Vol. 38, No. 123, June 18, 2007     /     Log Archive

Solid selections would be the country/western standard "Your Cheatin' Heart," or the Queens of the Stone Age song "Better Living Through Chemistry." The perfect choice, though, would be Waylon Jennings and "I Don't Think Hank Done It This Way." That's what we'd play, anyway, as canned-music intros to Barry Bonds' at-bats in Milwaukee this week. In fairness to the Giant slugger taking aim on local hero Hank Aaron's record, some observers say another Milwaukeean, the one who served as commissioner during baseball's longball era, was among the many who allowed the homers-at-all-cost mentality to flourish. In any event, look for Brewers fans to have some fun at Bonds' expense. In real news today:

Ashmann study confirms relative success of 'Einstein'
It was the lead story in today's Green Bay Press-Gazette: Research by science education Prof. Scott Ashmann says the nonprofit Einstein Project is having a positive influence on participating fourth-graders. Ashmann, an Einstein board member, says the research confirms what, anecdotally, teachers have told him: "Almost all of them have said not only how much their students have enjoyed (the curriculum), but also the progress the teachers had noted in female students, students from limited economic means, students with disabilities, and so on." Click http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070618/GPG0101/706180457/1207/GPGnews

More speculation that state budget fight could go extra innings
At least some members of the State Assembly asked the non-partisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau what the implications would be if they do not pass the state budget, fueling speculation that passage of the 2007-09 state budget could be problematic. See http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=620561

Snapshots from Alumni Association golf
Who won the UW-Green Bay Alumni Association's Scholarship Golf Outing last week? All winners were participants, of course, but some more so than others. Check out the smiling faces at http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/page/photo.htm

Undergrad catalogs are available
The new 2007-08 undergraduate catalogs have been delivered. Those offices that need to pick up copies of the catalog for their faculty and staff can pick them up in the Marketing/Communications Office, but please remember that the catalogs are distributed only to offices and units, and not singly, to individuals. (It is done that way to better account for the limited supply.) To receive your allotment, have your designated catalog-picker-upper report to CL 815, any weekday, between 7:45 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

UW Oshkosh opens new grad-school center in downtown Green Bay
Here's interesting news from our NEW ERA friends at UW Oshkosh. After three years of fundraising, planning and construction, the UW O College of Business MBA and Graduate Education Center will open with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. this Wednesday (June 20) on the first floor of the Regency Center, 333 Main St. "While we have offered our MBA degree in Green Bay for 35 years, we have never had our own location," says E. Alan Hartman, Dean of the College of Business. "The open house will provide the community with an opportunity to see a first-class business education facility." See http://www.uwosh.edu/news_bureau/releases/MBA_center_in_Green_Bay.htm

Managing unwanted wild animals... this Wednesday
Ever wonder what to do with a bat in the house? Skunk under the porch? Raccoon in the garbage? Feral cat in the back yard? Mike Reed, animal curator at the Wildlife Sanctuary, and Sharon Hensen, animal control officer for the city of Green Bay, will be talking about management of these and other unwanted wildlife issues in a presentation on Wednesday, June 20 from 9 to 10:30 a.m. in IS 1034. They will include information about wildlife species that may be encountered in the Green Bay area, normal and abnormal behavior patterns, trapping and removal techniques and health and safety concerns when handling wild animals. This presentation is open to the campus community and general public. Questions can be directed to Jane Rank, rankj@uwgb.edu

More publicity for Kaye's book on the controversial Thomas Paine
Who gets to "claim" Thomas Paine? The libertarian magazine Reason takes up the contentious question in a lengthy review of UW-Green Bay Prof. Harvey Kaye's book "Thomas Paine and the Promise of America." Among several new books now out on Paine, the review says, Kaye's work is the most "thorough and opinionated." See http://www.reason.com/news/show/120352.html

'Extend benefit to domestic partners'
The Wisconsin State Journal editorial page is urging lawmakers to pass domestic partner benefits because the cost of not doing so puts the state at a distinct economic disadvantage. See http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/opinion/index.php?ntid=197557&ntpid=1*

Settlement in Barrows case
The Associated Press is reporting that a $135,000 out-of-court settlement, and the removal of a negative memo from a personnel file, will write an end to the long and highly publicized case of former UW-Madison administrator Paul Barrows. http://www.madison.com/archives/read.php?ref=/tct/2007/06/16/0706160256.php

Doyle: Compromise needed on vet tuition
Gov. Doyle has asked state legislators to revisit their cuts to a veterans tuition remission program in the hopes that some of the limitations suggested by the Joint Committee on Finance last week could be lifted. Clickhttp://www.madison.com/tct/news/197033

Oshkosh in headlines for student card deal
At UW Oshkosh the student IDs known as TitanCards can double as debit and ATM cards if students open an account with U.S. Bank. With all the discussion recently about the propriety of certain practices in the student-loan industry, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel makes the Oshkosh arrangement front-page news today. (The UW O deal, incidentally, was an open-bid contract.) See http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=620880

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