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(11/16/07 6:00am)
On Nov. 8 the Board of Regents held its annual trust funds
investment forum. This meeting has traditionally been an
opportunity for students and faculty to express their opinions on
where the UW System invests its nearly $450 million of trust
funds.
(11/15/07 6:00am)
Madison is a city that prides itself on its natural beauty. Most
of this beauty comes from the five lakes surrounding the isthmus.
Unfortunately, these lakes, which are locales of summertime
activities and provide majestic vistas, also have foul odors and
murky water unfit for swimming in.
(11/14/07 6:00am)
All claims of deference and honor to indigenous populations
aside, there are few things in sports more offensive than the
caricatures of American Indians that populate a surprising number
of college and professional logos.
(11/13/07 6:00am)
According to Chad Vader - a local, if fictional, benefactor of
public access television - Wisconsin's Cable Competition Bill (AB
207) crushes provisions for the sustained existence of public
access funding and consumer protections.
(11/12/07 6:00am)
The UW-Madison Population Health Institute published a report
putting the state of Wisconsin among the top in the nation in
alcohol consumption, but a related issue never surfaced - the
relationship between alcohol consumption and drunk driving.
(11/09/07 6:00am)
UW-Madison may top the list in academics and athletics, but the
university fails to compete with other universities regarding
faculty salaries.
(11/08/07 6:00am)
The Compassionate Care for Rape Victims Bill, SB 129 and AB 377,
which overwhelmingly passed through the Senate, must now make it
through the Assembly in order for hospitals to enact its
provisions. Unfortunately, there is anticipated opposition in the
Assembly and the future of this bill is uncertain.
(11/07/07 6:00am)
Aside from Halliburton, there is probably no better example of
why corporate monopolies do not work than Charter Communications.
Dominance in the Madison market, as well as in other areas across
the country, has led to complacency, high prices and woeful
customer service on the part of the cable goliath.
(11/06/07 6:00am)
A new state ethics and election oversight board elected its top
enforcement official Monday, even while taxpayer participation in
election reform efforts remains stagnant.
(11/06/07 6:00am)
This weekend, thousands of students, Madison residents and
Wisconsinites were in the dark during a Wisconsin Badgers football
game.
(11/05/07 6:00am)
Ald. Zach Brandon's proposed amendment to erase the $100,000
Downtown Safety Initiative from the city budget is not a sufficient
way for his district, or others, to receive more money.
(11/02/07 6:00am)
Recently ousted Senate Majority leader Judy Robson, D-Beloit,
has claimed that sexism played a role in her ouster last week.
(11/01/07 6:00am)
The UW System's overall grade of B+"" from the 2008 College
Sustainability Report Card reflects the university's improvements
in food and recycling, transportation and endowment transparency.
The UW System, however, did not show any improvement in the fields
of green building and energy efficiency, where sustainability can
make a significant ecological difference for UW-Madison.
(10/31/07 6:00am)
Between Chancellor John Wiley's platitudes and the
not-so-anonymous anonymity of 13 ultra-rich donors, one would be
hard pressed to find negatives in the newly minted Wisconsin School
of Business. The $85 million is a lot of cash and, with a clever
fundraising scheme in place, those at UW-Madison already dedicated
to making as much money as possible are likely to see a lot more in
about 20 years. While those with deep pockets rejoice, the rest of
UW-Madison struggles in comparison.
(10/29/07 6:00am)
As a result of the delays surrounding the passage of the state
budget, state Sen. Judy Robson, D-Beloit, was ousted from her post
as senate majority leader by other senate Democrats.
(10/25/07 6:00am)
There was recently a time when the ongoing feud between ASM's
Student Services Finance Committee and Roman Catholic
Foundation-UW-Madison appeared to be based on important questions
of church and state.
(10/19/07 6:00am)
UW-Madison and the Division of Information Technology have taken
proactive measures to protect students from allegations of illegal
downloading from the Recording Industry Association of America.
(10/18/07 6:00am)
The University of Wisconsin Police Department has made necessary
advances toward developing an emergency plan in the case that an
incident on the scale of the Virginia Tech shootings arises on a UW
campus.
(10/17/07 6:00am)
Every September, the perpetual battle between tenants and
landlords heats up when security deposit checks are returned.
Tenants receive their security deposits minus deductions for
damages. Sometimes these deductions are itemized in detail.
Sometimes they are not.
(10/16/07 6:00am)
By the end of 2010, Madison Metro plans to install security
cameras on all of their buses. Currently, 20 of the city's 204
buses have security cameras installed.