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Ten Tips for incoming Freshmen

10. Be friends with your HF

New University Housing buildings open in the fall

Lakeshore Hall 

Recent shooting sparks increased funding for downtown safety program

A recent downtown shooting that left three injured in the early hours of May 19 prompted “shocked” and “outraged” city officials to increase funding for a city-wide safety program in hopes of further improving safety throughout Madison.

Walker, Republicans win big in recalls

Culminating a movement months in the making, Gov. Scott Walker beat Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett in a much-anticipated gubernatorial recall election, making Walker the first governor in the country’s history to survive a recall election.

Little Shapiro, Big World

Hey gang! Wasn’t Mifflin rad? I bet we all did totally awesome things that were original and hilarious that we can’t really remember cause we drank SO MUCH, amiright? Except I, ever your faithful columnist, did not make it to Mifflin this year. I could pretend that I was swayed by the wise words of Lori  Berquam, or that I decided that Mifflin is sophomoric or that I was busy seeing a band you never heard of because they are still underground or whatever, but alas, I would be untruthful. Nope, I didn’t make it to Mifflin because of freaking Lyme Disease.

Student input wanted on bus route changes

University transportation officials are looking for input from students on changes to campus bus routes that could double the wait time on two major routes.

FAKE NEWS FRIDAY: UW to launch ‘Hunger Games’ with freshmen

As part of his initiative to save the university money amid mass cuts in state funding, Chancellor Ward announced the first annual UW-Madison Hunger Games in which freshmen will fight to the death.

Opening the sexual assault conversation

During Sexual Assault Awareness Month, this three-part Daily Cardinal series delves into the numbers, spotlights available resources and expands the conversation to reflect the real impact of sexual assault at UW-Madison.

And you thought you had roommate drama

Were you one of the lucky seniors in high school that looked at their future Badger roommate on Facebook and shuddered with fear at what lay ahead? Or, better yet, did you arrive on campus, fresh-faced and ready to begin drinking (ahem, studying), only to realize that your dorm life was going to be a living hell? Enter, “The Female Odd Couple,” a comedic production that speaks to the hearts and minds of anyone who has ever had a bad roommate.

An Aussie calls Liz Waters home

There is nothing quite like living in a residence hall to keep you up until 5 a.m. writing a paper, consequently forever screwing up your sleep cycle.

‘Undergrad Diet’ the new ‘Freshman Fifteen’

You hear it hundreds of times before you come to college: “Watch out for the ‘Freshman Fifteen.’” This sentence is always uttered by well-meaning, “been there, done that”-type personalities, people who like to imply that they know more than you because they graduated college before the turn of the century. What these people are referring to is the imminent and rapid onset of body fat due to increased consumption of beer, chasers and late night Juston sticks. The idea you could have pizza for nearly every meal of your freshman existence is just too much for some people to restrain themselves (myself included). As a result, this all too common affliction creates beer bellies on formerly fit football jocks and puts lovely love handles on ladies; handles that will not look cute in even the blackest of LBDs.I believe wholeheartedly the fear of the “Freshman Fifteen” is what keeps the SERF alive and well all year ‘round.

The Cardinal was there: Our eyes on the past 120 years

Since the 1890s, The Daily Cardinal has been a lens through which Wisconsin students have seen their world. Reprinted from the pages of the Cardinal, these article excerpts show how Badgers experienced some of the biggest events of the past 120 years.

FAKE NEWS FRIDAY: Boop! falls to nincompoops

Lower the banners of hopeful liberty! Withhold your tears! The people’s trumpeted voices have been silenced and a possible thundering revolution now lay mute.

Classrooms, dorms to cool off in two weeks

Few students complain about the warmer than average mid-March temperatures outside, but the temperatures inside UW-Madison buildings are a different story.

Mifflin's unclear future

Katie Cierzan’s flat on the 500 block of West Mifflin Street has been standing 110 years and shows its age with tall pillars and noisy radiators. Even though her house is in good condition, those surrounding it are slanted with crumbling foundations. But Cierzan has made her house and neighborhood her home—and she would like to keep it that way.

Solutions for mifflin Street Block Party

FAKE NEWS FRIDAY: UW ready for disaster

Over the last month, a group of drooling, passionate and eerily determined "safety first!" hound-dogs have barked up UW-Madison's tree for more formalized survival plans when an inevitable disaster annihilates campus.

Three UW-Madison students arrested in alleged sexual assault

UW-Madison Police Department arrested three UW-Madison male students Wednesday for an alleged second-degree sexual assault occurring in September. Two of the suspects were reportedly receiving full tuition from a prestigious university scholarship.

Just Zion and I: A Q & A with Zumbi and AmpLive of Zion I

The Daily Cardinal got the chance to speak with Zumbi and AmpLive of Zion I prior to their show at The Majestic on Saturday, Feb. 4. 

Little Shapiro, Big World: Ariel tries to ride the Towers Bus

There are two things, dear reader, you should know about me before embarking on this column. First, despite my best efforts, I am a coastie. I grew up in Westchester, N.Y., cherish my hooded North Face as if I gave birth to it and will never really understand Packer fans. That being said, unlike most New Yorkers who come to UW-Madison, I lived in the public dorms, never joined a sorority and prefer pants over no-pants. I have effectively separated myself from campus coastie culture and spend most of my time with good ol' Midwestern folk, don'tcha know.