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Madison Common Council passes 2024 budget amid future funding concerns

For the first time in 18 years, the Madison Common Council passed the city’s 2024 budget in just one six-hour meeting.

A review of BelAir Cantina

Just one step inside the BelAir Cantina restaurant and the mouthwatering smell of food rolled over me. I hadn’t been feeling too hungry prior to getting on the waitlist but suddenly I was ravenous. 

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UW-Madison unveils plans to relocate Zoe Bayliss cooperative to Phillips Residence Hall despite leadership and resident concerns

The Zoe Bayliss Women’s Cooperative is one of the few remaining student housing co-op in the state of Wisconsin. As plans for the construction of new Levy Hall at the University of Wisconsin-Madison grow ever-nearer, the future of the co-op, at its current location, remains hanging in the balance. 

Wunk Sheek garden provides community for Indigenous students at UW-Madison

While the Wunk Sheek community garden is not the first student garden in the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s history, or even the first in the Wunk Sheek’s history, it is certainly one of the newest — planted for the first time just this past summer.

Chancellor Blank praises, condemns several Wisconsin bills that affect UW-Madison

University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank detailed her hopes and fears for bills that have been passed by the Wisconsin State Legislature in a university statement on Wednesday. They await being signed into law by Governor Tony Evers, or being vetoed. 

A look at the world of catfishing

Have you ever talked to someone online who was too perfect? Too suave? Too mysterious? Too elusive? Have you ever wondered if they were too good to be true? Or — like me — have you simply spent too much time watching Nev Shulman track down people who lie online? 

Chelsea Manning emphasizes the importance of community building in a talk with campus community

American activist and whistleblower Chelsea Manning values community building. 

A look into UW-Madison’s spring COVID-19 response amid community concerns

“Good morning and welcome to the Spring 2022 semester. We wish you a safe and successful start to the new year,” read the first post of the semester on the official University of Wisconsin-Madison Instagram on Tuesday. The post came amid discussion and concern among the campus community about the university’s COVID-19 response plan for the spring semester.

Search committee formed to guide selection of new UW-Madison Chancellor

The University of Wisconsin System announced Thursday that a committee dedicated to finding candidates to replace University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank had been formed. 

The real cost of living in UW-Madison residence halls

With the University of Wisconsin-Madison welcoming its largest freshman class in history for the 2022-23  school year, the cost of living in on-campus housing has been at the forefront of minds across the campus community. 

Ho Chunk flag raised over Bascom Hall for the first time in UW-Madison history

Bascom Hill was crowded as the campus community watched the historic raising of the Ho-Chunk flag over the University of Wisconsin-Madison Friday morning — the first time a different nation’s flag flew on Bascom. 

Housing horror stories: UW-Madison edition

Picture this: you’re walking into your dorm building as a bright-eyed freshman, excited to acclimate yourself to living away from home and learning to be an adult. What you don’t know is that you won’t be living in your building alone. And no, I don’t mean with your roommate.

Chancellor Blank reflects on achievements and the future of UW-Madison in State of the University address

Chancellor Rebecca Blank delivered the annual State of the University address on Monday, Oct. 4, walking the Faculty Senate through the triumphs of the recent past and the challenges the University of Wisconsin-Madison continues to face. 

ASM’s Equity and Inclusion Committee strives to develop solutions for campus-wide issues

The first meeting of the Equity and Inclusion Committee (EIC) was hosted on Tuesday by the Associated Students of Madison. The committee is dedicated to making space for students to advocate for social justice and inclusivity on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.