UW announces final 4 candidates for chancellor
Four finalists were named Wednesday for the University of Wisconsin chancellor position that will be vacated when John Wiley steps down this fall. The only internal candidate on the list is Gary Sandefur, dean of the College of Letters and Science. Sandefur became dean in 2004 but has been a faculty member at the university since 1984. He has served… View story »
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The City Within
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Restoring themselves
On Dec. 13, 1973, 19-year-old Robert Mallory made a horrifying mistake. Mallory and two others were convicted of killing Milwaukee police officer Ronald Reagan on that day almost 35 years ago. Since then — when Richard Nixon was in the midst of the Watergate scandal and most current University of Wisconsin undergraduates were not even a slight consideration in their… View story »
Training ground
In the past year, five chancellors within the University of Wisconsin System announced their intentions to step down. UW-Madison’s John Wiley, 66, and UW-Parkside’s Jack Keating, 70, are stepping down due in part to their age and are not taking positions at other institutions. Today, UW-Madison will announce a short list of candidates to replace Wiley. But UW-Green Bay’s… View story »
Sunshine and Pesticides
Temperatures are warming up, and the last of the snow has finally melted, leaving behind the University of Wisconsin’s all-too-inviting grassy expanses. Grateful students are hitting Bascom Hill and other campus green spaces in droves. What they might not know is that every year, the UW Physical Plant treats campus lawns with powerful herbicides scientifically linked to serious health risks… View story »
A chancellor’s reflections
John Wiley is ready to step down. “126 days,” he said off the tip of his tongue. Not that he’s counting. Wiley, 66, will end his seven-year tenure as chancellor of the University of Wisconsin at the end of the summer to rejoin the faculty. In his last interview with The Badger Herald as chancellor, Wiley reflected on the work… View story »
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Wray: Sponsor could decrease Mifflin arrests
After the Mifflin Street Block Party hit a record number of arrests for the fifth year in a row last weekend, Police Chief Noble Wray said Wednesday those numbers will not drop in future years unless someone steps forward to sponsor the event. In an interview with The Badger Herald, Wray said he would like to see the event go… View story »
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SAFEwalk back to full staff for exams
After several workers resigned last week, the University of Wisconsin announced Wednesday the SAFEwalk program has been fully re-staffed and will be providing an extra team of walkers each night during finals week. From Sunday through Thursday, in addition to SAFEride cab service being available until 6 a.m. instead of 3 a.m., there will be three teams of walkers instead… View story »
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Quinton’s defends liquor license
The owners of Quinton’s Bar & Deli, 319 W. Gorham St., defended their business practices in front of the Alcohol License Review Committee Wednesday night as they face possible revocation of their liquor license. An audit of the establishment’s receipts in the period between May 16, 2007 and Nov. 30, 2007 indicate it was operating as a bar rather than… View story »
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