A few weeks ago, the parents of a Harvard student told Dr. Richard Kadison, the chief of the university’s mental health service, that they suspected their daughter had a serious drug problem.
“The student in question argued that, although she needed some help, her problem was not substance abuse,” Dr. Kadison said. “From my standpoint, the problem was not who’s right and who’s wrong or what’s the diagnosis, but whether she is getting the right help.”
(MADISON)Ã? Madison Police Chief Noble Wray’s call to action. “We would like for people that are attending this event to take it upon themselves to set the proper tone to discourage and resist disorderly, disruptive and illegal behaviorsââ?¬â?that is the key.”Ã?Â
A UW-Madison graduate says she should have acted when her gut told her there was “something off” about her roommate.
In a jam with no housing and little money her junior year, she agreed to live in a two-bedroom apartment with Andrew McKee, 26, who was recommended by a mutual friend.
In anticipation of the upcoming Halloween weekend, the Madison Police Department is stressing personal responsibility and expects UW-Madison students to set the tone for a safe evening, according to Police Chief Noble Wray.
“It is really up to those that are attending this event to make sure it is a safe event,” he said during a press conference Monday with Mayor Dave Cieslewicz, Special Assistant to the Chancellor Lamarr Billups and Associated Students of Madison Halloween Committee Chair Kristina Mueller.
According to a police report, crimes in the central district of Madison, which encompasses the campus area, increased significantly in the past three years.
The city of Madison is ready for the Halloween ball to roll, thanks to efforts by the police department, city officials, the University of Wisconsin, Associated Students of Madison and downtown businesses.
For years, college ranking systems such as the U.S. News and World Report�s have informed students and families about the academic aspects of choice universities.
(MADISON)Ã? — UW athletic officials have a plan for dealing with a glitch in the system to distribute basketball tickets to students.
UW-Madison police ejected 37 fans from Camp Randall Stadium during Saturday’s Homecoming game against Northwestern. The Badgers won 24-12.
A UW-Madison graduate says she should have acted when her gut told her there was “something off” about her roommate.
In Jake Dowell’s case, the torture of Huntington’s goes beyond seeing his father slip away. Children of a person with the disease have a 50 percent chance of inheriting the gene. Everyone with the gene develops the disease, which rarely strikes before age 35.
University of Wisconsin professor Nietzchka Keene, a filmmaker and member of the Communication Arts Department, passed away Wednesday from complications with cancer.
Following the suspension of the men�s basketball student ticket distribution due to a computer glitch discovered in the online applications, the University of Wisconsin Athletic Department announced it will retry the lottery.
Scholarship athletes are graduating at record rates in most sports, according to a report issued on Monday by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. In particular, black male basketball players are fast catching up to their white peers and to athletes in other sports.
The possibility of a repeat of last year’s Halloween riot has many State Street businesses spooked, but this holiday some owners are hoping for as many treats as tricks.
UW-Madison students engaging in criminal behavior could face sanctions ranging from warnings to expulsion from UW-Madison, said LaMarr Billups, special assistant to the chancellor. The Dean of Students Office will review every case involving a student to see if it applies to the non- academic misconduct code.
In an effort to avoid the disturbances that marred the last two Halloween weekends on State St., Madison officials Monday announced a battle plan they hope will keep a lid on the revelry.
A computer glitch apparently is to blame for a major ticketing snafu at the University of Wisconsin. The UW athletic department said in a press release Friday that it has suspended its 2004-05 men’s basketball student ticket process.
Madison: The University of Wisconsin has a major ticket problem.
(Madison) Before the game got going� Saturday,� alumni and students had a chance to socialize and get revved up.
Madison is framed, and often defined by, its lakes.
Whether it means gazing across the 9.842 acres of Lake Mendota from the Union Terrace, fishing in Lake Monona from the bike path or swimming in Lake Wingra, the lakes make the city a unique confluence of water and land. As a city built on an isthmus, Madison’s lakes, as part of the Yahara Lake chain, can be, simultaneously, a wonder to behold and a threat to its health.
John Magnuson, professor emeritus of zoology, has an office in the limnology laboratory overlooking Lake Mendota. He sees the lakes as a source of the city’s allure and their condition as a consequence of that allure.
UW-Madison senior Megan Lipke registered to vote when approached by a volunteer armed with a clipboard on State Street nearly two months ago.
But after waiting in line for more than 30 minutes to vote at the city clerk’s office, she was told there was no record of her registration anywhere.
Some college professors across the country are making special efforts to get students ââ?¬â? who are expected to vote in record numbers this election year ââ?¬â? to the polls Nov. 2.
Nationwide college tuition is on the rise again, climbing nearly 11 percent this year at four-year public institutions, according to an annual survey by the College Board.
For 24 University of Wisconsin students, their ââ?¬Å?campingââ?¬Â experience at the Kohl Center came to a lucky end Oct. 29.
The 2004-05 men�s basketball student ticket lottery was suspended Friday afternoon after University of Wisconsin athletic department officials learned that 625 students who submitted electronic applications were not included in the selection process.
A town-hall style meeting, which
University of Wisconsin Athletic Deparment officials issued an apology this morning for a technology breakdown that stalled confirmation e-mails for UW student who had applied for 2004-05 men’s basketball tickets. (10/22/04 Capital Times print edition)
Every student complains about his or her classes at one point. Now, thanks to the Provost’s Office, a Student Focus Group series allows students to express concerns directly to UW-Madison administrators.
Working as an intimate forum to gauge students’ experiences, the Student Focus Group series commenced Thursday at Memorial Union.
In an effort to allow students to speak openly about their experiences with the campus climate at the University of Wisconsin, Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Bernice Durand and Assistant to the Provost Mo Noonan Bischof held the first of five open-forum-style meetings Thursday night.
Dan Ginsburg is a die-hard fan of the University of Wisconsin men�s basketball team.
He�s traveled to away games. He hasn�t missed a home game in the last four seasons. And he�s even camped out for more than five weeks to grab the best seats in the Kohl Center.
Halloween is increasingly a treat for cities that can turn local attractions and celebrations into revenue….Yet, some cities find Halloween has more tricks than treat. For example, Madison, Wis…. (USA Today)
T.J. Wielebski, a solid student, opted to enroll at the University of Wisconsin in Madison and walk-on to the football team.
He said last week it’s the best decision he ever made.
Captain Davenport says the horses will help officers as they work to move crowds, and remove problems.
Classes had been over for hours by the time dozens of Bradley Hall residents crowded into their dorm’s basement to watch a live political debate Tuesday night.
When my niece Lauren came home recently from her first semester at Spelman College in Atlanta, one of the first things we talked about was money.
I asked Lauren if she needed any. She gave me that look teenagers give when asked an obvious question.
On the weekend of Oct. 31, Madison will be anything but ordinary. However, the city is doing everything in its power to make sure that just because the weekend will not be normal, it does not mean it has to be dangerous.
Members of the Madison Police Department met with State Street bar and restaurant owners at the Nitty Gritty, 223 N. Frances St., Tuesday to relate their overall safety plan for this year’s Halloween celebration.
Leaders in the Wisconsin community gathered to address the need to keep UW System alumni in state after graduation and widen the positive domestic reputation of UW-Madison in a forum held Wednesday night at the Kohl Center.
The forum, titled “Educational Assets: Strengthening Wisconsin’s Economy,” included UW-Madison Chancellor John Wiley and UW System President Kevin Reilly.
Professors at UW-Madison secure important federal research grants, write textbooks and produce original studies that generate revenue for the state. Part of what makes the UW-Madison campus unique and esteemed nationwide is its reputation as a top-tier research university with a top-tier teaching staff.
Despite a decade-long movement to make science the ââ?¬Å?fourth Rââ?¬Â in education nationwide, a recently released survey by the Bayer Corporation found science still remains ââ?¬Å?a second-tier subject,ââ?¬Â according to a release.
The Bayer Corporation seeks to
Madison city officials have spent the last year planning a Halloween weekend they hope will be free of rioters. A group of downtown bar owners and Madison police met Wednesday to discuss these new and improved Halloween plans, which include police officers on horseback, low-key music and increased police and bar employee staffing.
As construction on the University of Wisconsin�s new residential halls begins and landlord Steve Brown prepares to sell his private dorms in the coming weeks, the UW campus is set to usher in the start of a number of changes that could forever alter student housing in Madison.
Steve Brown�s decision to sell his five private residence halls could be largely prompted by the University of Wisconsin�s plans to expand the number of campus luxury dorms, according to several city of Madison and UW officials.
The city of Madison may still be without a police chief, but city and University of Wisconsin officials are doing everything they can to prep for Halloween madness.
While University of Wisconsin students go through the daily routine of classes, midterms and partying, one man sits atop Bascom Hill who is responsible for leading an institution of more than 40,000 people. Although UW Chancellor John Wiley works in an expansive office, wears a suit and is rarely seen by most students, he remains passionate about issues that affect students on a daily basis.
Candace Gingrich, the sister of former Republican House Speaker Newt Gingrich, came to Madison, not on behalf of the Republicans or even the Democrats, but just to talk to University of Wisconsin-Madison students about the importance of voting. (10/20/04 Capital Times print edition)
….At UW-Madison, some 1,500 students with known medical conditions that put them at risk for potentially deadly flu complications were notified by e-mail Tuesday to come in for a vaccination
(but)…Chances are good that Kerry’s stepson, Chris Heinz, will make a stop in Madison along with Tom DeLonge of the band Blink-182, Max Weinberg of Bruce Springsteen’s “E” Street Band, and Scott Wolf of the TV show “Party of Five” next week as part of a get-out-the-vote tour aimed at college students.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison has taken the “if you can’t beat ’em, join ’em” approach to this year’s Halloween festivities by kicking in $17,000 to support the efforts of a student group whose plans it had opposed.
MADISON, Wis. – College student-athletes are faced with difficult and challenging decisions to make in their daily lives and those decisions can have both positive and negative consequences. (Athletic Communications)
Late in a year-long planning process, Chancellor John Wiley has reversed his opposition to university involvement in Halloween festivities on State Street, saying Monday that UW-Madison will donate $17,000 to help underwrite a student group’s efforts to make the event safer.
A controversial suicide prevention program at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has sparked discussion across college campuses nationwide.
Itââ?¬â?¢s official ââ?¬â? most University of Wisconsin students will have to forego flu vaccinations this year.
The Madison City Council unanimously approved the use of outdoor lighting during Halloween, a voter outreach competition between city districts and suspended Jin�s Chicken and Fish license for four weeks with four months of additional conditions.
In an effort to increase campus safety and prevent possible terrorist attacks, the University of Wisconsin has shifted construction goals from just visual and practical values to include security measures.
Thirty UW-Madison students in an introductory engineering class are putting their heads together to help disabled people navigate storefront entrances on State Street.
MADISON, Wis. — Nothing so far seems to have persuaded Jordan Reilly to vote on Election Day.
Not the MTV spots or the Rock the Vote concerts or Comedy Central. Not the daily voter registration drives outside the University of Wisconsin library. Not the pressure from his peers. Not the hip-hop artists who have visited. Not the issues of war, a military draft and the economy. And certainly not President Bush or Sen. John Kerry.
UW System Board of Regents hosted a listening session at UW-Eau Claire Monday to discuss issues ranging from tuition cost to recruitment of quality staff members as well as the important role UW campuses provide in helping to create a thriving Wisconsin state economy.
With more than 60 foreign languages and 11 study centers covering every region of the globe, UW-Madison can boast legitimately about the preeminence of its world offerings.
Chalking sidewalks on campus is an essential activity for many student organizations to raise campus awareness, but few groups realize the possible danger for those chalking late at night.
Last Tuesday, Oct. 12, a student chalking with Students for Feingold was physically attacked at about 10:30 p.m.
