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UW students launch discrimination exhibit

Submitted by Leah Linscheid on Friday, May 3rd, 6:08 pm

University of Wisconsin-Madison students are taking a closer look at their campus climate through the "Silenced Stories" exhibit.

The exhibit will highlight stories of harassment and discrimination that students have experienced on the university’s campus through artwork and other forms. The stories, taking place in classes, during sports games and in university housing, will focus on race, sex, gender and other discriminations.

"Silenced Stories" will open May 9 at 5:30 in the School of Social Work, with refreshments available, according to a statement.

The Disability and Advocacy in Multicultural Settings Field Unit launched the exhibit to raise awareness for discrimination on campus, the statement said. 

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Madison to hold 'Big Rig Gig,' garage sale for kids

Submitted by Grant Hermes on Friday, May 3rd, 5:44 pm

Sunday event at Elver Park to feature trucks, tractors   

The city of Madison will be holding a garage sale for gently used toys while showcasing Madison public services, employees and equipment on Sunday at Elver Park, 1250 McKenna Blvd. 

The "Kids to Kids" garage sale features gently used toys, games and other childrens' play things.

At the same event, kids of all ages are invited to explore the city's big rig equipment. Children can play on and explore everything from fire trucks, tractors and cherry pickers while at the park.

The events will kick off at 9 a.m. and end at noon.

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Cardiac arrest survivor wants others to learn life-saving skill

Submitted by Leah Linscheid on Friday, May 3rd, 6:01 am
Cardiac arrest survivor wants others to learn life-saving skill

Survivor: '[I was] clinically dead, and I was that way for 20 minutes'   

Sudden cardiac arrest kills 1,000 people a day in the U.S., which is roughly one person every two minutes.  Would you know what to do if you saw someone collapse in front of you?

Channel3000.com and WISC-TV are proud to partner with St. Mary’s Hospital on Saturday for Hands on Hearts -- a community-wide event offering free compression-only CPR .

COCPR is a hands-only technique to help those in sudden cardiac arrest. The constant compressions are performed 100 times a minute to the center of a patient's chest. The compressions keep oxygen-rich blood flowing to the heart and brain. Mouth-to-mouth rescue breaths are not needed.

When compression-only CPR is used on a victim of cardiac arrest, the chance of surviving increases greatly.

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MSCR offers Madison lakes event

Submitted by Leah Linscheid on Friday, April 26th, 6:27 pm

Madisonians can learn more about what treasures lie at the bottom of their community lakes from a local diving expert this weekend.

Madison School and Community Recreation will hold a public conversation with Rick Krueger, a diver with more than 22 years of experience with exploring Madison’s lakes. The event will cover topics ranging from a Lake Mendota cave where Chief Black Hawk once hid to sunken boats and cars that now rest at the bottom of Lake Monona.

The event will take place April 27 at 9 a.m. at the La Follette High School. The fee is $5.

Anyone interested in registering for the talk can visit www.mscr.org and use the course number 42295 to sign up.

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Olbrich Gardens holds public input meetings for renovations

Submitted by Leah Linscheid on Friday, April 19th, 9:16 pm
Olbrich Gardens holds public input meetings for renovations

Before Madison's Olbrich Botanical Gardens see possible expansion and renovation, it’s asking for the public’s advice.

The final two of five meetings deciding the future of the garden will be held in the coming weeks. An April 22 meeting will discuss renovation plans by HGA, the architectural firm hired to evaluate how Olbrich Gardens should move forward. People who attend the meeting will be able to offer feedback on the plans.

The meeting will take place at 6:30 at the garden’s location at 3330 Atwood Ave.

A final May 20 meeting will also take place at the garden at 6:30 p.m.

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Students want 'historic' designation for Langdon Street

Submitted by Tabatha Wethal, Channel3000.com Community Reporter
Tuesday, March 26th, 2013, 5:41pm
Students want 'historic' designation for Langdon Street

There's another new development planned for downtown, which has UW students coming together to protect their neighborhood, but some think their efforts are unnecessary.

 
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Dalai Lama to visit Madison

Submitted by Tabatha Wethal, Channel3000.com Community Reporter
Tuesday, March 12th, 2013, 1:06pm
Dalai Lama to visit Madison

'Change the World' event marks spititual leader's 9th visit    

The Dalai Lama is scheduled to visit Madison along with other international thought leaders to take part in a series of panel discussions in May as part of the “Change your Mind Change the World” event at the Overture Center.

The May 15 event -- co-hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Center for Investigating Healthy Minds at the Waisman Center and the Global Health Institute -- will include discussions on how neuroscience, environments, economics, and healthcare can combine to make the world a healthier, happier place.

Organizers said thought leaders from a variety of fields including neuroscience, economics and sustainability, will participate in a panel moderated by Arianna Huffington and Daniel Goleman.

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