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.
UW-Madison junior Amanda Green and other members of the Student Rights Coalition will be on State Street Mall today gathering signatures to make a point about the role students should play in deciding how to spend the millions of dollars collected each year in student segregated fees.
“Money is a scarce resource,” says Sara Davis, a senior at La Follette High School, “and it can be challenging to manage it in such a way that all of your necessities, plus a few luxuries, are covered.”
Educators and business leaders agree. If kids are left financially illiterate, they can find themselves easy prey to savvy credit lures, financial scams and credit overload later in life. Smart financial planning and decision making, experts say, are basic survival skills in a capitalistic society.
In this day and age, when your Web site crashes due to heavy traffic, you know you’re doing something right.
Such was the case with University of Wisconsin-Madison senior Danny Tenenbaum, who is planning the first Madison Pop Festival on Friday and Saturday at the Memorial Union.
Fourteen acts will play across three stages, and best of all, the entire event is free to the public and open to all ages. (Organizers suggest donating $20 to a favorite charity.)
An editor at a University of Wisconsin-Madison student newspaper was fired after repeatedly plagiarizing stories from other media outlets, the Badger Herald’s editor in chief said Tuesday.
The paper fired state editor Dan Powell Nov. 30 and ran an apology to readers by editor in chief Taylor Hughes in today’s paper. Hughes declined to name Powell in an interview Tuesday but did so in today’s editorial.
The Badger Herald, a UW-Madison student newspaper, fired an editor Nov. 30 who plagiarized at least 10 articles over the course of the fall 2006 semester.
The Badger Herald news staff discovered last Wednesday, Nov. 29, that our state editor had plagiarized a significant portion of his published work. We offer our sincerest apologies to our readers and to the University of Wisconsin community.
Changes may soon be forthcoming to University of Wisconsin core curriculum as Provost Patrick Farrell announced a new vice provost for teaching and learning Tuesday.
An editor at a University of Wisconsin-Madison student newspaper was fired after repeatedly plagiarizing stories from other media outlets, the paper’s editor-in-chief said Tuesday.
The Badger-Herald fired its state editor Nov. 30 and planned to run an apology in today’s editions for his actions, Editor-in-Chief Taylor Hughes said. He declined to name the state editor or divulge his year in school.
“We basically don’t want to ruin this guy’s life. There’s no reason to make it so a 20-year-old can’t learn from his mistakes in the future,” Hughes said.
The Catholic Student Center sued the University of Wisconsin Student Government for rejecting its application to be a fully recognized student group, known as having “contract status.”
The Student Judiciary ruled early today that the student government was wrong to reject the group’s application. It sent the issue back to the student committee responsible and ordered it to re-consider the Catholic Student Center’s application.
27 News learned today of serious plagarism violations at the University of Wisconsin student newspaper, The Badger Herald.
The Badger Herald confirmed today it fired an editor it believes plagarized significant portions of his news stories. Editor in Chief Taylor Hughes says the newspaper plans to issue a written apology this week. Hughes would not release the name of the student accused of the violations. He said other editors noticed two-thirds of a story were copied from another newspaper.
MADISON, Wis. — More than just academics and test scores would be considered for admission into the University of Wisconsin under a new policy that goes to the Board of Regents this week.
Each campus could still draft its own admissions requirements, but the new policy would take into consideration things like a student’s special talents, race and income.
A proposed rewrite of freshman admissions policy for the University of Wisconsin System would de-emphasize class rank and give greater weight to nonacademic factors such as race and income.
Although the proponents of the Plan 2008 forum on diversity cited mixed results at their last meeting, they really should have said: ââ?¬Å?Social justice isnââ?¬â?¢t working on campus, but it still can.ââ?¬Â However, the scope and methods of social justice policies need to change in order for them to succeed.
University of Wisconsin administration sent a memo Nov. 16 to the Student Services Finance Committee (SSFC) stating that university segregated fees can no longer be used to fund the rent of groups in non-university buildings.
A special panel met with about 20 University of Wisconsin students Monday night to discuss hate crimes and their effect on the student body. They were brought together by the UW Think! Campaign to promote Social Justice Week on campus and hate crime awareness and prevention.
Giving all children the ability to attend and succeed in school: Thatââ?¬â?¢s what ââ?¬Å?our generationââ?¬â?¢s civil rights movementââ?¬Â should be, according to Wendy Kopp, president and founder of Teach for America.
The Student Judiciary released a landmark ruling just after midnight this morning, setting precedent for the future of student organization funding at the University of Wisconsin.
A proposed rewrite of freshman admissions policy for the University of Wisconsin System would de-emphasize class rank and give greater weight to nonacademic factors such as race and income.
The plan, to be considered by the UW System Board of Regents on Thursday and Friday, would also no longer encourage prospective students to take the ACT college entrance exam instead of the SAT. Instead, ACT or SAT scores would be given equal consideration.
Drinking is a part of most students’ college experience. But, according to safety advocates, students often take consumption too far, and drink specials, in part, are to blame.
To combat unsafe drinking habits at the University of North Dakota, the state might consider legislation to ban certain kinds of drink specials researchers say contribute to extreme over-consumption by young drinkers.
By midnight on Tuesday, three students will have decided the fate of millions of dollars that go to student groups. The student judiciary must decide if the rules used to hand out the money are fair.
At issue are contract-group agreements…a yearly partnership between the UW and a student organization. It’s entered into when the university decides the group’s services are of significant value to students.
A sprinkling of snow was enough to bring out an avalanche of skiers for the 43rd annual Wisconsin Hoofers Ski and Snowboard Resale at the Memorial Union on Saturday and Sunday.
The event featured more than 6,800 pieces of discounted cross-country, downhill and snowboarding equipment and accessories from area vendors, as well as used gear from the general public.
For a second straight year, fresh powder enhanced the enthusiasm of area skiers, and sales were unusually high, topping $250,000.
Dear Editor: I am a junior at UW-Madison and attended my first men’s basketball game. I was having a great time until an older woman sitting behind me tugged on my sweatshirt and said, “If you’re going to stand, could you at least stand still?”
Once the lid of the cannula was removed, I could smell the bacteria inside doing the digesting. A uniquely awful smell. As I reached my arm into the rumen, the feed the cow just ate was still in good-sized particles, yet to be fully digested. As my arm reached farther into the rumen, I began to feel the particles turned to liquid. The cowââ?¬â?¢s rumen was churning, digesting around my rubber glove. The cow leaned toward me; this means she likes it. They told me she was feeling a ââ?¬Å?good sensation.ââ?¬Â
The UW-Madison Police Department has taken no suspects into custody and has not disclosed any further information about the abduction and sexual assault that occurred Wednesday on the 1500 block of Observatory Drive.
University of Wisconsin fraternities and sororities are working to boost holiday spirit this winter season, as Greeks began contributing to seasonal charities on campus over the weekend.
The University of Wisconsin Student Judiciary is scheduled to release a ruling today that will set precedent for the future of the university.
“No matter how hard you hit someone with this flogger, it will not hurt,” said Ann Slabosky, a senior at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, as she unleashed a black leather whip on the forearm of her partner.
The duo was leading a workshop on sexual pleasure for nearly 15 classmates in the lounge of a residence hall. They had started with a discussion of body parts and were now on the subject of sex toys. The toys were being removed from a large red toolbox and passed around with glee.
“Can I whip you?” one participant giggled to another after the flogger landed in her lap.
It was all part of Sex Out Loud, a student organization causing a lot of, um, excitement at UW-Madison. Begun a decade ago to provide information about HIV and other sexually transmitted infections, the group has expanded to include graphic workshops on how to give and receive sexual pleasure.
University of Wisconsin-Madison police are investigating an abduction and sexual assault they said happened on campus Wednesday night.
Jack Ikegwuonu, a star cornerback for the University of Wisconsin football team, was arrested over the weekend in DeKalb, Ill.Ikegwuonu and his brother Bill were charged with residential burglary, a Class 1 felony in Illinois, and criminal trespass.
It’s unclear whether Jack Ikegwuonu, who last week was named a first-team All-Big Ten selection by the league’s coaches, will face a suspension. Under the UW’s Student-Athlete Discipline policy, “felony theft or felony criminal damage to property” are among the crimes which can cause a student-athlete to be suspended.
An 18-year-old female UW-Madison student was sexually assaulted approximately 8 p.m. Wednesday after being forced into a car on campus and driven to an unknown location in Madison, the UW-Madison Police Department reported Thursday.
A University of Wisconsin student was abducted and sexually assaulted on the 1500 block of Observatory Drive around 8 p.m. Wednesday according to UW Police Department Sgt. Michael Newton.
If your student loans loom large now, just try ignoring them. They’ll get much, much bigger. And unlike with most other debts, there’s no statute of limitations on the government’s authority to pursue unpaid student loans, says Deanne Loonin, staff attorney for the National Consumer Law Center. ââ?¬Å?That means these debts can follow you your whole life.ââ?¬Â
University of Wisconsin cornerback Jack Ikegwuonu faces residential battery and criminal trespass charges after being arrested last Saturday in DeKalb, Ill., according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
The newspaper quoted DeKalb Police as saying Ikegwuonu and his brother Bill, who plays at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, apparently tried to steal an Xbox player after breaking into an apartment. Bill Ikegwuonu was caught by police, the newspaper reported, and Jack Ikegwuonu later surrendered to police.
The nation’s public flagship universities are becoming less accessible to students who are from low-income families or who are members of underrepresented minority groups, according to a report released last week by the Education Trust.
One of its primary goals, says Prof. William Cronon, is “getting people to fall in love with the place.” The environmental historian and geographer is touting the interactive online map of UW-Madison’s Lakeshore Nature Preserve, launched the Sunday before last as part of the preserve’s vast new Web site.
Engines of Inequality, a report by the non-profit Education Trust, recently gave UW-Madison a poor score for serving African Americans, Hispanics and American Indians.
The report, which focused on the country�s 50 state flagship universities, based its ratings on enrollment and retention rates for minority and low income groups.
