Category: Campus life

By early spring, laptop-computer users may have the ability to connect wirelessly in the downtown Madison area, as network-provider company Cellnet works to link the city.

Having announced an approximately $153 million plan to rebuild Union South and renovate Memorial Union, Wisconsin Union Directorate representatives now wait to see whether students want to foot part of the bill.

The Wisconsin Union Directorate announced the kickoff of a signature drive to garner support for a plan to renovate the student unions Wednesday.

Police have pictures of a man they believe helped attack and rob a UW graduate student last month.

The victim told police he was attacked from behind. He was hit on the head, and pushed to the ground before the robber got away with his wallet.

The wardrobe of a typical UW-Madison student on game day does not usually include the maroon and gold of the Minnesota Gophers. Unless of course the student happens to be one of the nearly 3,000 Minnesotans attending UW-Madison thanks to the tuition reciprocity agreement between Wisconsin and Minnesota.

After accusing UW-Madison administration and the federal government of improper surveillance of its Madison chapter, Stop the War members gathered Tuesday to protest the presence of military recruiters on campus.

After accusing UW-Madison administration and the federal government of improper surveillance of its Madison chapter, Stop the War members gathered Tuesday to protest the presence of military recruiters on campus.

Police have been on high alert over the past week after seven burglaries in the Breese Terrace and Lathrop Street area.

The burglaries are unusual, according to Ald. Robbie Webber, District 5, and Public Information Officer Mike Hanson, because the area is generally seen as safe.

College students are now no longer the only people accessing Facebook. Employers are logging on to check up on both current and prospective employees.

Stop The War! staged a protest in Memorial Union Tuesday criticizing the U.S. government for allegedly monitoring anti-war organizations and University of Wisconsin Chancellor John Wiley for sitting on an FBI counterintelligence panel.

A UW-Madison post-secondary education student was killed in a hit-and-run accident Sunday night on Verona Road. The victim was a transfer student from Madison Area Technical College.

A University of Wisconsin student died in a car crash on a Beltline exit ramp Sunday night, according to a Channel 3000 news report.

AMHERST, Mass. – No more drinking games at the University of Massachusetts. The school is cracking down on alcohol abuse on the Amherst campus with a list of new rules that go into effect this semester.

Along with banning games meant to get players drunk as quickly as possible, the rules include prohibitions on taps and funnels and large gatherings where more than 10 people are in a dormitory room with alcohol.

Instead of a carefree jaunt in the Mexican sun, participants in a university-organized program have an opportunity to partake in a more wholesome, service-oriented trip to an equally exotic locale.

The Wisconsin Union Travel Center, which offers several pre-packaged spring break trips to students, is offering a volunteer trip to Petersfield, Jamaica, for the first time, according to Katie Kincaid Wisconsin Union Travel Center spring break coordinator.

Apple Computer is offering a new tool for college students across the country, and the University of Wisconsin is one of the first to pioneer the new technology.

United Way is providing funding for some UW-Madison students to serve as tutors, Atkinson said. But there are only about 60 math tutors to work with middle school students – a number Atkinson would like to see restored to last year’s level with volunteers, for whom United Way provides training.

When it comes to credit card marketing, companies are dangling everything from free T-shirts to video rental discounts to nab new young consumers.

College students and recent graduates are often the targets of such offers, receiving pre-approved card offers in the mail, on the Internet and at booths on campus.

A three-person panel of city and University of Wisconsin officials spoke to Capitol neighborhood residents and members of the Madison community about alcohol prevention Thursday.

University of Wisconsin officials met with The Mendota Beacon Thursday, expressing concern over the student newspaper�s recent coverage of an alleged hate crime in Ogg Hall last month.

Madison has a drinking problem. There’s no doubt about that.

And much like a loved one with an addiction, everyone sort of tiptoes around it, not quite sure what to do.

Well, Thursday night a group of downtown residents met with Madison police and city and UW-Madison representatives and discussed whether an intervention is necessary.

From vandalism to fights, residents near the Capitol say they’re seeing more alcohol-related crime downtown.

Thursday night, the Capitol Neighborhood, Inc., which represents residents living near the capitol, held a meeting with police, city leaders, and UW to talk about a solution.

Members of CNI say they don’t feel safe.

“A number of our neighbors have been chased off of the street because of the violence that they’ve seen,” says Jamie McCarville, a member of CNI

To target student behavior problems such as partying, drinking and dangerous conduct, some university police departments are using the Facebook.

University of Wisconsin Transportation Services and Associated Students of Madison began preliminary negotiations to continue to provide SAFEride cab services through the end of this fiscal year.

This spring, cameras will roll for UW-Madison�s new admissions recruitment video. It will replace the old video, which is currently seen by 20,000 people annually, according to Karen Mittelstadt, communications manager in the Office of Admissions.

The Joint Southeast Campus Planning Committee met Monday night to approve plans for the new University Square development, set to begin construction in June.

In the face of Elizabeth Waters becoming co-ed and the number of local co-ops diminishing, the Zoe Bayliss Women�s Co-op represents one of the last havens for specialty housing on campus. However, in recent years this unique co-op has also faced difficult times.

Madison design firm Potter-Lawson unveiled final plans for the renovation of University Square to the Madison Joint Southeast Campus Area Committee Monday. The University of Wisconsin also discussed the addition of a new weekday free bus route beginning next fall semester.