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"Summer to forget doesn’t have to be UW System legacy," Editorial, Oshkosh Northwestern, Aug. 16.

A perspective that the UW System should address and change the challenging issues it has faced in the last few months to focus on the "99 percent of good work" and not on the "1 percent of what needs to be changed."

"Crime and punishment in the university system," Editorial, Racine Journal Times, Aug. 16.

An editorial that, despite legislative calls for immediate termination of UW employees convicted of crimes, such a one-size-fits-all approach would be ill-advised and impractical.

"Higher education forgets its mission" and "Does double standard apply for some?" Letters to the Editor, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Aug. 14.

Two members of the public opine on the UW-Madison policies on the termination of employees convicted of crimes and recent legislative confrontations.

On Campus

"Colleges aim to end failure," Marshfield News-Herald, Aug. 16.

The UW Colleges were selected to participate in the long-term Foundations of Excellence in the First College Year project, designed to assist students in having a successful first year of college.

"Documents describe projects that harmed monkeys at UW," Associated Press, Aug. 16.

Animal research critics released internal UW records that detail "cruel and sloppy" research methods at the UW-Madison National Primate Research Center.

"4-H, school introduce immigrant kids to fair," Wausau Daily Herald, Aug. 5.

With the help of 4-H and UW Extension officials, a group of 13 Hmong children attended the Wisconsin Valley Fair, and were able to experience Wisconsin Tradition firsthand.

"Liz Waters Hall will become co-ed in 2006," Capital Times, Aug. 15.

As demand for all-female housing at UW-Madison drops, the smaller Cole Hall will convert from co-ed to all-female.

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