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Each year, a temporary population of over 40,000 University of Wisconsin-Madison students flock to the small city for the eight-month school year. Of the student population, around 8,000 call one of 21 dorms home, but growing class sizes have made finding beds for each student more difficult.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison student housing scene is peppered with run-down apartments, decade-old houses and historic dorm buildings. Yet, tucked away behind the bustling State Street businesses lies Langdon street, a neighborhood lined with picturesque mansions, a lakeside view and dozens of students involved in one overarching organization: Greek life.
As renting season approaches in Madison, students are signing onto leases faster than ever before. As they consider options, one of the factors they must think about is the price of housing – a cost that has been growing continuously over time.
Aaron Martin and Justin Moore have little in common, except for one thing: Neither of them knows their neighbors.
Parties. Dinners. Dates. The costs of joining a fraternity or sorority can extend beyond basic member dues when it comes to choosing to live within the Greek life houses.
Every year, incoming freshmen at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are faced with a huge question: where should I live?
With the University of Wisconsin-Madison welcoming its largest freshman class in history for the 2022-23 school year, the cost of living in on-campus housing has been at the forefront of minds across the campus community.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Housing division provides students with a plethora of options — one can live by the lake or downtown, in a single or a quad or in a variety of learning communities.
Welcoming the largest class of undergraduate students this academic year, the University of Wisconsin-Madison continues to face obstacles in accommodating students seeking on-campus housing, leaving questions about the future of UW Housing and its growth.
Madison has long had a unique political relationship with the student body of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, with students making up roughly 17% of the Madison population as well as a considerable majority of the eight aldermanic district.
Al Purves’ first viral post on TikTok marked the beginning of his freshman year at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2019. This TikTok, unbeknownst to Purves at the time, would spearhead the popularity of his personal account as well as his eventual involvement with @badgerbarstool, Barstool Sports’ UW-Madison unaffiliated comedy account.
Welcome back to another episode of the Student Dive. We share more campus updates, including the Cardinal’s interview with Chancellor Rebecca Blank. We talk about housing equity and volunteering as a UW student. Finally, we talk about the big football win on Homecoming weekend. Co-hosted by Hope Karnopp, Honor Durham and Cole Wozniak, with help from Michael Kuhn and Julia Wiessing.
The Madison city council unanimously voted to adopt a new map updating Madison’s alder districts and wards this Tuesday. The new map is expected to rebalance the city’s population after a decade of growth.
The Madison and larger Dane County area has long had a unique political relationship with the student body of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, with students making up roughly 17 and 8% of the Madison and Dane County population, respectively — meaning that students make up a considerate voting block in local elections
Despite low COVID-19 rates amongst students and faculty, there are still considerable flaws in the manner in which safety measures are being presented, enforced and followed. But with such a high vaccination rate amongst students and faculty, does the lack of regulation ultimately matter?
From Gordons to State Street, Witte to the Hub, the way in which students view the University of Wisconsin-Madison is greatly impacted by the place in which they live. A naive freshman immediately feels overwhelmed by the immensity of this institution as they are swarmed by thousands of students walking from place to place. The community that is created by freshmen dorms allows for these intimidated individuals to make a large campus feel a little bit smaller.
Freshman Elliot Seals signed a lease on Oct. 20 but won’t be moving in until Aug. 18, almost 10 months later. He’s not the only one who signed his lease this early — just under two months after move-in week, students are already signing leases and preparing for the start of next year. Signing leases early is simply part of Madison’s culture, students say, though many have questioned why this is the case.
Picture this: you’re walking into your dorm building as a bright-eyed freshman, excited to acclimate yourself to living away from home and learning to be an adult. What you don’t know is that you won’t be living in your building alone. And no, I don’t mean with your roommate.
With the chaos that comes with the beginning of a new school year, students need time to readjust to life in college as we catch up with old friends, set new intentions for the year ahead and get back into the swing of things. Yet, right as we get comfortable, we are hit with the reality that it’s time to think about our next move: it is the infamous race for housing at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
When entering the University of Wisconsin-Madison, most freshmen do not have to be concerned about housing, since they will live in the dorms. But what about when you become a sophomore? Are you going to stay in your dorm, or are you going to live off-campus?
Solutions by The State News
