Attacking what one resident called a weekly “hurricane” of disorder, Milwaukee police officers swept through five parties near the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee over the weekend, issuing 232 alcohol tickets totaling nearly $30,000.
Student men’s basketball fans should rethink their opposition to half-season packages, University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor John Wiley and athletic department officials said. But student leaders aren’t biting yet. Students say they deserve more seats at the Kohl Center games.
Six women face a handful of citations after a UW student fell off their balcony. The incident happened January 21 on the 900 block of College Court.
An 18-year-old male fell off a balcony while at a house party hosted by the women. They were all between the ages of 19 and 20. He suffered head injuries and alcohol appears to be factor in the accident.
On college campuses around the country Tuesday, students and faculty joined together to release State Public Interest Reasearch Group’s new report “Ripoff 101: 2nd Edition.”
In recent years, budget cuts and tuition raises have discouraged many students from applying at schools in the University of Wisconsin System. But the student government for the UW System is standing up to protect university access for current students and future UW applicants.
Twenty years ago, teachers in suburban Baltimore urged Lisa Turner to go to college, pushing the SAT, she says, ââ?¬Å?like it was candy.ââ?¬Â Never mind that she didn’t have a clue about what high school courses to take or how to choose a school. After scoring poorly on a standardized intelligence test, Turner says, ââ?¬Å?I found myself kind of goofing off in school.ââ?¬Â
Six Madison students received big fines for alcohol violations after an investigation into a student’s fall from a downtown balcony.
The 18-year-old University of Wisconsin-Madison student fell from the balcony in the 900 block of College Court just before midnight on Jan. 21 and was taken to University Hospital with head injuries. Police said the injuries did not appear to be life-threatening.
The Regent Neighborhood Association met with UW Facilities Planning and Management last night to discuss major architectural and landscaping changes that will take place throughout all of campus as a part of the Campus Master Plan.
This weekend marked the 30th anniversary celebration of women�s sports at the University of Wisconsin. While the athletic department has been busy writing articles, conducting interviews and setting up celebrations in honor of the moment all season, Sunday afternoon was culmination of their hard work.
Two officers from the University of Wisconsin Police Department will be traveling to New Orleans on vacation next week to observe the Mardi Gras celebration and bring strategies back to Madison for Halloween.
University of Wisconsin men�s basketball has one of the smallest student sections in the Big Ten, despite a high demand for student tickets.
UW-Madison’s Habitat for Humanity chapter will hold its ninth annual “Souper Bowl” from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Madison West High School. Since this is the event’s 10-year anniversary, the group hopes profits from this year’s Souper Bowl will bring the event’s cumulative earnings to $100,000….
“As students, Madison gives us a great place to live and learn,” notes Allie Wenzel, UW-Madison Habitat for Humanity chapter president. “It feels good to give back to the city, and it is uplifting to see the community come together and support our cause.”
Two students have fallen from balconies since UW’s school year began. In response to two alcohol involved, balcony falls by UW students at house parties, a summit on the risks of uncontrolled house parties will take place February 22 at the Memorial Union.
Susan Crowley of UW Health Services leads the PACE project, which develops strategies to decrease student binge drinking. Crowley told 27 News the meeting will involve the drinking issue’s stakeholders: students, UW administrators, police officers, landlords and representatives of neighborhood associations.
On one level, campus reconstruction-the demolition of Van Hise, the reconstruction of Ogg and the development of Lakeshore-is positive. Van Hise is so dangerous it is cheaper to demolish than refurbish. Ogg is a reputably filthy tower riddled with tiny, garret-like rooms. Lakeshore needs some new pizzazz. In short, new buildings will make this campus both more attractive and safer.
JOHN STOLZMANN, the 23-year-old UW-Madison senior who won close to $1.5 million playing cards Thursday night in Mississippi, isn’t sure he’ll make a career of poker when he graduates in the spring.
“I’ll play poker for at least one year,” Stolzmann was saying Friday. “During that time I’ll also be applying to law schools.”
EDMOND, Okla. — A University of Central Oklahoma student group is planning what it calls “Straight Pride Week” on campus. Members of the College Republicans said despite objections from some, they have every right to celebrate.
Associated Students of Madison members advocating a larger student section on behalf of their peers were unfairly silenced at the Tuesday night University of Wisconsin men�s basketball game against Illinois. Security guards confiscated fliers distributed by ASM members who were attempting to protest the size of the Kohl Center student section.
Not only does the incident
There�s been a lot of noise about expanding student seating at basketball games, but there haven�t been many numbers.
The United States Peace Corps declared University of Wisconsin the No. 1 producer of Peace Corps volunteers for the 18th-straight year.
As plans develop on a master plan for developing and improving the campus, the University of Wisconsin will hold a series of meetings for students and staff to contribute ideas to the future of the Madison college grounds.
The percentage of men’s basketball tickets reserved for UW-Madison students is the lowest in the Big Ten, a check of the other universities in the conference shows.
A UW-Madison philosophy student pulled off an upset victory in a major poker tournament Thursday night, becoming an instant millionaire. And they say liberal arts majors will never get rich. John Stolzmann, 23, of Sheboygan outplayed some big names in the poker world to win the Jack Binion World Poker Open in Tunica, Miss. His prize: $1.5 million and the right to advance to the World Poker Tour Championship in April.
A federal judge on Thursday ordered the University of Michigan to pay $672,000 in legal fees and costs to attorneys for students who sued the school over its use of affirmative action in undergraduate admissions policies. The university had maintained it wasn’t responsible for the legal bills. U.S. District Judge Patrick J. Duggan disagreed, but ruled that the $2.1 million originally sought by the attorneys was excessive. In June 2003, the Supreme Court upheld a general affirmative action policy at the University of Michigan law school but struck down the university’s undergraduate formula as too rigid because it awarded admission points based on race.
…(23-year-old UW senior) Laura Naylor, who majors in kinesiology, still considers herself a patriot and wouldn’t trade her experience as a soldier if she could turn back the clock. Still, while in Iraq, she also grew disillusioned with the war.
The longer the United States stays in Iraq the larger the insurgency becomes, she said. The best strategy right now is to get out, she added.
A 23-year-old UW-Madison philosophy student from Sheboygan is the poker world’s latest million dollar baby.
Thursday night, in Tunica, Miss., John Stolzmann won the Jack Binion World Poker Open, and $1,465,944, topping a strong field of much better-known players including Chau Giang of Las Vegas, who finished second.
If some UW students still harbored the silly notion that college sports have something to do with them, they learned the awful truth this week.
Some of them actually thought that the fearless sifting and winnowing plaque up there on Bascom Hall included the Kohl Center.
When a building has poor ventilation, heating and air-conditioning and is in danger of violating fire codes, something needs to be done, no matter how much of a landmark the building happens to be.
Watching UW football go 1-0 next fall may cost students a few more dollars.
Deputy Athletic Director Jamie Pollard told the Wisconsin State Journal preliminary budget estimates for 2005-’06 show ticket prices for the general public may bump up $2 to $4 per game. Ticket revenue supplies much of the Athletic Department’s budget.
In a contentious verdict, the Ohio State University administration allowed a campus Christian organization to bar homosexuals. The decision permitted the Christian Legal Society (CLS) chapter at OSU to deny admittance to two students who wanted to join the group last fall.
The Joint West Campus Area Committee, a group that acts as a liaison between the west campus and all the neighborhoods surrounding it, discussed the University of Wisconsin campus master plan Wednesday night.
The UW-Madison student government association is crying foul after university officials thwarted its plans Tuesday to protest for more student seats at the Kohl Center during the ESPN-televised game against Illinois.
I just bought a used, soft cover textbook on eBay for $16. It’s a good thing I didn’t go to the University Bookstore because they sell the same used, soft cover textbook for $51. I decided to check the same book at the Underground Textbook Exchange. $51 again.
A handful of UW-Madison students met in the Red Gym Wednesday night to discuss their concerns with continual tuition increases. Members from the MultiCultural Student Coalition and the Student Labor Action Coalition are trying to organize students to demand that the state do something about tuition costs, which are rising every two years.
UW-Madison’s new e-Grading system, implemented in December, allows faculty to enter grades more efficiently and students to view highly anticipated final grades sooner, according to the Office of the Registrar.
The Joint West Campus Area Committee announced dramatic changes for some of west campus’ most familiar landmarks Wednesday. The destruction of Van Hise and Union South, as well as the redevelopment of Eagle Heights and the Lakeshore dormitories are among reconstruction plans for the next 20 years.
As the second week of classes comes to a close, many University of Wisconsin students are working diligently toward the goal of graduating college and gaining a number of advantages in life, including economic advantage.
University of Wisconsin Health Services is encouraging student groups to collaborate with one another on charity and outreach programs by offering mini grants to organizations.
Kohl Center officials silenced an organized attempt by the Associated Students of Madison to protest limited student seating Tuesday night during the highly anticipated University of Wisconsin men�s basketball game versus Illinois.
MADISON, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin-Madison will celebrate the 30th anniversary of UW Womenââ?¬â?¢s Intercollegiate Sports Jan. 29 and 30. (Athletic Communications)
Gov. Jim Doyle will head into his next two-year state budget with a little less cash on hand, new figures show. The state will end its current two-year budget cycle, which expires June 30, with a general fund balance of $127.7 million, according to figures released Tuesday by the nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau.
The new figures are about $88.6 million less than the $216.3 million ending balance that Doyle’s administration had projected just two months ago.
In an effort to better showcase the artistic and literary talents of UW-Madison undergraduates, a group of students is compiling pieces that will eventually form “The Symposium-The Undergraduate Journal of the Humanities.”
“The Symposium,” which will be published once every semester, is the brainchild of UW-Madison senior Adam Blackbourn, who is the editor-in-chief of the journal
Recruiting of UW-Madison engineering students is up 25 percent from last fall and looks to increase even more this spring.
Engineering Career Services Associate Director Susan Piacenza said its spring career fair, which started yesterday, is the biggest in UW-Madison engineering history.
MADISON, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin-Madison produced the most volunteers in the nation serving for the Peace Corps this year, something it has done for more than a decade.
The number of recruiters seeking University of Wisconsin student engineers has doubled since the spring semester of 2004, leading to multiple job offers for UW engineering majors.
The high price of textbooks still has University of Wisconsin students squirming despite lower costs than other colleges.
Professors at the University of Wisconsin are increasingly utilizing weblogs, or blogs, as a communication tool for their students, with many students agreeing it has helped them to better understand the course topics.
Worldwide, 1.1 million students took 1.9 million Advanced Placement exams in 2004, in 34 subjects ranging from U.S. history to English language and composition to calculus.
At a time when the academic performance of U.S. high school students has come under scrutiny, the College Board on Tuesday offered some good news ââ?¬â? mixed with a small dose of bad.
Sesame Street and Mr. Rogers were right: learning can be fun. With Wisconsin Union Mini Courses, students can attend a wide variety of grade and stress-free classes in cooking, food and wine appreciation, dance, fitness, languages, arts and crafts and self-help.
When UW-Madison alumni get a call from the University of Wisconsin Foundation’s Telefund, they receive a call with a purpose.
Telefund raised just over $4.15 million last year in alumni donations and aims to raise $4.3 million in 2005, said Telefund Assistant Director Michael Holland.
The new dormitory proposed for Dayton Street came one step closer to realization Monday as the Joint Southeast Campus Area Committee voted unanimously to recommend approval of the project.
UW-Madison’s chapter of International Student Volunteers now makes it easier to volunteer abroad by offering a scholarship to students living on a limited budget. ISV, a non-profit organization based in California, allows college students to travel to Costa Rica, Australia, New Zealand, the Dominican Republic, and British Columbia. UW-Madison seniors Nicole Granacki and Brynna Larsen have made UW-Madison the first of five ISV branches to develop a scholarship program.
Ten years after civil wars and genocides tore Rwanda apart, the country continues to face serious issues with unclean water. Through a service project in Rwanda, the UW-Madison chapter of Engineers Without Borders helps to improve the situation by creating a sustainable clean-water supply for the village of Muramba.
As a high school senior four years ago, Rebecca Wolf took a traditional spring break fun-in-the-sun trip to the Dominican Republic.
But this year, the UW-Madison senior is opting for a climbing excursion to Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area in Nevada with the campus Hoofer Mountaineering Club.
Last month I had the opportunity to go to a forum where police and students discussed what might have gone wrong this past Halloween. For the third straight year, Halloween ended with a riot on State Street. I went because I was curious whether students and police could see that they both could have handled themselves better. That didn�t happen. Those who were pepper sprayed were convinced that they shouldn�t have been, and the police were sure, with few exceptions, which were layered with qualifiers, that they handled themselves correctly.
Guillaume Porche has been making a photo album since he arrived from Paris at the start of the fall semester at UW-Madison.
The Joint Southeast Campus Area Committee approved plans for the Dayton Street and Park Street Dormitory Project, the replacement for Ogg Hall, Monday night.
UW-Madison senior Brynna Larsen saw much that was new and wonderful, she said, when she spent a month doing down-and-dirty community development work in Costa Rica the summer before her junior year.
In the fall of 2003, two law students at Ohio State University’s main campus complained to the administration that the campus chapter of the Christian Legal Society, a student group, was violating the institution’s nondiscrimination rules.
B. J. Elsner, a 23-year-old senior at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, can�t picture what his college experience would be like if he didn�t live on campus.
It would mean that Elsner wouldn�t enjoy the convenience of having nearly everything he needs at his fingertips or made as many lasting friendships.
