UW System Clipsheet

"UW alums shine, show value for state," Editorial, Wisconsin State Journal, May 1.

An editorial profiling this year's UW-Madison Distinguished Alumni Award winners, and encouraging readers to invest in the campus and the UW System to contribute to "a better Wisconsin and a better world."

"UW-Marinette backers show their support," EagleHerald, May 1.

Community donations to UW-Marinette -- which totaled $330,000 -- will allow for campus improvements and a doubling of student scholarships.

"RIAA's order for UW to give up names costly, DoIT says," Daily Cardinal, May 1.

UW-Madison officials said it will cost the campus time and money to comply with a court order to identify and share with the Recording Industry Association of America the names of students who have allegedly participated in copyright infringement.

"UW student wins Minnesota entrepreneurial honor," Business Journal of Milwaukee, May 1.

A UW-Stevens Point student whose computer business now nets him six figures in annual revenue was chosen as the Global Student Entrepreneur Awards' regional champion; the student will now go on to compete in the global finals in Chicago.

"Covenant promises college to low-income," Associated Press, May 1.

The Wisconsin Covenant is a plan for higher education that would allow state students who meet certain academic and nonacademic standards admission into a Wisconsin college or university.

Related: "Answers sought on Covenant," Wisconsin State Journal, May 1.