Category: Campus life

Teaching Assistants Association members overwhelmingly approved the negotiated terms for their 2003-05 and 2005-06 contracts last Friday.

Teaching Assistants Association members overwhelmingly approved the negotiated terms for their 2003-05 and 2005-06 contracts last Friday.

An anti-war group at the University of Wisconsin-Madison says it is the target of harassment by campus police and the Dean of Students Office.

But police say the group has consistently crossed the line between protest and intimidation; the Dean of Students Office says it needs to balance the right of free speech with the right of the university to go about its business.

The student group (Stop the War) planned to rally at 2 p.m. today on Library Mall, and march to Bascom Hall.

A dental student at Marquette University has been suspended for the rest of the academic year and ordered to repeat a semester after a committee of professors, administrators and students determined that he violated professional conduct codes when he posted negative comments about unnamed students and professors on a blog.

The Pre-college Enrichment Opportunity Program for Learning Excellence, a program designed to help students of color prepare for college, expanded its scope to Madison elementary schools this fall.

A mechanical flaw caused a 30,000-gallon spill in the Engineering Centers Building Friday morning, causing water damage throughout the building, according to a University statement. Around 5 a.m., two chilled air coils that run through the air-handling systems froze, flooding the top floor.

Dane County Board Supervisor Echnaton Vedder will not run for a fifth two-year term in 2006 and he is backing a UW-Madison junior as his replacement.

Ashok Kumar, a representative on the UW Associated Students of Madison, has thrown his hat in the ring for Vedder’s seat, with Vedder serving as Kumar’s campaign treasurer.

“We need someone who’s really well-connected to the constituency,” Vedder said, referring to the bulk of the voters in District 5 being UW students, since the district encompasses most of the UW campus hugging the south shore of Lake Mendota.

University of Wisconsin student-mentors spent an afternoon with elementary-aged mentees as a part of the Pre-College Enrichment Opportunity Program for Learning Excellence Prep program Sunday.

When David Brailey was a freshman at UW- Madison, his friends found him passed out on the street after he had been out drinking.
Elizabeth Berwitt, a senior at the university, had to shell out $900 to buy another student a new computer after spilling a drink on the keyboard.

Student parents on the University of Wisconsin campus need look no further for affordable, flexible childcare. The UW Office of Child Care and Family Resources provides a variety of resources to help students with children focus on their family and career while pursuing an education at UW.

University of Wisconsin System lawyers may now have to defend the constitutionality of UW-Eau Claire�s Bible-study ban in court.

MADISON – The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire violated a student’s constitutional right to free speech and religious freedom in banning him from leading Bible studies in his dorm room, according to a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court.

MADISON, Wis. — A popular service that ensures University of Wisconsin-Madison students get home safe might not be around much longer.

The student government, the Associated Students of Madison (ASM), wants to scale back funding for SAFEwalk, which provides walking escorts for students on campus, and beef up support for the SAFEride Cab Service.

Plans are firming up for some welcome breathing room for student groups at UW-Madison, as student government leaders this week released blueprints for an activity center slated to be a major piece of the planned University Square redevelopment.

The Associated Students of Madison voted to approve next year�s student segregated fee budget, Wednesday, zero-funding two key features of the Safe Arrival For Everyone program: SAFEcab and SAFEwalk.

Since early November, the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and UW-Madison have been under the magnifying glass of legislators and other public officials for a student housing policy prohibiting resident assistants from holding Bible studies in their residence hall rooms.

Due to extenuating circumstances, final exams overlap with the designated study day on the University of Wisconsin academic calendar this semester.

University of Wisconsin Transportation Services officials said Wednesday it would pull its administrative support of the SAFEride cab program within the next year and a half.

The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire announced Wednesday it will suspend its controversial Bible-study ban, effective immediately.

Thick, velvety caramel lines running through creamy cold chocolate ice cream amidst a sea of pecans sit next to raspberries, strawberries and blueberries scattered around a classic vanilla backdrop. Close by is the signature chocolate flavor with a twist of smooth peanut butter to keep your tongue alert. Take your pick; all are offered through Madison�s unique, homemade ice cream and dairy company, the Babcock Hall Dairy Store.

On Nov. 21, the Daily Cardinal Editorial Board declared, ââ?¬Å?TAA Surrenders.ââ?¬Â They made serious factual errors, and the TAA would like to set the record straight: In the 2003-2007 tentative agreement, TAA members have made real gains, despite a tough political and economic climate. The Editorial Boardââ?¬â?¢s opinion is out of touch with UW-Madisonââ?¬â?¢s workers and students and the economic realities of the state budget.

(MADISON) Sixty-four students displaced by Hurricane Katrina enrolled at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. A dozen of them will stay to study next semester, but other students say they�re looking forward to going back to the Big Easy. (Second item.)

A council composed of University System outsiders will soon examine the system-wide diversity issues facing the University of Wisconsin.

Members of the student organization Stop the War said last week they are lobbying against what they believe are intimidation tactics against their movement and that the group may pursue a court injunction against the University of Wisconsin.

BOSTON, Massachusetts (AP) — Stephanie Swisher is settling in nicely as a freshman at the University of Virginia, enjoying classes, Naval ROTC, club volleyball and football Saturdays.

The active anti-war student organization Stop the War plans to file a court injunction with the American Civil Liberties Union against UW-Madison, following a disciplinary investigation initiated by The Dean of Students Office. The university took action against Stop the War, claiming inappropriate behavior at a Nov. 2 rally.

Dear Editor: The resident assistant religious policy issue has exploded at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. The taxpayers, as well the students of this state, have made it abundantly clear that the current verbal policy restricting RAs from holding, leading or organizing religious activities in their dormitory is wrong. This policy does not represent the values of Wisconsin. Furthermore, it is in violation of the First Amendment.

….The negative publicity that the UW System is receiving is unhealthy, and the UW System needs to make sure that the support of public funding from the taxpayers is not deterred with this issue.

Jeff Baldovin, Eau Claire

Yes, on my first day of college, a guy down the hall encouraged me to take a peek at his roommate having sex.

Yes, I once heard the thud of a drunken student hitting concrete after he fell from a 12-foot perch in the middle of the night.

And yes, during a football game, a tumbler of ice struck my head with such force that the plastic shattered.

So, like most University of Wisconsin-Madison alumni, I was not shocked that hundreds of revelers were arrested in Madison again this past Halloween or that Madison has again topped the annual list of party schools.

In true Thanksgiving fashion, cultures combined throughout Madison on Thursday as families opened their homes and shared their turkey dinners with international UW-Madison students.

About 75 students went to 45 homes to share in a Thanksgiving Day meal, said Kathy Granquist. “The response from the community has been very good.”

In true Thanksgiving fashion, cultures combined throughout Madison on Thursday as families opened their homes and shared their turkey dinners with international UW-Madison students.

About 75 students went to 45 homes to share in a Thanksgiving Day meal, said Kathy Granquist. “The response from the community has been very good.”

Outsiders will soon weigh in with possible solutions to the continuing puzzle of how to make the University of Wisconsin System more diverse.
System President Kevin Reilly is assembling a first-of-its-kind panel, choosing heavy hitters from government, business, nonprofits, private colleges and even out-of-state schools. The state and national experts will act as his advisers, working with ongoing internal efforts to make the System’s student body and work force less white.

A ââ?¬Å?fireside chatââ?¬Â with members from organizations concerned with UW-Madisonââ?¬â?¢s sweatshop policy met Monday night to discuss the issues facing the university.

The National Student Clearinghouse released a report last week detailing where the thousands of college students who were displaced by hurricanes Katrina and Rita enrolled.

The Associated Students of Madison held a ââ?¬Å?Fireside Chatââ?¬Â to discuss faculty, student and business viewpoints about the current relationship between the University of Wisconsin and its numerous apparel licensees Monday.

STEVENS POINT – Requiring registration of keg purchases in the city will not affect University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point students buying the kegs for parties, students said.

And it may wind up hurting some small city businesses, some liquor store owners said.

Stevens Point Common Council approved a new keg ordinance Monday 7-4 with an implementation date of Jan. 15, to allow surrounding villages and towns an opportunity to review the ordinance and possibly adopt similar resolutions.