Students see it every weekend. A few Madison Police Department uniforms come into a bar, begin carding people, and write ticket after ticket after ticket.But it appears that it’s happening less and less.City cops are on track to hand out significantly fewer tickets to nine popular campus bars this academic… Read more »

Along with the hope of increased flexibility and autonomy, the proposed New Badger Partnership may make it easier for the University of Wisconsin-Madison to add new degree programs, according to university officials.Noel Radomski, director of the Wisconsin Center for the Advancement of Postsecondary Education, said the increased freedom could speed… Read more »

Tuesday’s reports that the South Central Federation of Labor was calling for a general strike may have been premature, according to a federation official.SCFL Vice President David Mandehr said despite media rumors, the federation did not endorse a general strike at its monthly meeting on Monday night because its bylaws… Read more »

While some professors may not like the idea of their class notes and materials being posted online, others are embracing the possibilities the Internet opens up. Kurt Squire, an associate UW professor, said he started a class wiki last fall for his game design class. Squire said he created the wiki because… Read more »

When University of Wisconsin senior Olivia Jonynas got sick her sophomore year and missed a significant amount of class time, she was able to catch up quickly with the help of just one website: StudyBlue. StudyBlue is an Internet cloud-based service that allows students to create flashcards and post their… Read more »

A Catholic nun has been arrested for allegedly embezzling more than $850,000 from Iona College in New Rochelle, N.Y. According to a statement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Manhattan, Mary Thornton stole the huge sum of money from 1999 to 2009 while she was the school’s vice president of… Read more »

Virginia Tech University allegedly violated the law by not notifying students in a timely manner about the shootings on campus in 2007, according to a U.S Department of Education report. According to the report, Virginia Tech was in violation of the Clery Act, which requires students and employees be notified… Read more »

The student government took another step toward reworking the way it distributes segregated fees to student organizations in their meeting Thursday night. The Associated Students of Madison Student Services Finance Committee debated and ultimately agreed to work on adding three auditors to the General Student Services Fund allotment process. SSFC… Read more »

The University of Wisconsin System President Kevin Reilly has proposed a 2 percent pay increase for UW System employees for the next two years. The proposal will be debated and voted on at the Board of Regents meetings on Thursday and Friday later this week. UW System Spokesperson David Giroux… Read more »

The student government could have to dip into their reserve funds to pay for possible renovations to the Student Activity Center including creating an office space for a proposed Legal Information Center as well as shoring up their shrinking travel grant fund. The Associated Students of Madison Reserve Board met… Read more »

University of Wisconsin students who have been busted for underage drinking or are in a dispute with their landlords might have a new resource on campus to help them with their legal troubles if a proposal put forth by the student government is implemented. The Associated Students of Madison Student… Read more »

The U.S Environmental Protection Agency sent a letter to Wisconsin’s Department of Administration requesting information on 15 power plants in the state, including eight from University of Wisconsin schools, to see if they are complying with federal air pollution laws. The EPA sent the letter last week Tuesday and requested… Read more »

University of Wisconsin System President Kevin Reilly made a plea for more state funding and decreased state control to members of the Rotary Club of Madison Monday, and said continued support of the university system is of vital importance in moving Wisconsin’s economy into the 21st century. Reilly said the… Read more »

The landscape of post secondary education in the United States has always been a diverse mix of private and public institutions, however recent controversy over for-profit institutions has revealed problems ranging from fraudulent recruiting tactics to criminal organizations operating across the globe. For-profit colleges have been making headlines over accusations… Read more »

A new fad in alcoholic consumption could replace the alcoholic energy drink Four Loko.And it also goes great with pie. Some are calling “whipahols” such as CREAM and Whipped Lightning the next big craze for college student drinkers. The product combines whip cream and a strong dose of alcohol, 15… Read more »

People might be able to have their cake and live longer too after several University of Wisconsin researchers identified an enzyme which may help fight the effects of aging. UW professor of biomolecular chemistry John Denu said there is a general theory that if an organism reduces its calorie intake… Read more »

A non-profit group has raised concern over the proposed location for building a new foreign animal disease research center on the Kansas State University campus because of the area’s high number of tornadoes and its proximity to large numbers of cattle. In a report released on Monday the National Academy… Read more »

The fight over who will have control the distribution of student segregated fees at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, which has been brewing for almost a decade, is boiling over after a student group on campus is challenging the results of a student referendum. The Student Government Association, which is… Read more »

The student government approved the Campus Women’s Center budget for next year Thursday night, but not before they removed funding for the group’s magazine and one of its coordinator positions. The Associated Students of Madison Student Services Finance Committee granted the CWC a budget of $100,048.60 for the 2011-12 fiscal… Read more »

The University of Whitewater experienced its third hate crime of the semester late Monday night. Three cars owned by black students had their tires slashed and the letters “KKK” spray painted onto them, according to a statement from Chancellor Richard Telfer. This incident comes after a female UW-Whitewater student was… Read more »

Would-be criminals will now have to be careful, or they might end up on a police version of “Candid Camera” because of a new University of Maryland smart phone application which allows people to send live video of crimes or emergencies to the police. The application called “Video 911” was… Read more »

The student government got out their red pens and slashed more than $10,000 from the Wisconsin Student Lobby’s proposed budget at their meeting Monday night. The Associated Students of Madison Student Services Finance Committee approved the WSL budget at $47,099.68 for the 2011-12 budget. SSFC cut $11,951.72 from the group’s… Read more »

Students who are looking for a way to check their credit scores without being hit with hidden fees and charges now have a safe way of looking up the important financial information. The UW Credit Union began offering their members a free way to check their credit scores in early… Read more »

The largest for-profit university chain in the country announced Thursday their financial aid distribution will be reviewed by the U.S Department of Education. The Apollo Group Inc., which owns the University of Phoenix chain, announced in a statement the review will begin in early December of this year. “Collectively, University… Read more »

A University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Student has been charged for locking another UW-La Crosse student in his dorm room and sexually assaulting her in September. John M. Lattimore, 19, was charged with second degree sexual assault and false imprisonment, both of which are felonies. Lattimore is facing a maximum of… Read more »

For a few hours, Madison Area Technical College students, administrators, facility members and one mascot forgot about Republicans, Democrats, Tea Partiers and other election night drama and watched as citizens in 12 counties voted to increase their taxes to pay for MATC’s expansion. The $133,770,000 referendum was approved with a… Read more »

A Rolling Stone political writer and author urged his audience Monday night to look at the story underneath the story when receiving news from the American media. Journalist, blogger, author and one-time professional basketball player in Mongolia, Matt Taibbi, spoke at the Memorial Union Theater as a part of the… Read more »

A former employee of Ohio University has been arrested and charged with making serious, violent statements threatening to shoot people in two university buildings last Wednesday. Mark Hopton, former assistant vice president of university Business Services at Ohio University, told a current university employee over the phone he was “angry… Read more »

The student government opened up their community chest and handed out thousands of dollars in funding to student groups in their first budget decisions of the year Thursday night. The Associated Students of Madison Student Services Finance Committee approved budgets for Vets for Vets, F. H. King and Movimiento Estudiantil… Read more »

A university in Delaware issued an apology to multiple students after accidentally sending out an e-mail to the entire student body with the names and grade point averages of failing students. An administrator at Wesley College accidentally sent the e-mail, which was meant to be sent to several administrators across… Read more »

Central Washington University in Ellensburg, Wash., has banned alcoholic energy drinks on campus after nine students were hospitalized after consuming the popular drink Four Loko at a party. CWU President James Gaudino said in a statement the students who were hospitalized had blood alcohol levels ranging from .123 to .35.… Read more »

The new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, created by the Wall Street reform bill signed by the president this summer, will put a “tough cop on the beat” to make sure unfair business practices in the credit industry will be regulated for young Americans, according to the special advisor in charge… Read more »

The student body government planned out its advertising strategy to get students enthused for the first ever student housing fair at their meeting Monday night. The Associated Students of Madison Legislative Affairs Committee will be hosting a student housing fair Nov. 16 in the Memorial Union’s Great Hall. Legislative Affair… Read more »

The Whitewater Police Department busted a raging house party Thursday night and handed out 132 underage drinking tickets to the party guests. The police also issued citations to the residents of the house for furnishing alcohol to underage persons, sale of alcohol without a license and failure to prevent underage… Read more »

The new Campus Service Fund cleared its first major hurdle after a student government committee endorsed the fund designed to provide vital services to students on campus. The fund, endorsed by the Associated Students of Madison Student Services Finance Committee, will now be passed on to Student Council for approval… Read more »

The student body elected several new freshmen representatives along with several familiar faces, including electing a current council member to a second seat in the fall student government election. Six percent of the student body voted in the election, down from the record turnout of around 35 percent last spring… Read more »

Turnout: 2,569 ballots completedWinners in boldFirst Year Student Representatives1. Andrew Bulovsky      7312. Cody Ostenson          4933. Arturo “Tito” Diaz      4314. Sarah Neibart            2775. Samuel Seering           1936. Tony Falk                    1647. Ryan Condron              1388. Carly Michiels              1129. Eric Lucari                    8810. Nicole Gerard              7511. [tie] Geoffry Cohn         7311. [tie] Samuel Grow        7312. Alexander Falish       … Read more »

Five for-profit colleges in Florida are being investigated by the state’s attorney general for possibly lying about their financial aid, recruiting tactics, graduation rates and accreditation, according to a statement from the state’s Attorney General. The five schools being investigated are Argosy University, Everest College, Kaplan University, the MedVance Institute… Read more »

It goes by several names; Four Loko, a black out in a can or an alcopop, but no matter what students at a New Jersey college call the energy drink alcohol hybrid, they can no longer drink them on campus after the college president banned them. Ramapo College of New… Read more »

The student government postponed voting on a new funding source Monday that would ensure vital services are provided on campus. The Associated Students of Madison’s Student Services Finance Committee delayed voting on the new Campus Service Fund until Thursday. The committee wanted more time to be able to clarify some… Read more »

The Madison Area Technical College is looking to increase the competitiveness of their future workforce by upgrading their facilities, and they are asking taxpayers to pick up the $133.7 million tab. Community members will have a chance to vote on MATC’s Smart Community improvement plan on Nov. 2. The plan… Read more »

University of Wisconsin students will have the chance to go online and participate in the democratic process during the student government’s fall elections, which will run from Monday morning until Wednesday afternoon this week. The polls for the Associated Students of Madison elections open online at 8 a.m. Monday morning… Read more »

The student government released details on their plan to make sure vital campus services are always funded and voiced concerns about how the new money would impact current student groups. The Associated Students of Madison’s Student Service Finance Committee Chair Matt Manes explained how his proposal for the new Campus… Read more »

The student government is hoping to wow MTV with a new and innovative way of explaining financial aid options to students. The Associated Students of Madison’s University Affairs Committee, formerly Academic Affairs, continued working on their project for MTV’s “Get Schooled” competition, which challenges current and future college students to… Read more »

The University of Wisconsin student government began the process of reforming the way they fund student groups and proposed a new method to provide vital services to the student body during their meeting Monday. Student Services Finance Committee Chair Matt Manes presented his strategic plan for reforming the current funding… Read more »

State and federal governments spent more than $9 billion dollars on college students who left school before beginning their sophomore year, according to a new report. The report issued by the American Institute for Research looked at how much state and federal governments spent from 2003 to 2008 on students… Read more »

The Board of Regents continued working on their goal of increasing the number of minorities and low income students who are enrolled in the University of Wisconsin System during their Thursday meeting. UW System President Kevin Reilly said the UW System joined the project Access to Success in 2009 about… Read more »

Two University of Wisconsin-La Crosse students have been charged with sexually assaulting their roommate in their dorm room last week. At their court appearance on Wednesday, Casey Gudis, 18, was charged with first degree sexual assault and Brayden Wienke, 19, was charged with party to first degree sexual assault, according… Read more »

College students who are studying in Europe may have to be more cautious after information on a possible terrorist attack caused the U.S. State Department to issue a travel alert for the whole continent. The State Department issued a travel alert for Europe to U.S citizens Sunday after information suggested… Read more »

President Barack Obama spoke at the first ever White House Summit on community colleges, which brought together community colleges, businesses and policy leaders to continue working on their goal of increasing the number of graduates from community colleges across the country.The summit was chaired by Vice President Joe Biden’s wife… Read more »

The student body government continued working Monday toward providing students amnesty in situations when they or their friends need medical help after a night out drinking. The Associated Students of Madison’s Legislative Affairs Committee Intern Hannah Somers said she will be meeting with a student and a University Health Services… Read more »

A female student at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater was punched in the face last week in what police are calling a hate crime. The student was wearing a shirt that read “Legalize Gay” last Sunday night at 10 p.m. when she was approached by two unknown men who called her… Read more »

Every university across the country has to have policy and procedures in place to deal with the issues surrounding underage drinking across their campuses. Matt Vogel, UW-La Crosse community health specialist, said many of these problems stem from the fact the country has created a modern form of prohibition for… Read more »

So called “helicopter parents” appear to be hovering over their children in increasing numbers as they apply to colleges, according to a new survey, and it may not be in the best interest of the students to have their parents overhead. Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions released a new survey… Read more »

Kelly Shannon AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A student wearing a dark suit and a ski mask opened fire Tuesday with an assault rifle on the University of Texas campus before fleeing into a library and fatally shooting himself. No one else was hurt. The shooting began near a fountain in… Read more »

The University of Wisconsin has some of the country’s top doctorate programs across a broad variety of subjects according to a new report from the National Research Council. Out of the 78 doctorate programs the NRC rated at UW, 23 of the programs were in the top 15 percent of… Read more »

The student government denied funding to the Wisconsin Student Public Interest Research Group for the 2011 to 2012 fiscal year in their meeting Monday night. The Student Service Finance Committee denied WISPIRG’s funding eligibility with a vote of six against and three members abstaining from voting. WISPIRG received $128,378 for… Read more »

Two University of Wisconsin-Stout hockey players are facing murder charges in connection to the death of a fellow student after an incident at a bar last weekend. Bradley Simon, 22, died Thursday afternoon from injuries he suffered in an assault on Sept. 18, according to a statement from the Menomonie… Read more »

The University of Wisconsin is taking a leap into the future with a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to build an electron-producing gun on campus as the first step to creating a giant electron laser. UW’s Synchrotron Radiation Center was awarded a $4.5 million dollar grant from the… Read more »

Members of the Campus Women’s Center hugged each other and let out a huge sigh of relief at the student government meeting when they were granted funding eligibility after being denied last year. The Student Service Finance Committee unanimously voted CWC eligible to receive funds for the next two academic… Read more »

University of Wisconsin students may not pay the cost of increased UW autonomy with extra tuition dollars if the university is able to set its own tuition levels, Chancellor Biddy Martin said Wednesday at a forum. Martin has been campaigning for UW to have more freedom in its decision making,… Read more »

The fur was flying even before the kickoff in the Ohio University versus Ohio State University football game when the Ohio Bobcat’s mascot Rufus attacked Ohio State’s mascot Brutus during the pregame warm-ups on Saturday. Rufus attempted to take down Brutus as the Ohio State mascot led the home team… Read more »

Even in the economic recession people who receive college degrees are still significantly better off than their peers who have just their high school diplomas, more than $20,000 a year better off, according to a new report. In 2008, the most recent available data, college graduates earned $55,700 a year… Read more »

Despite turning in part of their application late, Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan was declared eligible for funding by the student government Monday night. The Associated Students of Madison Student Services Finance Committee unanimously granted funding eligibility to MEChA for the next two fiscal years. SSFC Chair Matt Manes said… Read more »

The poor economy might be making college students cringe when they check out the job market, but it is helping drive down the inflation rate for universities’ costs, according to a new survey. The inflation rate for colleges’ cost to continue running was only up 0.9 percent for the 2010… Read more »

A Kansas City area community college student inadvertently stabbed a dean in the neck, sending him to the hospital, in an attack apparently targeted at the governor of Missouri. The Associated Press reported Casey Brezik, a Penn Valley Metropolitan Community College student, did not previously know Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon… Read more »

The average University of Wisconsin student could pay off their tuition with $50,000 dollars, the amount of money the UW student government must make decisions on in the near future. The student government must decide what it is going to do with an extra $50,000, a remnant of a 17-year-old… Read more »

The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire is mourning the loss of one of its students after a fatal car accident Sunday morning. Sarah Schmitt, 20, was traveling on Highway 33 in Columbia County when her car crossed the center line and struck a truck traveling the opposite direction, according to the… Read more »

The University of Wisconsin System announced they will hire a new chief legal counsel for the first time in eight years Monday. Tomas Stafford was appointed to the position of UW System’s General Counsel following a national search process, UW System spokesperson David Giroux said. Stafford is currently serving as… Read more »

Members of the University of Wisconsin student government got together with student organizations for a few rounds of root beer pong and pizza, but debate over some student orgs’ funding requests has already begun. The Student Services Finance Committee held a mixer with the student groups who will be applying… Read more »

Chancellor Biddy Martin emphasized the importance of the University of Wisconsin gaining more independence to decide important issues like tuition increases to a student government group Wednesday night. Martin spoke to the Associated Students of Madison Student Council at their first meeting of the semester. Martin said UW needs to… Read more »

Students might want to think twice about going to their favorite bar after studying for their big final, according to a new study which shows drinking alcohol lowers academic performance. University of Pittsburgh professor and co-author Mark Hoekstra said in an email to The Badger Herald the study found drinking… Read more »

The University of Wisconsin-Stout is working to crack down on excessive student drinking this year by creating a new task force to bring together law enforcement agencies and students. This semester marks when previous discussions about curbing partying on UW-Stout campus will move to actual projects. UW-Stout is responding to… Read more »

Grants were awarded to student organizations for everything from traveling to Africa to helping raise funds for international humanitarian relief Tuesday night. The Associated Students of Madison Finance Committee held its first meeting Monday night and heard hearings for 15 different events and travel plans from student groups. Finance Chair… Read more »

One of the fears for incoming college freshmen who are going to live with random roommates is getting the nightmare person who stays up all night, never showers or leaves their clothes strewn all over, but the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse is helping relieve that stress by letting their students… Read more »

Students at Madison Area Technical College will be able to receive free high-tech medical training due to a federal grant they received that will start this fall semester. MATC will receive approximately $760,000 from the federal government, according to a statement from MATC. This money will be used to train… Read more »

University of Wisconsin student organizations are gearing up to present their cases to receive funding from student dollars, which they will present before the student government in funding hearings next week. Student Services Finance Committee Chair Matthew Manes said in an email to student groups he would not be entertaining… Read more »

The University of Wisconsin is going with its original out-of-state choice for their main food distributor despite a formal complaint from a competing in-state company questioning the university’s decision. The contract for UW’s prime food vendor was awarded to the Iowa-based Martin Brothers Distributing Company, Inc. on June 30. Sysco… Read more »

Following the University of Wisconsin’s decision to cut ties with Nike over workers rights concerns early this year, the Board of Regents approved a five-year extension to a major apparel contract with Adidas. The deal means Adidas has exclusive rights to manufacture the UW sideline apparel and print the official… Read more »

With tuition going up every year and the economy still struggling, University of Wisconsin students still have at least one way of making money this year by getting good grades, if they are willing to bet on it. Ultrinsic Motivator Inc. is offering students at 36 universities across the country,… Read more »

The Board of Regents approved altering their hiring policy following criticism this summer over the appointment of a senior leadership position at their August meeting. Michael Morgan was appointed to the position of interim Senior Vice President for Administration and Fiscal Affairs. The regents approved rewording their policy for interim… Read more »

The Board of Regents approved a $76 million plan to build a new athletic center and renovate existing athletic facilities near Camp Randall in their Friday meeting. The new building will be paid for by money the University of Wisconsin Athletic Department makes along with private donations, according to Athletic… Read more »

The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents approved a $76 million plan to build a new athletic center near Camp Randall Friday. The new building will be paid for by money the UW Athletic Department makes along with donations, according to Athletic Department spokesperson Justin Doherty. Doherty added some… Read more »

The University of Wisconsin System approved a five year licensing deal between the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Adidas America Inc. at a Board of Regents meeting Friday. The deal means Adidas has exclusive rights to reproduce the UW sideline and official logo on merchandise. In addition, UW athletics will use… Read more »

The University of Wisconsin System will request more than $83 million in funding from the Legislature for the next two years with a large percentage of the money going to increase enrollment across the state and to create more jobs. The Board of Regents released their 2011-13 biennial budget Monday.… Read more »

Students will once again face another round of tuition increases this year at all four-year University of Wisconsin System schools. The Board of Regents unanimously approved the 5.5 percent tuition increase at its June meeting, but froze tuition at the UW System’s two-year schools. Tuition increases are nothing new to… Read more »

The University of Wisconsin System may change its hiring policy following stark criticism over an interim appointment of a senior position. Board of Regents President Chuck Pruitt said the system’s hiring policy must be altered to better clarify the policy of hiring interim replacements to fill key leadership positions. Pruitt… Read more »

The University of Wisconsin student government appointed its first ever chief of staff on July 1, a position that will support and coordinate efforts between committees, the government chair and students. Brandon Williams, current chair of the Associated Students of Madison, appointed former Student Council Vice Chair Tom Templeton to… Read more »

The student government at the University Wisconsin-Milwaukee is finally drafting a shared governance plan more than 30 years after a state Supreme Court ruling gave students the right to be involved in the governing process. UWM Student Association President Travis Romero-Boeck issued an executive order that created a commission whose… Read more »

The Board of Regents unanimously approved a tuition increase for the next academic year at its meeting this week. The regents raised tuition by 5.5 percent for the fourth year in a row for undergraduate residents at four-year universities. This means an additional $638 in tuition for University of… Read more »

The Board of Regents will focus on tying goals for University of Wisconsin System growth to the 2011-13 biennium budget during today’s meeting. The UW System’s two goals are to create more jobs in Wisconsin through increased academic research and to produce more graduates to fill these positions. The next… Read more »

Students may have a voice on housing issues at the city level if a new student government-proposed committee comes to fruition. The Associated Students of Madison Student Council made proposals for its fall initiatives in its last meeting of the semester Wednesday, including the creation of a student housing subcommittee.… Read more »

Students at Northern Arizona University will have a hard time skipping large classes next fall because of a new attendance monitoring system. The new system will use sensors to detect students’ university identification cards when they enter classrooms, according to NAU spokesperson Tom Bauer. The data will be recorded and… Read more »

With summer break two short weeks away, the thousands of students living in the University of Wisconsin residence halls have just two things left to worry about — passing all their finals and moving out of the dorms. The busiest move-out days will be May 14, 15 and 16, according… Read more »

The student government elected leadership for their next session in a nine-hour marathon session Sunday. The Associated Students of Madison Student Council elected Brandon Williams as chair and Adam Johnson as vice chair with a secret ballot. Williams, former chair of SSFC, ran against Madison People Organizing for Wisconsin Educational… Read more »

Calls of “Sexist, racist, anti-gay, don’t you take our night away” and “Two-four-six-eight, no more date rape” rang throughout State Street and the Capitol as approximately 150 people marched in the Take Back the Night rally Thursday. The marchers started at Library Mall and carried signs proclaiming “Women united will… Read more »

Student body government approved final changes to student organization funding in their last meeting of the year Wednesday night. The Associated Students of Madison Student Council approved the Finance Committee operations grants after funds that were cut from the Campus Women’s Center were re-allocated to other organizations. The Campus Women’s… Read more »

Although many do not expect to live a life of luxury immediately after college, growing trends in student debt are creating an even harsher reality for many new college graduates. A recent report shows a significant number of students who graduate from four-year institutions, both public and private, are more… Read more »

Associated Students of Madison leaders who worked closely on Legislative Affairs Committee issues this year announced their plans for leadership roles for the 2010-11 academic year. LAC Chair Adam Johnson said he will run for vice chair of ASM for next session. He said one of his goals is to… Read more »

The Associated Students of Madison Student Council cut the amount of funds the Campus Women’s Center would have received from the Finance Committee Operations Grant in half because of concerns over viewpoint neutrality Wednesday. The amendment cut CWC’s Operations Grant from $33,100 to $15,376 for next year, meaning the group… Read more »

Along with scrapping plans for hosting gubernatorial candidates on campus this semester, the Associated Students of Madison Legislative Affairs Committee examined the different facets of Madison downtown development with city officials and community members Monday night. Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, along with two other members of the Downtown Coordinating… Read more »

The Associated Students of Madison Student Council approved tying stipends for leadership positions to tuition rates and approved the creation of a new Rules Committee at its meeting Wednesday night. The stipend bylaw change would set ASM leaders’ pay to the previous year’s tuition because the tuition rate is usually… Read more »

The Student Activity Center Governing Board voted down new bylaws Sunday night that would have given the Student Services Finance Committee oversight over space allocation for the Student Activity Center. The bylaw changes would have provided SACGB with SSFC resources, including legal counsel and viewpoint neutrality training, according to Vice… Read more »

Students within the University of Wisconsin System will have greater say in the revision of differential tuition hike policies after the Board of Regents approved new guidelines at its Friday meeting in Fond du Lac. The new guidelines reflect the best practices from the Board of Regents’ recent experiences with… Read more »

The Associated Students of Madison Legislative Affairs Committee has made plans to have the major gubernatorial candidates speak on campus by the end of the school year. Vice-Chair Kyle Woolwich said the three candidates will be invited to speak on campus at the end of the month. Those invited include… Read more »

The University of Wisconsin-Parkside student radio station was issued a cease and desist order from the Federal Communications Commission last week for broadcasting too strong of a signal without a license. In addition to noting the strength of the station’s signal, the FCC order stated a station such as WIPZ… Read more »

The possibility of a looming oil shortage is seen by many to be too massive to solve, however Wednesday’s Distinguished Lecture Series speaker doesn’t see it this way. Famed ecofeminist Vandana Shiva said there is a solution to this problem, and this same solution can solve world food shortages and… Read more »

Candidates for the Dane County Board of Supervisors 5th district squared off on issues of the environment, transportation and county services in a debate Monday night that drew roughly 30 students to the Humanities building. Analiese Eicher, a University of Wisconsin senior and member of College Democrats, and Michael Johnson,… Read more »

The Associated Students of Madison Student Council voted Wednesday to pursue legal counsel to determine if the University of Wisconsin violated any laws by taking segregated fees from the student government last year. ASM simultaneously discussed negotiating tactics with the university in a closed session during the meeting. The university… Read more »

The Associated Students of Madison Legislative Affairs Committee finalized plans for its county board debate in a meeting Monday. The debate will take place March 22 at 7 p.m. between District 5 County Board supervisor candidates Analiese Eicher and Michael Johnson. The election will take place April 6. A room… Read more »

Most people would assume someone who always sees the number five colored red or who feels pain in an arm that was amputated years ago is crazy, but Wednesday’s Distinguished Lecture Series speaker had a different explanation — it might just be you are not smart enough to figure out… Read more »

The Student Service Finance Committee approved altering the Multicultural Student Coalition’s budget and proposed a cap on the amount of funds the committee could give to groups Monday. SSFC Chair Brandon Williams said these alterations would not affect the 2010-11 budget that was already sent to Chancellor Biddy Martin, as… Read more »

University of Wisconsin students were urged not to believe everything they hear by a self-proclaimed “skeptic” at the Wisconsin Union Directorate’s Distinguished Lecture Series installment Monday.Editor Michael Shermer used humor and science to show how the brain works to form human belief systems. Once a person believes something it can… Read more »

The Associated Students of Madison Legislative Affairs Committee encouraged students Monday night to show support for a change in city leasing law and planned for the gubernatorial candidates to speak on campus. The Landlord and Tenant Issues subcommittee will meet Feb. 25 at 4:30 p.m. to discuss and possibly vote… Read more »

The Associated Students of Madison Legislative Affairs Committee announced initial plans for a student leadership summit with representatives from the University of Wisconsin System to discuss the state’s economic future. Plans to meet with city officials about possible locations of a high-speed rail station in Madison were also announced at… Read more »

The Associated Students of Madison Legislative Affairs Committee announced several new positions and continued outlining plans for a rally that would improve awareness of decreasing financial aid Monday night. UW freshman Kayla Lubenow was announced as the new recruitment coordinator for LAC. The position was created to encourage more students… Read more »

The Legislative Affairs Committee added two vice-chair positions to the committee for the first time and discussed the Mifflin block party and other issues Monday night. University of Wisconsin freshman Sam Polstein was appointed vice-chair of city affairs and UW freshman Kyle Woolwich was appointed vice-chair of state affairs. The… Read more »

By now, almost everyone has seen images of the destruction and despair in Haiti following the massive earthquake that hit oPort-au-Prince on Jan. 12, but one University of Wisconsin-Whitewater professor witnessed the disaster firsthand. Professor William Chandler had just stepped outside his small hotel when the earthquake hit. He quickly… Read more »

A bill passed by the state Legislature that changes how UW System Board of Regents representatives are selected prompted two legislators to send a letter to Gov. Jim Doyle urging him to veto the bill. The bill splits the state into seven districts and requires at least one regent from… Read more »

Despite the popular drinking culture found at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, a new survey released Monday by the UW System shows binge drinking has decreased 8 percent in the past four years. According to the Alcohol and Other Drug Assessment Survey, 51 percent of students said they engaged in binge… Read more »

Universities across the country are attempting to improve communication with faculty and students to keep them updated during tough economic times. Universities are trying to continue to be transparent and open with the information to their campuses as well as looking to each other for ideas. The Association of… Read more »

Milwaukee Public Schools has received a grant renewal from National Education Association Foundation to help bridge the achievement gap for elementary and high school low-income and minority students. The grant money, totaling $591,000, comes from the NEA Foundation’s Closing the Achievement Gaps Initiative. The initiative hopes to accelerate underachieving,… Read more »

Peer reviewers of the University of Wisconsin Transportation Services department expressed concern Friday about aggressive bikers and moped drivers, along with the relationship between pedestrians and car drivers. The forum included transportation directors from Princeton University, University of Colorado-Boulder, University of Washington and California Polytechnic State University, who were… Read more »

University of Wisconsin Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention has received a grant for more than $9 million for research to help people quit smoking.UW-CTRI will receive the money over a five-year period from the National Cancer Institute, which is part of the National Institutes of Health, said UW-CTRI Director… Read more »

School districts in the Madison area and other parts of the state are working with researchers at the University of Wisconsin to implement new ways of testing K-12 student progress and achievement. The new method comes from the Value-Added Research Center, which is based at the Wisconsin Center for Education… Read more »

Lt. Gov. Barbara Lawton called for the prompt passage of a state Supreme Court campaign reform bill that would set aside added public finance money for use in justice elections at a Capitol event Thursday. In the 2008 Wisconsin Supreme Court race, the candidates spent almost $6 million — $4.8… Read more »

University of Wisconsin Colleges and University of Wisconsin-Extension received an award Thursday for their work with diversity training in their Multicultural Awareness Program. The Ann Lydecker Educational Diversity Award is an annual award given out by the State Council on Affirmative Action and the Office of State Employment Relations. This… Read more »

A professor at the University of Wisconsin-Stout has received grant money for medical research to be conducted on airborne fungus from the National Institute of Health as part of the federal stimulus plan. James Burritt, professor of biology, received $186,340 this year as part of a two-year grant that will… Read more »

With student rallies fighting pay increases for top university officials at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and confusion among students over the faculty raises across the Big Ten conference, it now seems apparent pay increases have not been given this year due to tough economic times. Students at the University of… Read more »

Despite requests from around two dozen Campus Women’s Center supporters, the Student Services Finance Committee declined to revote on funding for the group in a meeting Thursday night. CWC was originally denied funding Monday because SSFC believed 51 percent of their programs and resources did not constitute a direct service… Read more »

The Campus Autism Program at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire will be expanding thanks to a grant of over $260,000 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The grant will allow the program to move to a larger location and create additional observation and therapy rooms, as well… Read more »

Projected enrollment rates for college students and graduates are projected to stagnate or even decline by 2018, according to a recent study by the National Center for Education Statistics. Amid calls from the Obama administration and other groups to increase the number of Americans with college degrees, these estimated growth… Read more »