UW System Clipsheet
February 17, 2006
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UW System
"Staying with Wisconsin, through and through," Badger Herald, Feb. 16.
A profile of Regent Brent Smith.
On Campus
"UW-Madison No. 2 in gifts," Associated Press, Feb. 17.
UW-Madison received nearly $600 million in donations, gifts and grants in 2005, the second-largest amount among all American colleges and universities. Such donations bolster the campus's research agenda, among other projects.
"UW helps students ‘connect’," Badger Herald, Feb. 17.
UW officials said its UW-Madison Connections Program, under which students can take two years of classes at a UW Colleges campus before finishing their degree at the state's flagship university, is a great way for students to use state resources to their advantage.
"Campus travel hindered as UW struggles to remove snow," Daily Cardinal, Feb. 17.
UW-Madison physical plant officials said that despite best efforts to remove snow from campus roads and sidewalks, the snowfall Wednesday was at times too heavy to keep up.
"African culture comes to UW-Oshkosh," Oshkosh Northwestern, Feb. 17.
An African drum and dance group traveled to UW-Oshkosh to give its students a taste of African culture.
Natonal
"Illinois student paper prints Muslim cartoons, and reaction is swift," New York Times, Feb. 17.
As college newspapers from around the country publish controversial cartoons, the debate over free speech vs. cultural sensitivity continues.