Bobby Seale, co-founder and leader of the Black Panther Party and an icon of the 1960s, gave a live history lesson on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus Thursday night and promises to do more of the same at 7 p.m. tonight� in 165 Bascom Hall.
About 100 students and community members gathered at Chadbourne Hall to hear Seale tell stories of his legendary revolutionary past. Seale talked about the protests and violent clashes that led to the indictments of the Chicago 7 in 1968.
The Wisconsin Women Equal Prosperity Project discussed gender inequalities within the university on Thursday at the Pyle Center.
In its 75th year standing, the Memorial Union has given students, staff and alumni a place to congregate. This April, students will vote on a $120 million referendum to upgrade it.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is an aggressive, self-interested participant in the business of cruel animal testing, according to the Alliance for Animals. The organization hosted a lecture titled “Behind Closed Doors” Thursday to discuss the issue of animal testing done at UW-Madison, specifically at the Primate Research Center.
Forcible rape in Madison increased by 52 percent in 2004, with a trend toward incidents occurring in the central area of the city, according to a report released by the Madison Police Department Thursday.
Madison’s rape rate rose 58 percent last year, according to a Madison Police Department report Thursday. In 2003, 62 cases were reported and 94 incidents were reported in 2004.
Since 21-year-old Jukenda Thomas was charged with hitting three University of Wisconsin students while drunk driving early March 12, one freshman remains in stable condition while two sophomores have been released from the hospital with broken bones.
I am a senior, and I guess the next step is college, or at least thatââ?¬â?¢s what Iââ?¬â?¢ve been told. So I decided to give University of Wisconsin at Madison a try. I heard it is big, diverse and busy – kind of what I wanted after growing up in a small town where crop insurance is more important than dental insurance.
Animal-rights representatives from Alliance for Animals spoke to University of Wisconsin students against the use of primates and other animals in scientific studies Wednesday night.
Louise F. Root-Robbins, co-director of the University of Wisconsin System�s Sloan Project for Academic Career Advancement, spoke to a crowd of UW students and faculty about gender equity in higher education Thursday night.
The University of Wisconsin search and screen committee publicly announced three candidates for the dean of education Thursday to replace retiring dean Charles Read.
Barry Scheck argued in front of the Wisconsin Supreme Court that Ralph Armstrong deserves a new trial in light of DNA evidence
Ralph Armstrong was convicted almost 25 years ago in the brutal rape and murder of a University of Wisconsin student. His attorney’s, including Scheck, asked the state Supreme Court Thursday to grant him a new trial, saying DNA evidence casts doubt on his conviction.
Charise Kamps, 19, had just finished her freshman year at UW-Madison when she was killed in her downtown apartment June 24, 1980. The daughter of a UW-Platteville professor was friends with Armstrong, then 27, who was on parole for rape and sodomy convictions in New Mexico.
Several University of Wisconsin students attended an open forum Thursday concerning the upcoming referendum that would increase segregated fees to help fund the renovation of the Memorial Union and Union South.
From Uganda to Sudan to UW, professor Harold Scheub shares his stories with students.
Coming up with an idea for a company can be difficult-unless coming up with ideas is the company.
Two UW-Madison students have pioneered a business that markets ideas-the least tangible but perhaps most valuable asset of a successful company. In April 2004 Anand Chhatpar and Nate Altfeather co-founded BrainReactions, a company that outsources ideas to high-tech and consumer product firms.
The Statue of Liberty gained its place as a true Wisconsin monument, just before a flock of pink flamingos descended on Bascom Hill. Sound like the beginning of a wild piece of fiction? Nope, just a couple days in the life of some UW-Madison legends.
A pair of UW-Madison experts on student financial aid said Wednesday President Bush’s proposed 2006 budget would eliminate several important aid programs and drastically cut funding to others.
U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin, D- Madison, held an open discussion for students Wednesday night to touch on the Social Security debate and encourage students to get involved.
**This opinion/letter also appears in the March 31 edition of the Daily Cardinal.
The administration�s recent cuts to federal financial aid for higher education send a clear message to students: When it comes to paying for college, don�t count on Pell Grants.
Chancellor John Wiley wrote Monday about continuing to make the University of Wisconsinââ?¬â?¢s campus more diverse. The UW administration ââ?¬Å?[remains] absolutely committed to building an inclusive community free of social bias and inclusion,ââ?¬Â he said. And creating a campus atmosphere free of social bias should absolutely be a priority at this university.
With tax day rapidly approaching, the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program offers income-tax assistance to students and low-income individuals free of charge.
The Joint West Campus Area Committee discussed upcoming planning strategies for the betterment of University of Wisconsin facilities, including city and campus culture, Wednesday night.
In a discussion with students and community members, Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin tackled the heated Social Security dilemma Wednesday night.
Two campus leaders spoke to University of Wisconsin students Wednesday about how recent proposals from the Bush administration might change campus-based financial-aid programs.
Two dozen boats have been lashed together in the service of a writhing mass of human flesh bent on shedding inhibitions and clothes as fast as a four-headed beer bong will allow. In other words, genteel greetings from spring break 2005. But there’s a new wrinkle to this age-old lost week: What happens on break doesn’t necessarily stay on break.
(MADISON) A committee of faculty and students says the University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor isn�t doing enough to enforce sweatshop licensing rules. At issue is a letter the chancellor sent to foreign factories that some committee members say doesn�t send a strong enough message about protecting workers� rights. (Fourth item.)
KEVIN GONZALEZ, a 23-year-old MFA student in poetry at UW-Madison, learned Monday that he has won the prestigious Playboy College Fiction Contest. Gonzalez won for his short story, “Statehood.”
Madison: The Mifflin Street Block Party is one of the largest keg parties in Madison, and Alderman Paul Skidmore would like to know where all the beer comes from. (Video included.)
MADISON, Wis. – Last week the University of Wisconsin Athletic Department gathered and donated 360 pounds of food during its second annual week-long Spring Food Drive. The food is contributed to the Community Action Coalition for South Central WI, which will distribute the donated items to 36 pantries in Dane County as needed.
MADISON, Wis. — The city of Madison is trying yet another measure to try and curb binge drinking on the UW campus, and it starts at the source of the alcohol.
The Labor Licensing Committee, whose ultimate goal is to have university-licensed companies uphold fair labor practices, has commendable ideals. However, the decision of four members to resign in light of a dispute with Chancellor Wiley over his decision to be less harsh with licensees, hurts their worthy cause more than it helps.
Members of the Associated Students of Madison said the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents returned a complaint regarding how members were picked to the School of Education dean search-and-screen committee without filing it with UW System President Kevin Reilly.
As tuition rates at universities across the country continue to swell, financial aid continues to play an increasingly significant role in the lives of a large portion of college students. In a study released by the National Center for Education Statistics, there has been a 16 percent increase of students requesting financial aid between the 1992-93 and 1999-2000 academic years.
The University of Wisconsin Police Department plans to educate bicyclists and moped drivers this week about on-campus laws and regulations regarding their transportation choices.
Officers will be patrolling the campus and downtown areas through Sunday educating riders about the laws that affect them.
The Harmless Fluffy Bunnies are on a mission.
This little-known University of Wisconsin-Madison team hopes to use its problem-solving and code-writing skills to make a big splash at the Big Dance of the college computing world: the Association for Computing Machinery International Collegiate Programming Contest World Finals.
“The cars are stopping, or not stopping, and then the bicyclists are stopping, or not stopping, and then pedestrians are stopping, or not stopping. It becomes a mess,” says UW Police Officer, John Deering.
But, beginning this week, University of Wisconsin Police in the campus and downtown areas aim to do a little spring cleaning.
Political unrest in Kyrgyzstan could affect an upcoming UW-Madison study abroad program in Bishkek, the nation’s capital.
Uli Schamiloglu, UW-Madison professor in the Languages and Cultures of Asia department and chair of the Central Asian Studies program, said the three-week international seminar, at the American University in Central Asia, remains scheduled to begin in late May.
It was impossible to walk through the main square of Georgetown University’s campus last week without noticing the 20-foot banner that read “Hunger Strike,” and the white, domed tent beside it. Inside, a group of students huddled in sleeping bags and vowed they would not eat until the university gave its janitorial workers a “living wage.”
Although it announced some minor changes, the Joint Southeast Campus Area Committee revealed Monday that plans are on track for the Dayton and Park Street residence halls as well as the Campus Master Plan.
Fed up with what they called a series of insults from the UW-Madison chancellor’s office, four members of the Labor Licensing Committee tendered their resignations Monday. University officials, however, are calling the dispute a disagreement over policy options.
Memorial Union, one of a handful of historical buildings on the University of Wisconsin campus, is in the midst of a series of renovations designed to both restore the building and bring it to 21st Century standards.
he demolition of Ogg Hall in summer 2007 will usher in two new modern replacements across the street for incoming freshmen at the University of Wisconsin in the fall of the same year. The Joint Southeast Campus Area Committee discussed the new residence halls and the Campus Master Plan at a meeting Monday night.
Three student members and one faculty member of the University of Wisconsin�s Labor Licensing Policy Committee resigned at a meeting Monday in response to what members describe as Chancellor John Wiley�s refusal to cooperate in discussions regarding human rights abuses in UW�s licensees� factories.
Monday’s spring sunshine flowed down on Madison like a benediction, washing away the old sorrows and snow.
The UW-Madison campus was the perfect place to watch the transformation.
The American college campus, long an oasis of scholarship and coming-of-age, is now being transformed by a more palpable force: an armada of laptops, cellphones and perpetual connectivity.
Another student voice could soon be heard on the UW System Board of Regents. The state Assembly Colleges and Universities Committee passed Assembly Bill 158 on March 22, which would add a nontraditional student-an undergraduate 24 years old or older-to the board.
Five UW-Madison film students were fined $412 apiece Wednesday for disorderly conduct after an encounter with Madison Police atop the Overture Center Ramp, 318 W. Mifflin St., according to the Wisconsin State Journal.
The Wisconsin Union South would be razed or renovated – and students would pay a major part of the cost of the project, which could include a hotel, according to plans under discussion.
Spokesman Marc Kennedy confirmed that Wisconsin Union officials are actively considering the fate of the 34-year-old building, a center for University of Wisconsin-Madison social life that includes restaurants, meeting rooms and study space. They are also planning upgrades to the main Memorial Union that would include accessibility improvements and better Internet access.
The proposed Wisconsin Institute of Discovery took another step toward becoming a reality on the UW-Madison campus March 18 when the state’s Building Commission voted 7-1 to finance the project.
* This article also appears in the 3/28/05 Daily Cardinal Opinion Column.
While recent snowfalls might seem to argue the point, the equinox has come and gone, and it�s officially spring. Many see this as a time of renewal, but it is one of reflection as well.
Despite optimism aimed at reforming the way college athletics play a role at universities, the National Collegiate Athletic Association�s new Academic Progress Rate system could prove detrimental for several institutions.
Most students know Camp Randall houses one of the largest stadiums in the nation, but what many students do not know is that its history dates back to 1861.
The Assembly Colleges and Universities Committee unanimously passed a bill Tuesday that would potentially provide students with the addition of a second student representative to the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents.
University of Wisconsin students will vote on the use of segregated fees to aid in the planned reconstruction of Union South following a referendum planned by the Associated Students of Madison.
SYRACUSE, N.Y. ââ?¬â? It took the vaunted North Carolina Tar Heels more than 39 minutes to secure an 88-82 victory over the sixth-seeded Wisconsin Badgers and a place in the 2005 Final Four.
Geoff Tam-Scott probably will be paying off his college education until he’s 35, but at age 22 he considers himself lucky: A year after graduating from Amherst College, he shells out only $125 a month on about $20,000 in loans. ââ?¬Å?I have friends who have like $100,000 to $120,000ââ?¬Â in debt, he says.
The Harmless Fluffy Bunnies are on a mission. This little-known University of Wisconsin-Madison team hopes to use its problem-solving and code-writing skills to make a big splash at the Big Dance of the college computing world: the Association for Computing Machinery International Collegiate Programming Contest World Finals in Shanghai.
Students learn about moderation, breweries and why $3 bottles of wine taste bad….The get-togethers are intended to teach students how to imbibe well and in moderation.
(AP story reprinted in the 3/25/05 Wisconsin State Journal. The Journal added information regarding UW-Madison.)
A year ago Sunday began the odyssey of a U-W co-ed…who was reported missing…claimed to have been kidnapped…then admitted she made the whole thing up. Madison Police Sergeant Emil Quast coordinated the volunteers who searched for Audrey Seiler.
