"Regents consider Davies Center remodeling plan," Eau Claire Leader-Telegram, Dec. 6.
A proposal to use student fees to update the nearly 50-year-old student center at UW-Eau Claire will be voted on by the Board of Regents.
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"Ban drives faculty away," Badger Herald, Dec. 6.
The lack of domestic partner benefits offered to UW-Madison employees is leading some faculty to consider moving out of state.
"Catholic group at UW wins battle," WKOW-TV, Dec. 5.
The status of a group at UW-Madison will be reconsidered following a decision by the student judiciary.
"Technology helps UWSP music majors create own compositions," Stevens Point Journal, Dec. 6.
Students are using computer software as part of their coursework to hear how musical compositions could sound.
"Former UW dean Cronon dies," Wisconsin State Journal, Dec. 6.
UW-Madison Professor E. David Cronon, who served as dean of the College of Letters and Science from 1974 to 1988, dies at the age of 82.
"Group pushes UWSP to assume control of Thailand Project," Stevens Point Journal, Dec. 6.
Supporters hope the university will direct and fund a program to bring at-risk students from Thailand to study at UW-Stevens Point.
"Student hacked into computers, police say," Janesville Gazette, Dec. 6.
UW-Whitewater investigators discovered that a student employee improperly used software to capture passwords and sensitive information.
National
"U.S. Senate panel discusses combining tuition tax credits and federal financial aid," Chronicle of Higher Education, Dec. 6.
A proposal to merge financial aid and college tax credits into a "super credit" for needy students is among the options before a Senate panel considering how to improve college affordability.