Whitney Newman

THE FINAL FOUR
By Whitney Newman
UW System President Kevin Reilly announced four finalists for UW-Madison Chancellor Wednesday.

Students, faculty affected by rare WiscMail outage
By Whitney Newman
A rare server outage to the university's e-mail system occured briefly Tuesday afternoon, then continued for most of the day Wednesday, leaving UW-Madison students and faculty without a main source of communication.

UW to launch athlete adjustment program
By Whitney Newman
All incoming first-year student athletes will participate in the premiere "Life Skills Academy," UW-Madison's spin on an NCAA program to help new athletes adjust to college.

UW student facing deportation able to return for school
By Whitney Newman
Tope Awe will return to Madison in the next few days, according to a friend.

Madison protesters fight ‘apathy’ on war’s anniversary
By Whitney Newman
Protests nationally and in Madison drew crowds against the five-year U.S. occupation of Iraq.

SERF event to tout ‘Wisconsin Wellness’
By Whitney Newman
The third annual Wisconsin Wellness Campaign is Saturday at the SERF.

UW attracts a record number of applicants
By Whitney Newman
The university is hoping to cut total admissions to about 12,000, with a freshman class of 5,700 students.

Kohl Center bill totals $32,000 for Obama rally
By Whitney Newman
Five days of hurried preparation went into ensuring U.S. Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., event ran smoothly

Blizzard shuts down Madison
By Whitney Newman
Classes were canceled Wednesday afternoon for only the third time in 20 years. Classes resumed Thursday.

Global warming the ‘focus’ of campus, nation for a day
By Whitney Newman
Too many hits on the Focus the Nain website caused technical difficulties for many webcast participants including UW-Madison

UW stem-cell researcher says funding must increase
By Whitney Newman
James Thomson said Tuesday the state needs to increase stem-cell funding to $50 million to stay competitive with California, another leading stem-cell researcher.

UW ranks 2nd nationally in number of Peace Corps volunteers
By Whitney Newman
The university maintained its ranking behind the University of Washington for the second consecutive year.

Restaurant forced to close with Union South renovation looming
By Whitney Newman
Gumseng Restaurant, near Union South, will close Dec. 21.

UW coal plant to reduce emissions by 15 percent
By Whitney Newman
University and state agree to settle Sierra Club suit.

UW advises students to wait to sign city housing leases
By Amanda Hoffstrom and Whitney Newman
The Campus Area Housing Listing Service allows students to search for exact housing desires and recommends students to wait to sign leases from December until February and to thoroughly examine all available housing options.

Wisconsin drops from top 10 healthiest states
By Whitney Newman
Wisconsin is 12th in the United Health Foundation's 2007 state health rankings, released Monday. Vermont and Minnesota hold the top two spots.

Committees battle over ASM bylaw application
By Whitney Newman
The Associated Students of Madison Student Services Finance Committee appealed an ASM Student Judiciary decision Sunday that would force SSFC to re-evaluate groups previously denied funding through a new interpretation of a bylaw.

ABC’s Stossel critiques government regulations
By Whitney Newman
He said he stopped receiving Emmy Awards once he started criticizing the government instead of bashing big business.

GOP says UW-Doyle e-mail illegal
By Whitney Newman
Students awaiting financial aid due to the budget stalemate were contacted by UW-Madison about a Doyle press event late last week. Wisconsin College Republicans and a state legislator are now claiming the university acted inappropriately.

Students protest Halliburton visit
By Whitney Newman
Over 100 students showed up to the Engineering Centers Building Thursday to protest the Halliburton Corporation's appearance at engineering school's annual career fair Thursday.

Health institute awards UW Med. School $41 mil.
By Whitney Newman
A $41 million grant awarded to UW-Madison’s School of Medicine and Public Health Tuesday will fund field research around the state and may broaden UW-Madison’s image as a research institution.

Group backs Edwards for effectiveness, not ‘sexiness’
By Whitney Newman
UW Students for John Edwards held its kickoff meeting Sunday at Union South, pledging to draw 'a thousand' people when the 2008 presidential hopeful visits Madison in the coming year.

Bielema wants a ‘sea of red’ to fill Camp Randall for Saturday’s game
By Whitney Newman
Head football coach Bret Bielema asks UW students to don red during Badger home games

Facebook grants limited profile access to public
By Whitney Newman
Facebook, an online networking site, introduced a new function Wednesday that allows non-registered users to perform limited profile searches, which will soon be available through Google. Some students are saying the network has become too inclusive.

Group registration opens for season hockey ticket holders
By Whitney Newman
Ticket holders must register as part of a group.

UW drops from Princeton Review ‘top party’ schools
By Whitney Newman
UW-Madison was recently named the nation’s “hottest big state school” in a national Kaplan/Newsweek college admissions guide, despite dropping from the list of top 20 party schools.

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