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Whitney NewmanTHE FINAL FOUR By Whitney Newman UW System President Kevin Reilly announced four finalists for UW-Madison Chancellor Wednesday. Students, faculty affected by rare WiscMail outage By Whitney Newman A rare server outage to the university's e-mail system occured briefly Tuesday afternoon, then continued for most of the day Wednesday, leaving UW-Madison students and faculty without a main source of communication. UW to launch athlete adjustment program By Whitney Newman All incoming first-year student athletes will participate in the premiere "Life Skills Academy," UW-Madison's spin on an NCAA program to help new athletes adjust to college. UW student facing deportation able to return for school By Whitney Newman Tope Awe will return to Madison in the next few days, according to a friend. Madison protesters fight ‘apathy’ on war’s anniversary By Whitney Newman Protests nationally and in Madison drew crowds against the five-year U.S. occupation of Iraq. SERF event to tout ‘Wisconsin Wellness’ By Whitney Newman The third annual Wisconsin Wellness Campaign is Saturday at the SERF. UW attracts a record number of applicants By Whitney Newman The university is hoping to cut total admissions to about 12,000, with a freshman class of 5,700 students. Kohl Center bill totals $32,000 for Obama rally By Whitney Newman Five days of hurried preparation went into ensuring U.S. Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., event ran smoothly Blizzard shuts down Madison By Whitney Newman Classes were canceled Wednesday afternoon for only the third time in 20 years. Classes resumed Thursday. Global warming the ‘focus’ of campus, nation for a day By Whitney Newman Too many hits on the Focus the Nain website caused technical difficulties for many webcast participants including UW-Madison UW stem-cell researcher says funding must increase By Whitney Newman James Thomson said Tuesday the state needs to increase stem-cell funding to $50 million to stay competitive with California, another leading stem-cell researcher. UW ranks 2nd nationally in number of Peace Corps volunteers By Whitney Newman The university maintained its ranking behind the University of Washington for the second consecutive year. Restaurant forced to close with Union South renovation looming By Whitney Newman Gumseng Restaurant, near Union South, will close Dec. 21. UW coal plant to reduce emissions by 15 percent By Whitney Newman University and state agree to settle Sierra Club suit. UW advises students to wait to sign city housing leases By Amanda Hoffstrom and Whitney Newman The Campus Area Housing Listing Service allows students to search for exact housing desires and recommends students to wait to sign leases from December until February and to thoroughly examine all available housing options. Wisconsin drops from top 10 healthiest states By Whitney Newman Wisconsin is 12th in the United Health Foundation's 2007 state health rankings, released Monday. Vermont and Minnesota hold the top two spots. Committees battle over ASM bylaw application By Whitney Newman The Associated Students of Madison Student Services Finance Committee appealed an ASM Student Judiciary decision Sunday that would force SSFC to re-evaluate groups previously denied funding through a new interpretation of a bylaw. ABC’s Stossel critiques government regulations By Whitney Newman He said he stopped receiving Emmy Awards once he started criticizing the government instead of bashing big business. GOP says UW-Doyle e-mail illegal By Whitney Newman Students awaiting financial aid due to the budget stalemate were contacted by UW-Madison about a Doyle press event late last week. Wisconsin College Republicans and a state legislator are now claiming the university acted inappropriately. Students protest Halliburton visit By Whitney Newman Over 100 students showed up to the Engineering Centers Building Thursday to protest the Halliburton Corporation's appearance at engineering school's annual career fair Thursday. Health institute awards UW Med. School $41 mil. By Whitney Newman A $41 million grant awarded to UW-Madison’s School of Medicine and Public Health Tuesday will fund field research around the state and may broaden UW-Madison’s image as a research institution. Group backs Edwards for effectiveness, not ‘sexiness’ By Whitney Newman UW Students for John Edwards held its kickoff meeting Sunday at Union South, pledging to draw 'a thousand' people when the 2008 presidential hopeful visits Madison in the coming year. Bielema wants a ‘sea of red’ to fill Camp Randall for Saturday’s game By Whitney Newman Head football coach Bret Bielema asks UW students to don red during Badger home games Facebook grants limited profile access to public By Whitney Newman Facebook, an online networking site, introduced a new function Wednesday that allows non-registered users to perform limited profile searches, which will soon be available through Google. Some students are saying the network has become too inclusive. Group registration opens for season hockey ticket holders By Whitney Newman Ticket holders must register as part of a group. UW drops from Princeton Review ‘top party’ schools By Whitney Newman UW-Madison was recently named the nation’s “hottest big state school” in a national Kaplan/Newsweek college admissions guide, despite dropping from the list of top 20 party schools.
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