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Latest Wes Anderson film a rare, ‘limited’ gem
'The Darjeeling Limited' is as visually pleasing as it is witty.

Affleck artfully showcases gritty realism in latest crime drama
Ben Affleck seizes the chance to redeem himself from recent cinematic busts.

Student canvassers connect with Iowans on an easy-going Sunday morning
As the countdown to the Iowa caucuses begins, Dubuque residents talk to Students for Barack Obama canvassers, acknowledging their state’s prominent role in the 2008 general election.

Hosseini’s latest a ‘splendid’ tale of oppression
After much success with "The Kite Runner," Khaled Hosseini takes us on a rocky journey through Afghanistan in "A Thousand Splendid Suns."

Committee decides on Adidas situation
After it met in closed session last Thursday, UW-Madison’s Labor Licensing Policy Committee has come to an agreement regarding the university’s contract with Adidas and the Hermosa factory situation.

Memorial Library to extend all-day finals week hours
Memorial Library will extend its days of 24-hour finals hours to include the three days before finals week this semester, according to Associated Students of Madison Vice Chair Gestina Sewell.

Residents, students rally for ‘troops out of Iraq now’
More than 100 people gathered in front of the State Capitol Wednesday evening, bearing signs stating “Mission Accomplished: Bring the Troops Home Now” and “Impeach Bush,” protesting President Bush’s veto of a bill proposing a

UW athletes ‘practice’ 48 hours for AIDS in Africa
Camped out in a bright red tent Sunday at 3 p.m. until Tuesday at 3 p.m., a group from every single UW Athletics sport team took turns “practicing” on Library Mall—jogging, doing crunches or walking around collecting money—for a ca

UW must give RIAA names, judge declares
Brett, a UW-Madison sophomore, downloads about three new albums per day with a few clicks of the mouse and without the help of a credit card. However, he may soon be in court.

Wiley addresses SLAC over Hermosa factory findings
UW-Madison Chancellor John Wiley, along with other Labor Licensing Policy Committee members, gathered Wednesday in Bascom Hall to hear findings from Special Assistant to the Chancellor Dawn Crim’s recent trip to El Salvador to investigate the Hermos

Wiley to give group response on Adidas
UW-Madison Chancellor John Wiley will address the UW Athletic Department’s deal with Adidas and the Hermosa factory situation Wednesday at noon at a Labor Licensing Policy Committee in 260 Bascom Hall.

SLAC protests for Hermosa on Bascom Hill
Holding signs emblazoned with letters reading, “Students and Workers Unite for Justice,” members of UW-Madison’s Student Labor Action Coalition marched up Bascom Hill Thursday afternoon to rally support for Hermosa factory workers and to

Campus Anti-war Network sit in ends in student’s arrest
An almost-sleepless night spent in a conference room resulted in the arrest of one member of UW-Madison’s Campus Anti-war Network Thursday morning after the group clashed with office staff, police and Akal security guards over their occupation of U.

Anti-war network sits in at Sen. Kohl’s office through the night
After walking out of their classes at 1 p.m. Wednesday in protest of the war in Iraq and rallying students down State Street, more than 40 members of UW-Madison’s Campus Anti-war Network staged an all-night sit-in at U.S. Sen. Herb Kohl’s, D-W

UW prof tells story of Va. Tech experience
UW-Madison reacted Tuesday to what is now being called the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history, as a professor expounded on being on Virginia Tech’s campus as tragedy struck, and UW-Madison police and administrators detailed emergency preparedne

Arrested man was UW lab tech
John Mulvihill, the 56-year-old man charged with breaking and entering an 1100 Mound Street residence March 28, was a lab technician in UW-Madison’s zoology department and allegedly had visited websites depicting sexual fantasies involving drugging

Gov’t rejects 3 stem cell patents
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office summarily rejected three of five stem cell patents last week that the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation has held since 1998, after two watchdog groups accused WARF of patenting “elementary” stem cell pro

ASM to lobby UW admins for study day
Each semester, the university designates a “study day” before final exams to allow students to review before exam week begins. However, according to the academic calendar and timetables, in every year since at least 2004 there has been at leas

Youth turnout large in D.C. war protest
Pro-peace chants rang through a Van Galder coach bus filled with members of UW-Madison’s Campus Anti-War Network, as it drove out of a gray, windy Madison toward an even colder, blustery Washington, D.C., Friday. The members marched on the Pentago

RCF should get org. status soon, director says
Now that the UW Roman Catholic Foundation has increased student membership of its leadership board under the orders of a federal court, UW-Madison’s Student Organization Office should grant the foundation Registered Student Organization status &ldqu

UW undergrad business ranks 4th in Big Ten
BusinessWeek Magazine ranked UW-Madison’s School of Business undergraduate program 28th nationally and fourth among the Big Ten schools. The magazine ranked 93 undergraduate programs for 2007, compared to the 61 it ranked for 2006, according to Busi

System’s ‘Growth Agenda’ progressing, Regents declare
The UW System Board of Regents affirmed the “Growth Agenda for Wisconsin’s” progress at its March meeting at UW-Parkside Friday.

Court rules UWRC must add more student leadership
A federal court ruled Thursday that the UW Roman Catholic Foundation cannot be recognized as a UW-Madison Registered Student Organization unless it changes its leadership to be more student-directed, according to UWRCF Director Tim Kruse.

UW Board of Regents applaud Doyle’s budget
The UW System Board of Regents discussed Gov. Jim Doyle’s state budget Thursday at its March meeting at UW-Parkside, focusing on potential tuition fluctuations and money devoted toward UW System retention efforts.

UW officials, student gov't combine to fight crime
As crime in the downtown Madison area and on UW-Madison’s campus rises, falls and stabilizes over the years, administrators and students have implemented many programs to counteract assaults and attacks and increase campus safety.

Hmong remarks misinterpreted, law prof says
The University Committee for Academic Freedom and Rights released a statement Friday saying UW Law School professor Leonard Kaplan’s academic freedoms—and the academic rights of all UW-Madison professors—must be protected, after Kaplan w

Ambassador focuses on climate change
A top British official took the leap across the pond Wednesday, speaking to about 50 students in Ingraham Hall about the importance of cooperation between the European Union and United States on global issues.

U.S. court sides with UW over Barrows
Former UW-Madison administrator Paul Barrows lost his U.S. Court of Appeals case Thursday. The 7th Circuit Court decided Barrows was not done an injustice when the university placed him on unpaid administrative leave after he was told by Chancellor John W

Court charges Witte suspect on 11 counts
Brian Buhler, 39, was formally charged in Dane County Circuit Court on 11 counts Tuesday afternoon after turning himself into the Dane County Jail, four of which were for the robbery of two Witte Hall students Feb. 6.

Minn. could up tuition cost for Wis. residents
Wisconsin residents planning to attend the University of Minnesota may soon pay higher tuition.

Berquam to stay as UW-Madison dean
UW-Madison Interim Dean of Students Lori Berquam will keep her job, Chancellor John Wiley and Provost Patrick Farrrell announced Thursday.

Campus activists oppose CIA recruiters’ presence at UW-Madison
The CIA helped install Saddam Hussein to power in Iraq, campus activists declared Wednesday during a protest in North Hall.

ASM elections likely to hinge on SJ precedent
The Associated Students of Madison Student Judiciary voted on election rules Monday night for ASM’s Spring 2007 elections.

Show a ‘crush’ affection with an effervescent Valentine’s gift
Whether UW-Madison students are spending Valentine’s Day on Wednesday with potential crushes or long-time squeezes, UW-Madison’s chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America has a gift that will make significant others positively

Witte robbery suspect taken into custody
The UW-Madison Police Department took a 39-year-old male suspect into custody Thursday for the Tuesday night Witte Residence Hall robbery.

Law school, int’l studies create Global Legal Studies Center
In a time of increasing globalization as international law takes higher precedence in intercontinental legal issues, UW-Madison has taken the next step to provide education on these issues and attract international scholars.

UWM may build two additional campuses
As UW-Milwaukee embarks on several endeavors to boost its research university presence in Wisconsin, Chancellor Carlos Santiago announced his proposal to establish two more UWM campuses in the greater metropolitan area Friday.

Committee denies UWRCF contract status
The embattled UW Roman Catholic Foundation met another roadblock over winter break after it was denied contract status—a status that would enable the organization to fund its full-time employees.

UWPD requests info for assault case
The UW-Madison Police Department still has not taken any suspects into custody for the Observatory Drive abduction and sexual assault that occurred Nov. 29.

Regents approve background checks
The UW System Board of Regents voted Friday afternoon to mandate all UW System schools to implement criminal background checks for all potential employees by May 2007.

Unraveling the Roman Catholic Foundation’s journey to UW recognition
The UW Roman Catholic Foundation—also known as St. Paul’s, at 723 State St.—has tripped over many stumbling blocks on the road to becoming a registered and fully funded student organization.

SSFC to rehear Catholic group’s contract status
The UW Roman Catholic Foundation may be able to keep all 14 of its full-time positions after all, as the Associated Students of Madison Student Judiciary ruled late Monday night to reverse the Student Services Finance Committee’s original decision t

Federal lab drawing criticism from town over environmental concerns
A proposed federal laboratory to be located on UW-Madison’s Kegonsa Research Campus in the Town of Dunn is facing fire from the town’s residents, who are concerned about the lab’s possible negative environmental ramifications.

UW may be site of prestigious nat’l lab
UW-Madison may soon be home to a nationally funded lab jointly operated by the U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Homeland Security.

UW accounting programs in nat’l top 10
UW-Madison’s School of Business undergraduate and graduate accounting programs were ranked among the top 10 programs nationwide, University Communications announced Wednesday.

Org. drops religious viewpoint charges filed against SSFC
The UW Roman Catholic Foundation dropped its religious discrimination charges against individual Student Services Finance Committee members Monday night, deciding to focus its complaints on SSFC’s alleged failure to give due process.

UW disputes nat’l low-access ratings
Despite an Education Trust report released Nov. 20 lambasting flagship universities’ access for low-income and minority students, UW-Madison administration maintains it is doing everything possible to open the university to all.

Travel Center to pack bags due to financial concerns
The Wisconsin Union Travel Center—established in 1976 as a student market for discounted bus tickets to Chicago, non-UW study abroad advising and discounted passport and visa photos—will close in Summer 2007, Wisconsin Union administrators ann

UW grads pay off loans quickly despite high debt
UW-Madison virologists and international scientists published a report today revealing findings that show if certain mutations to an avian virus occur, avian influenza could become transmissible from human to human.

SSFC denies Catholic org. finance status
At its Monday night meeting, the Associated Students of Madison Student Services Finance Committee denied the UW Roman Catholic Foundation’s request for “contract status,” or a status that allows student organizations to receive monthly

Student Judiciary dismisses lawsuit against SSFC
The Associated Students of Madison Student Judiciary circulated its decision Wednesday night that the lawsuit brought against the ASM Student Services Finance Committee by the Tenant Resource Center be dismissed.

Instinct, research keys to journalism, Pulitzer winner says
Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times reporter Walt Bogdanich recounted his investigative journalism experiences with UW-Madison students at Chadbourne Residential College Wednesday.

Traffic website expected to enhance safety
UW-Madison researchers have had a website that identifies statewide traffic safety issues in the works since 2005. Eventually, according to managers of the site, it will enable users to analyze the economic and social effects of these issues.

Ozaukee County Board restores Barrett protest money
The Ozaukee County Board voted Wednesday to restore $8,427 to a program within UW Extension, an arm of the University of Wisconsin devoted to serving Wisconsin community members, including children and continuing adult learners.

‘Wet Hot’ Showalter goes to Hillel
Complete with a PowerPoint slideshow of childhood memories from summer camp and clips of his cameos in television shows like “Law and Order,” the writer of the 2001 cult classic about a Jewish summer camp, “Wet Hot American Summer,&rdquo

Union renovations’ future now unclear
Similar to the unclear future of the wage increase for student workers, implementation of the heavily campaigned Student Union Initiative, a Wisconsin Union renovation project funded by student segregated fees, is now questionable as well.

LGBT Campus Center keeps majority of proposed funding
The Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender Campus Center’s 2007-’08 proposed budget was left mostly intact by the Associated Students of Madison Student Services Finance Committee Thursday night.

Elections strongly impact UW, prof. says
The UW System consistently receives more funding and support under Democratic control, John Witte, professor of public affairs and political science in the La Follette School of Public Affairs, said Wednesday in a forum.

‘Giver’ author Lowry explains ‘childlike’ storytelling technique
With self-deprecating humor, Lois Lowry expounded on her “childlike views” and how they shape her writing Wednesday night to a Memorial Union Theater audience of UW-Madison students and community members.

Funding decision held off for MCSC
After nearly three hours of debate Monday night, the Associated Students of Madison Student Services Finance Committee decided to postpone the MultiCultural Student Coalition final budget decision until the committee’s Thursday meeting.

Proper conduct enforced, says UW band Leckrone
Mike Leckrone said Sunday he consistently takes a disciplinarian approach to band activities despite media coverage to the contrary.

SSFC cuts Sex Out Loud budget by nearly $9,000
The Associated Students of Madison Student Services Finance Committee decided on the 2007-’08 budgets for Sex Out Loud and the Rape Crisis Center Thursday night.

Breaches about nationally
Nationwide many universities are feeling pressure to update security measures for faculty and students due to recent hackings and theft.

Labor group asks Wiley to sign original anti-sweatshop plan
Student Labor Action Coalition members approached UW-Madison Chancellor John Wiley’s office Monday intending to demand that he agree to the original version of an anti-sweatshop program that has been in the works since December 2005.

UW System publicly opposes gay marriage ban
Citing the need to compete as the university loses faculty due to its lack of partner benefits, the UW System Board of Regents voted Friday to oppose the proposed gay marriage amendment.

UW System to vote on opposing marriage ban today
Emphasizing the need for increased diversity, the UW System Board of Regents met Thursday at UW-Platteville for its first monthly meeting of the 2006-’07 academic year.

U.S. gov’t to scrutinize UW stem cell patents
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced Tuesday that it plans to re-examine patents covering research by stem cell leader and UW-Madison scientist James Thomson and other UW-Madison scientists—supposedly the first researchers in the world t

Workers to get living wage
After negotiations spanning over a year between labor groups, UW-Madison administration, workers and student government, UW-Madison limited term employees have secured a living wage and, potentially, full-time positions.

RCF funding status contested
UW Roman Catholic Foundation spokesperson Tim Kruse said Sunday night that blatant religious discrimination, miscommunication and unaccountability were responsible for the organization’s current preclusion from Registered Student Organization status

UW student gov’t may draft internal reform committee
In response to the Spring 2006 elections debacle and coup-like uprising of Student Government, a reactionary council opposing the Associated Students of Madison’s internal operations, ASM members said Sunday that they are seriously contemplating the

Catholic org. accuses UW of funding block
The nation’s largest religious student organization was precluded from university funding on Friday, provoking a potential lawsuit and allegations that UW-Madison officials sabotaged the UW Roman Catholic Foundation’s application process.

Season tickets taken from rowdy UW football fans
During the Badger football home opener Sept. 2, the first three season-ticket holders, two of whom were UW-Madison students, got their season tickets revoked under a new ticket policy.

Facebook founders address colleges
Facebook founders Mark Zuckerberg and Chris Hughes, hosted an online chat forum Thursday for college newspaper editors, allowing universities to ask questions about the networking site and voice their schools’ concerns with its new changes.

UW-La Crosse plan demands $1,320 tuition increase
UW-La Crosse’s new plan to promote diversity and increase student capacity will cost in-state students an extra $1,320 per year beginning Fall 2008, a tuition hike that garnered fierce student opposition in the past month.

Profs offer varying 9/11 views in panel
Spurring five years of increased homeland security provisions and strengthened surveillance of U.S. citizens, the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks left the nation with much to reflect on, especially at UW-Madison.


Football ticket snafu frustrates UW students
Football tickets listing the UW Marching Band's seat numbers were mistakenly distributed to non-band member students at Saturday's game.


UW ‘plugged in’ to new level, tech center says
DoIt's 2006 Student Computing Survey shows students rely on wireless Internet and their iPods more than ever.


UW an impetus for reform in Sudan
The UW System Board of Regents voted Aug. 18 to take away all university funds from companies “that support or abet acts of genocide” in Sudan, in response to the three-and-a-half-year conflict between Arab and African Muslims in Darfur.


Moped permits $55, good for academic year
Students receiving mopeds as holiday gifts may be disappointed to find out that the UW Transportation Services’ $55 annual parking permit fee that began Sept. 1 only lasts until Aug. 31, 2007—not until exactly one year after the permit is paid

Paper ballots for Fall 2006 student government elections to bear controversial referendums
The living wage and Union referenda will be voted on—on paper ballots nonetheless—this fall.


New sate-of-the-art dorm welcomes students
Newell J. Smith Hall, 35 N. Park St., opens today, welcoming students to its state-of-the-art accommodations, complete with study spaces and classrooms, kitchens on every floor, centrally air-conditioned rooms and a café.


Athletic master plan to improve practice facilities
As UW-Madison’s Campus Master Plan, devoted to strengthening east and west campus thoroughfares proceeds into the 2006-’07 academic year, UW Athletics is cooking up its own master plan aimed at …

The Wiley and Barrows clash: top administrators embroiled in conflict since 2004 over 'demotions'
As the semester comes to a close, two of UW-Madison's most prominent figures have yet to settle a year-and-a-half-long battle involving sexual harassment allegations, an extended leave of absence and …

Frats teach sexual assault prevention
At a university the size of UW-Madison, one does not often hear of students taking on the role of professors. But since Fall 2005, the facilitators of Fraternity Action Coalition, …

UW campus orgs host plethora of Earth Day events
As the nation's designated 24-hour period focusing on all things environmental nears, the UW-Madison campus is gearing up to promote Earth Day events for green"-inclined students. This Saturday, April 22, …

New agreement will allow MATC students to transfer to UW after two years
More Madison Area Technical College students could become four-year degree holders, thanks to an agreement announced Wednesday between UW-Madison and the two-year college. Beginning fall 2006, adequately prepared MATC students …

Sex columnist Savage criticizes U.S. sex ed., expresses hope for gay marriage rights
Fielding questions on topics ranging from political (the gay-marriage hot button) to risqué (elderly and mascot fetishes) to the physical (detailing the mechanics of female ejaculation), sex columnist Dan Savage …

As number of qualified female applicants rises, college admissions offices pen more rejections
As more women apply to be undergraduates at UW-Madison, mathematically, more must receive the thin envelopes." Recent increases in female applicants may have forced college admissions officers nation-wide to scrutinize …

Playboy pics feature UW
UW-Madison's party reputation met outcry again April 7 when Playboy released its May issue titled 2006 Party College Ratings." The issue featured 23 members of the UW-Madison chapter of the …

New Provost Farrell begins duties at UW
New Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Patrick Farrell began his duties Monday. The UW-Madison administration defines the provost position as the chief operating officer of the University and …

University Housing hatches plan to use organic, cage-free eggs in all dining halls
Joining more than 80 other colleges and universities, UW-Madison's University Housing Food Services agreed to engage in the near-exclusive" use of cage-free, and thus "cruelty-free", eggs, the Humane Society of …

UW fertility clinic to remain open
The UW Hospital and Clinics' In Vitro Fertilization program, though slated to close by June 30 due to infighting among the program's physicians, will remain open, the UW Medical Foundation …

A hard pill to swallow: Prescription drug abuse finds breeding groud at college campuses
Although it has become commonplace to find an array of empty beer cans adorning the grass outside of UW-Madison residence halls on Saturday mornings, there may be more discreet abuse …

Tooth decay gnaws away at student molars, expert says
As UW-Madison students study into the early morning hours, gulping down caffeinated, sugary soft drinks and munching on late-night snacks, oral hygiene may fall by the wayside, according to local …

UW one of eight universities supporting anti-sweatshop initiative
UW-Madison recently became one of eight universities nationwide to support an initiative requiring licensees to purchase at least 25 percent of goods from unionized factories and logo apparel only from …

Regents pass RA policy, debate new tax amendment
The concept of freedom of speech dominated the UW System Board of Regents' agenda at its March meeting, as Regents approved a measure allowing UW resident assistants to hold political …

Wi-Fi frequencies not carcinogenic, UW experts say
This is a student’s brain. This is a student’s brain on wireless. UW-Madison has 49 separate wireless Internet access points: an abundance of networking that is an oft-lauded aspect of …

Student govt. goals include lower bar age, textbook rentals
Kimia Lounge agreed to hold an underage event Feb. 22, the Associated Students of Madison announced Thursday at its spring semester opening press conference. ASM said these efforts are a …

New Union policy could afford benefits to more employees
This time next year, some Memorial Union limited-term employees may find themselves in full-time positions with benefits and higher pay. If approved by Associated Students of Madison’s Student Services Finance …

Universities combat online prof. evals
UW lacks uniform rating method

A Henry Kissinger 101
Henry Kissinger... ...was National Security Advisor and secretary of state during the Nixon administration and the Vietnam War, maintaining his position even after Watergate ...is considered a ’liberal Republican’ ...is …

Piecing together Henry Kissinger
As one of the foremost Henry Kissinger historians nation-wide, UW-Madison history professor Jeremi Suri is privileged with extensive access to archival materials and has even had six or seven meetings …

Stop the War pickets career fair at Memorial Union
After accusing UW-Madison administration and the federal government of improper surveillance of its Madison chapter, Stop the War members gathered Tuesday to protest the presence of military recruiters on campus. …

Wisconsin Covenant seeks to motivate state’s youth
UW System plans’two years in the making’to attract students from the lowest two economic qualities are coming to fruition, according to UW System Communications Director Doug Bradley. Gov. Doyle’s Wisconsin …

Students question health services despite ratings
While Big Ten Conference schools all provide nearly identical health services for no additional fees, some UW-Madison and other Big Ten students said they harbored concerns about their health services’ …

Congress expected to renew Patriot Act, Feingold threatens filibuster
A plan to extend the USA PATRIOT Act, the anti-terrorism law implemented after Sept. 11 that allows circumstantial wiretapping and controversial monitoring of library and business records, is expected to …

Bush rejects call from both parties for timetable, urges Americans to stay course
Key principles underlying the American occupation of Iraq are under scrutiny after President Bush outlined a strategy for victory in Iraq Wednesday. Bush spoke at the U.S. Naval Academy in …

Man freed by UW group faces murder charge
Suspect claims he was framed in midst of suing city

No plan yet for possibility of avian flu at UW
University preparations for a possible future avian influenza pandemic are still in progress, according to University Health Services Director Kathy Poi. While individuals afflicted with the avian flu are as …

Edwards lauds anti-poverty initiatives
The stereotype of college students as apathetic, uninvolved individuals is simply not accurate, Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C., declared Wednesday at an event held by College Democrats of Madison in the …

Iraqi constitution overcomes opposition
Despite strong Sunni opposition, the Iraqi people officially approved the constitution in a referendum held Oct. 15, the Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq announced Tuesday. Startlingly high levels of approval …

Divisive constitution draws record turnout among Iraqi voters
Iraqis rushed to the ballot boxes in large numbers Saturday to vote on the constitutional referendum. Sixty-one percent of Iraqis voted, surpassing the 58 percent of citizens that voted in …

A Sampling of Frank Lloyd Wright Buildings: From Local to International
Taliesin Spring Green, Wis. Fallingwater Mill Run, Pa. Kansas City Community Christian Church Kansas City, Mo. Arch Oboler Complex "Eaglefeather" Malibu, Calif. Imperial Hotel Tokyo, Japan Ras-el-Bar seasonal tents Damietta, …

A Frank Lloyd Wright Fantasy
Frank Lloyd Wright, arguably the most influential American architect and a Wisconsin native, liked triangles. His designs, though clearly more sophisticated, parallel the geometric building blocks intended for child's play. …

College Republicans condone student segregated fee refunds
Students wishing to receive a refund of $2 allocated in segregated fees to the United Council can do so by writing a letter to the UC enclosed with their tuition …

Federal act would stop Wis. minors from receiving unconsented abortions
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Sister state demands 'new world order' to solve conflicts
A global, central institution whose mission is to solve all world conflicts peacefully is the formal answer to how to obtain a new world order, according to Roland Koch. Minister …

Expert on Constitution argues against judicial review in controversial lecture
As UW-Madison International Socialist Organization protesters with neon signs walked into Science Hall Thursday, renowned conservative Phyllis Schlafly said, "Oh, I'm glad; we have some people we can convert tonight." …

Board again rejects student salary limit
Members cite lack of inter-board dialog for no-vote

Theologist suggests Sept. 11 conspiracy
Theorists bent on exposing falsehoods in The 9/11 Commission Report maintain the attacks were a conspiracy led by the Bush administration, as UW-Madison students heard Monday at an event sponsored …

Divorce could influence potential Feingold presidential run
Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wis., and his wife Mary announced Monday that they are filing for divorce, both for the second time, according to a press release from Feingold's office. Feingold's …

Apr. 30 Mifflin party still possible without mayoral support
If the mayor's office refuses to change the date of the Mifflin Street Block Party from the scheduled May 7 date to April 30, Associated Students of Madison said it …

Openly gay rabbi tells UW of struggle
The publication of a book, a global outreach project with filmmaker Sandi Dubowski and a documentary about gay and lesbian Orthodox Jews, "Trembling Before G-d," has kept Rabbi Steve Greenberg …

Union workers bring challenge to director
Parties at odds over job loss, alleged comments

Students recommend academic honor code
Any intentional act "to claim effort for the work or efforts of another without authorization or citation" is academic misconduct, according to UW-Madison academic misconduct policy. This includes signing friends' …

Recreational facilities will benefit from usage study
UW-Madison recreational facilities like the Natatorium and the SERF will become more open to students, thanks to ample funding approved at the Student Services Finance Committee's meeting Monday in Memorial …

Activist discusses race issues in talk
The words "diversity" and "tolerance" are often seen as footholds of anti-racist rhetoric. Anti-racist activist Tim Wise disagrees. "By 2005, over 50 percent of the country will be people of …

Availability of paid jobs varies for humanities, science students at UW
For students of the humanities, "paid internships" can be a nearly oxymoronic phrase-it is no wonder UW-Madison competition for them is so fierce. A few students receive internships each year, …

Palahniuk expounds upon unique style
When an author with a cult following like Chuck Palahniuk shows his face in Madison, scores of fans emerge from UW-Madison's woodwork. The critically acclaimed author of the book Fight …

UW Telefund compensates budget gaps
When UW-Madison alumni get a call from the University of Wisconsin Foundation's Telefund, they receive a call with a purpose. Telefund raised just over $4.15 million last year in alumni …

Legislator proposes merging tech schools and universities
A proposal introduced by state Rep. Rob Kreibich, R-Eau Claire, would merge the UW System's 13 two-year colleges with the 13 four-year universities, according to a press release. However, the …

UW System president: 'We can't make cuts without pain'
Reilly vows to protect academics despite budget woes

Wiley: Diversity plan will survive shake-up
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 …

Gingrich emphasizes need for LBGT political activism
Candace Gingrich, youth outreach manager for the Human Rights Campaign and sister of former Republican Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, spoke Tuesday at Memorial Union in a non-partisan effort …

Officials seek input for campus 'master plan'
Professors, architects and design specialists gathered Monday at an informative and audience-interactive session at the Red Gym regarding the UW-Madison Campus Master Plan. According to a University Communications statement, the …

UW grads saddled with average of $17,000 in debts
UW-Madison's undergraduate class of 2003-'04 graduated with an average student loan debt of more than $17,000, according to the Wisconsin State Journal. The average debt for the 1993-'94 class was …

Race team gets engineers revved up
Rather than circling the track, the UW-Madison Formula Society of Automotive Engineers racing team scrutinizes designs and discusses ergonomics. The Formula SAE Racing Team, comprised of engineers, automotive enthusiasts, undergraduates …

Campus political groups debate pressing issues
A debate between UW-Madison political groups Wednesday featured discussions on some of the most controversial social, political and economic issues in the United States. The debate in Sellery Hall featured …

Lieutenant Governor: Student vote key for 2004 election
Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Barbara Lawton spoke Tuesday night at the UW-Madison College Democrats meeting in Ingraham Hall, touting the importance of the youth vote at UW-Madison. "We are the old …

University's tongues tied by new Language Institute
From Afrikaans to Zulu, UW integrates it all