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UW student-athletes are cashing in on new NCAA rule change

UW-Madison student-athletes are now able to see their blood, sweat and tears on the field translate into cold, hard cash in their pockets.

Spring graduates swim 3.5 miles across Lake Mendota

With a unicorn floaty in tow and a Sunday to spare in search of a good memory, spring UW-Madison graduates Gleb Tsyganov (‘21) and Daniel Miller (‘21) swam 3.5 miles across Lake Mendota. 

Meet the team: the 2021 Badgers

The shortened 2020 season was a frustrating one for redshirt sophomore quarterback Graham Mertz. After a freak ankle injury sidelined Jack Coan earlier last fall, Mertz dazzled in his first career start against Illinois in week one, a Friday night kickoff that had the eyes of the nation watching the young QB. The former four-star recruit connected on 20 of 21 passes for 248 yards and five touchdowns, leading then-No.14 Wisconsin to a blowout win over the Illini. 

What did you wish you knew as a freshman?

Attention freshman! You’ve heard it countless times: “College is going to be a whole new experience.” It sure is, but luckily you have the Daily Cardinal staffers to share our wisdom to you as you enter this new chapter of your life.

Escape the stress of freshman year in these UW green spaces

 Freshman year can be a stressful time. You’re learning to manage a new, often heavier workload, taking care of yourself, and being a (baby) adult. Spending time in nature can be a great way to manage the anxieties that accompany the first year of college. Luckily, the UW-Madison campus provides a number of beautiful green spaces in which students can destress.

UW grad speaks on her time working with primates on campus

Students have long flocked to the University of Wisconsin-Madison to take advantage of its nationally-ranked research programs, reputation for innovation and upgraded facilities.

‘The first step is listening’: PAVE hosts Denim Day in support of survivors of sexual assault

Promoting Awareness, Victim Empowerment, the Panhellenic Association and the Interfraternity Council co-sponsored a march Wednesday in protest of sexual assault and in support of survivors. 

How To Spend A Summer Weekend in Madison

After enduring a stereotypical midwest winter filled with icy streets and sub-zero temperatures, it’s impossible not to appreciate warm weather to an elevated extent. When you’ve spent three months fiddling your thumbs trying to figure out what to do inside all day (a feeling that became even more exaggerated from the pandemic and working from home), it starts to feel criminal not to be outside once the temperature hits 60 degrees or higher. 

Mifflin Street Block Party quiet, respectful

Since 1969, the Mifflin Street Block Party has been an annual tradition for UW-Madison students. While it originally began as an anti-war protest, one thing has been true for decades — it is an opportunity for students to get obliterated with their peers before getting ready for finals week. That is until the 2020 Mifflin Street Block Party was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Something appears to have been learned from the past year, as Mifflin was reportedly very tame this past Saturday.

A year in review: An ongoing fight for student justice

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I just think they’re neat: Muskrats

In Ojibwe legend, there was a time when water covered all. Unhappy with the Anishinabe people, Kitchi-Manitou, the Great Mystery, flooded the earth. The only survivors in a world without land were those animals who could swim or fly — and one man, Nanaboozhoo, who clung for life to a floating log.

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Today, almost any walk around Madison’s lakeshores yields a muskrat sighting.

‘Continuously Unsafe’: UW admissions puts student sexual assault survivors at risk

Some names have been changed due to privacy concerns.

Grocery shopping made easy

Out of all the things we do associated with food — shopping, cooking and eating —  shopping is the least enjoyable for many. Driving to the store is the easy part. Once you get there, you white knuckle your cart around, trying to avoid hitting the children running around and being patient when someone parks their cart in the middle of the aisle. When you find everything you need, you wait for a while, then cough up your hard earned money before you drive home. Shopping is not the easiest food related task, but it is a necessary one. Below are some tips for what to purchase, and how to avoid doing what the store wants you to do.

Why do we want what we want?

In December 2019, I wrote a draft for an article about how poisonous the urge for revenge can be  — “the cycle of recycled revenge,” if you will. Ever the avid Coldplay fan, I wrote the article as a nod to lyrics from their song “Death and all his friends,” and it eventually saw the light of day in May 2020.  

What The Cardinal has been binging this semester

Over the past three months, a lot has come out, a lot has charted, a lot has not, a lot has spoken to the moment and a lot has failed to do so. Looking back on this spring semester The Daily Cardinal is happy to share some of their favorite binges that have helped them navigate the crazy, tumultuous times of Spring 2021. 

PAVE’s Denim Day 2021 seeks to support, empower survivors of sexual violence

The UW-Madison chapter of Promoting Awareness, Victim Empowerment teamed up with the Interfraternity Council and the Panhellenic Association to host their first annual Denim Day event on Wednesday, April 28. 

A "before-the-pandemic" semester

Getting back to "normal" after COVID-19

Distressed student found hiding in Hamm’s fort

Finals are coming up at UW-Madison, which means that students are looking for ways to cope. For some, this means hitting the books early to prevent the need to pull all-nighters. For others, this means trying out meditation and going for walks on the Lakeshore Path to unwind. For at least one student, the solution is clear: hide.