Category: Campus life

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.

UW-Madison is working to curb sweatshop abuses in the making of UW apparel, so says the university chancellor. (Audio)

Robert Siegel, editor-in-chief of The Onion from 1996 to 2003, provoked much laughter from an audience of University of Wisconsin students as he reminisced about the chronology of the satirical newspaper during a Distinguished Lecture Series event at the Memorial Union Monday.

(MADISON) The University of Wisconsin will stay the course when it comes to enforcing its sweatshop licensing rules. The University has agreements with clothing makers using foreign factories to ensure those companies treat and pay their employees decently. (11th item)

University of Wisconsin-Madison students have narrowly defeated a referendum to pay for rebuilding or renovating Union South and fixing up the Memorial Union.

Students voted down the referendum 2,385-2,200 in a vote held online Tuesday through Thursday by Associated Students of Madison.

Officials from the Wisconsin Union say they will continue the push for renovation of UW-Madison’s two unions despite the defeat of a crucial referendum last week.

Over the long winter, the always-bustling UW-Madison Humanitites building has seen dust balls collect in corners, grime splatter on the windows and graffiti multiply in the bathrooms.

Today a group of UW-Madison music students calling themselves Habitat for Humanities plans to take a stand against this invasion of filthe with a thorough spring cleaning.

University of Wisconsin Dean of Students Luoluo Hong carries out a multitude of duties, but she said one of the greatest responsibilities of her office is the need to ââ?¬Å?put out fires.ââ?¬Â

More than 100 UW-Madison students will join 8,000 students nationwide today in the 21st annual Hunger Cleanup.

The one-day community service fundraiser is an opportunity for students to support local and international hunger relief through hourly sponsorships while volunteering at local shelters, soup kitchens or various service projects.

Madison’s Mayor says it’s too late to change the date of the annual Mifflin Street block party.

Mayor Cieslewicz met with student leaders and a downtown alderman late Friday afternoon to discuss the situation.

The students want the annual party moved from May 7 to April 30 because finals start on May 8.

Bars in Madison did not illegally conspire to raise prices when they voluntarily agreed to ban drink specials on weekend nights, a judge ruled Thursday.

Instead, the 24 bars that announced they would not offer the deals on Friday and Saturday nights in 2002 were reaching a political compromise to satisfy city officials who had threatened more stringent regulations, Circuit Judge Angela B. Bartell ruled.

Executive Management Inc., the private owner of University Square, and UW-Madison will turn a 30-year-old, low-density retail complex into a modernized nexus for student service and resources.

In a definitive ruling, a Dane County Circuit Court deemed drink specials ban illegal Thursday. Because they engaged in the ban with the city’s approval, taverns that participated in the bans in the past are legally immune from punishment, according to the court’s ruling.

In the midst of the controversy surrounding the date of the Mifflin Street Block Party will take place, Chancellor John Wiley announced Thursday he supports the decision of the city to hold the event May 7.