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University urges civic action
With the Tuesday, Nov.7, general election drawing near, faculty and staff can promote civic engagement by encouraging students to learn about the issues and vote, says interim Dean of Students Lori Berquam.
Halloween planning pays off with calmer, safer weekend
City and university officials breathed a giant sigh of relief on Oct. 29 as Madison’s Halloween “Freakfest” came off without a major disturbance.
Reminder: Phone directories offered online only
In years past, hard copies of the university’s faculty/staff and student directories would be distributed about now, but times have changed. Starting with this 2006–07 academic year, the directories are available online only.
K–12 school reformer speaks on creating cultures of learning
A free, public address by school founder and reformer Deborah Meier will kick off the School of Education’s celebration of American Education Week, Nov. 12–18.
Winter brings changes to bus routes
Starting Monday, Nov. 6, an extra bus will be added to campus Route 80, reducing the time between buses from seven to six minutes for the winter months. The extra bus will help to lessen the chances that riders will be passed at their stops in cold and snowy weather because their buses are already full.
CowParade auction to benefit new children’s hospital
After five months of “grazing”in Madison, Sun Prairie and Fitchburg, nearly half of the CowParade Wisconsin cows will be put up for auction on Friday, Nov. 10.
For the record
UW–Madison Compliance with the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act Standards of Conduct: In a good-faith effort to comply with the Drug-Free Schools and…
Trueba returns to advocate for accessibility
After a year as director of Student Accessibility Services at Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H., Cathy Trueba recently returned to Madison to become director of the McBurney Disability Resource Center.
The Candidates Respond: Jim Doyle, Democrat
Candidates’ responses Jim Doyle Nelson Eisman Mark Green Wisconsin Week: The University of Wisconsin has been described as an economic engine…
The Candidates Respond: Nelson Eisman, Green Party
Candidates’ responses Jim Doyle Nelson Eisman Mark Green Wisconsin Week: The University of Wisconsin has been described as an economic engine…
The Candidates Respond: Mark Green, Republican
Candidates’ responses Jim Doyle Nelson Eisman Mark Green Wisconsin Week: The University of Wisconsin has been described as an economic engine…
Five Questions With…
This week’s subject is Janet Hagen. Describe your job. How long have you worked at UW–Madison? I am a university services…
Actor takes words from the page to the stage
Students in a freshman English seminar had a rare opportunity last week when American Players Theatre actor David Daniel visited their class.
UT’s ‘Arabian Nights’ to tell tale of tolerance
In the University Theatre production of “The Arabian Nights,”the tension between distrust and detente is as real as the evening news. The production opens on Thursday, Nov. 16
Book Smart
They had been taken in, many of them, manipulated by the government they had sworn to uphold. And the price the Japanese tokko-tai pilots…
Study: BadgerCare expands health care coverage for low-income families
Wisconsin’s BadgerCare program is expanding health insurance coverage for families who have left welfare, says a just-published paper by scholars from the Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs and the Institute for Research on Poverty.