Vice Chairman Roy E. Disney resigned from the board of The Walt Disney Co., according to the Associated Press. He also called for Chairman Michael Eisner to resign.
Roy Disney is over the mandated age of retirement at 73 and was therefore not recommended for another term by the board's governance and nominating committee.
As the nephew of Walt Disney, Roy Disney was the last family member active in the company.
Before his resignation, Roy Disney wrote a letter to Eisner in which he stated, \You are no longer the best person to run The Walt Disney Company.""
Twentieth Century Fox's popular television series ""Family Guy,"" which was cut from its network's lineup nearly two years ago, may return with 35 new episodes by January, 2005, according to a report in USA Today.
The DVD sales of the first 28 episodes have reached nearly one million copies, putting the television show as the fourth-bestselling series in entertainment history. Volume Two, which contains 22 other episodes, has sold more than half a million copies.
According to figures released by International Academic Programs, the number of UW-Madison students studying abroad is at a record high.
IAP found the number of UW-Madison students studying abroad in 2001-'02 increased 6.6 percent from 2000. This exceeds the nationwide figure of 4.4 percent, as cited in the Nov. 17 release of the Institute of International Education's annual report.
During 2001-'02, 1,340 UW-Madison students studied abroad through university programs, increasing the university's national ranking to sixth among research universities for students abroad.
Unlike those at other institutions, many UW-Madison students spend one or two semesters abroad. Campus wide, 59.9 percent of students went abroad for one semester in 2001-'02, which tops the national average of 39 percent.
Europe accounts for 65 percent of UW-Madison study abroad participants, but many students travel to Africa, Latin America and Oceania.
Joan Raducha, associate dean of International Studies and International Academic Programs director, told Wisconsin Week it is evident Sept. 11 has not discouraged students from studying abroad.
