Category: Campus life

The Madison Police Department warned University of Wisconsin students about the risk of theft Tuesday, reporting unusually high numbers of residential burglaries recently.

A University of Wisconsin student fell from the top of a parking garage outside the Fluno Center Tuesday and died a short time after at a local hospital.

I just read Mondayââ?¬â?¢s editorial, ââ?¬Å?UW Student Org. Idea Misguided.ââ?¬Â If someone suggested that all students be required to join a student organization, then I would agree with you: Itââ?¬â?¢s a bad (or misguided) idea. Thatââ?¬â?¢s not what I suggested to the Senate, though.

UW Chancellor John Wiley will hear the proposal to renovate Memorial Union and rebuild Union South.

The Associated Students of Madison Student Judiciary dismissed a complaint Monday that would overturn the passing of the Student Union Initiative, and petitioners said it is unlikely they will appeal the decision.

Universities statewide are recognizing International Education Week, celebrating the importance of international studies in today�s world.

Amid a federal lawsuit with the University of Wisconsin System and four UW-Madison administrators, the UW Roman Catholic Foundation requested student-segregated fee funding Monday night.

The University of Wisconsin Board of Regents meeting concluded Sunday with discussion of the Growth Agenda for Wisconsin, an appeal for more funding through the Wisconsin GI Bill and awards.

In its latest battle with the university, the UW Roman Catholic Foundation filed a lawsuit in federal court Thursday against the entire UW System Board of Regents and four UW-Madison administrators, citing discriminatory policies in effect at all levels of the university.

The University of Wisconsin System announced its support of the Wisconsin GI Bill at the Board of Regents meeting Friday, recognizing the importance of providing higher education to today�s veterans. The regents said providing higher education to veterans is especially important because some would not have the funds to pay for it on their own.

Charges of religious discrimination are bringing several members of the University of Wisconsin System and the UW-Madison administration to federal court.

After the Associated Students of Madison election results were released three weeks ago, the validity of both referendums on the ballot have been challenged, with the future of the Student Union Initiative expected to be announced today.

With the end of the semester approaching, University of Wisconsin lecturer Kevin Barrett said he has opted not to apply to teach at UW next semester.

A Catholic group at UW-Madison sued school officials on Thursday, claiming their policies discriminate against religious groups who want to qualify for student fees.

In recent years, as the college-admissions process has reached a frenzy, much of the focus has been on the plight of type-A families and their A-earning progeny getting rejected by the top 100 or so schools in the country. This competitiveness started with the Ivies and then spread to what such students had long considered safety schools, like Tufts or Pomona. Yet with the exception of a few elite public universities (Berkeley, Michigan, Virginia), the country’s big state schools pretty much welcomed decent students with open arms and few questions.

Because filing a police report, going to University Health Services and talking to your friends about it is sometimes not enough, one student decided to organize another service for the community, a ââ?¬Å?sexual assault justice and accountability group.ââ?¬Â

Langdon Street is dangerous on a weekend night. Hundreds of students stumble along the dimly lit sidewalks going to and from the parties held every weekend at fraternity houses along the street.

The UW Roman Catholic Foundation filed a federal lawsuit Thursday against the UW System Board of Regents and four UW-Madison administrators, claiming the university is discriminating against the organization on the basis of religion.

Thirty groups will honor American veterans Saturday by participating in Madison’s second annual Veteran’s Day Parade.

The United Council of University of Wisconsin Students is praising university students statewide, as the group announced Thursday that student turnout at polling stations Tuesday increased dramatically since four years ago.

MADISON – A Catholic group at the University of Wisconsin-Madison sued school officials on Thursday, claiming their policies discriminate against religious groups who want to qualify for student fees.

A STORY in the Nov. 10 Chronicle of Higher Education, out this week, links the recent problems of the University of Wisconsin marching band with those of the marching band at Stanford University in California.

The Chronicle notes: “Stanford’s band was not the only one to land in hot water this semester. The University of Wisconsin punished its marching band last month for a head-shaving incident and ‘highly sexualized banter’ on a road trip.”

This strikes me as highly unfair to the Stanford band. Because while the UW band did indeed get its hand slapped by Chancellor John Wiley for unruly behavior, the Stanford band is truly in a class of its own.

Nine UW-Madison students will be at UW-Parkside in Kenosha on Saturday to battle other computing gurus in the north-central regional competition of the 31st annual International Collegiate Programming Contest.

Events leading up to Saturday�s Veteran�s Day Parade begin today in an effort to raise awareness on the University of Wisconsin campus about past and present soldiers� impact on the United States.

A new program started Friday night where students walk the same beat police do overnight. This is in response to repeated incidents in recent months where students walking home have been battered, mugged, and sexually assaulted

MADISON, Wis. — As the UW campus looks to find ways to keep the streets safe, a new Neighborhood Watch group hopes to give it the old college try.

Collaborating with Madison police, the UW Greek community kicked off the watch this weekend.

The term ââ?¬Å?apatheticââ?¬Â means not interested or not concerned, indifferent and unresponsive. Many people across the nation have tied one group of people to the term, though ââ?¬â? it seems the view of many candidates and the general public is that the most apathetic portion of potential voters are college students.

University of Wisconsin fraternity members and the Madison Police Department kicked off their new neighborhood watch program Friday in an effort to keep the Langdon Street area safer.

Alarmed by a rise in crime too close to home, UW- Madison’s Greek organizations are stepping up to help improve safety with a new neighborhood watch program designed to put more eyes – and feet – on Langdon Street.

(PORTLAND, OREGON) Many college students may be left ill-informed about safer sex and more at risk for STDs and unintended pregnancies because of a lack of access to information about sexual health at some schools. Thatââ?¬â?¢s one conclusion of the newly-released ââ?¬Å?Sexual Health Report Card.ââ?¬Â The survey by Sperlingââ?¬â?¢s Best Places is the first that grades the sexual health of colleges and universities across the country. However, many schools were found to be doing a good job of providing essential information to students about sexual health.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison was ranked 21st among the 100 universities surveyed. It received grades of ââ?¬Å?Aââ?¬Â for website information, access to contraception, and testing for HIV and STDs. However, it only received a ââ?¬Å?Cââ?¬Â for sexual assault services, a ââ?¬Å?Dââ?¬Â for lecture and outreach and an ââ?¬Å?Fââ?¬Â in the category for access to a sex advice column in the school paper.

It was a brief, spontaneous gesture at the end of a long night.

But those who witnessed it say that when mounted police officer Joe Volz picked up a string of beads that had been tossed at him and playfully draped it over his neck in front of dozens of drunken revelers on State Street last Saturday night, he may have prevented an ugly repeat of Halloweens past.

As support for the University from the State of Wisconsin continues to wane, resulting in hefty increases in tuition, the University of Wisconsin Foundation is challenged to increase gift support for need-based student financial aid. Contrary to the beliefs of some, the Foundation receives very little unrestricted support that can be channeled to this purpose. Donors invariably designate their gifts for specific goals and activities.

National accolades were delivered to another University of Wisconsin organization this year, though this time for efforts outside of academia.