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Ending, starting a chapter at the Cardinal

Outgoing editor-in-chief Jim Dayton

Collaboration, communication key in redefining #TheRealUW

UW-Madison students, alumni and campus community members are sharing their stories of discrimination and bias with the hashtag #TheRealUW, illuminating how for some students, feeling safe, accepted and respected on this campus is not a given.

As reports of discrimination pile up, Blank announces new initiatives

UW-Madison freshman Synovia Knox was in a Sellery hallway with several friends from the 9th Cohort of First Wave the night before their Line Breaks performance that covered issues of racism, classism and sexism—when a male resident shoved her and spat in her face.

The GreenHouse Learning Community is housed in Leopold Residence Hall, and it holds 93 enrolled students who can get hands-on experience in the dorm's greenhouse. 

Liberal history, conservative momentum in Madison ahead of 2016 election

It’s not exactly a state secret that Madison is politically liberal.

Lakeshore residents dominate Southeast in annual Battle for Bascom

Snowballs flew across Bascom Hill Thursday night as students fought for victory in the annual Battle for Bascom.

Anti-Semitic incident raises questions of administration

College campuses should be environments free of racism and hate, which is why recent anti-Semitic incidents on our own campus have been so shocking. The incident itself is deplorable and has no place on this campus. To see such vulgar acts of hate and ignorance exhibited within our own community should be shocking to us all. Yet our administration decided that it was not worthy to share these incidents with the greater campus community. The only reason most students outside of Sellery residence hall have now heard about the aforementioned incident is because of a few widely shared Facebook posts from earlier this week.

New music school will take away accessibility to music

Adjacent to the Chazen Museum sits a sign, the lone marker in an otherwise barren lot: “Future Home of the UW School of Music Performance Center.” In a few years’ time, the new venue—which will host a 325-seat recital hall and a large rehearsal area—will make its debut. This extravagant new complex will allow the prestigious music school to reach new heights. Its expansion, however, paradoxically worsens one of its greatest flaws: its exclusivity.

Hutchins takes plunge into unknown

Matt Hutchins has traveled a bit longer than most to be a Badger—8,489 miles to be exact. The junior swimmer from Christchurch, New Zealand has made the most of his journey that’s taken him across the Pacific Ocean and 66 lengths across the pool every time he swims the 1,650-yard freestyle; an event in which he is currently ranked No. 1 in the country.

Absence of emergency housing perpetuates student homelessness

The first time Brooke Evans saw the word “homelessness” related to higher education was when she was filling out the FAFSA (or Free Application for Federal Student Aid) in 2010, where it wasn’t well-explained and implied that she was not homeless, even though that was not the case.

McBurney Center fights for equal access for all Badgers

It’s something most students are aware of through a few lines on a syllabus or a brief mention in lecture, but for scores of other students, the McBurney Center is a lifeline to ensure academic success on the UW-Madison campus.

SSFC Spotlight: WSUM continues to share music, media production resources

The student-run radio station WSUM provides the UW-Madison area with alternative music, a voice in the community and a hands-on environment to learn about media production, according to general manager Dave Black.

WARF managing director will receive achievement award

After nearly 20 years with the organization, Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation Managing Director Carl Gulbrandsen will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award from In Business magazine.

Between the Sheets: The tangled web we weave—Dormcest dos and don'ts

This week we’re talking about dormcest. It’s way less creepy than incest, but there is also less famous literature about it (“As I Lay Dying,” anyone?). When bunches of young adults looking to “find themselves” are crammed in the same living space for nine months, dormcest becomes inevitable. Context clues probably make this obvious, but “dormcest” is a made up term (not by me, by someone who is not me) that refers to the hooking up of individuals who inhabit the same university dormitory (in the biggest dorms, the term “floorcest” is more fitting). As budding young freshmen taking on campus for the first time, more than one of us most likely dreamed of meeting a special someone in our dorm or on our floor. It’s hard not to fantasize about the convenience and charm that would come with casually running into a cutie pie whilst wrapped in a towel (*gasp* so embarrassing and unintentional, *wink, wink, giggle, giggle*), or exchanging glances while studying in the den. But, what started as flirting and fun can sometimes transform into constant avoidance and hurt feelings. There is no reason not to get jiggy with fellow dorm dwellers, but there are a few tricks of the trade to help avoid turning dorms into walk-in skeleton closets.

Internet radio does what music blogging never could

“Are you sick of this sh*t yet?” reads the first sentence of Pitchfork’s “Top 10 Albums of 1999” article published in 2001. “...Let's not forget the New York Times' incredibly out- of- touch list of the 25 best albums of all time. (One word: No.)” The introduction reads like an angry college student madly pounding at their keyboard, more concerned with establishing a flippant attitude towards mainstream music journalism than introducing a list for the best albums of the year. A Pitchfork article beginning in such a manner in the year 2015 would raise eyebrows with its complete lack of professionalism, yet it was this exact attitude that propelled the website into the cornerstone for independent music journalism that so many regard it as today.

Student veterans find community at UW-Madison

Jim O’Rourke had a less-than-typical freshman year experience. At 24 years old, he transferred to UW-Madison out of the military, where he had been taking college courses in his free time. Unable to connect with his younger classmates, O’Rourke described that first semester as isolating.

Putting the Apple funds to good use

Apple Inc. was recently ordered to pay the University of Wisconsin $234 million for infringing on a patent. Although this is far lower than the original reported $862 million, it’s still a substantial sum. Much of the money will presumably go back to the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation and be reinvested in research. But why not consider some more fun options.

Born in Milwaukee, made in Madison: Marcus Landry follows career path back to Wisconsin

When the NBA regular season opens in three weeks, Milwaukee Bucks small forward Marcus Landry hopes to join an exclusive group of NBA players that includes Wilt Chamberlain, Derrick Rose, Bernard King and Carmelo Anthony among other notables.

How labels ruined my Greek experience

Congratulations! You have all survived the beginning of another school year at UW-Madison. For freshmen, that meant waiting in line until your calf-high sock tan lines fade just to board the elevator on move-in day. For others, it meant lingering on that treacherous intersection on Charter Street to see if you could score some free tuition. And, for some, the new school year meant Greek recruitment.

Harvard researcher reveals alienating effects of inclusion programs

“It hurts,” “I’m vulnerable” and “it’s blatant” are a few of the ways disadvantaged students described their college experiences in a research project aimed at uncovering structural exclusion at the university level.