“I understand why the decision was made,” said Erin Thornley Parisi, executive director of the Rape Crisis Center, noting that Cephus was acquitted in criminal court. “But that doesn’t change the impact that it might have on the survivors of the alleged crimes as well as other survivors on campus. It is painful for those who still believe that these women were sexually assaulted by him.”
The Marquette University Police Department will issue citations, with a fine of $86.20, for riding scooters on public sidewalks — enforcing an existing Milwaukee municipal ordinance.
UW-Madison announced its intention in June to remove the statue as part of its plan to redesign the Field House South Plaza.
According to the statement, UW applied its code of conduct impartially, regardless of who is involved.
Chancellor Rebbecca Blank noted in the statement the university recently received new information regarding the case that helped inform their decision.
“We are cognizant of how difficult this decision must have been given the competing perspectives on what constitutes fairness and justice in this case.”
Wisconsinites understand the issues associated with the case of Quintez Cephus, and the dilemma facing UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank. She’ll be damned if she decides to reinstate the former Badger wide receiver and to allow him to attend the university this fall, and she’ll be damned if she doesn’t.
No matter what UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank decides, she will be criticized.
The University of Wisconsin, Madison, Memorial Union Terrace celebrated LGBTQ Pride for the first time with flags, unicorns and the signature Terrace chairs in every color of the rainbow.
Student groups at University of Wisconsin schools say legislation protecting free speech isn’t needed because a 2017 Board of Regents policy already does that.
Some of Madison’s most prominent Black leaders urged University of Wisconsin Chancellor Rebecca Blank to readmit Quintez Cephus to the university after the former football player was acquitted of sexual assault charges.
Although public colleges do not dominate the Forbes America’s Top Colleges List — only a quarter of schools in the top 100 are public and less than half of the overall list is made of public institutions — public schools provide some of the most accessible and high-quality education in the country.
The most popular hashtag used for UW was #uwmadison, which featured in 140,767 Instagram posts. That made UW-Madison the most instagrammed school in Wisconsin.
For safety concerns, Madison officials are looking to temporarily relocate the city’s intercity bus stop outside UW-Madison’s Memorial Union to a new spot on Monroe or Lake streets.
Joan Nieson of Sports Illustrated said her rankings focused on college town environment, landscape, food and drink offerings, culture and music scenes as important factors.
Attorneys for former Badgers wide receiver Quintez Cephus said Monday the University of Wisconsin-Madison is “slow walking” its consideration of his request for readmission after being found not guilty of sexual assault.
It should be noted that the hard liquor survey produces different results than the Party Schools list, in which the top spot went to Syracuse University and UCSB finished sixth, and the Lots of Beer rankings, in which first place went to University of Wisconsin-Madison and UCSB didn’t place in the top 20 at all.
With the press of a button, nearly 200 emergency phones scattered across UW-Madison’s campus connect students, staff and faculty members to the police.
The Princeton Review released its annual list of college rankings and University of Wisconsin-Madison got the top spot for “Lots of Beer.”
As director of the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery, Handelsman is immersed in all aspects of science, from fostering new ways to engage the global community in problem-solving to her own research into the communication mechanisms of bacteria.
Noted: It should be noted that the hard liquor survey produces different results than the Party Schools list, in which the top spot went to Syracuse University and UCSB finished sixth, and the Lots of Beer rankings, in which first place went to University of Wisconsin-Madison and UCSB didn’t place in the top 20 at all. It may be hoped that those Wisconsin students at least occasionally sampled some high-quality brews, instead of just getting the cheap stuff.
Amber Schroeder, Executive Director of Badgers United, said the organization hopes to highlight how UW-Madison helps the entire state succeed.
One day after former University of Wisconsin wide receiver Quintez Cephus told the Journal Sentinel he hoped to resume his education and football career, his attorneys announced they would seek to have Cephus readmitted to UW.
Myer said they are asking for a response to the request by Thursday.
Former Wisconsin Badgers football player Quintez Cephus today applied for readmission to the University of Wisconsin, according to his lawyers.
Both Marquez Green and twin brother Nathan are seniors at UW-Madison and have previously appeared on American Ninja Warrior under the nicknames “Wisco Twinjas.”
University housing officials on Friday provided the Wisconsin State Journal with a sneak peek of the project, which officially wraps up next week. The 2½-year project began in March 2017 and had no construction delays
Mackenzie Berry, a former member of the UW-Madison First Wave Hip Hop and Urban Arts Program, has been awarded a top national fellowship to continue her studies.
The Morgridge Center for Public Service’s Badger Volunteers (BV) program connected 800 UW-Madison students with local nonprofits and organizations, providing about 30,888 hours of volunteer service in 2018.
Doug Moe remembers his time at the student paper.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Chazen Museum of Art announced this week that it will be expanding its hours to be open seven days a week starting September 3.
The report found accessibility challenges in mobility, public transportation, private businesses, community events, parks and open spaces and semi-public spaces, including buildings owned by the state, city and UW-Madison.
From missing the bus to sharing a bathroom with 30 people to an overwhelming course load, there’s a lot to be learned during the first year of college. Here are some of the main takeaways that I learned from my freshman year at UW.
Rheta’s Market, a dining marketplace housed within Chadbourne Residence Hall, will be utilizing a new dining style this next school year. The marketplace will be going from an à la carte system to an all-you-care-to-eat.
he installation is located at the intersection of State Street, East Campus Mall and Library Mall, which is essentially where the city of Madison meets the University of Wisconsin campus.
Recently, a few of these companies such as Morningstar Inc., Pharmaceutical Product Development and GE Healthcare have personally shared why they love working with students from UW.
Letter to the editor: In service of their psychiatric health, I would like to remind my student-patients with international origins — citizen and non-citizen — that you belong in the United States and at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
As the student government on campus, the Associated Students of Madison aims to represent students’ voice and extends a warm welcome to all incoming students at the University of Wisconsin.
The department uses what they call a “behavior-based” approach to policing, and typically only gets involved when individuals engaging in illegal activities like underage drinking bring attention to themselves.
Noted: Winners included Maddie Roamer, University of Wisconsin – Madison, a student at the School of Human Ecology
Starting this fall, the Chazen Museum of Art will be open for 84 hours a week — an increase of 36 hours from its current schedule — which UW-Madison says will make it the “most open” in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
Some roads on UW’s campus will be closed starting Tuesday.
“This project and most of the other projects on campus are to upgrade utilities,” Marc Lovicott, the spokesperson for University of Wisconsin Police Department said.
UW-Madison has welcomed another 80 Precollege Enrichment Opportunity for Learning Excellence (PEOPLE) freshmen scholars this fall and another 157 high school seniors are ready to apply for admission, having just completed the PEOPLE precollege program designed to develop well-prepared college candidates.
Grants will go to New York University, Carnegie Mellon, George Washington, North Carolina, the University of Washington, Indiana, Stanford, Texas, Wisconsin, Yale and the Data & Society Research Institute.
UW-Madison temporarily evacuated several campus buildings, including Ogg Residence Hall, Newell Smith Hall, LaBahn Arena and the Nicholas Recreation Center, according to spokeswoman Meredith McGlone. There were also some temporary road closures on Park and Dayton Streets.
Faculty in the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s departments of dairy science and animal sciences are preparing a proposal to merge, a move that aims to reorganize and revitalize the university’s historic and internationally known research divisions.
While most teams on the campus of the University of Wisconsin are in summer break mode, one team is in the thick of their season. The UW Fishing Team will compete in a tournament later this week in Wabesha, MN for a chance to qualify for the National Championship.
González will serve as a primary point of contact with local community and nonprofit organizations and will be responsible for developing strategies to ensure the university is engaged with these organizations and the broader community.
Brenda Gonzalez, the current diversity manager at Agrace Hospice and Palliative Care, will begin her new job Aug. 5, taking over for Leslie Orrantia, who became deputy mayor of Madison.
A sculpture was unveiled Friday honoring a UW-Madison alumna and hero of resistance to the Nazi regime.Mildred Fish-Harnack graduated from UW-Madison in 1925 and became the only American civilian to be executed on the direct order of Adolf Hitler.
The UW-Madison Immigration Justice Clinic works with people seeking asylum and will be helping dozens of women and children in Texas next month.
The Discovery building at UW-Madison celebrated the Apollo 11 anniversary this month on Saturday at their monthly Saturday Science event.
Aptly called “The Badger,” the statue is a realistic likeness of the animal, rather than the more cartoonish look of University of Wisconsin mascot Bucky Badger. It has claws, a pointed nose, dark eyes and a fur texture cast in shiny bronze.
Students at UW-Madison will on average shell out an additional $428 in segregated fees, room and board — the highest increase for a University of Wisconsin campus in the coming school year.
This historic refracting telescope is recognized as a small but mighty scientific instrument that was nearly revolutionary for its era. University of Wisconsin Space Place director Jim Lattis recounted its legacy in a Jan. 9, 2018 talk recorded for Wisconsin Public Television’s University Place.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison recognized the Earth Partnership Indigenous Arts and Sciences (AIS) initiative with the Community-University Partnership Award on June 26. Indigenous Arts and Sciences is an initiative between UW-Madison and five tribal nations of Wisconsin, including the Ho-Chunk Nation.
Started in 1939, the Hoofer Sailing Club wanted to give people the ability to have a recreational fleet of sailboats to enjoy. 80 years later, the club has 100 boats, teaches sailing lessons, holds social events and has a top 20 intercollegiate sailing team.
A UW System budget proposal would require UW-Madison students to pay an additional $170 in student fees, an average of $209 more in housing fees and $50 more for the meal plan.
Showing their support for the U.S. women’s national soccer team, people joined together at Memorial Union’s FIFA Women’s World Cup: Final Watch Party.
