The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents met Friday for the second day of a two-day meeting to discuss the effects of financial aid cuts, increasing student success at college and the implementation of the diversity program Plan 2008.
At $73,500, the fines issued to seven university students may be a record for a single house party. But the residents of the house, busted for a Jan. 29 bash, will probably avoid paying the entire amount.
College and university officials must do more to deal with violence on their campuses, according to a report issued on Friday by the American College Health Association.
All college freshmen who will be living in dormitories should receive a meningitis vaccine, according to new recommendations from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.
Freshman Max Bender uses the phone plugged into the wall of his American University dorm room so rarely that he forgot it was there. “Hey,” he said the other day when he walked in and saw it on top of the microwave. “We do have a land line.”
Starting next fall, AU students conditioned to cell phones will find few of those wired artifacts as the school all but eliminates traditional phone service in its residence halls.
MADISON, Wis. — A new lawsuit could force most downtown Madison bars into bankruptcy, according to an attorney connected to the anti-trust case.
News 3’s Joel DeSpain has been investigating and reports this could become an enormously damaging
University of Wisconsin football player Gino Cruse allegedly smashed his girlfriend’s car window after she confronted him when she became suspicious he was cheating on her.
Cruse, 19, a redshirt freshman defensive lineman from Phoenix, Ariz., was charged Thursday with criminal damage to property and disorderly conduct for last Sunday’s incident.
Doing away with late-night drink specials, registering kegs and increased patrolling for “party houses” were among the recommendations made Thursday by La Crosse’s alcohol task force.
The committee leading the $35.9 million demolition of Ogg Hall and building of two new dormitories announced Thursday the new dorm will have features unlike any of the other university residence halls.
UW System Regent Guy Gottschalk believes Gov. Jim Doyle came up short when figuring his 2005-’07 biennial budget proposal. Students remain in the burdened position of paying twice as much for tuition than the state provides in paying for its college students. According to Gottschalk, for every $2 a student pays, the state pays $1.
After a month-long absence from meetings, the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents reconvened Thursday to discuss a full load of initiatives.
ATLANTAÃ? Feb 10, 2005 ââ?¬â?Ã? All college freshmen who live in dorms should be vaccinated for meningitis, a government panel recommended Thursday for the first time, reversing policy of the past.
Noel P. Thompson loves his life at the University of Southern Maine.
MADISON, Wis. — Seven roommates never dreamed they could face more than $73,000 in fines for hosting a house party.
Most UW students were shocked as well.
When controversial scholar Ward Churchill tried to speak last week at Hamilton College, a number of contributors to the institution answered with a message that’s gaining currency from New York to Nevada: not on our dime.
Beginning July 1, the dancing and live music scene in downtown Madison may take a drastic leap forward. City officials in league with members of the alcohol-regulatory Policy, Alternatives, Community and Education group and the Madison Police Department are shaping the future of live entertainment through the possible approval of a new entertainment license.
The Expansion of Grainger Hall will soon evict 60 graduate students from the Rust-Schreiner House at the end of their lease May 15.
The new budget proposed by President Bush Monday could eliminate funding for student aid programs such as Upward Bound and Talent Search which give first generation students an opportunity to attend college.
Gov. Jim Doyle’s state budget proposal Tuesday did much to satisfy the wishes of the UW System and UW-Madison brass. There are still some issues, however-particularly the Governor’s proposed 5 to 7 percent tuition increase and request that the UW System reallocate some $65 millionÃ?Â-that are raising some red flags.
After gaining national attention, the controversy over University of Colorado-Boulder ethnic studies professor Ward Churchill has arrived in Wisconsin, raising issues of First Amendment rights. Churchill is scheduled to speak at UW-Whitewater Mar. 1.
One day after Gov. Jim Doyle delivered his budget proposal from the Capitol, University of Wisconsin students and faculty responded Wednesday to his plans to ensure the university ââ?¬Å?remains one of the most affordable.ââ?¬Â
Bill Schultz is thankful the state has helped him attend college.
The third-year political science student uses a wheelchair to get around the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse campus. He was born with spinal cord tumors that, when removed as a child, left him paralyzed from the waist down.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Young adults value college, but many haven’t enrolled because of money woes, poor preparation, low expectations at home or sheer laziness, a survey finds.
Some UW students fear the Governor’s budget takes more than it gives to the university system.
MADISON, Wis. — UW students are reeling after Gov. Jim Doyle proposed a 5 to 7 percent tuition increase in the next budget.
MADISON, Wis. – Chris Clark’s workday used to begin in a damp, poorly lit tent pitched near Willows Beach on Lake Mendota.
His vantage point has improved immensely. (Athletic Communications)
Marquette University’s student newspaper, the Tribune, received nine awards in this year’s Wisconsin Newspaper Association competition. Yet the dean of the school’s College of Communications, in refusing to renew the contract of the faculty adviser to the publication, claims its quality has declined in the past year.
In fact, it appears that the quality of the paper is less a concern than its independence. Marquette President Robert Wild has been poking at the paper for some time for, well, acting like a real newspaper.
…the whole controversy serves as a reminder that there is much to celebrate about the relatively responsible relationship of the University of Wisconsin-Madison administration with the school’s two daily newspapers, the Daily Cardinal and the Badger Herald.
He finally said it. After cutting it out of the State of the State address earlier this year, Gov. Jim Doyle got his priorities straight at his budget address Tuesday.
“For the first time in more than 10 years, my budget will add more state money to the UW and financial aid than it will to the Department of Corrections,” he said.
After buying expensive course books and paying tuition, rent and meals, college kids are often strapped for cash. Nevertheless, many UW-Madison students must decide to add time and lose money by accepting internships-many of which are unpaid-rather than a paying job.
The second annual UW-Madison Integration Bee took place Tuesday with 14 competitors, all UW-Madison students, vying for the title of “Grand Integrator of Madison.” Fans of these integrators filled the seats cheering them on with excitement, some even with signs.
Four UW-Madison fixtures, all currently located at 905 University Ave., will be moving to accommodate the new Masters of Business Administration wing of Grainger Hall, according to a UW-Madison press release.
According to UW-Madison officials, two-thirds of UW-Madison students currently enter this university with some form of Advanced Placement credit, yet these credits do not seem to help students graduate earlier by any significant amount.
UW students will face tuition increases of 5 to 7 percent in each of the next two years under the 2005-’06 budget proposed by Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle Tuesday night.
Two Republican members of Congress welcomed on Tuesday the increase in Pell Grant awards that President Bush proposed in his budget for the 2006 fiscal year but also called for additional spending on the student-aid program.
The planned expansion of Grainger Hall, home to the University of Wisconsin�s School of Business, will result in the relocation of four campus centers.
Gov. Jim Doyle addressed the state from the Capitol Tuesday evening to propose his biennial budget for Wisconsin and to announce education is his main priority.
Despite concerns about tearing down five 19th century homes and blocking views of the Capitol, the city Plan Commission approved a 12-story student apartment tower at the corner of West Gorham and Broom streets.
The $14 million project from Karl Madsen and Mike Fisher of Great Dane Development is the latest in a series of high-rises near where West Gorham turns into University Avenue.
Undergraduate student inventors at the UW-Madison will display medical devices, collapsing stools, water filters, a fishing lure, a device to walk on water and more inspired ideas during the 11th annual Innovation Days competition Thursday and Friday.
Freshman defensive lineman Gino Cruse was suspended from the University of Wisconsin football team this week after his arrest Sunday.
Cruse, 19, was jailed on charges of criminal damage to property and domestic disorderly conduct. In addition to the criminal charges, Cruse was issued municipal citations for possession of marijuana and underage drinking.
The University of Wisconsin is holding a series of events in February to celebrate the nation�s 35th annual Black History Month. Each event is organized by a different campus organization to spread knowledge of black culture to members of the community.
As Gov. Jim Doyle prepares to deliver his final 2005-06 biennial state budget address tonight before a joint session of the Wisconsin legislature, state legislators are already discussing several of his proposals.
A growing number of public universities are requiring that students have health insurance before they are admitted to save the uninsured from huge bills and college hospitals from getting stuck with the cost.
In an effort to preempt Tuesday’s state biennial budget disclosure, a group of 10 UW-Madison students unraveled 3,000 petitions in Gov. Jim Doyle’s office Friday calling for lower tuition costs and an increase the quality of education.
The seventh annual Kites on Ice Festival took flight this weekend on Lake Mendota in front of Memorial Union, with highlights like the extreme sport of “snow kiting.” Hundreds of Madison families participated in workshops, admired exhibits and watched kite performances. Pilots from around the world showcased their abilities for the largest crowd of any kite festival in the United States.
One week after 232 alcohol tickets were issued to University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee students, residents of the area reported seeing fewer college students.
Representatives from a coalition of University of Wisconsin organizations descended upon Gov. Jim Doyle�s office Friday afternoon to deliver more than 5,000 signatures requesting additional state aid for the UW System.
MADISON, Wis. — The University of Wisconsin-Madison is one of the few public universities with two competing independent student newspapers. And soon the historically liberal hotbed will have a third paper, this one with a conservative twist.
A master�s degree in women�s and gender studies may soon be offered for students at the University of Wisconsin.
The warm weekend weather welcomed more than 80,000 guests from around the world to experience North America�s largest kite festival at the seventh annual Kites on Ice.
When Karin Iuzzolino applied to college, she skimped to hold down costs. She applied to four schools rather than the eight that interested her. She did not visit several colleges because transportation costs were prohibitive. She chose not to take an Advanced Placement exam because it cost $82.
Last month, five students from the Middle East began their second semesters at Beloit College, where they will study until May 2006 as part of a new State Department program aiming to foster cooperation between America and the Muslim world.
AURORA, Colo. ââ?¬â? A student protest turned into a brawl here Thursday, shutting down a meeting of the University of Colorado board of regents after it agreed to investigate a professor who compared the victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks to Nazis.
Several dozen supporters of professor Ward L. Churchill repeatedly shouted down regents as they discussed whether the instructor had crossed the line of academic freedom.
CHICO, Calif. — A California State University student died of “water intoxication” during hazing in the basement of a fraternity, authorities said Thursday. Carrington’s is the second pledge death at Chico since 2000, when an 18-year-old died of alcohol poisoning.
The University of Wisconsin fairs well when it comes to overall graduation rates among undergraduate students but according to a new study, not so well when it comes to minority students.
The study compared UW to 15 schools of similar size, like the University of Georgia.
For the second time in two weeks, state Rep. Rob Kreibich, R-Eau Claire, is proposing a major overhaul in the way the UW System operates.
A combination of members from several University of Wisconsin organizations, including the Associated Students of Madison (ASM), Student Labor Action Coalition (SLAC) and the Teaching Assistant Association (TAA), will be delivering over 5,000 signatures to Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle and the Joint Finance Committee today.
The UW-Madison Habitat for Humanity Chapter invites the puboic to enjoy its Souper Bowl meal deal from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday at West Hight School.
UW-Madison athletes will be on hand to help serve the soup.
THE FEB. 7 Sports Illustrated, in mailboxes around the country today, picks the 25 best sports bars in the United States, and coming in at No. 13 is State Street Brats in Madison.
“Simply the best sports bar in the nation’s best college sports town. This is where the Grateful Red and alums have been gathering since 1953 to do what Wisconsinites do so well: drink and root….
“State Street also boasts the best drink special in the land….”
“And today it’s far more extreme, far more ubiquitous and far more pornographic,” media critic Jean Kilbourne told a crowd of UW-Madison students Wednesday night during her Distinguished Lecture Series presentation at the Wisconsin Union Theater.
….The models portrayed in ads have a body type that only 5 percent of women have. They are genetically thin for the most part, but still often starve themselves, Kilbourne said.
“Attempting to achieve this ideal causes a lot of suffering,” she added.
There was nothing to hold onto. Lauren Osgood watched as waves and flecks of sea spray licked at the glass on the door. Computers, library books and furniture crashed to the floor and were flung against the walls as the ship leaned like a massive metronome from port to starboard and back again. “We were right by the exit doors on either side, and so you could like see the waves on the doors, which freaked me out,” said Osgood, a junior at the University of Wisconsin-Madison who was enrolled in the Semester at Sea program, which used the research ship Explorer as a floating classroom.
