Category: Campus life

An intimate conference room in the secluded English department floors of Helen C. White was the site of an unusual course Friday afternoon. The class, composed of 30 creative writing students and a handful of faculty, was led by Sting. The same guy who told Roxanne she didn’t have to put on the red light temporarily assumed the role of professor (his tenure status is unknown).

Although student groups like Wisconsin Public Interest Group fight to keep textbooks affordable and ensure students can sell their books back, thrifty students may be curious to know which classes are more expensive than others in terms of textbook costs.

Through the Saturday evening rain, women and men met at the steps of the Capitol for Take Back the Night, a rally to end sexual violence.

Associated Students of Madison representatives, Mifflin Street residents and other University of Wisconsin students met with Mayor Dave Cieslewicz Friday to further discuss the controversy surrounding the date of the Mifflin Street Block Party.

More than 300 University of Wisconsin students and Madison residents marched down State and Langdon Streets Saturday evening during the 21st annual ââ?¬Å?Take back the nightââ?¬Â protest against sexual assault and violence.

The students were half the teacher�s age. And he stood close. So close.

….As a spiritual journeyer on an American college campus, (Amanda) Zimmerman has plenty of company. Two studies released this week document the extent to which teens and young adults are teeming with spiritual curiosity, tolerance for religious differences and willingness to tap multiple sources for wisdom and guidance.

Madison: The site of a tragic fall last August has been made a little safer in preparation for the Mifflin Street block party.

A pile of wood on the sidewalk is what remains of the old second floor railing at 453 West Mifflin St. The new railing is now the required 42 inches high.

There are nearly 800 student athletes here at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Eight hundred. That leaves 40,788 students who do not have the type of everyday access to competitive sports that they may have had in high school. So, like the other 40,787 of my fellow students, I too must turn elsewhere for my fix.

MADISON, Wis. — University of Wisconsin campus police spent the day Thursday dealing with some students who walked out of classes to protest the Iraq war, military recruiters on campus and the ROTC program.

Approximately 200 students walked out of class Thursday morning to protest military recruiters on campus.

The late-morning protest began as a rally on Bascom Hill, turned into a march around campus with a standoff between pro- and anti-war demonstrators and finally culminated with a sit-in outside UW-Madison Chancellor John Wiley’s office.

In a new wave of lawsuits launched Wednesday by the Recording Industry Association of America, 405 students at 18 universities across the country were targeted for illegal file sharing through the new high-speed infrastructure, Internet2.

More than 100 University of Wisconsin students participated in a walkout Thursday, leaving their classes behind to protest the war in Iraq and on-campus recruitment.

An otherwise peaceful student protest against the war in Iraq and military recruiting on campus briefly turned threatening at UW-Madison Thursday when police disconnected the groups’ speaker system.

Flipping the switch effectively silenced remarks by Jane Jensen, leader of Military Families for Peace and the mother of a Blackhawk helicopter pilot who served in Iraq.

The second-story balcony railing of 453 W. Mifflin Street, where a University of Wisconsin freshman fell last August, has been raised this week in preparation for the Mifflin Street Block Party.

Police request Mifflin residents’ compliance May 7

Madison

West Mifflin Street residents and neighboring areas received a letter from Captain Mary Schauf of the Madison Police Department Wednesday morning stating that the Mifflin Street Block Party’s official date is May 7.

Picnic Point was originally created for pedestrians, but over the years it has become a more common path for bicyclists. Strong debate has surfaced over whether or not bicyclists should be banned from using Picnic Point due to erosion, safety concerns and the harm they could cause to pedestrians while traveling at high speeds.

The title “religious studies” usually conjures images of churches and traditional worship. However, the religious studies program at UW-Madison examines the role of religion in every context except the stereotypical perspective. The program has become quite an attractive major for students, both religious and not, at UW-Madison, according to professor and undergraduate advisor Ronald Troxel.

Mayor Dave Cieslewicz and Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, sat down with The Daily Cardinal Wednesday to answer questions about the debate over the Mifflin Street Block Party dates. While the city has set the date at May 7, that day’s proximity to finals has made it contentious.

Representatives of several student organizations gathered Wednesday in Tripp Commons to take UW System President Kevin Reilly to task for rising tuition costs.

In opposition to the presence of military recruitment on campus and escalating financial costs of the conflict in Iraq, some students will be walking out of class at 11:00 a.m. today.

The Campus Natural Areas Committee held a public forum to discuss safety and environmental issues surrounding a potential bicycle ban on Picnic Point Wednesday night in Science Hall.

University of Wisconsin System President Kevin Reilly received criticism on a variety of student issues from Associated Students of Madison and Multicultural Student Coalition representatives during a roundtable discussion at the Memorial Union Wednesday.

Dozens of Madison community members and University of Wisconsin students congregated on the steps of the State Capitol Wednesday, participating in a national ââ?¬Å?Day of Silenceââ?¬Â to recognize and protest discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.

For the second time this year, the University of Wisconsin System�s Lawton Minority Undergraduate Retention Grant has come under fire for being a race-based scholarship.

Stereotype has it that freshmen arrive at colleges looking for good parties or good career paths. Most, however, are also looking for meaning in life � and for God.

Former Associated Students of Madison Vice Chair Cedric Lawson will be required to pay back more than $1,000 to the university in the wake of his resignation last week, according to an ASM source who wished to remain anonymous.

Student activist groups generally hope to compel change but they may not always know effective ways to do it.

To discuss useful forms of expression and persuasion, the UW-Madison Student Leadership Program invited members of campus organizations to talk about helpful activism strategies Tuesday.

Upon graduation young professionals are quick to leave Dane County, according to a recent study.

Madison Magnet, a group involved with the development of young professionals, conducted a study of 25-to-34-year-olds to find out whether graduates stay in the area following their university experience. The results revealed that 47 percent of those studied relocated to neighboring counties.

Traditionally, Madison is known as a liberal hotspot, open to the marketplace of ideas and considered a welcoming atmosphere for those who may not subscribe to conventional beliefs or ideologies. However, for students of minority beliefs, this type of atmosphere is not always such an easily adaptable environment.

The Teaching Assistant’s Association passed a resolution Tuesday for the UW System to divest from contractors who have military contracts with regimes around the world, as opposed to the original proposal which focused only on Israel.

Recently, Dean of Students Luoluo Hong introduced a proposal to restructure and reorganize the many organizations connected with the Offices of the Dean of Students. One such organization that would be significantly affected by this proposal is the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Campus Center.

Although University of Wisconsin students voted down proposed segregated-fee funding for Memorial Union and Union South renovations last week, efforts to renovate the two prominent campus centers will gradually continue.

UW-Madison’s student government reaffirmed its support for an April 30 Mifflin Block Street Party date after an Associated Students of Madison meeting Monday, according to UW-Madison senior and ASM Chair Emily McWilliams. ASM has drafted a plan of action in response to Chancellor John Wiley’s recent endorsement of a May 7 date for the Mifflin Block Party. McWilliams said the first phase of ASM’s plan is, however, not a meeting with Wiley but Mayor Dave Cieslewicz, should he be available.

Many consider UW-Madison to be a “liberal” school, possibly leading some to consider the campus to be non-religious as well. Nevertheless, what makes UW-Madison different from smaller, religious-oriented schools like Edgewood College is that UW-Madison does not have an official religion, but rather offers the opportunity to explore many.

Tracing the history of the Onion from a “wacky campus rag” to a national phenomenon that has spawned numerous books and a movie script, former Onion Editor in Chief Robert Siegel shared his favorite headlines with a small but enthusiastic crowd Monday. Siegel spoke as part of the Distinguished Lecture Series in the Wisconsin Union Theater.

Associated Students of Madison Vice Chair Cedric Lawson resigned last week after it was discovered by the Dean of Students Offices that he is not currently enrolled as a student at the University of Wisconsin.