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Athletic department partners with Lyft

UW-Madison Athletics has now partnered with Lyft, a rideshare company, providing community members with an alternative form of transportation on Badger game days.

What we learned from college football week one

Editor’s note: College football is nothing without its fans, and its fans are nothing without their passion. In an attempt to capture that unique intensity and overreactability, we’ve asked sports editor and The South enthusiast Bremen Keasey to give us a weekly breakdown of college football happenings around the country like only a true fan could.

College 101: Being Seen — And Unseen — Online

I don't know how to feel about the way we're all so visible online. I like using social media, but it kind of scares me that having a bad social media post can ruin your career and make you some kind of societal outcast. I know that some of the things that have caused outrage recently are absolutely unacceptable, but it also scares me to imagine that the internet mob might ever go after me. What do experts think of our online lives? How do they suggest we regain our privacy?

College 101: Insurance Essentials

As I get closer to graduation (stop the ride, I want to get off!), I know that I’m going to have to deal with a whole lot of “adult stuff” very soon. One of those things is insurance, and it already feels like a hassle to me. My parents are always on me about checking out benefits for jobs and getting renter’s insurance for my off-campus apartment. However, I find insurance websites stressful, and I don’t always feel like I understand what I’m getting and why. Experts, can I trouble you for a crash course in insurance?

Technology paramount for former Badger Berggren in maintaining family ties

LONDON — On a typical night, Jared Berggren will come home from practice to be greeted by his wife, Cass, and their baby daughter, a welcome sight at the end of a long day.

New course enrollment app to simplify enrollment process

Having trouble registering for classes? There is now an app to help with that.

Sociology Department TA placed in non-teaching role after sexual harassment allegations

A teaching assistant in the Sociology Department has been put in a non-teaching role and will leave the university at the end of the academic year after additional concerns about their conduct — following a sexual harassment case — arose again this fall.

Crawford narrowly bests Townsend in battle for circuit court seat

Susan Crawford won the contested battle for Dane County Circuit Court Judge, Branch 1, while Gloria Reyes beat out incumbent Anna Moffit for seat one on the school board in the Wisconsin 2018 Spring Elections.

UW-Madison Discovery to Product office hires new director

UW-Madison’s Discovery to Product office has a new director, according to a university release Tuesday.

College 101: Apps and Institutions

I went to a museum the other day, and I saw that they had an app. Why on Earth would a museum--just one museum--need its own app? The more apps I see around these days, the less I think we need so many. I only use a few big apps--ones like Google Maps--and it seems very silly to me that so many smaller apps exist. Is anyone actually using these? Why do institutions and companies put the effort into creating them? Experts, can you change my mind about these apps, or at least explain to me why they should exist?

Service learning provides students hands-on experience, builds bridges to community

These days, employers are looking for real-world experience in its hirees — and that’s exactly what UW-Madison aims to provide its students.

College 101: Trials of Travel Planning

My friends and I are planning to take a big vacation together this year, and we’re working on planning it out. But we’re having problems. For starters, nobody can agree on where to go. Then there’s the fact that nobody can agree on who should do the organizing or planning (and the fact that, in order to the keep the peace, I tend to step up and take on too much responsibility). Finally, there are a few very worry-prone people in our group--including myself--who fret, probably unnecessarily, about possible issues like lost luggage and forgotten IDs. Is there any way to make vacation planning less stressful?

UW-Madison sees record number of applications in its second year using the Common Application

The Common Application is a win for both the University of Wisconsin-Madison and prospective college students, according to UW-Madison officials, as it increases the number of applications received while decreasing the amount of time spent applying.

While UW-Madison saw a 29 percent increase in out of state applicants with the use of the Common App there was only a 6 percent increase in Wisconsin applicants.

College 101: Getting Great Sleep

I want to get better sleep. It’s not necessarily that I’m getting terrible, terrible sleep right now, but I feel like I could be doing better. I’m tired a lot of the time, and I sometimes feel that even if I sleep for longer, I wake up just as tired (or even more tired!). Recently, I’ve been trying to approach my health and my life in a more holistic way, and one thing I’m really trying to focus on is my sleep. So what can the experts tell me about getting the best sleep possible? Any tips or tricks?

College 101: Vacation Communication

Next summer, I’m going on vacation with my friends from here at school. It’s a long ways off, but I’m already stressing about it, and here’s why: my mother is going to drive me nuts.

Stay active during the frigid Wisconsin winter

When wintertime rolls around, it’s always hard to motivate yourself to get up and work out. You want to be cozy and warm in your bed, and Netflix is impossible to turn off. However, you know you have to be active in order to stay healthy. Yet, going for a common summer run to Picnic Point is no longer an option. Trying to think of ways to get a good workout in during the winter is hard, but there are some ways you can stay in shape during this cold winter season.

Progress for whom?: Students grow impatient with stagnant diversity enrollment despite university’s largest class yet

The most recent freshman class at the University of Wisconsin-Madison was the largest in the school’s history. But a record number of underrepresented students decided to go elsewhere.

Junior male seeks counseling after Tinder match said she “isn’t looking for anything that serious”

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Study shows that students purchase MacBooks to stealthily text in class

Apple has developed an information network, known as iCloud, over which Macbooks and iPhones can be paired to share information. A variety of built-in applications in the operating systems of Macbooks allow users to read and reply to text messages, sent to their iPhones, on their Macbooks.