A photo spread published in the Nov. 23 edition of the UWM Post has sparked controversy throughout campus, angering students and faculty and resulting in the destruction of UWM Post property and local news media coverage.

The photo spread was an “art piece” by UWM Post Photo Editor Sara DeKeuster “expressing her sexual feelings,” DeKeuster said.

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Starting late next month, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee will start to build upon a new cornerstone in the vision of Chancellor Carlos Santiago’s entrepreneurial university.

That vision includes the Research Growth Initiative (RGI), a program that aims to expand the university’s research enterprise by investing in proposals by UWM faculty and staff.

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The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Golda Meir Library began offering laptop computers for check out Monday, Dec. 5.

The Multimedia Library in the East Wing will be offering four-hour checkout for 30 laptop computers. The used Dell Latitude D800 laptops have been purchased by the library from Information & Media Technologies. The computers can be rented without cost. They will be offered for checkout like any book, CD or DVD.

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Physical Plant Services staff went across the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee campus last week to lower thermostats down to 68 degrees, four degrees lower than usual at this time of year.

Gov. Jim Doyle issued an executive order on Nov. 21, that all state agencies lower their thermostats in order to reduce the cost of natural gas, which has increased about 50 percent.

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Next part of holistic series today

Naturopathic Medicine will be the topic for the next part of the Holistic Healing Series held at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

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The Student Association Senate voted on recommendations for segregated fee allocations during a marathon session that started Sunday evening and ended early Monday morning.

At its final meeting of the semester, which lasted eight hours, the Senate approved or amended recommendations for students organizations.

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Gov. Jim Doyle summoned an administrative hearing at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s School of Continuing Education on Thursday, Dec. 1, in response to the record profits made by oil and gas companies in the middle of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

Executives from the world’s five largest oil companies appeared to answer questions from an examiner panel.

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Final exams are around the corner and for those students who have general studying troubles or for those who need more specific help the Peer Mentoring Center may be the answer.

The center offers strategies for productive studying, helps those who need assistance with schedule balancing and stress relief, and aids students in various subjects including helping to write papers.

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