Category: Campus life

Mifflin Street residents and city officials met Monday to discuss issues and concerns regarding Saturday�s upcoming annual Mifflin Street Block Party.

For almost a year, Paul Barrows has been near the forefront of a tense political relationship between the University of Wisconsin and the state Legislature. His case, in many ways, has symbolized the university�s inability � perceived or actual � to dismiss an unwanted employee.

Students at Milwaukee Area Technical College will soon have a straight path to entering the University of Wisconsin-Madison thanks to an all-but-inked agreement between the two institutions.

Some students living on Mifflin Street say they are not taking any chances at this year’s block party. Students call them horror stories–houses that have received thousands of dollars in fines. Now residents living on Mifflin Street say they are doing something police have been asking for for years: they’re listening to the warnings.

MADISON, Wis. — Police, students and neighbors have been gearing up for the annual, yet controversial Mifflin Street block party.

The party has been an annual celebration for nearly four decades.

Student government officials at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are standing behind the principle of giving student fees to campus religious organizations.But they’re willing to concede that the UW Roman Catholic Foundation is ineligible for some funds because it owns its own building.

MADISON, Wis. – A controversy is brewing over whether the University of Wisconsin-Madison should allow a campus Catholic group to use student fees for religious purposes.

A 20-year-old UW-Madison student was taken to a local hospital Sunday night after he was hit by two cars while riding his bicycle in the campus area.

The cyclist was hit by a vehicle traveling south in the 100 block of North Mills Street just before 8:30 p.m. He was knocked into the opposite lane and struck by a second vehicle, which dragged him 60 feet, according to Madison police.

Instead of listening to moving speeches given by women during Sexual Assault Awareness Month, U.W. Greek men are working with each other on how to prevent sexual assaults from happening.

Madison: The mumps have hit Dane County and health experts are expecting it to spread.

Two UW-Madison students were beaten and robbed in separate campus-area robberies late Saturday night.

At a university the size of UW-Madison, one does not often hear of students taking on the role of professors.

But since Fall 2005, the facilitators of Fraternity Action Coalition, a one-credit seminar through the School of Social Work, have been doing just that.

UW-Madison students and residents of the Mifflin Street area are encouraged to attend an informational meeting about the annual Mifflin Street Block Party tonight.

On the 100 Block of North Mills Street two cars struck a bicyclist Sunday evening, one of them dragging him approximately 50 feet.

Dontez Sanders says he does not dispute that his unleased Pit Bull killed Laura Crylon’s leashed puppy, Cubby, as she walked him in a common area at their apartment complex.Ã? Ã?  But, he says Kato is not aggressive toward people and has had training to help deal with his “prey drive”, or his urge to chase small animals.

A week after Princeton Review named UW the nation’s number one party school, Joel Plant began his job as Madison’s first Alcohol Policy Coordinator.Ã?  Eight months later, he’s about to experience his first Mifflin Street block party.Ã? 

Stereotypes of the ââ?¬Å?typical frat guyââ?¬Â abound on the University of Wisconsin campus. Though details vary from one account to another, the general idea usually involves some combination of ââ?¬Å?elitist meatheadââ?¬Â and ââ?¬Å?drunken partier.ââ?¬Â

City police are continuing a search for four suspects in two robberies of two different University of Wisconsin students early Saturday morning.

Mills Street residents were alarmed late Sunday evening by the sound of screeching tires when a car hit a man riding his bike near the intersection of Mills and Spring streets. After being hit by the first vehicle, the victim was thrown into the opposing lane and run over by another car.

As students count down the days until Saturday�s Mifflin Street Block Party, city officials will work to inform residents of their expectations for the weekend.

As the nationââ?¬â?¢s designated 24-hour period focusing on all things environmental nears, the UW-Madison campus is gearing up to promote Earth Day events for ââ?¬Å?greenââ?¬Â-inclined students.

University of Wisconsin police are searching for a suspect who allegedly robbed a UW student at gunpoint in the early morning hours Thursday.

Take Back Our Future, an environmentally conscious student organization created just two weeks ago, will host a forum, or ââ?¬Å?teach-in,ââ?¬Â addressing numerous global warming concerns this weekend.

The University of Wisconsin Roman Catholic Foundation received a new advocate in its fight for segregated-fee funding Thursday � U.S. Rep. Mark Green, R-Wis., a 2006 Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate.

A Court TV program profiling the faked abduction of UW-Madison student Audrey Seiler will air tonight at 9 p.m. on Madison cable channel 56.

Anticipation of a big turnout and security concerns at next Wednesday�s Badger Blowout Concert have prompted some changes this week by the planners of the annual All-Campus Party.

The UW-Madison Police Department responded to a call from Bascom Hall about a suspicious package around 9:30 a.m. Wednesday morning that turned out to be a misplaced container of printer toner.

With the rise of mopeds on campus over the last three years from a few dozen to nearly 900, UW-Madison Transportation Services has decided to require every moped owner to purchase a $55 parking permit, beginning next semester.

While Martha Stewart and fraternity life are not often associated with one another, University of Wisconsin junior Brian Nagle believes the two are a perfect mix.

Other off-campus groups also face loss of rent, utility money

A Catholic group serving University of Wisconsin-Madison students cannot receive student government funding for religious activities, Chancellor John Wiley has declared.

And if it does not become a registered student organization by next fall, it will not be eligible for any funds.

If the chancellor’s cut stands, it would overrule a decision by the UW Student Judiciary, and possibly send the matter into litigation.

Liberal arts students at Milwaukee Area Technical College who achieve a 3.0 grade-point average and 54 credits would be guaranteed admission to the University of Wisconsin-Madison as transfers under an unprecedented agreement that is nearing completion.

Over the past year, the University of Wisconsin has received a considerable amount of bad press. From the UW�s reputation as the number one party school to its lack of diversity, criticism of the university is the highest it has been in recent memory. State legislators, alumni and Wisconsin residents only see and hear about the UW�s shortcomings.

Madison police arrested four suspects allegedly connected to two early morning strong-armed robberies near the University of Wisconsin campus Tuesday.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison and Madison Area Technical College announced a new agreement today that will allow MATC students to follow a path that will guarantee them transfer admission to UW-Madison.

Although many MATC students already transfer to UW-Madison, the path can often be confusing, with questions about which credits are transferable, said UW-Madison Chancellor John Wiley. The new plan tells the students exactly which courses they need at MATC to satisfy basic requirements at UW-Madison, Wiley said this morning at a news conference at the MATC downtown campus.

The University of Wisconsin announced Monday a team of four MBA graduate students won the second annual International Business Case Competition, which ran April 6 through April 9.

The Wisconsin gubernatorial election campaigns gained momentum Monday as U.S. Rep. Mark Green, R-Wis., and Gov. Jim Doyle faced off on the state�s tax reform progress.