ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Despite winning a marathon Supreme Court struggle last year to continue using race as a factor in admitting students, the University of Michigan is reporting the smallest class of African American freshmen in 15 years.
When Cara Cavacos enrolled as a freshman last year at Western Carolina College, she had every intention of staying for four years and earning a degree. But she began thinking that she wanted to be close to her home in Charlotte and to her fianc�©. She then made plans to transfer to the University of North Carolina-Charlotte.
Six trays rest on six tables in a room that resembles any other biology lab. Six cow reproductive tracts lie in each tray, surrounded by a mixture of formaldehyde and iodine. Students hover over each tray, poking and prodding the tract in order to guess the stage of pregnancy of each calf. Shrieks and peals of laughter pierce the air.
Students who have yet to register for spring classes may not be able to ask an upperclassman friend to “hold” a spot in certain desired courses, because once dropped by that upperclassman, the available seat will disappear.
University of Minnesota officials say there is not a big drug culture among students, and the statistics back up their claims.
Four UW students were arrested Thursday after they went into the Army Recruiting Station near campus and demanded that the office be shut down. The four were among up to 75 people who gathered at University Square Mall Thursday afternoon in an impromptu protest that also drew about 20 officers.
At the Downtown Coordinating Committee meeting Thursday, Police Lt. Mary Shauf spoke to committee members regarding police action on Halloween weekend.
Shauf characterized Friday night of Halloween weekend as fairly trouble-free, the only problems being the torrential rain that pelted the city around midnight and a small confrontation with revelers occurring around 3 a.m.
As the sun rose over Library Mall Thursday, a group of UW-Madison students awoke outdoors to fresh perspectives thanks to the second night of the Wisconsin Public Interest Research Group’s homelessness awareness sleep-out.
After President Bush’s re-election, a group of friends determined “enough is enough.”
With the Army Recruitment Office on University Square Mall as their target on Thursday, students decided they would not stand to participate in this war on Iraq, said UW-Madison junior Ruth Castel-Barnco.
For many, Badger fandom is life at the University of Wisconsin. Students use Badger football and basketball games as opportunities to escape the rigorous pressures of academic life. Traditions have been built and upheld by fans, while UW student sections have gained notoriety for their enthusiasm and are considered among the best in the nation.
Halloween may be over and done for this year, but discussion and debate still litters the Madison city scene, with the Madison Police Department presenting members of the Downtown Coordinating Committee with a report of the celebration Thursday night.
Eight men, including five current University of Wisconsin students, were charged in Dane County court Wednesday with the beating of another UW student.
Students upset about this semester�s finals beginning the night after regular classes end might be surprised to discover the Wisconsin tourism industry plays a significant role in their troubles.
Itââ?¬â?¢s that time of the season for the UW Dance Program ââ?¬â? no, not turkey and stuffing season, not even hunting season ââ?¬â? Fall Faculty Concert season. Bustling with preparations and long rehearsals for the 20 to 30 students expected to perform, Lathrop Hall has had the honor for the past two weeks of hosting guest artists-in-residence, Toronto modern dance choreographers, teachers, filmmakers and co-directors of company Kaeja dââ?¬â?¢Dance, Allen and Karen Kaeja. Catching up with Allen in a cozy coffee-shop corner, he talks jovially about making the transition from combat sports to dance, teaching and how fatherhood affected his dance life.
The University of Wisconsin System�s 10 percent budget cut proposal is finding few friends at the state Capitol.
In a rare display of unity with Gov. Jim Doyle, Republicans blasted the plan Thursday for its lack of administrative cuts, saying students are being asked to pick up a disproportionately large tab for the system�s budget woes.
Four University of Wisconsin students were arrested and charged with unlawful trespassing Thursday following a sit-in protest at the U.S. Army Military Recruitment Station in University Square.
A University of Wisconsin football chant uses two of the seven words George Carlin told us you couldn’t say on television. (Login required.)
(CBS)Ã? It’s game night for the University of Wisconsin Badgers and the pressure’s on the team’s charismatic center Jake Dowell.
This sophomore is such a gifted athlete that the NHL has come calling, but tonight Dowell is giving it his all for his biggest fan, his father. (W/video.)
Madison: Governor Doyle asked state agencies to submit a budget proposal with a 10% reduction from last time.
The University of Wisconsin System’s budget plan says a 10% cut would require it to reduce enrollment by 1,650 students.
Luoluo Hong, an activist and educator, wasn’t allowed to date until she was 25 years old. She couldn’t see a movie until age 21, and her opportunities to socialize with friends were limited.
Gov. Jim Doyle criticized University of Wisconsin System officials Wednesday for submitting a budget-cutting plan that would reduce enrollment and academic staff rather than trim administrative costs. (AP)
WHAT A difference a year makes. It was just last fall that UW-Madison Chancellor John Wiley was grimly releasing e-mails sent to the university by football fans from Ohio State and Purdue who had traveled to Madison and come away shaken by the experience….Wiley was concerned enough to go door to door personally in student areas, asking for help and restraint. It appears to have worked, at least judging by a column last week in the Minneapolis Star Tribune.
Last spring, the instructors of Environment, Textiles and Design course number 501 set out to accomplish what few college courses strive to achieve: education through community service.
Titled “Threads of Remembrances: Infant Bereavement,” ETD 501 was a joint effort between Meriter Hospital and the Textile and Apparel Design program of the UW Human Ecology department, aimed at utilizing the skills of UW-Madison students to help grieving parents better cope with the loss of their premature infant.
The Associate Students of Madison’s Saving Halloween Open Forum saw students expressing various levels of disappointment regarding Halloween Wednesday, ranging from regret Halloween had lost its meaning to a declaration of a lawsuit against the Madison Police Department.
Madison’s Halloween Planning Committee met yesterday to review the consequences of Halloween weekend and to contemplate next year while the Madison Police Department released dollar values of expenses incurred during the weekend.
In an effort to improve communication between the city and UW-Madison, and to address drinking-related issues downtown, the City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to create an alcohol coordinator, who will assume office July 1.
The Rolling Out the Red Carpet campaign, an initiative launched to promote sportsmanship and curb growing hostility toward fans of opposing teams, has been moderately successful, according to UW-Madison officials.
The UW System Board of Regents submitted plans Monday for a possible 10 percent cut in state funding for the UW System at Gov. Jim Doyle’s request.
In August, the Board of Regents voted unanimously for their 2005-’07 biennium budget request, but a 10 percent cut would injure what many are calling “the heart and soul” of the UW System-its faculty and quality of education.
Many high school students know that if they want to major in business, medicine or education, UW-Madison is the right choice for college. But when considering fashion design, the Midwest does not immediately leap to mind.
Although UW-Madison is not widely publicized as a great place to learn about fashion, the Textile and Apparel Design program is not only one of the most comprehensive majors on campus, it’s also one of the most competitive.
Students must take a series of design courses before applying for the major. Once they can finally apply, only 15 students each are accepted for the textile focus and apparel concentration.
Gov. Jim Doyle announced Wisconsin’s plan to invest in biotechnology and health science industries Tuesday at the Genetics/Biotechnology center on Henry Mall. With recent major contributions toward research in California, the governor, along with UW-Madison Chancellor John Wiley, emphasized the need to intensify Wisconsin’s own biomedical findings.
The Associated Students of Madison Halloween 2004 Committee hosted a ââ?¬Å?Saving Halloween Open Forumââ?¬Â Wednesday night, allowing students to describe their experiences on Halloween and offer their opinions of what should change in future celebrations.
Almost three weeks have passed since Madison�s infamous Halloween weekend, but many city officials and students are still questioning what exactly happened and discussing how a riotous celebration can be prevented during next year�s festivities.
The University of Wisconsin System could face a $28 million budget cut next fall, triggering enrollment reductions of an estimated 1,650 full-time students. The cut would also mean the university could afford fewer staff members and would lose $14.6 in tuition revenue, according to the Wisconsin State Journal.
Gov. Jim Doyle announced a proposal Wednesday afternoon to construct a $375 million research institution on the University of Wisconsin campus called the ââ?¬Å?Wisconsin Institution for Discovery.ââ?¬Â
As part of Madison’s 2005 city budget, hiring an alcohol policy coordinator with UW-Madison, to start after April.
Madison police costs for Halloween released Wednesday landed within the amount budgeted.
People in the market for original art at reasonable prices could find a basrgain at the annual fall art sale at the Memorial Union through Friday.
For UW-Madison senior Nick Howard, the knowledge that national experts are predicting a banner year for news college graduates in the job market is about as useful as getting a good horoscope for the day.
WASHINGTON – While international students are entering U.S. universities at the slowest rate in more than 30 years, the percentage of Americans studying abroad has almost doubled over a year ago….The University of Wisconsin-Madison had a 7.5 percent increase this year and ranked fifth among public universities in the number of its students studying abroad.
It’s a Friday night and Cory and Neil are on decent rolls on the roulette and blackjack tables. The 25-year-olds (who didn’t want their last names used) are a business graduate student and a law student, respectively, at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Neither man knows or even notices the other. Instead of a seafood buffet and a bar with high-end booze, Cory has an end table with chips, dip, pizza and a can of Miller Light. Neil isn’t eating. There are no other gamblers or gawkers around him. And their roulette and blackjack tables? They’re confined to computer monitors in corners of their apartments.
Although the latest data shows binge drinking and drinking-related consequences are decreasing at UW-Madison, the university’s Policy Alternatives and Community Education project is continuing its campaign to eliminate late-night drink specials at downtown bars.
The Halloween Planning Committee, which met throughout the past year, will meet once again today, this time to craft plans for next year’s Halloween.
Though the meeting was previously planned and is not a response to the chaos of this year’s celebration, October’s events will remain a focus.
Despite the dissolution of the UW-Madison Division of Student Affairs, the shift of Plan 2008 initiatives to the Provost’s Office will not result in the initiatives “get[ting] lost in the cracks,” said UW-Madison Chancellor John Wiley.
Gordon Smith, a University of Wisconsin Law School professor, decided in September to utilize a personal passion and growing Internet trend for educational purposes. Today, Smith sees his creation as a growing success.
Two college students in Colorado died recently from the effects of binge-drinking on campuses in Boulder and Fort Collins.
According to the New York Times, 1,400 college students ages 18 to 24 die annually as a result of alcohol abuse.
Signs decorated Bascom Hill Tuesday as part of Native American Heritage Month. The signs, which are positioned again today, represent various Native American tribes present at the University of Wisconsin and is one of many efforts made by UW students to educate their peers about Native American culture
Binge-drinking continues to be an object of criticized debate in the city of Madison, as the Policy, Alternatives, Community and Education (PACE) group met yesterday for its second quarterly meeting to discuss alcohol abuse on the University of Wisconsin campus and the effect on students and the city.
A few dozen researchers housed in a tall limestone building at Indiana University have been sifting data for five years, trying to determine how much teaching and learning is going on between parties and football games at the nation’s colleges and universities.
BOSTON, Massachusetts (AP) — The recovering economy and looming retirement of the baby boomers are making this a very good year to be a college senior looking for a job after graduation. Recruiters, career counselors and students say the fall recruiting season has been the most active since the dot.com boom
The feeding habits of a well-known dinosaur have become more defined thanks to UW-Madison senior Daniel Hyslop, who discovered a leftover dinosaur bone that indicates the Tyrannosaurus rex may have ripped meat off the bones of its prey rather than eating prey whole, bones and all.
Monday evening, Tom and Doris Smeltzer gathered at the Health Science Research Center, 750 Highland Ave., to share the story of their daughter, Andrea Smeltzer, a young woman from California who lost her struggle with bulimia at the age of 19 after a 13-month battle.
“Andrea’s Voice: Eating Disorders From a Daughter’s Insight and a Parent’s Perspective,” was put together by Andrea’s parents in an attempt to educate students and parents around the country about eating disorders while keeping their daughter’s memory alive.
We are firm believers in the method of consistent reminding. One rally, one article and one protest are not enough to send a message. The student body must continue their plea for help.
University of Wisconsin students are stuck with a hefty tuition bill every semester. Students must pay their bill in one large chunk whether it be through financial aid, hard-earned cash or gracious parental assistance.
As part of their Hunger and Homelessness Awareness week, the Wisconsin Student Public Interest Group conducted ââ?¬Å?Food Swipe 2004ââ?¬Â Monday in all University of Wisconsin cafeterias.
The Madison City Council will debate Mayor Dave Cieslewicz�s yearly budget during a meeting tonight.
The City Council members look to amend 30 sections of the proposed operating budget, many portions of which affect University of Wisconsin students.
New pregame and in-game features will enhance the Kohl Center experience for spectators at UW-Madison athletic events, such as tonight’s exhibition between the 21st-ranked Badger men’s basketball team and UW-Platteville.
Josh Healey just doesn’t buy it. Neither, he says, do most of his peers on the Student Labor Action Coalition and the Multicultural Student Coalition at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “We’ve done our homework,” the 20-year-old junior from Washington, D.C….And having done so, they don’t buy the argument put forth by UW administrators and the Board of Regents and the state Legislature that it would be next to impossible to actually lower tuition at state universities.
At his age, Chad Zdroik’s parents already were raising a family near the central Wisconsin potato farm where his father grew up and worked. Zdroik, a senior at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, plans to pursue a career in magazine design or film production, maybe in New York or Los Angeles or Chicago, somewhere he sees a diversity of culture and a breadth of opportunities.
In the midst of ongoing competition among public universities to remain at the forefront of the research field, administrators with a proven record are highly valued and sought. UW-Madison recently lost such an administrator to the University of Minnesota, a comparable national research university.
UW-Madison has long had a reputation as a top school for academics and athletics, but within the student body there is a more prominent tradition the administration is not so proud of-the reputation of being an alcohol-rich university.
With the re-election of President Bush and the presence of a more conservative Senate and House of Representatives, some college students and higher-education experts have expressed concern that a business-driven administration will serve the needs of profiteers of the system rather than beneficiaries.
