Noted anti-racism speaker gives speech on UW Campus
Anti-racism advocate Tim Wise spoke to University of Wisconsin-Madison students and a group of law associations about the effects of racism in America Thursday.
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Anti-racism advocate Tim Wise spoke to University of Wisconsin-Madison students and a group of law associations about the effects of racism in America Thursday.
When Mayor Dave Cieslewicz announced plans last year to fence off State Street and effectively charge admission to Halloween, he was met with skepticism and, in many cases, outrage. Turning one of UW-Madison's most distinctive, albeit rowdy, traditions into a paid event seemed far-fetched. Ultimately, the mayor got his way. Surprisingly, everything worked out: Smaller crowds and restricted access meant a calmer atmosphere in general and, most importantly for the city, no riots.
When students return for spring semester, they may notice some changes in the UW-Madison computer network, including increased e-mail storage and enhanced security measures.
The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether race should influence public university admissions decisions, according to an announcement Monday. This marks the first time in two decades the court will address race-based admissions. The court's decision could affect the policies of many universities, including UW-Madison.
While most students visit family over Thanksgiving vacation, some decide to stay at school. For those students, many organizations throughout the university have planned services and activities to pass the time.
With registration at UW-Madison this semester restricted to Web-based enrollment, many students said they experienced problems last week with the new system.
The number of doctorate degrees awarded by UW-Madison has declined to levels not seen since before the late 1980s. The university's falling degree numbers follow a nationwide trend recorded in a new study by the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago.
While incidents of plagiarism have increased at UW-Madison in the last five years, administrators have not followed the lead of other schools in developing new policies, according Lori Berquam, assistant dean of students at UW-Madison.
The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, the organization that patents and licenses all the discoveries resulting from UW-Madison research, recently became the first technology-transfer organization to launch a satellite office with the opening of a West Coast branch.
Friday's arrest of two UW-Madison students in connection with an alleged fake ID ring is leading some police and tavern owners to point to a larger issue of false identifications in Madison venues.
A group of UW-Madison scientists have developed a promising compound to help treat osteoporosis, a disease that affects an estimated 44 million Americans, especially post-menopausal women, according to a report released this week in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
The late completion of this year's state budget may have led to confusion about the number of seats available in classes offered this spring.