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November 15, 2005
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"UW System asks AG's opinion on Bible studies," Associated Press, Nov. 15.
UW System President Kevin Reilly has asked Wisconsin Attorney General Peg Lautenschlager for an opinion about policies prohibiting resident assistants from leading religious or political activities in their residence hall rooms.
Read letter: http://www.wisconsin.edu/news/2005/11-2005/nov14_eauRAsAGrequest.pdf
"UW gives non-traditional students nod," (4th item) Wisconsin Public Radio, Nov. 14.
A bill awaiting Gov. Jim Doyle's signature would allow a second, "non-traditional" student to serve on the UW Board of Regents. The seat would be reserved for students age 24 or older.
Listen: http://clipcast.wpr.org:8080/ramgen/wpr/news/news051114tb.rm
"Davis aims for healthy campus climate," Badger Herald, Nov. 15.
A profile of Regent Danae Davis of Milwaukee.
On Campus
"The great 'Coastie' divide," Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Nov. 15.
A look at the difficulties UW-Madison students from the Midwest and those from the East and West coasts sometimes have in relating to one another.
"Bard tightens his grip behind bars as inmates get 'Shakespeare bug,'" Kenosha News, Nov. 14.
UW-Parkside Professor Jonathan Shailor and his Bard-behind-bars program is putting on Shakespeare's "Othello," with a cast entirely comprised of inmates of the Racine Correctional Institution.
Story not available online.
State
"In Atlanta, a lesson in university-industry ties," Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Nov. 15.
A Georgia Institute of Technology official shared theories about new economic efforts that join together universities and private-sector businesses.
"'Rights' fail to meet student needs," Editorial, Daily Cardinal, Nov. 15.
An editorial stating that State Rep. Marlin Schneider's proposed "Student Bill of Rights" is out of touch with the real needs of UW students.
National
"Don’t impose big cuts on student financial aid," Editorial, La Crosse Tribune, Nov. 15.
An editorial stating that because higher education plays a major role in job training and economic development, student financial aid should not suffer the large cuts suggested in a proposal in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Related: "Rep. Black opposes aid cuts" Capital times, Nov. 15.
"Solutions for our future," Inside Higher Ed, Nov. 15.
The National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges meeting featured an assessment of the public's opinion of, and efforts to bolster support for, higher education.
"Campus religion revives," Minneapolis Star Tribune, Nov. 11.
More and more students are participating in on-campus religious activities, studies show. Quoted: UW-River Falls Newman Center faculty adviser Tom Weiss.