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Campus News ArticlesDoyle expected to sign budget FridayCompromise legislation will invest $184 million in UW SystemBy[EDITOR'S NOTE: This article is one in a series of reports analyzing Wisconsin's 2007-2009 biennial budget. For additional coverage of the state budget, see the Student Senate story on page 3.] Students, UW System officials and area legislators are expressing their relief this week as Gov. Chancellor hosts second strategic plan dialogueFaculty, staff, students provide feedbackByMichael Fine, political science professor, said it is a pity the 20-year-old classroom he's been teaching hasn't been renovated yet. He compared his classroom to the one across the hall, the new Cargill Business Lab in Schneider 203. "I'm very thankful for their grants, but they come with a price," Fine said. Media lab construction set to begin in JanuaryBroadcast classes to move to Hibbard Hall from Haas Fine ArtsByAs part of the curriculum for Communication and Journalism 335, "Radio-Television News Editing," students put together newscasts that are broadcast on community television. Senior Lee De Jarlais is one of those students. Every Monday and Friday the class puts a show together in a TV studio in Haas Fine Arts Center. Rally aims to end abuseWAGE holds event to end domestic and dating violence, Wednesday on Campus MallByIn the United States, a woman is battered every 15 seconds, usually by her intimate partner. An estimated 1.9 million women are assaulted annually in this country. These were among the many statistics available to students at the Rally to End Domestic and Dating Violence held Wednesday evening on the Campus Mall. Make it 'student friendly'Student Senate supports lobby, rally efforts to ensure passageByA stalled state budget leaves students with nothing to do but write, call and lobby legislators and plan a rally on the steps of the Capitol, Student Senate members said Monday. In an attempt to urge students to take part in these efforts, Student Senate unanimously passed a resolution Monday night called "In Support of Students' Efforts To Ensure A Student Friendly State Budget. Faculty, students recognize Disability Awareness MonthStudent Senate, university take measures ensuring campuswide handicap accessibilityByFormer senior Doug Black said he didn't pay much attention to accessibility on the UW-Eau Claire campus before being in a wheelchair. "It all looked good to me, (but) boy, you find out a lot of things," said Black, who is taking this semester off. He said it is difficult just to get in some of the doors, let alone the bathrooms. Ivy League professor addresses conflicts between science, religionChristian author delivers lecture citing scientific evidence in favor of evolutionBySince Charles Darwin first put forth his theory of evolution, a fierce debate has emerged between supporters of Darwinism and creationism. A biology professor at Brown University, however, claims that science and religion can coexist. Brown University professor Kenneth Miller speaks all over the country to convince his audiences that evolution has never been the enemy of God. |
