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Professor’s ‘explicit’ proposal aims to streamline low-income aid

For first-year student Melissa Strupp, the struggle to start her college career began long before she ever scaled Bascom Hill.

Students lobby for Violence Prevention Specialist in state-law

With one in four women on UW System campuses reporting they have been sexually assaulted, ensuring resources for survivors is a priority for many leaders.

UW System Student Representatives lobby against opt out allocated segregated fees

Students from several UW campuses across the state met at the state Capitol with one goal—to lobby together at the Capitol.

On drinking and drugs, schools share ‘best practices,’ tailor other policies to each campus

There’s no shortage of alcohol-soaked traditions at college campuses across the country, even within the UW System—whether that’s Oktoberfest at UW-La Crosse, UW-Whitewater’s Spring Splash or the biannual pub crawl in Oshkosh.

Students across UW System question segregated fees proposal

For the first time, all UW System students may be allowed to opt-out of allocable segregated fees, due to a budget proposal from Gov. Scott Walker. Touted as increased freedom of choice, students from multiple system campuses are concerned about the outcome for student organizations.

Jacob Schimmel, president of UW-La Crosse Student Association said their student government is strongly against Gov. Scott Walker's proposal to make allocable student segregated fees optional.

‘Bone Music’ outlines a captivating narrative

Imagine that it’s 20 years from now, the Cold War never ended and the world has been consumed by grimy, futuristic industrialization. Bone Music would be the soundtrack.

UW chancellors herald Blank’s free tuition proposal, though concerns remain

Following UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank’s unexpected tuition proposal last Thursday, chancellors from UW System universities largely praised the opportunity it would provide to students on their campuses, while some questioned if the plan would decrease enrollment at smaller system schools.

Walker’s plan for UW budget leaves some ‘delighted,’ others remain critical

While some cheered Walker’s funding proposal for the UW System Tuesday as a means of reinvigorating UW following a $250 million cut in the 2015-’17 biennium budget, others expressed skepticism and even outright dismay at some of the smaller pieces the plan.

Walker proposes a $649 million increase in funding for K-12 schools

Three days before his official budget address, Gov. Scott Walker boasted Sunday that his 2017-’19 budget will invest more money into K-12 education than any other budget in Wisconsin history.

Let’s talk about the ‘La La Land’ backlash

“La La Land” is a movie about two beautiful people who are in love and are also following their dreams and also enjoy breaking out into song and dance sometimes. It’s a movie a lot of people think is really great, including myself. Somehow, though, the film has gone from loveable underdog to everyone’s favorite movie to hate. What happened? Is the backlash deserved? Let’s discuss.

Riff Raff’s ‘Aquaberry Aquarius’ is an entertaining mess

Never before in the history of music has the word “butterscotch” been used so many times in a single half-hour (seven by my count). Three years after the revolutionary album Neon Icon, Riff Raff is still somehow making outlandish, cringe-worthy, yet extremely entertaining music.

Oscar nominations show progress

#OscarsSoWhite dominated last year’s Academy Awards, pointing out what anyone paying attention already knew: movies have a lot of white people, and the Oscars rewards those white people. The uproar sparked a genuine conversation about representation on screen, and in June, the Academy sent out 683 new member invitations, 46 percent of which were given to females and 41 percent of which to people of color.

Walker proposes requiring welfare recipients to work 80 hours per month

Gov. Scott Walker announced a welfare reform initiative Monday that aims to increase investment in skills training for the unemployed while also requiring “able-bodied” people receiving government assistance to work at least 80 hours per month.

Academy Awards predictions suggest competitive, diverse categories

With the Academy Awards nominations announcement coming out Tuesday, Jan. 24, the entertainment community is gearing up with their final Oscar predictions. In honor of the Super Bowl of film culture, I compiled a list of my own predictions for these prestigious awards. While I confess that I have not seen every film and performance on this list, I have looked over numerous other prediction lists, award ceremony nominations, thespians involved and the each film’s subject matter to nail down what I believe to be the most likely nominations in the Oscars’ six major categories: Best Picture, Director, Actor, Actress, Supporting Actor and Supporting Actress.

Inauguration Marks New Era in First Lady Fashion

Friday morning marked the end of Michelle Obama’s era of First Lady fashion, but gave us a glimpse into what's to come the next four years. After eight years of impeccable gowns and outfits, Melania certainly has her work cut out for her, as Michelle leaves behind a legacy of high fashion style. But, regardless of which party you support, it's clear Melania Trump is up for the challenge and will be serving up spectacular style for us all to enjoy during her time in the White House.

U.S. Rep introduces new college affordability bill for Wisconsin families

As the conversation of college affordability takes a national spotlight, U.S. Rep. Ron Kind, D-La Crosse, introduced bipartisan amendments to a national law Tuesday that are designed to help Wisconsin families weather the cost of higher education.

UW System schools collaborate to combat hate and bias on campus

After a semester where the number of hate and bias incidents reported to the Bias Response Team more than tripled, UW-Madison is beginning to improve and develop tactics to respond to such occurrences by connecting with other colleges throughout the Midwest.

Ask Ms. Scientist: Winter cold & black ice

Why are some winters worse than others?