Category: Campus life

In light of a slew of assaults and robberies in recent months, the Associated Students of Madison hosted a Campus Safety Forum Wednesday night to discuss methods of keeping students and Madison residents safe from attacks similar crimes.

A special forum designed to help protect UW Madison students from the rash of downtown violence kicks off plans to create a strategy on lowering campus attacks by 10%.Associated Students of Madison and the offices of the Dean of Students are collaborating to figure out how to make sure students aren’t vulnerable to the violent crimes that have plagued downtown since this Spring.

The UW-Madison Interim Dean of Students, Lori Berquam, hopes that she will be able to continue developing the ââ?¬Å?Thinkââ?¬Â campaign to promote diversity as the new, permanent dean of students.

UW-Madison students criticized nearly every aspect of Mayor Dave Cieslewicz�s Halloween plan at a town hall meeting Wednesday night, particularly attacking the ideas of fencing off State Street and charging $5 admission to the event.

In preparation for next week�s final vote on Halloween�s re-branding initiative, two Madison alders teamed up with UW students Wednesday night at an informal town hall meeting to discuss their concerns.

A new dorm at UW-Madison encourages prayer. But the Christian home is creating controversy.It’s called Pres House, and it’s run by the Presbyterian Campus Ministry. You don’t have to be Presbyterian to live there. You don’t even have to be a Christian. But some are questioning whether dorms of this nature are a good idea.

UW-Madison students will finally have a chance to offer input on Halloween 2006 plans tonight at a town hall meeting at Bascom Hall.

Today is the day, you crazy students. If you want to live up to the party school reputation and participate in a fun and safe Halloween, here is your chance. Mayor Dave Cieslewicz proposed his plan, and the students of UW expressed their displeasure. So much, in fact, that Ald. Austin King and Ald. Mike Verveer were able to delay the vote. So today, Sept. 13, go to Bascom Hall at 7:30 p.m. so that Halloween does not become a ghost.

The Office of the Dean of Students plans to host a safety forum Thursday night for students, faculty and staff to address the recent surge of crime in the University of Wisconsin community.

The man arrested Thursday for second-degree sexual assault of a young woman on University Avenue was released from jail Monday on a signature bond.

Arabic language and military science programs expand, draw CIA interest

….A University of Wisconsin-Madison employee was arrested on three counts of felony identity theft and three counts of misdemeanor theft.

According to a news release from UW-Madison police, Christopher D. Carmichael is suspected of stealing debit cards from the mail at two residence halls and using them at automated teller machines in Madison.

The University of Wisconsin announced Friday the arrest of a university employee suspected of stealing debit cards from the mail at two different residence halls and using them to withdraw money from ATMs.

Athletes endured both physical challenges and rainy, cold weather in the fifth annual Ironman Wisconsin triathlon, which drew more than 50,000 spectators and 2,000 participants despite the less-than-desirable conditions.

A student group introduced its effort to legitimize Madison Halloween festivities Thursday, marketing it as ââ?¬Å?Freakfest,ââ?¬Â an open-air music festival.

Madison police announced Thursday the arrest of a suspect in Monday morning�s sexual assault on University Avenue.

Scott Solberg was announced director of Wisconsin Careers, a program within the Center on Education and Work, yesterday.

The Halloween Action Committee held its first public meeting Thursday evening to receive student input and unveil its new campaign, titled ââ?¬Å?Freakfest on State Street.ââ?¬Â

The Madison Police Department arrested 26-year-old Mario Amaya Thursday morning for the sexual assault of a young woman that took place on University Avenue early Monday.

MADISON, Wis. — There are approximately 1,100 suicide attempts on college campuses each year, and some schools are taking drastic steps to avoid liability in such cases.A Hunter College student in New York was kicked out of her dorm after a suicide attempt.Other schools have been found liable in court for student suicides, and experts said that has pressured some colleges to distance themselves from suicide cases.

Hundreds of thousands of college students are petitioning to stop a popular website from posting their personal information. Facebook is an online social network, much like myspace.com, where friends can share information and pictures but some say it’s gone too far. Facebook has hundreds of thousands of users across the globe and now it’s added a feature that shares parts of your profile with others around the clock.

2006 survey shows marked increase of wireless, MP3 players

The UW-Madison campus is more wired than ever, according to UW-Madison Division of Information Technology spokesperson Brian Rust.

Site�s live feed option criticized as overly invasive

ââ?¬Å?Iââ?¬â?¢m so freaked out!ââ?¬Â

UW-Madison sophomore Erica Larsen�s initial reaction to a new feature of the social networking website Facebook is not atypical. Many Facebook users were surprised by the introduction of the mini-news feed Tuesday, which provides a brief summary of the recent actions by people in your network.

Many areas still have no coverage in WiFi network

Madison�s citywide broadband plan is nearing completion this fall just in time for returning students to be hungry for high-speed service. But since its introduction last spring, wireless service in Madison has yet to fully cover even the downtown area.

Earlier this week, the creators of Facebook added a new feature to the popular website, prompting a nationwide uproar from hundreds of thousands of students.

Increases in University Housing capacities may be causing decreases in students living in University House private resident halls, such as University House Langdon, Towers and Statesider. According to Director of University Housing Paul Evans, with changes such as the construction of Smith Hall, UW-Madison was able to house over 400 more students than last year.

A 23-year-old Madison woman was sexually assaulted early Monday morning on the 500 block of University Avenue, according to police.

Students invited to town hall meeting next week

Mayor Dave Cieslewicz�s plan to fence off State Street and charge $5 admission to Halloween will have to wait two more weeks for approval.

Facing growing student opposition to the plan as well as the efforts of two city alders to postpone the vote, Cieslewicz backed off his initial stance of strong opposition to a delay at the meeting.

In a frightening turn of events, another Madison resident was sexually assaulted early Monday morning.

University of Wisconsin Interim Dean of Students Lori Berquam said she has the best job on campus, and there are lots of applicants looking to take her seat.

Controversial University of Wisconsin lecturer Kevin Barrett held his first class Tuesday in front of an auditorium packed with students and media. Barrett has been under considerable scrutiny from the media for his remarks this summer suggesting the Sept. 11 attacks were part of a conspiracy hatched by the Bush administration.

The Common Council agreed Tuesday to delay a final vote on Mayor Dave Cieslewicz�s Halloween proposal until Sept. 19 in order to allow for more student input.