Former Badger charged for threatening calls
The former University of Wisconsin football player who threatened to kill Athletic Director Barry Alvarez appeared in court Thursday and was ordered to undergo a psychiatric evaluation. Leonard Taylor, 32, of Indianapolis, was formally charged with felony stalking and unlawful use of a phone, which is a misdemeanor, a court official said. According to the complaint, he has been diagnosed… View story »
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Voice of the students
Professors hear excuses for why students missed class every day, from sudden illness to oversleeping to needing to appear for jury duty. But few can say they were working on a university-friendly budget proposal to send to the governor or deciding their chancellor’s salary. “I had one professor that told me it’s definitely one of the best excuses he… View story »
Social media conquer politics
On college campuses across the country last spring, presidential candidates Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain stood in town hall meetings answering questions instantly streamed onto MySpace.People watching through the Internet could, for the first time, participate in the action. As the candidates spoke, a large pie chart dynamically changed based on the reactions from online viewers to… View story »
Economic crisis hits home
Economic and political pundits alike have looked into cameras and spoken into recorders countless times the past few weeks, chronicling America’s current financial crisis and documenting every blow in the battle between Main Street and Wall Street. On the frontlines stand Madison city officials, left to crunch the numbers and struggle to squeeze every benefit possible from the shallow pockets… View story »
Men’s pageant fights HIV/AIDS
University of Wisconsin junior Jake Daane charmed and air-guitared his way to being crowned the winner of Project 40/40’s Male Beauty Pageant Thursday night in Sellery Hall. The five students participating were judged on formal wear, talent and Badger spirit. Formal outfits ranged from suave to ridiculous, and several contestants treated the audience to a preview of their dance moves…. View story »
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Reilly donates salary increase
For most people, a raise at work serves as a reward for a job well done and the opportunity for self-indulgence. But for the University of Wisconsin System President Kevin Reilly and an increasing number of university officials throughout the nation, a raise is starting to serve an entirely different purpose. According to Reilly, the UW Board of Regents… View story »
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Parking rules change for winter
While visiting friends last winter, Winona State student Adam Berrier was ticketed for not abiding by Madison’s alternate parking rules, but he was not the only one. “There were cars parked on both sides of the street,” Berrier said. “And all of us had parking tickets the next morning.” Berrier works as a parking enforcer on the Winona State campus,… View story »
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Donors to pay dean’s salary
The salary for the dean of the business school will now be paid for by a private endowment created with a gift from supporters of the University of Wisconsin School of Business. “It will free up resources elsewhere in the budget that previously paid my salary to do something else to help the school,” School of Business Dean Michael Knetter… View story »
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- State agricultural exports on rise
- Regents address problem of campus sexual assault
- UW-Eau Claire to slash paperwork
