Stories indexed under: Safety

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• UW-Madison urges ‘Safety 24/7’ with new Web site Aug. 25, 2008 Taking care of your personal safety isn't something to just to think about at nighttime or after class, but to make a part of your life, all of the time.
• Recent sightings: Safety 24/7 Aug. 18, 2008
• Students to be welcomed with ‘Safety 24/7’ on moving day Aug. 14, 2008 Students and parents moving into to downtown apartments and houses will receive a personal welcome Friday, Aug. 15, from University of Wisconsin-Madison officials and officers from the University of Wisconsin Police Department (UWPD) and the Madison Police Department (MPD).
• WiscAlerts-Text tops 10,000 users Aug. 6, 2008 WiscAlerts-Text, UW-Madison’s new emergency text-messaging service, reached the 10,000 subscriber mark on Aug. 5.
• WiscAlerts-Text closes in on milestone July 28, 2008 WiscAlerts-Text, UW-Madison’s new emergency text-messaging service, is closing in on 10,000 subscribers.
• UW-Madison scanner program to benefit local retailers July 9, 2008 The University of Wisconsin-Madison is partnering with a group of downtown businesses in a high-tech effort to combat underage drinking.
• Check your route before coming to campus June 17, 2008 Recent flooding has impacted many roads leading to campus including westbound I-94 from the Milwaukee area, as well as around Baraboo and Portage.
• UWPD seeks info about State Street Mall battery June 16, 2008 The University of Wisconsin Police Department (UWPD) is seeking information about a battery that took place during the early morning hours today (June 16).
• Safety urged in wake of Camp Randall-area incident June 10, 2008 UW-Madison is again urging members of the campus community to focus on nighttime safety in the wake of an off-campus incident in the area of Camp Randall Stadium late on June 8.
• Help sought in Sigma Phi Epsilon fire investigation June 5, 2008 Fire investigators are looking for help from the campus community in the investigation into the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity house fire on May 13.
• Gypsy Moth spraying planned for campus and Arboretum May 19, 2008 Aerial spraying to protect trees and forests from the potentially defoliating effects of the invasive gypsy moth could begin in Wisconsin within the next two weeks.
• No students injured in fraternity house fire May 13, 2008 A major fire destroyed the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity house at 237 Langdon St. in the early hours of Tuesday, May 13. The house was evacuated and no UW-Madison students were hurt, although one Madison fire fighter suffered minor injuries
• Support offered to students displaced by fraternity fire May 13, 2008 The campus and Madison communities are coming together to respond to a fire early this morning (May 13) that destroyed the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity house, 237 Langdon St.
• UW Safewalk at full strength, ready for finals May 7, 2008 The University of Wisconsin-Madison's SAFE program is fully staffed and ready to provide safe late-night transportation to any student who needs it as the spring semester draws to a close. SAFE stands for Safe Arrival For Everyone.
• Registration begins for new WiscAlerts-Text emergency service May 1, 2008 UW-Madison is now enrolling users in its emergency text messaging system, WiscAlerts-Text.
• Berquam: Take care of each other at Mifflin Street Block Party April 28, 2008 The dean of students is urging students to stay safe during the Mifflin Street Block Party on Saturday, May 3.
• Tornado drill scheduled for April 24 April 21, 2008 Gov. Jim Doyle has declared April 21–25 as Tornado and Severe Weather Awareness Week in Wisconsin.
• UW–Madison focuses on safety post-Va. Tech April 16, 2008 For campus administrators, reminders of the Virginia Tech tragedy from a year ago are everywhere. The seismic impact of the event, magnified by more recent shooting events at Louisiana Technical College and Northern Illinois — and even the April 2 murder of UW–Madison senior Brittany Zimmermann — have placed the focus of the last 12 months on safety and security.
• Sexual assault awareness event to address rape, racism, healing April 8, 2008 Aishah Shahidah Simmons, an African-American feminist lesbian and award-winning documentary filmmaker, writer and activist, will visit the University of Wisconsin-Madison April 16-17 to help draw attention to the issues of sexual assault, homophobia and racism.
• Zimmermann vigil planned for Sunday, April 6 April 3, 2008 Dean of Students Lori Berquam: "The University of Wisconsin-Madison community is grieving over the tragic death of one of our own, Brittany Sue Zimmermann."