University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Chancellor Carlos Santiago agreed to keep the Division of Student Affairs intact after the Student Association lobbied for its current state.

Student Association (SA) members said that there had been talk about the possibility of the chancellor dismantling the division and incorporating some of its services into other branches of UWM administration.

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The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents approved a name change of the UW Medical School to the Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, making it the first school of public health in the state.

The board approved the change at its last meeting, Nov. 10 and 11. The move leaves the possibility for future developments in Milwaukee open.

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8 vehicles hit in multiple hit-and-runs

At least eight vehicles around the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee campus were hit in multiple hit-and-run accidents over the weekend, police said.

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Nearly 60 percent of students said in a survey recently released by the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents that they had participated in binge drinking.

Over 12,000 UW students took the anonymous online survey, which was designed by the board’s Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse (AODA) Committee.

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The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Assessment and Institutional Department released the results to its “Your First College Year” survey, showing that the school is not impressing its incoming students.

According to the survey of about 600 students, UWM students rated their college at about average in every academic category and extracurricular activity.

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