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Dane County proposes an $11 million budget to address food insecurity, a much needed boost for the afflicted Madison area

A substantial $103 million budget increase to the Dane County 2024 budget was proposed on Oct. 2nd. Almost $11 million worth of it will be funneled directly toward food insecurity programs and local food bank expansions. The proposed increase in funding comes as a result of factors that have plagued every citizen: exorbitant inflation on necessities and a long-lasting pandemic that slowed down the economy. 

Black Dane County residents face ‘profound and persistent’ racial disparities, report finds

Black Dane County residents experience “profound and persistent” disparities in income, education and health outcomes, according to a report from an anti-racist nonprofit organization. 

Q&A: Vanessa McDowell-Atlas, CEO of Young Women’s Christian Association

 Vanessa McDowell-Atlas has been an integral member of the Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) for nine years and has undertaken the role of CEO for about six years. 

Former White House speechwriter Sarah Hurwitz speaks about finding her Judaism, writing her novel

Sarah Hurwitz, a former White House speechwriter for the Obamas, spoke to students about her time in the White House, recent events with Israel and Hamas and her Jewish faith during a Tuesday evening talk with University of Wisconsin-Madison students at the UW Hillel Foundation.

Latinx Cultural Center highlights Latinx engagement, history at UW-Madison

The Latinx Heritage Month Planning Committee presented an interactive exhibit Monday on the history of Latinx activism at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. 

UHS celebrates World Mental Health Day with its first annual mental health resource fair

University Health Services Mental Health Services hosted its first annual Mental Wellbeing Resource Fair on Tuesday during World Mental Health Day. 

Students face a lack of available and affordable housing as UW-Madison ponders solutions with private developers

Madison’s housing market continues to experience a lack of unit availability and affordability as the University of Wisconsin-Madison targets student difficulties when searching for off-campus housing. 

‘Fionna and Cake’ brings ‘Adventure Time’ into adulthood

As an unmoored, listless twenty-something college student with a perennially messy apartment, “Fionna and Cake” is intensely relatable.

Calls for more multicultural centers, support for minority students at UW-Madison grow

University of Wisconsin-Madison students are calling for further investment in multicultural student centers after the displacement of some centers and subsequent shifts to locations in the Red Gym.

Q&A: UW-Madison professor, lobbying group president discusses state funding, DEI

Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, ignited a months-long debate over state influence on higher education after announcing in May he’d seek to block funding increases to the University of Wisconsin System unless it removes diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs. 

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Campus demands hazing for 2023 freshmen honors class

School may have been in session for less than a month, but there are already rumbles of burnout and discontent among both faculty and students. 

Jumping into the history of ‘Jump Around,’ other Badger songs

“Get up, stand up, c’mon throw your hands up!” All true Badgers know these words by heart and are immediately sent into a frenzy whenever they hear that beginning fanfare. 

UW-Madison sets campus enrollment record as university remains invested in Wisconsin residents

The University of Wisconsin-Madison announced it has a record-breaking total campus enrollment with 50,662 students in a Monday news release. 

Harmonizing progress: Q&A with Dr. Corey Pompey on guiding UW Marching Band through evolution and tradition

Dr. Corey Pompey assumed leadership of the UW Marching Band in spring of 2019, navigating the band through the 2020 Rose Bowl, the challenges of the pandemic and now into the revitalized era of football under Luke Fickell. 

UW-Madison hosts carillon concert in remembrance of Chancellor Emerita Becky Blank

Students, friends and faculty gathered for a carillon concert and ice cream on Oct. 2 to remember the late Rebecca M. Blank, who served as the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s chancellor from 2013-2022. 

Vice President Harris’ trip to UW-Madison canceled, likely to be rescheduled

Vice President Kamala Harris will not attend her scheduled visit to the University of Wisconsin-Madison this week and instead will travel to California for the funeral of U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who died last week. 

Homecoming football traditions to kick off in full force

As the University of Wisconsin-Madison celebrates its 175th anniversary this year, it also celebrates its 112th Homecoming. 

‘The culture is not for us’: Black students share experiences at Blk Pwr Coalition town hall

Prior to providing an update from University of Wisconsin-Madison administrators, leadership of the Blk Pwr Coalition (BPC), a student group at the school, opened the mic at a Friday public town hall for questions and experiences related to the protests surrounding a racist video that circulated on social media last spring. 

Chancellor Mnookin discusses housing, mental health, sustainability, belonging during ASM meeting

Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin discussed initiatives for housing, mental health, sustainability and fostering a culture of belonging during Wednesday evening’s Associated Students of Madison (ASM) Student Council meeting.