Category: Campus life

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.

Over the past year, UW-Madison has received a considerable amount of bad press. From the UW�s reputation as the No. 1 party school to its lack of diversity, criticism of the university is the highest it has been in recent memory. However, lost among all of the negative media coverage are the students themselves and the extraordinary efforts they are making to correct these stereotypes.

Students at UW-Madison have come together to organize a chapter of one of the few non-partisan student think tanks in the country called the Roosevelt Institution.

Though a total of six student organizations had their proposed segregated fee budgets returned to the Associated Students of Madison for reconsideration by University of Wisconsin Chancellor John Wiley last week, only one saw its entire proposal called into question.

After about one and a half years of marriage, UW-Madison student Claire Hanschke and her husband, Tim, a recent graduate, finish each other’s sentences like a seasoned married couple.
Both are comfortable in their new roles and say they have benefited from marriage. But being a student and a spouse can be difficult, others say.

As a student of the University of Alabama, I took pride in two things: our football team and our reputation as a party school.

I began reflecting on my alcohol-infused college years when I saw that the University of Wisconsin topped Playboy’s list of top party schools in the magazine’s May issue. Reading the story about Wisconsin being No. 1 in its study of “books, babes and beer,” I thought about the notoriety surrounding the rowdiness of Duke lacrosse team parties.

MADISON, Wis. — Controversy is brewing between the UW Roman Catholic Foundation and the Chancellor as funding for the group is in question.Chancellor John Wiley has agreed with a national group to cut funding to the UWRCF.Wiley said the money comes from university funding and therefore cannot support a religious organization.

For the past several years, LaMarr Billups has been the university’s point person on the development of the university’s policy on labor licensing.

As surely as spring flowers follow the rain, the letters arrive in my mailbox.A day or two after we report a sexual assault in the newspaper, I’ll get a letter with a newspaper clipping attached, and the words written next to the story: “Pepper spray may have prevented this.”

For many college students and their parents, paying for their education is a huge worry.Ã?  And the process to get financial aid is no comfort.Ã?  According to Susan Fischer, University of Wisconsin Student Financial Services Director, “It frightens some families and we’re sorry about that. We’re finding the biggest scary thing is the Federal Application for Student Aid, fondly known as the FAFSA.”

There were a few shrugs, a few approving smiles and even one “Uh, dude, that isn’t exactly a revelation.”

But not one of the 12 UW-Madison students I interviewed Monday at the Memorial Union expressed even mild surprise at the news that, according to the current issue of Playboy magazine, Wisconsin is the No. 1 party school in the country.