problem of crime and violence in the downtown area.
Madison police announced Monday that two recent sexual assaults of UW-Madison students are linked to the same suspect and are warning students to take extra precautions in the coming days.
For Christina Hanna, it was a Toto moment.
Not long after starting a new semester of study last winter, the UW-Madison student looked outside and saw monkeys.
Free tuition in exchange for 10 years of living and working in Wisconsin ââ?¬â? sound like a fair deal? This is one of many ideas the state education reform commission is considering to improve Wisconsinââ?¬â?¢s schools and economy.
A state commission might recommend a huge incentive for University of Wisconsin students to stay in the state after they graduate: four years of free tuition at any UW System school.
Relations between the University of Wisconsin and the state Legislature may soon take a hit, as one of UW�s most outspoken critics was appointed chair of the Assembly Colleges and Universities Committee Monday.
City officials, Madison residents and members of the University of Wisconsin community met Monday to discuss how Mayor Dave Cieslewicz�s $100,000 safety initiative will be spent in the downtown area.
MADISON, Wis. — University of Wisconsin-Madison officials said that the campus is on high alert on Monday and they are launching a public awareness campaign after a string of sexual assaults in recent weeks.
On Monday, Madison police said that they believe two of the attacks on young women who were walking alone are related. Both victims were UW students who were abducted and then assaulted.
They have the ideas …
“We had been looking at the neighborhood watch program,” said one student.
And now they have the money …
“At the beginning of rolling all this money out,” said another student.
… to make their ideas, realities.
This is a busy time of year for foot traffic at the UW. The fall semester is coming to a close with final exams starting this weekend, and for many students that means late-night walks home from the library. Police and UW leaders are working together to make sure there isn’t another sexual assault attack on campus
The latest happened early Saturday morning – the victim was forced into a car in the 500 block of North Carroll.
Less than two weeks ago, another student was abducted on Observatory Drive. Madison Police say there are too many similarities to ignore.
In both cases, the suspect description is similar, and in both cases, the victims were abducted… and then dropped off…
For months, dangers in downtown Madison have gotten to the point, the community was called together to find a solution.
Alex Sheridan is part of the Langdon Street Neighborhood Watch Program.
On Day 25 of a hunger strike at Purdue University, Mark Francioseââ?¬â?¢s fatigue registered even through the phone lines. His tired, quiet voice ââ?¬â? and the sustained pauses in conversation ââ?¬â? conveyed just how much he was struggling to fully wake up early Monday afternoon.
(SUPERIOR) The scrap between a Christian student group and the University of Wisconsin may be over, after a change of wording in a policy passed Friday by the Board of Regents. Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship was rejected as a campus organization by a student government committee at UW-Superior last semester. The committee contended that since the Fellowship required its leaders to be Christian, that it discriminated against non-Christians. Inter-Varsity sued, and the Board of Regents re-wrote the policy. It still bans discrimination on the basis of religion and other things, but adds wording that gives student groups flexibility.
Authorities Release Description Of Attacker
UPDATED: 1:43 pm CST December 11, 2006
MADISON, Wis. — Madison police are investigating three sexual assaults that have occurred near the University of Wisconsin campus in recent weeks, and investigators now believe two of them are related.
The latest incident occurred on Saturday morning when a female University of Wisconsin student was apparently abducted on the 500 block of North Carroll Street. She was taken to another location, where she was sexually assaulted and then released, WISC-TV reported.
Madison police said today they are working under the assumption that two recent abductions and rapes in the University of Wisconsin campus area were done by the same suspect, but are unsure whether a recent home invasion and rape on the far east side were also committed by the same man.
The Wisconsin Union Travel Center that has provided services to UW-Madison students for 32 years will close in 2007, a victim of the Internet age.
“The travel industry has changed in the last decade, and so has how students make their travel plans,” said Susan Dibbell, assistant director for social education for the Wisconsin Union. “Students started using the Internet for deciding where to go for spring break and summer.”
MILWAUKEE (AP) – A commission is considering recommending free tuition for all students in the University of Wisconsin System who agree to live and work in the state for 10 years after earning a bachelor’s degree.
The commission which was created to upgrade UW’s two-year college campuses is scheduled to meet Tuesday in Madison to discuss that idea along with other changes primarily geared toward improving the two-year campuses.
UW-Madison has appointed the director of the University of Chicago student health center to direct clinical services at University Health Services, the university announced Dec. 7.
Madison saw its second stranger kidnapping and sexual assault in less than two weeks early Saturday morning when a UW-Madison student was abducted, assaulted and then dropped off near campus at approximately 3 a.m.
The Student Rights Coalition published a column Tuesday expressing their distaste for a recent decision by University of Wisconsin Chancellor John Wiley. The group criticized Mr. Wiley for enforcing an order by the Board of Regents to disallow the use of student-segregated fees to fund off-campus facilities for student organizations.
Keeping up with the pace of technology is no easy task, as computers and other electronics become smaller and faster more quickly than ever.
Even though the 2007 spring election is scheduled to take place during the University of Wisconsin�s spring break next semester, university officials said Friday that there would be no changes to the academic calendar.
The third sexual assault of the semester by a stranger near the University of Wisconsin campus occurred early Saturday morning near the intersection of Langdon Street and North Carroll Street, and the suspect is still at large.
Would you agree to live and work in Wisconsin for 10 years after college if the state offered to pay your tuition costs for all four years?
That is the question being contemplated by a state commission that was assigned to upgrade Wisconsin’s two-year college campuses – but has hatched an idea to overhaul the entire University of Wisconsin System.
MADISON, Wis. — A public works project slated to begin on West Mifflin Street in Madison this spring prompted a stir on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus about the fate of the Mifflin Street Block Party.
Police were investigating three sexual assaults by strangers in less than two weeks.The first happened Nov. 29, the second last Tuesday and the most recent was at about 3 a.m. Saturday. No arrests have been made.
Police are investigating their third sexual assault case in less than two weeks.
No suspect is in custody for any of the assaults.
The latest involves a female UW student assaulted in the 500 block of North Carroll street early Saturday morning.
The Mifflin Street Block Party earned its raunchy reputation almost from the very beginning. Police and partiers clashed at its birth in 1969, when it was actually a protest, and not a drinking event. Riots in 1996 also put partiers against police.
More than 11 months have passed since Joe Thomas sat quietly inside a locker room at Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium in Orlando, worried about his future.
Acknowledging public confusion, University of Wisconsin System regents delayed action Thursday on a new admissions policy that would give greater weight to nonacademic factors, including race and income.
Despite a conflict between university spring break and Madison alder elections, the university has no plans to reschedule spring break.
ââ?¬Å?Although break cannot be changed, UW-Madison will work to publicize absentee options for students planning to travel,ââ?¬Â UW-Madison spokesperson John Lucas said in a statement.
The university announced plans to earmark an additional $500,000 annually for UW-Madison arts and humanities programs Thursday.
ââ?¬Å?The Arts and Humanities Initiative will strengthen our already rich menu of offerings and provide a foundation for future excellence,ââ?¬Â UW-Madison Chancellor John Wiley said in a university statement. ââ?¬Å?Itââ?¬â?¢s a way to underscore our continuing commitment to arts and humanities education and to our students.ââ?¬Â
The Student Rights Coalition petitioned Thursday to protest UW-Madison Chancellor John Wiley�s memo to the Student Services Finance Committee to disallow funding for student organizations� off-campus rents.
UW System Board of Regents committees discussed issues such as the UW System freshman admissions policy, the possibility of limiting membership of student organizations to those who subscribe to certain beliefs, criminal background checks and the health crisis in Milwaukee at its meeting Thursday.
The University Regents is one of the few state institutions heading in the right direction in dealing with the problem of this state�s lackluster racial diversity.
After extensive debate Thursday, the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents postponed a final decision on revising its freshman admissions policy until their meeting in February.
Flexing their democratic dexterity Thursday at Library Mall, a coalition of students collected nearly 400 signatures for a petition against University of Wisconsin Chancellor John Wiley�s policy concerning off-campus student organizations.
In an effort to support the arts and humanities programs at the University of Wisconsin, university officials Thursday announced a new, annual $500,000 funding initiative.
Musical acts from across the state, the nation and the world are set to take Madison by storm this weekend at the first annual Madison Pop Fest. Featuring some of the newest and hottest acts in a variety of genres, Pop Fest provides music lovers of all ages and types with the chance to indulge their musical appetites.
In the midst of transitioning into a new era, University Health Services solidified a key leadership position Thursday, naming Dr. Sarah Van Orman as its new director of clinical services.
After agreeing to return the annual Mifflin Street Block Party to its traditional date on the first weekend of May this year, city officials decided Thursday to not interrupt the celebration, holding off street reconstruction until May 28.
After months of deliberation, a University of Wisconsin search and screen committee announced Thursday three candidates to take over as dean of students, a position that has not been filled on a permanent basis since June 2005.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Acknowledging public confusion, University of Wisconsin System regents delayed action Thursday on a new admissions policy that would give greater weight to nonacademic factors including race and income.
Members of the regents� education committee said they supported the plan but needed more time to gather input and explain it to the public and lawmakers. They said they anticipated voting on the proposal in February.
Her mother called it a negotiable proposition. But to Jean Lynch-Thomason, a 17-year-old with bipolar disorder who started college this fall, her mom�s notion to fly from their home in Nashville to her campus in Olympia, Wash., every few weeks to monitor Jean�s illness felt needlessly intrusive.
Student protesters lined the librarl mall today, arguing that Chancellor John Wiley is ignoring campus opinion. He recently banned student groups from using student fees to pay for rent and overhead expenses. As a result, some student groups say they’ll have to shut down.
“We’re asking him to listen to us and do what’s right for stud organizations,” said Kellie Sanders, vice chair of the student government’s finance committee.
27 News has uncovered Audrey Seiler, the former UW-Madison student whose disappearance from campus captivated the nation and then left people stunned when authorities revealed she faked her own kidnapping, has made several recent visits to Madison, including a night at a campus bar last month.
If and when the allure of the Cheesehead vanishes, what will be the next pop culture symbol for Wisconsin?
The UW’s Ruth Olson posed that question to her Folklore 540 class and says she got the same response over and over: Sconnie.”
The idea came off the slang word for Wisconsin but has grown to represent all things that pertain to a Badger lifestyle, such as eating cheese curds or driving a John Deere tractor,” says Amy Peterson, responding via e-mail to her teacher’s query.
With student organizations facing increased scrutiny from the university, some groups are questioning Associated Students of Madison Student Segregated Fees Committee�s viewpoint neutrality and the application of the Southworth v. Board of Regents case in determining how much, if any funding, groups will receive.
In order for student organizations to receive funding from Associated Students of Madison Student Services Finance Committee, the Student Organization Office must officially approve them. This year, due to closer scrutiny by the SOO, it is taking significantly longer for student organizations to earn approval.
The UW Roman Catholic Foundationââ?¬â?also known as St. Paulââ?¬â?¢s, at 723 State St.ââ?¬â?has tripped over many stumbling blocks on the road to becoming a registered and fully funded student organization.
In writing for the majority in the U.S. Supreme Court�s landmark 2003 ruling in Grutter v. Bollinger, Justice Sandra Day O�Connor found the University of Michigan Law School�s use of affirmative action as part of its admissions process to be constitutional, so long as it is narrowly tailored and not reliant on a quota system (as was the downfall for Grutter�s companion case, Gratz v. Bollinger, in which the court struck down Michigan�s undergraduate bonus point system for minority applicants).
The internet is making plagiarism easier than ever for students at UW and colleges nationwide.Ã? It seems to be a losing battle for professors and administrators.The UW reported 44 violations last year.Ã?Â
Many more instances go unreported by professors, who instead verbally warn the student.Ã? “Maybe we’re naive.Ã? Maybe we haven’t been as vigilant as we should be,” said James Baughman, director of UW’s journalism
The University of Wisconsin College of Agricultural and Life Sciences is making changes to its admissions process that will become effective in fall 2007.
Graduates and guests may have tears in their eyes at the close of the University of Wisconsin�s winter commencement ceremony Dec. 17, but it is hard to say whether they will be tears of nostalgia or tears of laughter.
State Sen. Jon Erpenbach, D-Middleton, spoke to the College Democrats of Madison Wednesday about a new constitutional amendment he is pursuing to circumvent certain aspects of the marriage amendment that was passed in last month�s election.
Former reporter and current MBA student at Wisconsin discusses her choice of a school and the Wisconsin MBA program.
For the first time in recent history, the 2007 spring elections will fall in the middle of the University of Wisconsin�s spring break.
