Like many female UW- Madison students, Dite Bray and her friends walk past the fraternity houses on Langdon Street wondering if the men inside will notice them.
Unlike most of the other students, it’s not because they’re looking for dates.
The first pumpkin race had just ended Sunday afternoon when a dozen or so onlookers were tipped into Lake Mendota.
The whimsical regatta, which drew hundreds of onlookers to the Memorial Union terrace, was marred briefly when a section of the pier in front of the Hoofers Sailing Club boathouse fell into the water.
UW-Madison’s new policy of contacting parents of students intoxicated in life-threatening drinking situations has already resulted in 22 phone calls home this semester.
According to UW-Madison Dean of Students Lori Berquam, all but one of these incidents involved students who had been sent to detoxification for binge drinking.
If a student organization is looking for an exciting opportunity to strengthen communication skills as well as problem-solving and decision-making abilities, the Adventure Learning Programs (ALPs) may be something to look into.
Serving the multitude of student organizations on campus, ALPs conducts team building workshops to challenge all groups to think and take risks while getting to know and support one another, creating an environment of cooperation and understanding.
Nearly 20 spectators were given a little more trick than treat after a section of a Memorial Union pier collapsed into the water during the ââ?¬Å?Giant Pumpkin Regattaââ?¬Â Sunday afternoon.
While watching the regatta ââ?¬â? where students and community members ply the waters of Lake Mendota seated atop carved-out pumpkins attached to inner-tubes ââ?¬â? numerous attendees congregated on a section of pier adjacent to the race that subsequently buckled under their weight, leaving them chest-deep in cold water.
It’s one of those lawsuits that produces guffaws from those who read or hear about it, but it is anything but funny to the people who must bear its brunt.
….It’s the suit that claims the bars near the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus conspired to fix drink prices, thereby overcharging money-strapped college kids who wanted to relax with a few drinks now and then.
….The pity is that all the owners did was try to cooperate with the UW and Chancellor John Wiley’s campaign against binge drinking.
An innovative effort to prevent domestic violence is under way in Dane County with efforts to help young men examine media messages and their own thinking.
Called the Delta Project, the effort has established MENS clubs for teenagers from three Madison high schools and for fraternity members at UW- Madison. The name stands for Men Encouraging Nonviolent Strength.
Like many female UW- Madison students, Dite Bray and her friends walk past the fraternity houses on Langdon Street wondering if the men inside will notice them.
Unlike most of the other students, it’s not because they’re looking for dates.
City officials and legal experts gave mixed interpretations of the federal compaint filed Tuesday against 25 Madison bars on allegations of a 15-year conspiracy to inflate drink prices.
Minneapolis law firm Lommen, Nelson, Cole & Stageberg filed the suit on behalf of former UW-Madison students Brian Dougherty and Eric Stener charging bars, city alders and UW-Madison officials with illegal price-fixing.
The use of lights, blocked streets and increased arrests will characterize this year’s Halloween celebration, according to city officials who met Thursday at a Halloween forum sponsored by ASM.
Gov. Jim Doyleââ?¬â?¢s 2002-05 budget proposal eliminated about 200-300 courses at the University of Wisconsin in 2003. Students were forced into crammed classrooms far exceeding capacity. Since the proposal was instated, the College of Letters and Science ââ?¬â? the largest school on this campus ââ?¬â? has cut $4.5 million from its program. Such cuts have reduced the number of faculty and staff positions, increased class size and diminished the overall quality of a UW education.
The second of three finalists vying for the vacant position of Student Financial Services Director at the University of Wisconsin, Al Hermsen, spoke to a handful of students and faculty members Thursday.
The University of Wisconsin Police Department�s increased enforcement of moped parking and traffic violations has left many students frustrated.
The Associated Students of Madison held a student forum Thursday, where University of Wisconsin and City of Madison representatives urged students to behave responsibly during the Halloween celebration.
UW-Madison students say the university should have done a better job of including them in the process as they planned for a less destructive Halloween celebration this year.
Attracting a well-rounded, intelligent, talented and diverse student body is essential in maintaining the viability of any university and something to which UW-Madison is strongly committed.
Halloween adheres to no easy solution, and the beginning of solving any problem with no easy solution is extensive discussion among those involved. In this endeavor, both Associated Students of Madison and UW-Madison administrators fell short.
The UW System Board of Regents will meet today and Friday to discuss myriad important issues, including the renaming of the UW-Madison medical school, new sick-leave policies and an evaluation of the use of student social security numbers.
The UW-Madison campus is having some growing pains. It is becoming awkward for students to traverse, and in many places new pipes are emerging. These changes are being caused by two large construction projects occurring around campus, the construction of the new Southeast dorm and the Campus Utility project.
Associated Students of Madison bemoaned the lack of student input in the Halloween decision-making process in a press conference held Wednesday in the Union.
The wide, gaping hole on Observatory Drive may make students stop in wonder at the area, which stretches approximately one city block.
This weekend will not be of typical fashion for one of UW-Madison’s fraternities.
Sigma Phi Epsilon will defy the typical “frat” stereotype by partaking in Tour de Touchdown. The event began Wednesday and will conclude at the Badger football game Saturday at Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill.
The Madison Police Department has responded swiftly to a recent increase in robberies and muggings in downtown Madison by devoting additional officers to patrol the area.
We want more beer! We want more beer!
This chant is familiar to all those who dedicate their Saturdays to going out to support our amazing (and undefeated) 2005 football team. The season has started off just like any other; students decked out in their brightest red gear, with beers in hand, tailgating before the games.
The Department of Counseling Psychology in the University of Wisconsin�s School of Education was awarded the 2005 Suinn Minority Achievement award by the American Psychological Association (APA).
The Associated Students of Madison held a press conference Wednesday to formally announce their goals for the semester and prove they are ââ?¬Å?not clowning aroundââ?¬Â when it comes to the University of Wisconsinââ?¬â?¢s new Halloween policies.
The University of Wisconsin System announced the winners of the 2005 Regents Teaching Excellence Awards Wednesday. The Board of Regents, which begins its October meeting in Van Hise Hall this morning, will ceremoniously recognize the recipients as part of its agenda Friday morning.
Twenty-five local City of Madison taverns face a federal antitrust lawsuit filed by two University of Wisconsin students.
Syndicated Miami Herald columnist and 2004 Pulitzer Prize winner Leonard Pitts spoke to an overflowing crowd of University of Wisconsin students and faculty at the Pyle Center Wednesday.
Bar owners in Madison may want to throw back a few after hearing this news.
A Minneapolis law firm filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday accusing 25 bars near the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus and their trade association of conspiring to inflate drink prices from 1990 until last year. The class action lawsuit seeks relief for revelers it claims were ripped off.
The lawsuit also names UW-Madison Chancellor John Wiley and two city officials for pressuring bars to illegally raise their prices in an effort to cut down on alcohol-related problems involving students.
Lynetta Coats loved being a college student in New Orleans.
Now she is back in Milwaukee – one of hundreds of displaced students attending a Wisconsin college while they wait for their schools to reopen. The University of Wisconsin System has waived their tuition this semester, and private colleges are trying to eliminate or limit the costs. All the institutions have worked hard to link students with housing and the classes they need.
Downtown bar owners are facing another legal challenge from a Minneapolis law firm that says they overcharged patrons.
The firm, Lommen, Nelson, Cole & Stageberg, filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday accusing 25 bars near UW- Madison and their trade association of conspiring to inflate drink prices from 1990 until last year. The class-action lawsuit seeks relief for revelers it claims were ripped off.
The University of Wisconsin has waived tuition for Hurricane Katrina evacuees, although the number of students accepting the offer has been limited.
UW-Madison has announced plans to have wireless access for the entire campus by June 2006, by adding 2,200 access points for wireless access in 180 dorms, laboratories and administration buildings.
One UW student group is speaking out about the city’s plans for Halloween weekend 2005.
Madison’s Halloween Task Force decided on three rules students say they were not a part of: Students living in residence halls may not have guests over the weekend, on Halloween the Union will not serve alcohol after 9:00 pm, and student organizations may not hold late night events around campus. The head of the student Governance Committee says the task force was in violation of university policy.
Physicians have been prescribing emergency contraception for decades. According to the United States Food and Drug Administration, the drugs – commonly referred to as the morning-after pill – are approved “for use in preventing pregnancy after intercourse when standard contraceptives have failed, or when no contraceptives were used at all.” Clinical trials have found emergency contraception is safe and effective. But scientists, policy makers and the public disagree on the issue of improving access to this drug.
Madison’s homeless will soon have another option when it comes to seeking employment and having their voices heard. To finalize their first issue, members of the Homeless Cooperative street paper met Tuesday night to formulate ideas that may provide the homeless of Madison with a chance for employment and a place to voice their concerns.
Few University of Wisconsin students are familiar with the university�s administrators, and even fewer are aware Gary Sandefur, dean of the College of Letters & Science, is not only responsible for allocating resources to the 39 departments within CLS, but is also a fan of hip-hop group Outkast.
Craig Munier, one of three finalists chosen to potentially fill the vacant position of director of financial services at the University of Wisconsin, spoke to members of the faculty and a student about his qualifications and goals concerning academic financial services during a press conference at the Red Gym Tuesday.
I have heard of Wisconsin’s “party school” image and the reputation of Camp Randall being a difficult place to play. As my wife and I walked to the stadium, we saw the many tailgate parties of people having a good time. The closer we got to the stadium, the more the comments took on a nasty and personal tone.
….Once inside Camp Randall, clad in Michigan gear, we naturally attracted attention. As we sat, we talked with those who were seated around us. Those who sat in seats immediately to our left, right and behind were very nice to us throughout the game.
As the game went on we were disheartened by the profanity from the student section and by the vulgar cheers aimed at Michigan fans. The statements directed at us (even to my wife) were profane, offensive, disgusting and almost unbelievable.
A faith-based campus coffeehouse is struggling to survive now that its 50 or so volunteer workers are boycotting it.
Catacombs Coffeehouse, 731 State St., lost most of its kitchen help and customer base over a dispute between the board of directors and the students who provided the free labor and positive word of mouth.
Madison: Gov. Doyle says he wants high school students to take another year of math and science. Doyle says the move will make students better prepared for the future.
The announcement came when Gov. Jim Doyle released his Grow Wisconsin agenda last week.
“Part of my 2005 agenda is to require a 3rd year of math and science for all high school graduates.”
NEW ORLEANS – In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, professors and students from the city’s universities took academic refuge in other schools ââ?¬â? some as far away as the University of Haifa in Israel.
Diversity is a loaded term ââ?¬â? plain and simple.
But the diversity sensitivity training required for all teaching and project assistants on this campus only adds to our society�s hypersensitivity towards diversity and casts a proverbial dark cloud over freedom of thought.
Lives changed drastically and permanently during two days of October 1967. This month, with the documentary “Two Days in October,” the wounds are reopened for the nation to see, absorb and perhaps help heal.
“War doesn’t go away when the bullets stop,” observes Pulitzer Prize winner David Maraniss, a Madison native. “Vietnam still is as relevant today as it was then.”
PBS, through its “American Experience” series, is airing a documentary adaptation of the acclaimed 2003 Maraniss book, “They Marched Into Sunlight.” Madison has a prominent role in both the book and 90-minute film, which are about the war and anti-war protest.
The ââ?¬Å?Creating Inclusive Communitiesââ?¬Â forum addressed the growing amount of diversity faced in todayââ?¬â?¢s workplace and the need for potential business leaders within the University of Wisconsin to place it among the top of their priorities in Grainger Hall Friday.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – Former Sen. John Edwards will visit 10 universities including the University of Wisconsin-Madison in October in an effort to encourage young people to do more to eliminate poverty.
The speech here is scheduled for Oct. 26.
Suddenly, remote controls are not just for the television.
Remote controls, or clickers, have made their way into classrooms at four University of Wisconsin campuses as part of a grant project to evaluate the effectiveness of the eInstruction Classroom Response System, said Nick Dvoracek, director of media services at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh.
They�ve got the numbers, the drive and the community support. But in the face of tough budgetary times systemwide, significantly increasing enrollment at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay still could be a hurdle.
So university and community officials are set to support a plan they say would be good for both UWGB and the larger Northeastern Wisconsin community.
Change your teaching style. Make blogs, iPods, and video games part of your pedagogy. And learn to accept divided attention spans. A new generation of students has arrived — and sorry, but they might not want to hear you lecture for an hour.
That is the message of Richard T. Sweeney, university librarian at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, who has been hitting the lecture circuit lately with his vision of how today’s college students, sometimes called the “Net Generation” or “the Millennials,” will soon alter the way professors teach, the way classrooms are constructed, and the way colleges deliver degrees.
Being a student landlord is not a career for the faint- hearted.
Steve Brown, who just completed a $1.3 million renovation on one of Madison’s oldest student apartment buildings in the Mansion Hill neighborhood, is reminded of that almost daily.
Embracing modest successes and bemoaning perceived failures on the part of the UW-Madison administration and student community, students and faculty shared experiences, observations and tears at the sixth annual Plan 2008 campus forum on diversity.
In an effort to keep people aware of the severity of the punishments planned for out-of-control partiers on Halloween, the City of Madison Police Department highlighted the amount of fines that will accompany various citations on Halloween in a release.
During Thursdayââ?¬â?¢s Plan 2008 ââ?¬Å?Creating Communityââ?¬Â forum, an overwhelming number of University of Wisconsin administrators, faculty and staff supported efforts to improve campus diversity.
WASHINGTON ââ?¬â?? The “topic” came up once again at dinner last night: college admissions. For parents of high school seniors, this is the autumn of our unrest.
The Joint West Campus Area Committee met Wednesday to further discuss and develop the Campus Master Plan, a project aimed at reorganizing and revitalizing the UW-Madison campus.
UW-Madison students may someday be able to conceal and carry weapons on campus if a bill, to be released Thursday, is passed. It would allow residents of Wisconsin to conceal and carry guns, but it has not been confirmed whether this would include educational institutions or not.
The Student Labor Action Coalition stormed Chancellor John Wiley’s office Wednesday after rallying on Bascom Hill to demand union-produced collegiate apparel.
MADISON ââ?¬â? A ban on human cloning passed Wednesday by the Wisconsin Senate will be vetoed, Gov. Jim Doyle said.
He contended it would hurt stem cell research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and deflate hopes for curing serious diseases with the new technology.
A national network of student labor activists demanded on Wednesday that universities require the makers of apparel bearing their college logos to produce the goods at factories where workers are paid a “living wage” and have been allowed to form unions and bargain collectively.
