HCSA hosts toy drive for children

The Honors College Student Association is hosting a toy drive from now through Thursday, Dec. 7. It is collecting “gently used toys,” stuffed animals, books and board games to donate to the U.S. Marine Corp. annual Toys for Tots program, said Benjamin Goodhue, HCSA president.

“(Your donations) will be making a great impact on the lives of many of Milwaukee's needy children this Christmas,” he said. Drop boxes for the toys are located in Sandburg Residence Halls, Garland, Chapman and the Union Bookstore. For more information, contact Goodhue at bgoodhue@uwm.edu

Multicultural student lounge opens

The Multicultural Student Center announced the opening of its Multicultural Student Lounge in the Union, room W198.

Students can use the lounge to relax, do homework and study, meet with friends, schedule or attend activities and workshops, hold student organization meetings or hang out with others.

The lounge is also a place where students can get answers to their questions and obtain information on campus resources.

Hours are Mondays through Fridays, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Committee seeks wireless city

The Milwaukee Common Council Steering and Rules Committee voted to open negotiations on a wireless network that would stretch across the city, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported.

The full council will vote on the matter on Nov. 15. If approved, portions of the network could be up within a year, the Journal Sentinel reported in a Nov. 5 article.

Some of the network cable infrastructure is already in place.

Podcasting heads to the classrooms

Podcasting has taken a new direction on the Purdue University campus — heading straight to the classrooms.

The program allows students to catch up on lectures they may have missed at any time of day by having professors lecture into a microphone. The information technology department then takes the lecture and transfers it into downloadable form.

About 37 courses are offering lectures this semester, but more may be on the way.

Some say that the podcasts will allow students to skip classes more often.

Veterans get tuition, fee waivers

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee announced a new program that offers Wisconsin veterans and family members of disabled or deceased Wisconsin veterans tuition and fee waivers.

The program, which was part of the State of Wisconsin budget, provides the educational benefit, which is called the “Wisconsin G.I. Bill.”

The bill took effect this semester.

The Veterans Education Grant Program, which reimburses veterans for tuition and fees paid for courses when enrolled as an undergraduate student, has new application procedures for spring 2006. Students must submit a pre-application to the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs within 30 days after the start of the semester. For more information, log into the WDVA Web site at http://dva.state.wi.us/Forms.asp#forms.

The Wisconsin National Guard Tuition Grant has also implemented changes that will take effect in spring. Two applications must be submitted for each term and a pre-application must be submitted within the first 30 days of the beginning of the course to the Department of Military Affairs; WING-SBF, P.O. Box 14587; Madison, WI 53708-0587.

The application must be submitted to the UWM Veterans Affairs Office in Mellencamp Hall, Room 162, within 60 days after the completion of the course.

For information concerning any veterans educational programs, stop into the UWM Veterans Affairs office or call 229-6392.

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