Wis. women still face wage discrimination
Government officials and advocacy groups came together Tuesday to recognize Equal Pay Day and raise awareness for Wisconsin's gender wage gap.
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Government officials and advocacy groups came together Tuesday to recognize Equal Pay Day and raise awareness for Wisconsin's gender wage gap.
UW-Madison student Ellie Kahn and her roommates knew they had a problem when they found bedbugs in their downtown apartment. They moved out claiming the apartment was untenantable. They now face a bigger problem. Tenants are not protected under state statute or city ordinance for pest-control problems unless they can prove the infestation is a severe health hazard.
The Madison Initiative for Undergraduates Shared Governance Oversight Committee and the Student Oversight Committee submitted 31 recommended proposals to Chancellor Biddy Martin in mid-February. That leaves 83 of the original 114 proposals on the outside looking in as Martin is slated to make her final decision on which proposals to fund by the end of March.
While UW-Madison science graduate programs focus on recruitment and creating a welcoming climate for minority students, diversity numbers have remained constant.
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Volunteers from several UW-Madison organizations manned donation tables across campus Thursday to raise money for Haiti earthquake victims.
Online resources for class content may be a solution for long lines and substantial price tags at campus-area bookstores, but returning students this semester have a wide variety of choices to fight textbook costs.
High Noon Saloon
Fresh hamburgers are practically made to order at campus dining halls. But that order needs to be filled in 10 minutes or that burger is thrown out, like the pounds of lettuce, peanut butter and other foods thrown out each day.
The Growth Agenda for Wisconsin will take precedence at the UW System Board of Regents' meeting this week as members discuss the document's proposed action steps.""
Representatives and participants of national and international service programs shared experiences and answered UW-Madison student questions during an informational panel Monday.
Barack Obama officially began his term as the 44th president Tuesday after taking the oath of office as the first black commander in chief on the steps of the U.S. Capitol.
Wisconsin Department of Administration Secretary Michael Morgan announced last week several proposed state spending cuts to the UW System, but these cuts are unlikely to directly affect UW students.
The projected $5.4 billion state budget deficit will likely lead to a tuition increase at UW System schools in the near future, but chances are next semester's tuition will not be raised.
Author and publisher rights advocacy groups reached an agreement with Google Tuesday to make the digitized resources of the Google Book Project more accessible to the campus and national audiences.
Lt. Gov. Barbara Lawton promoted a new web-based resource Friday that connects young people to information technology internships in Wisconsin to meet the growing demand in the industry.
Gov. Jim Doyle asked the Environmental Protection Agency Monday not to label six Wisconsin counties as having poor air quality.
As part of the Distinguished Lecture Series, UW-Madison Professor Emeritus of political science Robert Booth Fowler spoke Sunday about Wisconsin voting trends that may affect the approaching election.
State politicians and environmental advocates gathered at the executive residence of Gov. Jim Doyle Tuesday to commemorate the passage of the Great Lakes Compact.
The watchdog group One Wisconsin Now filed a complaint Tuesday with the Government Accountability Board claiming Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce failed to report lobbying activity involving the University of Wisconsin budget.