UW Hospital is suspending its 350 student volunteers because of the H1N1 virus, commonly known as swine flu, which is spreading quickly across the UW-Madison campus, hospital officials announced Friday.
The Alpha Lambda chapter of Sigma Chi hosted its first annual 9/11 Memorial Barbeque Friday, raising money to benefit the Families of Freedom Scholarship Fund.
The Wisconsin women's soccer team was in action over the weekend, earning a pair of wins against North Dakota State and DePaul.
UW-Madison students who participated in the Associated Students of Madison's textbook swap Aug 28-30 saved over twice as much as they did in past semesters, organizers of the event said Wednesday.
The UW System Board of Regents reported a 500-percent increase in the number of students eligible for the Wisconsin Higher Education Grant who will not receive funding this year.
Thirty-seven job applications, then eight e-mail rejections and nothing more. This isn't the worst nightmare of a recent graduate, but a harsh reality facing many college students. Even though the economy seems to be on the mend, the employment rate is diving further. At the university level, job losses may go by hundreds, while working opportunities come in single digits. In this climate, part-time positions, also a top choice for students, take the hardest hit.
A UW System Board of Regents committee approved the $33.5 million annual budget to continue a systemwide IT project Thursday, apparently following UW System President Kevin Reilly's advice to ""hold your nose and do what is necessary.""
The Wisconsin men's soccer team will travel to San Diego this weekend to participate in a four-team tournament hosted by the University of San Diego and San Diego State University.
Carson Gulley Commons will be serving more than food if swine flu cases continue on campus.
In honor of those who died in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the College Democrats and the College Republicans are collaborating to hold a memorial ceremony on Bascom Hill Friday.
Multi-sport athletes at the collegiate and professional levels have always been rare when each game requires so much devotion of time and effort in order to become the best. The critics reason that individuals can't possibly reach maximum potential in a particular sport if they're trying to juggle two games at a time.
The city of Madison is one built around education and lifelong learning. Unfortunately, the city does not have a central library to match the overall vision of the city. Mayor Dave Cieslewicz's capital budget has made room for the renovation of Madison's Central Library on Mifflin Street, and it's about time. As long as some functional concessions are made in order to turn the library into a multi-purpose piece of property, there is no reason that the library should not be upgraded to better blend with its scholarly surroundings.
The main consulting firm for the UW System's proposed $81.5 million human resources project has been under investigation since early August for accounting issues, UW System President Kevin Reilly told state lawmakers Wednesday.
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