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‘We f—ed up’: ASM apologizes as students blast UW-Madison leaders for racist video response

Content warning: This story contains information about violent racist remarks and quotes containing profanity.

As UW students call for expulsion, officials cite free speech protections, policy barriers

Tens of thousands of people have signed a petition to expel a white University of Wisconsin-Madison student recorded saying racist slurs as student calls for administrative action grow.

Charles Lee Isbell Jr. to become new UW-Madison provost

UW-Madison, state leaders break ground on new CDIS building

University of Wisconsin-Madison and state leaders attended a groundbreaking ceremony on April 25 for a new facility intended to meet student demand for two of the university's fastest growing majors.

Badger Catholic faith, homosexuality talk met with campus community concerns

Badger Catholic, a registered student organization (RSO) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, hosted Catholic speaker and author Kim Zember for a talk about “her personal experience with homosexuality and life with Christ” followed by a Q&A session last Thursday. The event was promoted in an email to all students and met with concerns from some due to Zember’s rhetoric. 

Say cheese! UW-Madison unveils renovated dairy plant

Through a combination of public funding sources and approximately $18 million from private donors connected to Wisconsin’s dairy industry, the University of Wisconsin-Madison recently completed a $72.9 million renovation of the Babcock Hall Dairy Plant.

House Fellowing at UW-Madison: How working in UW Housing complicates the Madison housing crisis

Emmett Lockwood has lived in the Open House Living Learning Community (LLC) in Phillips Residence Hall at the University of Wisconsin-Madison for two years, first as a resident and now as the community’s House Fellow. House Fellows, a term for what is commonly known as a resident assistant, provide an essential role in university dorms — enforcing policy and building community. There are approximately 200 House Fellows across campus.

Q&A: UW-Madison director and researcher Jill Denson takes action-oriented approach to studying maternal, child health in Wisconsin

Jill Denson is the interim director of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Prevention Research Center (PRC). The PRC is one of several nationwide CDC-funded centers researching preventative care and risk reduction for chronic illness. At UW-Madison, the center studies maternal and child health issues aiming to address these topics through community and action-oriented research. 

Flogging Molly captivates at the Sylvee with inspiring set, activist message

Irish rock band Flogging Molly performed at the Sylvee on March 3. They were joined by openers Anti-Flag and Skinny Lister. Despite the absence of Flogging Molly violinist Bridget Regan, all bands gave motivating and political performances that energized the audience.

UW Housing plans renovation of Kronshage, Humphrey, Jorns Residence Halls

The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Division of Housing plans to update Kronshage, Humphrey and Jorns residence halls, home to approximately 780 residents. According to the Wisconsin capital budget, the renovation will include bathroom updates, a new heating and cooling system in common spaces, updated fire and smoke detection and elevator construction to increase the number of accessible dorms in Kronshage to over half.

Q&A: UW-Madison student’s pollinator-friendly passion project turns into campus-wide initiative

Bee’s Please is a University of Wisconsin-Madison student organization that strives to educate the campus community on the importance of pollination while creating infrastructure that helps support bees on campus, like pollinator gardens and bee hotels. 

Updated: UW-Madison students get out to vote in decisive Wisconsin Supreme Court primary

University of Wisconsin-Madison students and local residents gathered at campus polling locations on Feb. 21 to vote in local and state primary elections. Ballots across campus included primaries for Madison mayor, alderperson in Districts 2, 4, 8 and 5 and for Wisconsin State Supreme Court Justices. The winners of each primary will face off on April 4 in the final election. 

Public History Project to become the Rebecca M. Blank Center for Campus History

The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Public History Project, formerly the “Sifting and Reckoning” exhibit at the Chazen Museum of art that was on display last fall, will become the new Rebecca M. Blank Center for Campus History. 

Former UW-Madison Community Leader in Residence misrepresented an Indigenous identity

In March 2022, the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Human Ecology Center for Design and Material Culture (CDMC) hired Kay LeClaire, who used the Ojibwe name “nibiiwakamigkwe,” as their “Community Leader in Residence.”

Residents of Waters Residence Hall evacuate overnight after power outage

Residents of Waters Residence Hall at the University of Wisconsin-Madison vacated the dorm due to a power outage Friday night.

‘Woman, life, freedom’: Persian Student Society brings international movement to UW-Madison

University of Wisconsin-Madison students from the Persian Student Society (PSS) and members of the Iranian community gathered Wednesday afternoon to join protests over the Iranian government’s treatment of women. Through the Iranian Scholars for Liberty (ISL), over 100 other campuses worldwide held similar protests to spread awareness of the human rights atrocities in Iran.

Indigenous Student Center hosts Native November event series ‘Beyond an Acknowledgement’

The newly formed Indigenous Student Center Coalition (ISCC) — a collaboration of six different indigenous organizations within the Indigenous Student Center (ISC) — planned a variety of programs and events for Native November, a celebration of Native American History Month.

Could psychedelics be the healthcare of the future? UW researchers find promising results

Chabad hosts town hall discussion on antisemitism

The Rohr Chabad house at the University of Wisconsin-Madison hosted a town hall discussion on antisemitism on Sunday night. Approximately 30 members of the UW-Madison Jewish community gathered to discuss antisemitism on a local and national level.

David Kahl pleads guilty to 2008 murder of UW-Madison student

David Kahl pled guilty to first-degree intentional homicide in late October for the murder of former University of Wisconsin-Madison student Brittany Zimmerman. Zimmerman, a UW-Madison junior studying microbiology and immunology, was murdered in her apartment on Doty Street in 2008.