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ISSUES Would-be contestants for the Fox Network’s game show “Greed” filled out applications before auditions on campus March 9. Network scouts…
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Staff title debate reflects national trend
Should academic staff be called professors? Some people at UW–Madison think so, prompting a discussion among top leaders of the academic staff, the faculty and even the Board of Regents.
Ward to step down; lauds university momentum
Chancellor David Ward, who announced March 17 that he will step down as the institution's chief executive Jan. 1, says the university must continue to build on its global outreach and presence, with support from the public and private sectors of the state.
Alternative Breaks meetings planned
Students who want to see the country from a different perspective this summer may check out Alternative Summer Breaks, a university program that provides opportunities to work with socially and economically diverse groups.
Ruben Blades to visit
Ruben Blades, a Panamanian activist, actor and Grammy award-winning musician, will speak and perform next month on campus.
Undergrad research, service learning on display
Nearly 100 students will showcase their research and service learning projects Wednesday, April 5, at the second annual Undergraduate Research Symposium.
Ward to step down as chancellor
Chancellor David Ward announced today, March 17, that he will step down as the institution's chief executive Jan. 1, 2001. Ward will take a sabbatical during 2001 and then return to the Andrew Hill Clark Professorship of Geography. He also will begin in a newly funded faculty chair that will make it possible for him to be affiliated with a proposed center for the study of higher education.
Rhetorical theorist Mailloux to lecture
Steve Mailloux, a nationally recognized literary scholar and prominent advocate for rhetoric and cultural studies, will deliver a public lecture Thursday, March 30.
Forest service chief to speak
The chief of the U.S. Forest Service will give a free public talk Tuesday, March 28. Michael Dombeck will speak on 'The Forest Service: The World's Largest Water Company' beginning at 5 p.m. in 145 Birge Hall.
Singerman to discuss ‘Conflict of the Faculties’
Howard Singerman's lecture, 'The Conflict of the Faculties' will offer an archeology of the art department in the contemporary university Tuesday, March 28, at 5:30 p.m. in 160 Elvehjem Museum of Art.
Regents approve pay hike for UW leaders
Pay raises approved by the Board of Regents move university and UW System leaders closer to what other university executives earn nationally, but they still lag behind their peers.
Campus binge drinking reflects national trend
A just-released study has found that binge drinking at UW–Madison is increasing, reflecting a nationwide trend on college campuses.
Adoptee advocate to speak on campus
Washington state Sen. Paull Shin will be visiting campus Tuesday, March 21, in his continuing advocacy on behalf of Korean adoptees.
David Hollinger to deliver Curti Lectures
The spring Curti Lectures will be delivered March 27-29 by David A. Hollinger, professor of history at the University of California-Berkeley and currently a fellow of the School of Historical Studies at the Institute of Advanced Study in Princeton.
Dance students perform in Detroit
For most students on campus, March means spring break. To a core group of students at the UW Dance Program, it means dancing in Detroit over spring break and then, returning to campus to perform in the annual spring student choreography concert March 30-April 1.
Student choreography concert March 30-April 1
Student choreographers in the UW Dance Program will showcase their work in a spring concert March 30, 31 and April 1.
DoIT reminds users: Don’t clog network
Thinking about kicking back and listening to some tunes online? Campus computer users who favor MP3 music files can run into trouble in terms of both appropriate use policies and effect on the campus computer network.