News Releases for March 2002

News Release #3-2
CONTACT: Political Science Department, (920) 424-3456
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE/March 7, 2002

Expert Speaks on U.S.-Latin American Relations March 12

OSHKOSH-The director of Latin American studies at Ohio University will discuss United States-Latin American relations March 12 at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh.
Thomas W. Walker, author and editor of several books on Latin America, will speak on "Latin America in the Talons of the Eagle: Reflections of a Grumpy, Old Academic" at 6 p.m. in room 227A of Reeve Memorial Union, 748 Algoma Blvd.

Walker's talk comes as President George W. Bush is reportedly preparing for a meeting with Latin American leaders in Lima, Peru later this month.

The talk is free and open to the public. It is sponsored by the Model Organization of American States and political science departments, both at UW Oshkosh; the Lawrence University Spanish department and the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies at UW-Milwaukee.

Walker, a political science professor at Ohio University in Athens, is co-editor/co-author of "Repression, Resistance and Democratic Transition in Central America" (2000); and "Perspectives on War and Peace in Central America" (1992). He is editor/co-author of "Nicaragua in Revolution" (1982), and "Reagan Versus the Sandinistas: The Undeclared War on Nicaragua" (1987).

He was a member of international delegations that observed Nicaragua's national elections in 1984, 1989-90 and 1996.

News Release #2-13
CONTACT: Chris Haywood, (920) 424-2242
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE/March 5, 2002

Wisconsin Artist Will Use Cherry Picker to Install Large Piece

OSHKOSH-Wisconsin artist Steven Haas will need a cherry picker to put up part of his "Metal, Mobiles and Sculpture" exhibit that will run from March 8 to April 9 at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh.

One of the pieces - "Wing" - will span 16 feet of the new art gallery in Reeve Memorial Union, 748 Algoma Blvd.
Haas's work will be the second exhibit for the new, third-floor gallery in the expanded and renovated student union.
The event will be more than just another exhibit for the Green Bay artist. Haas' daughter, Laura, is a student in the arts education program at UW Oshkosh.

A closing reception is schedule from 3 to 5 p.m. Friday, April 5.

Works in the exhibit include mobiles fabricated from stainless steel and aluminum.

Haas connects art and whimsy in his airborne creations. His stationary sculptures are abstract, closed forms made of brass, with elements of copper, stainless steel and marble.
Haas' mobiles and sculptures are in public, private and corporate collections throughout the United States, Canada, England and Switzerland. His work was part of a three-person exhibit at the Neville Public Museum in Green Bay last summer.

The elegant, gently swaying metal mobiles that Haas creates turn and dip through the air, carving out an ever-changing space as they float above. The movements of the free-form abstract mobiles are sometimes barely perceptible.

Haas has said that he loves "to work with my hands. I enjoy using the tools, both the simple and the complex. I respect the materials and can only imagine the power required to produce them."

He has a long record of exhibits and awards since the early 1990s.

News Release #3-1
CONTACT: Themina Kader, (920) 424-0760; e-mail kader@uwosh.edu
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE/March 7, 2002

22 High School Artists Chosen for Awards

OSHKOSH-A Shawano High School sophomore won "Best of Show" in the 29th annual High School Art Exhibit at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh.

The untitled fibers creation by Jessica Pitt is one of 320 pieces representing nearly 60 Wisconsin high schools chosen for the exhibit at the university's Priebe Art Gallery through 11 a.m. on Thursday, March 28.

Pitt's work is one of 22 in the exhibit selected to receive awards. The awards include cash and a certificate.

The gallery is located in the Arts and Communication Center, 926 Woodland Ave. Hours at the Priebe Art Gallery are 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays, 7 to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

The awards will be presented at the annual High School Art Day March 28, which closes out the exhibit. About 900 Wisconsin art students in grades 9-12 will attend the half-day event, when they also will meet members of the UW Oshkosh art faculty.

David Baker and William Benson, retired art educators from UW-Milwaukee and UW-Eau Claire, respectively, judged the exhibit entries. In addition to Baker and Benson, UW Oshkosh Chancellor Richard H. Wells and other university academic and administrative leaders selected award recipients.

The awards and award winners are:
· Art Department Chairman's Award, Laura Schneider, junior, Madison West High
School, pastel.
· College of Letters and Science Dean's Award, Christina Roeske, senior, Oshkosh North, oil.
· College of Education and Human Services Dean's Award, Ellie Aylward, senior, Neenah, metal.
· Chancellor's Award, Jessica Bartow, senior, Waupun, artist's book.
· Vice Chancellor's Award, Reba Siebers, senior, Menasha, ceramic glaze.
· Best of Photography, Mike Tonsfeldt, senior, University Lake, Hartland.
· Best of Ceramics, Advanced Ceramics Class/Menasha, ceramic/glaze.
· Best of Drawing, Katy Steudel, Mineral Point, junior, pastel.
· Best of Painting, Alexandra Tsoffos, senior, Xavier, Appleton, oil.
· Best of Graphics, Rachel Harrison, junior, Madison West.
· Best of Sculpture, Kara Stehlik, senior, Brookfield East, papier/cloth mache.
· Best of Fibers, Theresa Haag, senior, Ripon.
· Best of Metals, Anna Huebner, senior, Oshkosh North.
· Best of Printmaking, Matt Williams, senior, Oshkosh North, serigraph.
· Best of Video, Mike Menzel, senior, Arrowhead Union, Hartland.
· Best of Mixed Media, Tera Stenzel, senior, Gibraltar High, Fish Creek.

The judges also named five pieces Exemplars of Excellence. They are: Mariah Peronto, junior, Lincoln High, Wisconsin Rapids, "Eagle's Eye View," oil pastel; Jenni Cross, senior, Oshkosh North, "Tahitian Treat," metal enamel; Casey Kurtz, sophomore, Omro High, "untitled," painting; Leia Jordan, senior, Madison West, "T-Leaf ," ceramic; and Eric Mullis, senior, Madison West, "Totem," ceramic sculpture.
Other schools submitting entries are Abbotsford, Algoma, Appleton North, Campbellsport, Cambria-Friesland, Cedar Grove-Belgium, De Pere, Goodrich in Fond du Lac, Freedom, Gibraltar, Grafton, Green Lake, Horace Mann, Howards Grove, Iola-Scandinavia, Kewaskum, La Farge, Little Chute, Lourdes in Oshkosh, Madison Memorial, Madison East, Malcolm Shabazz City High of Madison, Marinette Catholic Central, Marion, Montello, Muskego, Notre Dame Academy in Green Bay, Oconto Falls, Oregon, Oshkosh West, Poynette, Princeton, Renaissance School for the Arts in Appleton, St. Mary Springs in Fond du Lac, Sheboygan North, Sheboygan South, Shiocton, Suring, Tri County High School in Plainfield, Wautoma, Weston and Wrightstown.

News Release #3-1
CONTACT: Alfred Folker, (920) 424-3133
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE/March 5, 2002

UW Oshkosh Alum Among Elite in Talk Radio

OSHKOSH-Monique Caradine, a 1993 graduate of the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, has been named one of the 100 "most important radio talk show hosts in America" by Talkers magazine.
The magazine said of Caradine: "Extremely relevant urban issues host…. Rising Star."

Others on the list, which Talkers calls its "Heavy Hundred-Class of 2002," include Rush Limbaugh, Dr. Laura Schlessinger, Howard Stern, Dr. Joye Browne, Clark Howard,

Mitch Albom, Don Imus and Wisconsin's Mark Belling.
Caradine is host of the award-winning "Mo in the Midday" on WVON-AM in Chicago and a 1998 Outstanding Young Alumni of the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh,

A radio-TV-film major at UW Oshkosh, Caradine in 1997 became the youngest talk show host ever at WVON, Chicago's only black owned and operated talk radio station.
Caradine, a Chicago native, discusses breaking news, politics, racial and cultural issues, entertainment and community concerns. In 1999, her show was given the prestigious Achievement in Radio for "Best Midday Talk Show in Chicago."

As news director at WVON from 1996 to 1997, Caradine created, wrote and produced an award-winning, weekly segment called "Movers and Shakers."

Before WVON, Caradine was a research producer for the nationally syndicated Jenny Jones show. She also created, produced and hosted "For Young People Only," a bi-monthly program that ran for three years on Chicago Access Network as a forum where teens and young adults could discuss issues.

Caradine has also worked in television, advertising, and public relations.
Talkers magazine is the leading trade publication serving the talk radio industry in the United States. BusinessWeek magazine called it "the Bible of talk radio."

Criteria that the magazine says it uses to select its "Heavy Hundred" include ratings, longevity, uniqueness, potential, social impact, service, industry recognition, recognition by other media, courage, effort and talent.

News Release #3-1
CONTACT: Michelle Bartoszek, (920) 424-3859
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE/March 7, 2002

Author to Speak About Hatchet-Toting Prohibitionist

OSHKOSH-The author of the first scholarly biography of hatchet-swinging prohibition activist Carry Nation, who once smashed a bottle of whiskey outside a Fond du Lac bar and reportedly told a large crowd in Oshkosh they lived in a "very beautiful" but "a very bad, wicked city," will speak at 7 p.m. Monday, March 25 at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh.

Fran Grace, assistant professor of religious studies at the University of Redlands, California, will speak in Room 227C of Reeve Memorial Union, 748 Algoma Blvd.

The talk is free and open to the public. It is sponsored by the Woman's Advocacy Council, the History Club and the English Club, all at UW Oshkosh.

In "Carry A. Nation: Retelling the Life," Grace says there's more than meets the eye to the feisty woman often portrayed as a bellicose, blue-nosed, man-hating killjoy. Among other things, she founded several homes for abused and needy women.

But Nation is best known for her prohibitionist pursuits. She "smashed" her first saloon in 1900, at the age of 54. In 1902, she came to Fond du Lac, where she gave talks about the evils of drink and smoke and, when a man presented her with a bottle of whiskey, pulled a hatchet from beneath her dress and smashed the bottle.

The owner of a nearby bar and others restrained her from doing any damage to his establishment, which still carries a sign recalling the century-old visit of "Crazy Carry."
Grace is also scheduled to speak at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 24 at the Oshkosh Public Library.

News Release #3-6
CONTACT: Music Department, (920) 424-4224
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE/March 12, 2002

Heralded 'Trio Fontenay' Performs April 4 at UW Oshkosh

OSHKOSH-Trio Fontenay, praised by critics for technical excellence, richness of tone and interpretive imagination, will perform at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh at 8 p.m. Thursday, April 4.

The performance will be in the Music Hall of the Arts and Communication Center, 926 Woodland Ave. There is free parking in nearby parking lots.

Tickets at the door are $6, $4 for seniors and non-UW Oshkosh students, and $2 for children 12 and under. UW Oshkosh students are free with university identification.

The ensemble has performed throughout Europe, North and South America, Australia and the Far East. After UW Oshkosh, the group will perform in April at UW Madison, Michigan State University, University of Maryland and in Wooster, Mass.

While its award-winning recordings are treasured, critics contend that the trio's inspired live performances are even better.

Trio Fontenay has recorded the complete piano trios by masters such as Beethoven, Brahms, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Schubert, and Dvorák, along with trios by Ravel, Debussy, Fauré, Schumann, and Ives.

It has appeared in leading concert halls and at international festivals such as the Salzburg Festival, the Festival de Montpelier, the Schleswig Holstein Music Festival and the Festival de Montréal. From 1990-95, it was in residence at the Chatelet in Paris.

The group's complete Beethoven piano trios received in 1994 the Diapason d'Or and the German Record Critics' Prize. Other recordings won the German Record Critics' Prize in 1996, made the German Record Critics' Quarterly List for the first quarter of 1998 and the German Record Critics' Quarterly List for the first quarter of 1999.

News Release #3-5
CONTACT: Sarah Hadley, (920) 424-1230
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE/March 12, 2002

Plus-size Model Sensation Once Struggled With Eating Disorder

OSHKOSH-Plus-size model Natalie Laughlin will talk about how she overcame a childhood of eating disorders to become a fashion model and a role model for women of all sizes in a presentation on "Making It Big" March 27 at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh.

Laughlin will speak at 8 p.m. in the ballroom of Reeve Memorial Union, 748 Algoma Blvd. The talk is free and open to the public.

A native of Trinidad, Laughlin was a self-described "plump child" who began taking diet pills when she was only 8. Later came Weight Watchers and a variety of other diets and programs, followed by an eating disorder in high school.

"I am proof that from the depths of despair, you can achieve peace and happiness," she said.
Today, said The Wall Street Journal, "…people in the industry say the brown-eyed, 5-foot-9, size 12-to-14, is at the top of her game."

"This internationally known model is very much down to earth," said the Chicago Tribune. "Maybe. that's because she was not always on top."

Laughlin is the first plus-size model to have six billboards as Liz Claiborne's 'Elisabeth' Girl in Times Square, New York. Glamour magazine featured her in an unprecedented fashion spread with her personal story in 1995 that boosted her to the top spot in the plus-sized modeling world.

"She speaks to college women about her pursuit of a Barbie doll body, reminding them that more than 60 percent of American women are at least size 12," reported The New York Times in a story last month

News Release #3-7
CONTACT: Susan Schierstedt, (920) 424-2257
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE/March 13, 2002

3 Businesses Join Wisconsin Family Business Forum

OSHKOSH-Three family businesses have joined the Wisconsin Family Business Forum at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh.

WFBF is the largest family business organization in Wisconsin, with a membership that includes 34 family businesses and eight sponsoring organizations. Members work together on critical issues facing family businesses.
The new members are Buechel Stone Corp. of Fond du Lac and Chilton, Hart Design & Mfg. Inc. of Green Bay, and JAG Outdoor Advertising Inc., Algoma.

The eight sponsoring organizations are: Affinity Health System; BCI Group; First National Bank-Fox Valley, Neenah and Menasha; Grant Thornton LLP, Appleton and Fond du Lac; Marketlink, Kimberly; McCarty, Curry, Wydeven, Peeters & Haak LLP, Kaukauna; Retained Earnings Company/MassMutual, Neenah; and UW Oshkosh. Buechel Stone was founded by Francis and Alyce Buechel, who converted their 125-acre farm into an operation to quarry and fabricate limestone. They have added additional quarrying and fabrications techniques, as well as divisions of Buechel Trucking and Buechel Interiors and Design.

Hart Design was begun in 1975 by Gil Hannon and Gerald Schaetz. It produces equipment for the production of process cheese and cream cheese. The company employs 50 people. Schaetz is president. Family members in the business include Marilyn Schaetz, Michelle Duval, Terri Schaetz, Tanya Conrad and Timm Schaetz.

JAG Outdoor Advertising was founded by Gerald Haegele in 1946. It has 400 outdoor advertising locations throughout northeast Wisconsin and employs about 12. Family members in the business are Haegele, president, and Jane Sweasy, vice president.

News Release #3-9
CONTACT: Susan Schierstedt, (920) 424-2257
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE/March 12, 2002

Wisconsin Business Leader to Address Family Business Forum

OSHKOSH-Experts on developing family business successors and celebrating family business heritage - including a leader of the Milwaukee-based The Marcus Corporation - are scheduled March 19 and May 23 by the UW Oshkosh Wisconsin Family Business Forum (WFBF).

Drew Mendoza, managing principal of The Family Business Consulting Group and founding director of the Loyola University Chicago Family Business Center, will speak about "Developing Family Business Successors" on Tuesday, March 19. The event will begin with breakfast at 7 a.m. and continue until noon at the UW Oshkosh Reeve Memorial Union, 748 Algoma Blvd.
On Thursday, May 23, chief executive officer and chairman of the board Stephen H. Marcus of The Marcus Corporation will discuss "Celebrating Family Business Heritage" following a WFBF dinner at Butte des Morts Country Club in Appleton. The dinner and presentation will be from 5:30 to 9 p.m.

WFBF is the largest family business organization in Wisconsin, with a membership that includes 34 family businesses and eight sponsoring organizations. Members learn and work together on critical issues facing family businesses.

Family business owners interested in joining may attend one program as a guest. For more information, contact director Sue Schierstedt, (920) 424-2257 or e-mail schierss@uwosh.edu.

News Release #3-6
CONTACT: Mike Spidel, (920) 424-0888
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE/March 12, 2002

New Head Start Program Focuses on Spanish-Speaking Children

APPLETON-A Head Start pilot program for 17 Spanish-speaking children and their families from the Appleton area should begin by September, according to the director of the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Head Start program.

A special use permit for the program at the Appleton Christian School (ACS), 217 E. Wisconsin Ave., was approved by the Appleton Common Council March 6. ACS will become the fourth UW Oshkosh Head Start site in Appleton.

UW Oshkosh Head Start, a no-cost preschool program for low-income families with children between 3 and 5 years old, serves more than 600 children at 13 centers in Outagamie, Winnebago, Calumet and Shawano counties.
Census figures from 2000 showed that the Hispanic population in Appleton has increased 300 percent in 10 years.

"Our goal is for the Spanish-speaking children in this program to be as ready for school as their English-speaking peers after they go through this program with bilingual instructors," said Sally Wilke, co-director of UW Oshkosh Head Start.

In August, the U.S. Department of Education awarded UW Oshkosh a $162,000 grant to develop the new program for limited-English speaking children. If the pilot is successful, UW Oshkosh will seek funding for additional programs for children with limited skills in English.

Bilingual services to preschool age Spanish-speaking children do not meet community needs, according to Rita Van Groll, Hispanic Interagency Coalition of Fox Valley Technical College.

"Spanish-speaking parents often express concern that their children do not fit in to English-speaking classrooms," said Kathie De Muth, of Outagamie County WIC (Women, Infants, and Children) program.
Donna Hodges, coordinator of the Even Start Family Literacy Program for the Appleton Area School District (AASD), and Bill Curtis, English as a Second Language coordinator for AASD, will help design the preschool program. They will be part of a project team headed by Mike Spidel of UW Oshkosh Head Start.

Applications will be accepted after program details are finalized. Anyone with questions may call the UW Oshkosh Head Start office at (920) 424-2166 or 1-800-624-4436.

In November, an eight-member team headed by federal Health and Human Services financial management officer Michael DeGrazia called the UW Oshkosh program one of the best Head Start programs in Wisconsin.

The program also has centers in Kaukauna, Menasha, Neenah, Omro, Oshkosh, Seymour, Shawano and Stephensville.

News Release #3-17
CONTACT: Cristie Chase, (920) 424-2442
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE/March 15, 2002

Dean's, Honors Lists Announced

OSHKOSH-University of Wisconsin Oshkosh officials announced the names of students who qualified for the Dean's List and Honor Roll for the fall 2001 semester.

To qualify for the Honor Roll, a student must take at least 12 credits and earn a grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.3 (out of a possible 4.0, or "straight A").
Those with a GPA of 3.75 or higher qualify for the Dean's List.

News Release #3-24
CONTACT: Chancellor Richard H. Wells, (920) 424-0200
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE/March 22, 2002

UW Oshkosh to Process Applications Immediately

OSHKOSH-University of Wisconsin Oshkosh admissions office staff will do what it takes to immediately process applications from students seeking admission for fall classes.

The announcement followed a Board of Regents decision Friday to lift a suspension they had placed on new admissions.

"We are extremely pleased with the Regents' decision and with developments in Madison that mean we will be able to continue to offer a quality education to as many students as possible," said UW Oshkosh Chancellor Richard H. Wells.

Admissions Director Jill Endries said her staff will do what is necessary to process new applications the same day they are submitted.

"If an application comes in incomplete, we will get on the phone immediately to try and get the necessary information from each student," Endries said. "And we will call each one of them to let them know when they have been admitted."

Chancellor Wells said a still-sluggish Wisconsin economy can only benefit from the admission of more students to UW Oshkosh and other UW System universities.

"The economy certainly will benefit if there are adequate resources to maintain the quality and accessibility of each UW System campus," Wells said.

News Release #3-27
CONTACT: Charles Combe, (920) 424-7005
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE/March 29, 2002

11 Students Perform on Classical Guitar April 10

OSHKOSH-Students of University of Wisconsin Oshkosh guitarist Charles Combe will perform in a classical guitar recital beginning at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 10, in the Music Hall.

The Music Hall is in the Arts and Communication Center, 926 Woodland Ave. Free parking is available in the lot at the corner of Algoma Boulevard and Elmwood Avenue.
The players, and the pieces they will perform, are:

· Nicholas Cramer, New Holstein, who will play Sonata in D by Ferdinando Carulli.

· Eric R. Davidson, Racine, who will play Francisco Tarrega's transcriptions of "Ave Maria" and "La Paloma."

· Rod Schindler, Cato, who will play three movements from the "Castle of Spain" suite by Frederico Moreno Torroba.

· Dave Koehnlein, Waukesha, who will play two etudes by Mauro Giuliani.

· Nick Scholz, Menomonee Falls, who will play the "Cathedral Suite" by Paraguayan composer Agustin Barrios Mangore.

· Dustin Pyka, Fort Atkinson, who will play Pieces in a minor by Czechoslovakian composer Johann Anton Losy.

· Michael Lukas, Milwaukee, who will play three anonymous dances from the Middle Ages.

· Ben Birr, Two Rivers, who will play "Capricchio Espanol" by Paraguayan composer Agustin Barrios Mangore.

· Brian Peck, Racine, who will play Sonata in a Moll by Ernst Gottlieb Baron.

· Nathan Grier, Oshkosh, and Virginia Moehring, Appleton, who will perform impressionist flute and guitar duets by Gabriel Faure, Eric Satie and Claude Debussy.

News Release #3-13
CONTACT: Imelda Druke, (920) 424-3081
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE/March 25, 2002

April Festival Celebrates Asian Student Culture, Achievements

OSHKOSH-A monthlong celebration of Asian heritage will begin with an event featuring foods and cultures of 12 countries on Monday, April 1 at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh.

The event, the kickoff for Asian Heritage Month at UW Oshkosh, will be from 6 to 9 p.m. at Albee Hall, 776 Algoma Blvd. It is free and open to the public.

Eighteen events are scheduled during April. They include demonstrations, workshops, exhibits, movies and the 15th annual Hmong Educational Conference April 6.
Each week will be devoted to events focusing on Vietnam and the Philippines, Hmong culture, Japan or "multi-Asian" cultures.

Sponsors include the Asian Student Association, Hmong Student Union, Fox Valley India Association, Club Nippon and the Pakistan Student Association.
Following is the event lineup. All but the Hmong Educational Conference and Asian Heritage Month Banquet are free and open to the public:

· Kickoff event, featuring food and cultures of Japan, Vietnam, Philippines, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, Indonesia, China, Korea, Indian, Sri Lanka and Fiji.

· 6 to 8 p.m Tuesday, April 2, discussion of changing U.S.-Vietnam relations, led by senior Phu Le, Oshkosh, a native of Vietnam and co-president of the Asian Student Association.

· 5 to 11 p.m. Friday, April 5, Philippine festival, Newman Center, 717 W. Irving.
Included will be music, folk dances and food of the Philippines.

· 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 6, Hmong Educational Conference, Reeve Memorial Union, 748 Algoma Blvd. Attending will be Hmong alumni of UW Oshkosh, including a physician, microbiologists, several with doctoral degrees, nurses, social workers, a magazine editor, teachers, policemen and business people. Speaker is Imelda Druke, Hmong student adviser at UW Oshkosh for 15 years.

· 5 to 6 p.m. Monday, April 8, discussion and demonstration of Hmong music by Xo Xiong and Khan Sing Xiong, Multicultural Education Center (MEC), 751 Algoma Blvd.

· 4 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 9, workshop on Hmong Pandau, or flower cloth, MEC. The tapestry designs and patterns of Pandau decorate Hmong clothing and are valued as works of textile art. UW Oshkosh Hmong student Mai Vue Thao of Oshkosh will lead the workshop.

· 5 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 10, demonstration of Hmong food preparation and nutrition, MEC, featuring UW Oshkosh students Mao and Lee Vang of Oshkosh.

· 5 to 6 p.m. Thursday, April 11, lesson on basic Hmong language, MEC, with Xer Thao Vang of Oshkosh.

· 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, April 15, exhibit of Japanese culture, Pollock Alumni House, 765 Algoma Blvd. It will include demonstrations of origami (paper folding) and Japanese calligraphy.

· 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 16, Haiku workshop, Room 214, Reeve Memorial Union. The presentation on Haiku, a form of Japanese lyric verse, will be by UW Oshkosh students Chris Mohr of Menasha and Dale Devries of West Bend.

· 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 17, "Art Union Humanscape" with dancer Ayako Kato of Japan and double-bassist Jason Roebke of New York, Room 202, Reeve Memorial Union. The performance will combine elements of traditional Eastern and Western aesthetics in a new and different way.

· 8 to 10 p.m. Thursday, April 18, "Karaoke Night," Reeve Memorial Union.

· 6 p.m. Friday, April 19, Japanese movie "Adrenaline Drive" (1999), Room 201,

Reeve Memorial Union. "A cross between a gangster drama and a lovers-on-the-run flick, (director) Shimbou Yaguichi's quirky comedy…is meant to parody the popular romances devoured by teenage Japanese girls," wrote critic Ted Murphy.

· 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, April 22, presentation by Angelus Tjahjadi, a student from Indonesia, on the Indonesian island of Bali, "the island of the gods." Tjahjadi will make the presentation in the MEC.

· 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 23, Korean movie "Shiri," a hit in Korea in 1999 that later stormed box offices in Japan and Hong Kong. "Shiri is a big budget flick from Korea…that rips into the conventions of the Hollywood action movie with glee," wrote one critic. It will be shown in the theatre of Reeve Memorial Union.

· 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, April 26, Vietnamese New Year celebration, MEC. The presenters are students Dep Bui and Hoang Tran of Oshkosh, a married couple who maintain straight "A" grades despite having to struggle with the English language.

· 7 to 10 p.m. Friday, April 26, Indian movie "Bawandar," the story of Bhanwari Devi, a woman from rural India who became a national and international heroine for standing up to the abusive men in her village over their treatment of women. The movie will be shown in the theatre of Reeve Memorial Union.

· 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, April 27, Asian Heritage Month Banquet, ballroom of Reeve Memorial Union. Speakers are Ty Bui, project manager at IBM and 2000 Outstanding Young Alumnus at UW Oshkosh, and So-Young Zeon of the UW-River Falls College of Education and Professional Studies. Bui, who received a Chancellor's Award for Excellence at UW Oshkosh, struggled with English before adviser Imelda Druke lined him up with an English tutor. He was a member of the only UW Oshkosh computer science team to make it to the nationals of the Association for Computing Machinery's International Collegiate Programming Contest sponsored by IBM.

News Release #3-19
CONTACT: Joyce Andrews, (920) 424-7006
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE/March 25, 2002

15 Voice Students to Present Schubert Recital April 12

OSHKOSH-Fifteen students of University of Wisconsin Oshkosh professor of voice Joyce Andrews will perform a recital of Franz Schubert music at 7 p.m. Friday, April 12.

The recital, free and open to the public, will be in the Music Hall of the Arts and Communication Center, 926 Woodland Ave.

The program will include a range of solos, duets and quartets written by the esteemed song composer.
Students who will participate are Kristina Kaiser of Oshkosh, Cheryl Carroll of Brookfield, Renee Barnett of Waukegan, Ill., Erica Bavlnka of Waukesha, Linda Ruona Oshkosh, Alisha Wenger of Hollandale, Katherine Kaminski of La Crosse, Rachel Gorecki of Waukesha, Sean Lennon of Oshkosh, Nathan Oxley of Oshkosh, Krista Kehl of Neshkoro, Kurtis Hopp of Brandon, Kara Makeever of Appleton, Jesica Berndt of Oxford and Nicole Lehmann of Appleton.

News Release #3-10
CONTACT: Tim Paulsen, (920) 424-7002
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE/March 14, 2002

4 Geology Students Present Research at Geology Conference

OSHKOSH-Four University of Wisconsin Oshkosh geology students will present their research at a joint meeting of the North-Central and Southeastern sections of the Geological Society of America April 3-5 in Lexington, Ky.

"The level of student research in our department has substantially increased in recent years," said UW Oshkosh geologist Daniel Lehrmann. "Normally we have four to six students presenting research at conferences such as this each semester. Most of these students go on to graduate school, many of them with prestigious graduate programs."

Three are students of UW Oshkosh geology professor Tim Paulsen. One, Jon Koenig of New Berlin, worked with Paulsen and researchers from The Ohio State and Ferris State universities on research in Antarctica that could ultimately lead to a better understanding of why earthquakes occur.

Another student -- Kelley Steffen of Cedarburg -- conducted research with Lehrmann and scientists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Kansas and Massachusetts Institute of Technology involving the geology of two provinces in southern China.

About 1,100 geologists are expected at the meeting in Lexington hosted by the universities of Kentucky and Cincinnati. UW Oshkosh is unique for the number of presentations by undergraduate students. Faculty members and graduate students will make most of the presentations at the conference.

The students and their presentations are:
· Koenig, "Mapping Volcanic Cones in…Antarctica: A Remote Sensing and GIS (Geographical Information Systems) Approach." Koenig went to Antarctica with Paulsen last fall for a project funded by the National Science Foundation/Office of Polar Programs. The researchers flew out in a helicopter each day to map volcanic activity. Part of the goal, said Paulsen, is to find out why a high geologic-stress area in Antarctic has almost no earthquakes. For more on the research go to www.exploratorium.edu/origins/antarctica/fieldnotes/fly-inggeologists.html.

· William Russell Jacobson, De Pere, on a study to determine movement directions in ancient fault zones in Wisconsin's Marathon County.

· Ryan Bresnahan, Wausau, on work in the laboratory at UW Oshkosh to determine movement directions on ancient fault zones in Antarctica.

· Steffen, for lab studies of sediments collected by Lehrmann and others in a major, federally funded project in southern China. For three years Lehrmann has conducted research each summer there with a UW Oshkosh student. A year ago he presented his research at Harvard. The work could shed light on the cause of the most massive extinction of life in world history that occurred more than 250 million years ago.

News Release #3-11
CONTACT: Joseph Abhold, (920) 424-2061, Ruth McGinley, (920) 424-2092
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE/March 13, 2002

Campus Quit-Smoking Campaign a Major Success

OSHKOSH-A University of Wisconsin Oshkosh program to cut the number of campus smokers was much more successful than its designers had hoped.
A survey showed that tobacco use by students was cut by 29 percent in 2001. The goal for the one-year project was to reduce UW Oshkosh student smoking by 4 percent.

"We are very pleased with the results," said Ruth McGinley of the Student Health Center.
McGinley and others at the Student Health Center worked with staff from the student Counseling Center and Reeve Memorial Union to implement the innovative quit-smoking program that combines marketing, education and cessation efforts.

The Wisconsin Tobacco Control Board (WTCB) has provided $140,000 to fund the program for another year. It's the second year of WTCB funding for the project.
When the UW Oshkosh program began, the rate of smoking in the 18-to-24 year age group had risen dramatically nationwide to 29 percent. At UW Oshkosh, a survey in December 2000 showed that 34 percent of students smoked.

In December 2001, a follow-up survey showed that the percentage of UW Oshkosh students who smoked had dropped to 24, which is the approximate percentage of adults who smoke nationwide.

In addition to the quit-smoking program, UW Oshkosh last year implemented a
smoking ban in university residence halls, around all campus buildings and at all outdoor-seated events, including football games at Titan Stadium.

In the coming year, McGinley said, the goal is to reduce campus smoking by at least another 4 percent. The project team will again use "social norms" marketing and education programs to encourage students to quit, and cessation programs to help them quit.

The Wisconsin Tobacco Control Board said the project has become a model for campuses across Wisconsin and the nation.

"We have worked closely with UW-Stevens Point and UW-Milwaukee already, and we have shared information with Marian College and UW-River Falls and tobacco-free coalition groups in Brown, Fond du Lac and Winnebago counties," McGinley said.

News Release #3-12
CONTACT: Jeff Lipschutz, (920) 424-2235
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE/March 29, 2002

Works by Premier Russian Artist on Exhibit in Oshkosh

OSHKOSH-Paintings by one of Russia's premier contemporary artists are on exhibit at both the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh and The Paine Art Center and Gardens.

An exhibit of 21 paintings by Natalya Nesterova at the UW Oshkosh Priebe Art Gallery, 926 Woodland Ave., will be from April 3 to 28.

An exhibit of 20 paintings in the main gallery of The Paine will continue through June 9.

Natalya Nesterova: Russian Wanderings is the first collaborative exhibit for the two galleries. It also features an outstanding collection of paintings.

"This is the most renowned international painter that the Priebe Gallery has ever hosted," said Lipschutz.
Nesterova and curator Alexander Gertsman from New York will attend a reception from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, April 10 at the Priebe Gallery, which is located in the Arts and Communications Center at UW Oshkosh.

"Nesterova will come from Moscow to provide insight into her work and her life, which spans Russia's transition from the Soviet Union to the present," Lipschutz said.
Hours for viewing at the Paine Art Center and Gardens are Tuesday through Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is $5 for adults, $2.50 for seniors, $2 for students and free for children 12 and under.

Hours for the Priebe Gallery are 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays, 7 to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Admission is free.
The Paine will offer a free community day sponsored by Oshkosh Area Community Foundation from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 14.

News Release #3-14
CONTACT: Martin Brick, (920) 303-1482
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE/March 19, 2002

'Unique' Writer to Read Works April 2 at UW Oshkosh

OSHKOSH-Eric Chaet, who says his jobs over the years have been "odd, odder and not odd enough," but whose stories and poems have been translated into more than a half-dozen languages, will speak April 2 at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh.

Chaet, of De Pere, will read from some of his works, including "People I Met Hitchhiking on USA Highways" and "How to Change the World Forever For Better," beginning at 7 p.m. at the university's Pollock Alumni House, 765 Algoma Blvd.

The event is sponsored by Wisconsin Review, the UW Oshkosh student literary magazine cited among the best small-press publications in 2000 by the Pippistrelle Best of the Small Press Awards.

Chaet will read for one hour. From 8 to 9 p.m., the microphone will be open to anyone who wants to share his or her writing.

The event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.

Chaet, whose posters have been displayed on utility poles and at other sites around the world, said he has been a factory hand, business consultant and singer/songwriter, and he has taught at several universities.

He earned a master's degree in 1970 from the University of Kansas, but he said his doctoral dissertation was "rejected as 'an anarchist tract.'"
More information on Chaet can be found at www.geocities.com/eric_chaet.

He began silk-screening posters on cloth in 1986, with messages that express ideas such as "seek truth," "develop capacities" or "help one another succeed."
"One of my projects has been to distribute these 'signs' around the globe," Chaet said. "I know of 1,450 that have been publicly posted in 32 states and seven other countries."

News Release #3-15
CONTACT: Liz Cannon, (920) 424-0892
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE/March 25, 2002

Radical Feminist Discusses 'Rekindling the Fires' April 10

OSHKOSH-Mary Daly, the embattled feminist theologian who left Boston College after more than 30 years on the faculty in a dispute over whether or not she could ban men from her classroom, will speak April 10 at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh.

Daly, who calls herself "a positively revolting hag who holds doctorates in theology and philosophy…," will speak at 8 p.m. in the ballroom, Room 227, of Reeve Memorial Union, 748 Algoma Blvd.

The talk is free and open to the public. A reception will follow. The event is sponsored by the Women's Advocacy Council and Women's Studies program, both at UW Oshkosh.

Daly, 72, will speak on "The Burning Time Revisited: Rekindling the Fires of Radical, Ecological Feminism."
For 25 years, Daly had refused to allow men in her classes at Boston College, contending that "the dynamic is totally interrupted" with males present. But in 1999 a student threatened to sue the college if she refused to allow him in her classroom. Although Boston College announced that Daly had retired, Daly sued over breach of contract.

In February 2001 the college and Daly reached a settlement.

The controversial Daly has written seven books. The latest, published in 1998, is "Quintessence...Realizing The Archaic Future: A Radical Elemental Feminist Manifesto."

She received her first Ph.D. in religion at Saint Mary's College in Notre Dame, Ind.
Unable to pursue a Ph.D. in Catholic theology in the United States, she pursued her
studies in Switzerland at the University of Fribourg, where she earned doctorates in philosophy and sacred theology.

In an article in the Feb. 26, 1996 The New Yorker, Daly said, "Ever since childhood, I have been honing my skills for living the life of a radical feminist pirate and cultivating the courage to sin. The word 'sin' is derived from the Indo-European root 'es-,' meaning 'to be.' When I discovered this etymology, I intuitively understood that for a woman trapped in patriarchy, which is the religion of the entire planet, 'to be' in the fullest sense is 'to sin.'"
Other books by Daly are "The Church and the Second Sex" (1968), "Beyond God the Father: Toward a Philosophy of Women's Liberation" (1973), "Gyn/Ecology: The Metaethics of Radical Feminism" (1978), "Pure Lust: Elemental Feminist Philosophy (1984), Websters' First New Intergalactic Wickedary of the English Language, Conjured in Cahoots with Jane Caputi (1987), and "Outercourse: The Be-Dazzling Voyage" (1992).

News Release #3-18
CONTACT: Stephanie Stewart, (920) 424-1028
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE/March 19, 2002

Nursing Professor Selected for Leadership Program

OSHKOSH-Stephanie Stewart, director of the undergraduate nursing program at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, has been selected to participate in a national nursing education leadership program.
Among goals Stewart has set for herself in the program are to expand the college's nursing center and distance education efforts. In the nursing center, student and faculty nurses provide care and education to area residents who do not have health insurance.

The Leadership for Academic Nursing Program, which is conducted by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, is supported by the Helene Fuld Health Trust, the nation's largest private financial supporter of nursing education.

Stewart is one of 60 nursing educators nationwide - and the only one from Wisconsin - selected to participate in the program. Others are coming from institutions such as Yale, Rutgers and the University of Maryland.
"The program is designed to develop and improve leadership skills in emerging administrative leaders in nursing education," said UW Oshkosh College of Nursing Dean Merritt Knox. "This is a great opportunity for Dr. Stewart and our college."

Stewart, Cecil, will attend two leadership conferences in Washington, D.C., and work with a mentor during the yearlong program. The first conference is March 21-23.

News Release #3-20
CONTACT: Heidi Pethan, (920) 424-1129
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE/March 25, 2002

Neenah Writer to Teach Creative Writing Class April 13

OSHKOSH-Neenah author Laurel Mills, whose novel Undercurrents was recently published by Rising Tide Press, will teach a creative writing workshop for the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, April 13.

Mills, who holds a bachelor's degree in English and a master's degree in humanities from UW Oshkosh, has won numerous writing awards.

In the workshop for both experienced and beginning writers of poetry and fiction, Mills will use stories and poems by contemporary authors and guided writing exercises to help writers create new work. Writers may bring copies of an original poem or fictional scene for the class to critique. The class is limited to14.

Mills' books of poems have earned the Wisconsin Library Association Outstanding Achievement Award, the Posner Poetry Award and the Pippistrelle Best of Small Press Award. Her work has appeared in magazines such as Ms. Magazine, Yankee, and Calyx, and in anthologies including Boomer Girls: Poems by Women from the Baby Boom Generation, which was co-edited by Pamela Gemin and Paula Sergi, both of UW Oshkosh.

Mills, a lecturer in English at UW-Fox Valley, was presented the UW Oshkosh Outstanding Young Alumni Award in 1991. She is working on her second novel.
To register for the class, contact Heidi Pethan, UW Oshkosh Division of Continuing Education/Extension, (920) 424-1129.

News Release #3-23
CONTACT: Sarah Hadley, (920) 424-1230
Wolfman Productions, 1-800-735-4933; e-mail scott@wolfmanproductions.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE/March 27, 2002

Former Drug Agent, Marijuana Advocate Debate Legalization

OSHKOSH-A former federal drug agent will debate the editor-in-chief of High Times magazine about whether marijuana should be legalized in the United States April 16 at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh.

"Heads vs. Feds: The Debate to Legalize Marijuana" will be at 8 p.m. in the ballroom, Room 227, of Reeve Memorial Union, 728 Algoma Blvd.
Admission is $2. UW Oshkosh students are admitted free.

Supporting the legalization of marijuana will be High Times editor Steve Hager, who created the Freedom Fighters, a national marijuana-legalization group, and the Cannabis Cup, the "academy awards" of marijuana.
Opposing legalization will be Robert Stutman, whose 25-year career with the federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) earned him plenty of plaudits, including this from CBS news anchor Dan Rather: "If you are wondering what has happened to our heroes, this man is one."

The event is sponsored by the University Speakers Series.

Hager, a native of Urbana, Ill., founded his first underground newspaper while in junior high. In high school he founded an underground paper that was banned in the four high schools where it was distributed.
After earning a master's degree in journalism at the University of Illinois, Hager worked in New York City for magazines and newspaper including The New York Daily News. He wrote two books, Hip Hop and Art After Midnight. He also wrote Beat Street, a film script produced by Harry Belafonte for Orion Pictures.
The editor-in-chief at High Times for more than 12 years, Hager has focused the magazine on the support and cultivation of marijuana. He also has vowed to preserve the legacy of the hippie counterculture, which he told The Village Voice is "the most persecuted culture in America."

After retiring as a DEA agent in 1990, Stutman founded a management consulting firm specializing in substance abuse prevention programs for companies. He's been a special consultant on drug abuse for CBS News and made numerous television appearances on programs such as 60 Minutes, Nightline, The MacNeil/Lehrer News Hour and Face the Nation.
New York Magazine called Stutman the "most famous narc in America."

Stutman has received many awards from law enforcement agencies in the United States. The governments of countries including Colombia, Mexico, Panama, Thailand, Hong Kong, Israel and Egypt have honored him for his work in drug enforcement.

News Release #3-21
CONTACT: Ann Bowen, (920) 424-1233
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE/March 20, 2002

UW Oshkosh Announces January Graduates/Master's Degrees

OSHKOSH-More than 100 students received master's degrees from the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh in January.
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(EDITORS: Students from your circulation area who received master's degrees are listed on the attached page(s). Their name, address, degree(s) and major(s) are included.)

Master's degrees include:
M.B.A. ---------------------------------------------- Master of Business Administration
M.P.A. ---------------------------------------------- Master of Public Administration
M.S. ------------------------------------------------- Master of Science
M.S.E. ---------------------------------------------- Master of Science in Education
M.S.N. ---------------------------------------------- Master of Science in Nursing

News Release #3-25
CONTACT: Chris Haywood, (920) 424-2242
Jeff Crisman, e-mail trilobyt@uic.edu; phone (312) 996-5412
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE/March 27, 2002

Photo Exhibit Explores Tattoo Artists, Tattoo Art April 13-May 6

OSHKOSH-Celebrities sport them. They're on the arms of professional and college basketball stars. You'll even see them on body parts in your own neighborhood.
But you haven't really seen tattoos until you've seen the work of Chicago photographer Jeff Crisman, a one-man encyclopedia on tattoos.

His exhibit - "North American Tattoos and Tattoo Artists" - will be at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Reeve Memorial Union Gallery April 13 through May 6.
An opening reception is scheduled from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Saturday, April 13, at the gallery. There will be a slide presentation in the Union theatre from 6 to 6:30 p.m.
The gallery is on the third floor of Reeve Memorial Union, 748 Algoma Blvd.

Crisman's photos of tattoo artists and tattooed bodies form a chronicle of one of mankind's oldest art forms in contemporary America.

The 49-year-old Crisman has been fascinated with tattoos since boyhood. He has traveled throughout the United States and Canada taking pictures of the artists and their work, and his photographs have become, according to Chicago Sun-Times writer Margaret Hawkins, "a contemporary record of illustrated men."
"Most contemporary photos of tattoos feed the fad machine of the glossy periodicals - reducing the works to a component in the global electronic media glut, sound bites for the skin," wrote Donald Edward Hardy, an authority on tattoo art.

But Crisman's photos, Hardy wrote, "are complete psychology portraits. They place the person in context with his or her tattoos, usually in their native habitat. Moreover, the subjects are older, experienced and have lived a life in their suit of skin pictures, in contrast to the usual young and trendy posers."
Crisman began what he calls his "North American Tattoo Project" in 1980. It's an effort, he says, to document, explore and understand the sensibility of both tattoo artists and their subjects.

A teaching associate in the School of Art and Design at the University of Illinois-Chicago since 1979, Crisman's work is part of permanent collections throughout the United States and in Germany, Greece and the Netherlands. Some of his work is at the Milwaukee Art Museum.

The Reeve Union Art Gallery is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays and from noon to 5 p.m. on weekends.

News Release #3-16
CONTACT: Frank Hoffmeister, (920) 424-4229
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE/March 25, 2002

UW Oshkosh Tenor Gives Recital April 7

OSHKOSH-University of Wisconsin Oshkosh tenor Frank Hoffmeister, accompanied by pianist Timothy Lovelace of the University of Texas at Austin, will present a voice recital at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 7 at UW Oshkosh.

He will perform songs by a German composer in English and compositions by an English composer in German.
Hoffmeister will sing six early songs by British composer Charles Villiers Stanford in German, with text by Heinrich Heine. He will also sing three songs by German composer Hans Werner Henze, using English text by poet W.H. Auden. The recital will also feature songs of Italian composer Stefano Donaudy.

Hoffmeister has performed as a soloist throughout the United States, Europe and South America. He has sung with orchestras such as the Boston Symphony, Rome (Italy) Radio Orchestra, American Symphony, Smithsonian Chamber Players of Washington, D.C., Oregon Symphony and the Saint Louis Symphony. Included among his 21 recordings are best-selling albums with the Waverly Consort, Joshua Rifkin's Bach Ensemble and recordings with Lukas Foss, Peter Schickele and the late Leonard Bernstein.

News Release #3-8
CONTACT: Chancellor Richard H. Wells, (920) 424-0200
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE/March 11, 2002

Wells Says System Must Ensure Students Get Quality Education

OSHKOSH-Chancellor Richard H. Wells said it would be "irresponsible" for the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh to accept more students "if it would jeopardize the quality of the education we now provide the students who have already been accepted."

The statement followed action by the Board of Regents March 8 to suspend further undergraduate admissions at all 26 UW campuses until the impact of proposed cuts to the UW budget can be measured.

"It's important for us to take this 'time out' to assess the unfolding budget situation and see what impact it will have on our programs," Wells said. "We can't accept more students until we know we can provide them with a quality education."

The campus has already absorbed a $750,000 cut and is prepared to handle cuts necessary under Gov. Scott McCallum's proposed budget repair plan, Wells said.
But if there are significant additional cuts, "we must respond by reducing our enrollment targets."

In an e-mail sent to all UW Oshkosh faculty and staff today, Wells said he is hopeful that "the future will bring a favorable resolution to this difficult and trying situation.
"We encourage prospective students to continue submitting applications, and we ask those with incomplete applications to complete the application as soon as possible," the chancellor said.

In 2001, state taxpayers paid about 33 percent of the UW System operating budget. That's down from 36 percent in 1991.

Gov. Scott McCallum's budget repair bill called for a $51 million cut in the UW System budget, and the UW System Board of Regents had agreed to that cut. But when the Joint Finance Committee proposed an estimated $20 million additional cut, regents called for the temporary suspension of admissions.

News Release #3-22
CONTACT: Cristie Chase, (920) 424-2442
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE/March 20, 2002

UW Oshkosh Announces January 2002 Graduates

OSHKOSH-Nearly 400 graduates received bachelor's degrees from the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh in January.
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www.uwosh.edu/news_bureau/webnews/webnews.html

(EDITORS: Students from your circulation area who received bachelor's degrees are listed on the attached page(s). Their name, address, degree(s) and major(s) are included.)

Undergraduate degrees include:
B.A. Bachelor of Arts
B.B.A. Bachelor of Business Administration
B.F.A. Bachelor of Fine Arts
B.L.S. Bachelor of Liberal Arts
B.M. Bachelor of Music
B.S. Bachelor of Science
B.S.N. Bachelor of Science Nursing

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