The absolute frustration that local government officials have with those legislators pushing the so-called Taxpayer Bill of Rights was underscored in an e-mail I received last week from a former Lake Mills City Council member.
Thirty-seven years ago today ââ?¬â? Oct. 17, 1967 ââ?¬â? I was an 18-year-old freshman on the University of Wisconsin campus in the city where I was born.
In the last 50 years, airplanes, internet, telephones and global markets have all shortened the divides between countries to make the world a truly porous place. Front and center in this globalization project has been the United States.
Wisconsin is once again gaining economic ground, and to keep the momentum going, local and state policymakers should focus more intently on creating jobs in promising technology-oriented industries.
The results of a poll conducted in Wisconsin at the end of September had some disturbing results – up to two-thirds of those responding feel there ought to be a constitutional amendment limiting spending by state and local governments.
Last month, Gov. Jim Doyle told a group of students who asked him to make the University of Wisconsin more affordable that they “must be living in a dream world.” In fact, we do have a dream-one where all people, regardless of their race, class or social circumstances have equal access to high-quality, low-cost higher education. Unfortunately, it seems that Doyle, along with the state Legislature and the Regents, do not share our vision.
Some six years ago, a bright scientist at the University of Wisconsin introduced his work to the public through the prestigious journal Science. He reported the first case of isolating human embryonic stem cells. The ground breaking announcement made the scientific, and particularly the medical community, sit up and take notice; the possibilities appeared astonishing.
State Journal recommends staggering bar closing times to cut down on problems during Halloween.
In one important category, however, Wisconsin brings home its share of the bacon. When it comes to merit-based competition for academic research and development dollars, Wisconsin moves much closer to the head of the class.
Madison, Wis. ââ?¬â? Into the night, candidates from everywhere caper nonstop across the television screens. Bragging, unflagging and just plain posing, their television images rain into the archives of a voracious academic project dedicated to measuring the now-you-see-it, now-you-don’t advertising stratagems of the political campaign. Graduate students at the University of Wisconsin trek through these reams of glossy wholesomeness and focus-grouped promises in each day’s catch of TV commercials from across the nation. They weed attack ads from bouquets of self-praise, ever grateful for an aberrational candidate.
I believe the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is viewed as a crucial catalyst for the economic well-being of the city of Milwaukee and southeastern Wisconsin.
Often times in Madison, talking politics can prove a frustrating affair. Frequently people so well informed as to the national and international scene remain blissfully unaware of local issues. Somewhere between the perpetual addressing of the Patriot Act and the 107th mention of Bush, hair begins to fall out. And yet, bring up the issue of TABOR and the question is met with a quizzical look.
When I first heard one of the latest weapons the Madison Police Department has added to its arsenal to combat drunken disarray at this year’s State Street Halloween extravaganza was the family hayride, I sincerely thought someone was kidding.
The challenge facing the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee at this point in its historic trajectory is to fundamentally enhance our academic profile. We do that in an environment that is less than optimal from a budgetary perspective, but I believe we have real strengths with which to accomplish our goals.
Wisconsin conservatives never die or even fade away, they just go to work for the Wisconsin Policy Research Institute.
As many students have read, been told and repeatedly reminded, the use of empty alcohol containers as room decoration by underage residents of UW-Madison Housing is no longer permitted. Although the campus staff may have had the best intentions in mind while devising this new policy, the only noticeable changes will be superficial at best.
Joyce Jones has lived in Madison all her adult life. She went to UW-Madison as an undergraduate, did very well academically and enjoyed her experience. Even though other African-American students have experienced discrimination at the UW, Jones says she had a very positive undergraduate experience.
Of course Sports Illustrated On Campus picked Madison as its only Midwestern stop on its annual Road Trip.
They loved Wisconsin’s traditional tailgate parties, Bucky Badger and our beautiful campus, right?
Wrong.
They’re visiting Wisconsin because we have really great riots.
By John Zmirak, editor of Choosing the Right College, published by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute.
I don’t have a child in college this fall. But millions of Americans do, and parents often find it difficult to just let their children go, unsure of exactly what they will encounter this semester and beyond.
Flipping through the pages of The Pitt News last year, University of Pittsburgh students could read a feature called ââ?¬Å?Drink Specialsââ?¬Â where prices of drinks at local bars were published by the newspaper, free of charge
Arizona State University’s overarching goal is to provide access to as many academically qualified students as possible, regardless of financial need.
No one disputes the value of a college diploma. Not only do college graduates earn $20,000 a year more than high school graduates, but they’re more likely to find jobs in an increasingly demanding global economy.
The University of Wisconsin “rolled out the red carpet” last Saturday, unveiling a new initiative that was supposed to create a friendlier environment to opposing fans at Badger football games. In response to several incidents of harassment that occurred last season, the Athletic Department and the administration created this initiative to make fans of teams visiting Camp Randall feel safe and welcome.
Today marks the 35th anniversary of the University of Wisconsin�s independent student newspaper, The Badger Herald. As editor of this publication, I am proud to be a part of the success that surrounds the Herald and excited to welcome alumni back to Madison and the BH office.
Wisconsin is by and large a suburban state. Most in-state students come from towns characterized by cul-de-sacs, malls and McDonald’s. Virtually the only way to tell if you are in Appleton, Green Bay, or Eau Claire is by looking at what high school is supported by the stickers on the area residents’ bumpers. Madison, being a college town, has thankfully been bereft of such local insubstantialities
In recent years it has become commonplace for some students to complain that school officials, professors or TAs are somehow ideologically biased. There have been grievances from across the country of grades lowered based upon a professor�s disagreement with a student�s conclusion.
Last week, this newspaper reported that Christopher Loving, former president of the Black Student Union (BSU) chapter here on campus, was charged with stealing, having withdrawn approximately $1,400 for personal use from the student group�s segregated fee funds account.
Here we are again: Another year at UW-Madison filled with football games, parties and-overpriced textbooks? The first week of school has brought about one very unfortunate reminder: The students aren’t always first. Without a university-affiliated bookstore on the UW-Madison campus, targeting the specific needs of students has become a thing of the past.
One week into his first official season as University of Wisconsin athletic director and football coach, Barry Alvarez revealed his greatest weakness when it comes to handling the dual roles.
A college degree today is more important than ever as a launching pad for success. But a college education is more difficult than ever to afford. That’s why reining in the double-digit tuition increases of recent years and increasing financial aid for students should be high priorities for policy makers.
UW-Madison tries to prepare its new students for life at college. But I’m guessing there are a few things they don’t tell the newbies. So I offer up my experience from attending the university, teaching there, and generally refusing to grow up and leave.
Op-ed piece on health care authored by Robert Stone Newsom, a senior scientist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Wisconsin Public Health/Health Policy Institute.
One out of every six female students is a victim of rape or attempted rape on campus. This makes it essential to increase sexual assault awareness on campus. It is crucial for rape victims to feel comfortable about reporting the assault so that they can receive proper medical treatment and support.
The pressure on smart kids to get into top schools has never been higher. But the differences between these schools and the next tier down have never been smaller.
Fred Mohs: Nino Amato suggests facing down the Legislature by having the regents “shake things up with a freeze on tuition” which would “force our elected officials to make some very tough choices.” I disagree with this approach.
Like many others, my experience with alcohol started when I left for school to attend the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. I never drank in high school and have never felt that it belongs there. I did drink freshman year; alcohol, for me, was just part of the college experience.
Herbert Hill, who as the N.A.A.C.P.’s labor director in the 1950’s and 1960’s was one of the loudest and most effective voices raised against racial discrimination by unions, died on Sunday in Madison, Wis. He was 80.
Susan Lampert Smith’s first column introduces the focus of the new feature. She writes that there will be heavy focus on the UW-Madison campus.
As Americans, we cherish human life. We celebrate a pregnancy and the birth of a child as one of our greatest gifts
Tech System president Brent P. Smith:
Technical college students play an increasing role in Wisconsin’s work force. The number of technical college graduates entering the work force has jumped 24 percent in the past five years, with 19,358 program graduates in 2002-03.
Dwayne Smith would like us all to believe that his worries are few, his concentration level is high and his nerves are not the least bit frayed.
I walked away from a conversation with Smith, a junior tailback for University of Wisconsin football team, wondering how that could possibly be the case.
I was honored recently to be elected to the presidency of the Wisconsin Technical College System Board. This leadership position comes at a critical time for a technical college system that we can all be proud of and that has a reputation as one of the nation’s finest.
Today is the third anniversary of the Bush administration’s decision to put the brakes on potentially life saving research using human embryonic stem cells.
lThe last thing I want to do is stir up trouble by mixing politics with sports, but after sorting through reams of data, I feel it’s my patriotic duty to pass this along.
If you really, really want the University of Wisconsin football team – which begins practice today at the O’Connor Center – to have a successful season, you might want to consider putting the donkey in the White House in November.
Gov. Jim Doyle ought to be paying attention to the Democratic primary election results from Missouri. Democratic voters there rejected Gov. Bob Holden in his own party primary because of concerns about his lack of accountability and his failure to make a sufficient commitment to hold the line on tuition hikes at the state’s universities.
As is unfortunately becoming too common for the state Legislature, political ideology is taking the place of substance.
Don Kettl: Wisconsin was once the gold standard for good government. But the raucous debate on TABOR threatens to rob the state of its rich reputation.
I am what you might call a zombie bird-watcher. On summer mornings, caught between sunlight and sleep, I drift awake in a haze of coffee and aimless gazing out the window. Half dreaming, I’ll just catch the smug sideways stare of a robin, the purple dart of a finch, the blaze of a passing cardinal.
In a key sentence in the final and climactic chapter of his book The Moment of Complexity (University of Chicago Press, 2001), Mark C. Taylor declares that “the university is not autonomous but is a thoroughly parasitic institution, which continually depends on the generosity of the host so many academics claim to reject.” (Subscription required.)
The time has come to re-examine the federal policy on stem cell research. Continue reading
I had a delightful lunch this week with the new director of the Wisconsin Historical Society, Ellsworth Brown, who is impressed by what he’s seen so far of Madison. Continue reading
Keep repeating a lie long enough and the public starts to believe it…. The lie is that high taxes in Wisconsin are strangling business development here.
Quoted: UW-Madison economics professor Andrew Reschovsky
Barry Alvarez usually gets what’s coming to him, but a rare exception arrived in the mailbox not long ago.
The time has come to reexamine the federal policy on stem cell research.
Just as the lingering Cold War freeze that hangs over relations between Cuba and the United States is reaching a new low, Secretary of State Colin Powell has warmed things up a bit.
It is a tragic irony that, while Texas’ flagship universities have launched bold, forward-looking initiatives to promote excellence and raise standards, a well-intended state law passed just seven years ago is undermining these worthy objectives. For the good of our students and the well-being of our state, it should be changed.
Eighteen-year-old Jesselyn Allen couldn’t be more excited about heading to the University of Texas this fall. The African-American student graduated from an inner-city school in Houston that traditionally doesn’t place many graduates into the state’s most elite public university.
On Tuesday night, the Madison City Council will consider a University of Wisconsin housing project that I believe will directly and adversely affect Madison taxpayers, UW students and private property owners in the downtown area.
Sunday night, at a popular restaurant off the Capitol Square, the former University of Wisconsin athletes were collectively toasted for their commitment to a W-Club sponsored “Legends” golf event the following day at University Ridge.
Recently, the World War II Memorial was dedicated, and the 60th anniversary of D-Day was commemorated.
