An age-old proverb states that good behavior deserves a reward. Moms want the chores done, teachers want completed homework and coaches want to win games. And whether it is a treat from the cookie jar, a gold star or a starting position, the human body is conditioned to exchange hard work for a savory delight.
Candy and costumes dominate the UW-Madison campus when Halloween arrives. Students leave Walgreens carrying candy bags the size of pillowcases and insist that their parties be “costumes-only.” Such things raise the question of why this holiday came to be centered on candy and dressing up.
Although UW-Madison health officials are not releasing exact numbers, the H1N1 virus has hit UW-Madison harder than any other UW System school, according to Sarah Van Orman, executive director of University Health Services. With predictions of H1N1 having a particularly strong impact on college students throughout the country, campus officials had to make several hard decisions about how to deal with the virus before classes even started Sept.
Whether they met at Homecoming, still go every year or haven’t been since their senior year, UW-Madison Homecoming brings couples together. ---------- Tom and Pat Jones have only missed one Homecoming weekend in the past 17 years. “Homecoming has been an annual renewal of friendships,” Tom said of visiting his college friends that join the festivities each year.
When students compile their grocery lists, they face the decision of where to buy their food and what type of food to buy, how much to spend and how far to travel. What students may not know is that the origin of their food largely drives their decision, because the source of food sets the quality, health effects and cost.
The debate over immigrants' rights continues in Wisconsin, bringing the issue of in-state tuition to the forefront
UW-Madison stem-cell researcher and professor of anatomy James Thomson worried little about the funding for stem-cell research during President Bush’s terms. He especially did not think it impacted the amount of people involved in stem-cell research.
A UW-Madison sophomore recounts her experience being detained and deported from her host country of Ethiopia.
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