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When most people think of London, they might picture the gothic architecture of the Big Ben at the Palace of Westminster, the sea of red seats at Wembley Stadium or the bird’s eye views seen from the London Eye.
The COVID-19 pandemic introduced a multitude of changes into the lives of students across the globe. From daily zoom classes to constant masking and social distancing in dormitories, nothing about college or learning felt the same.
When I asked people how they remember their Our Wisconsin experiences, the answers I got were a mixed bag. My friend who transferred to UW-Madison last year and completed the mandatory online module didn’t remember the workshop at all.
Forests communicate. They send messages to animals like humans, with their color-changing leaves reminding us that the seasons are changing.
When the COVID-19 pandemic struck, Porchlight Men’s Drop-In Shelter in Madison had to readjust their housing, food and cleaning services to keep over 1,000 men experiencing homelessness safe and healthy.
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.
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.
For as long as I have been at this university, I have gotten a weekly email from the University Bookstore about something called “Geraldine’s Pick.” While the majority of these emails have gone over my head, I could not help but be intrigued by the consistency. I began to ask myself, “What is Geraldine’s Pick?” and “Who even is Geraldine?”
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.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s campus life revolves around student engagement and activism. Central to this is the Associated Students of Madison, UW-Madison’s student governance body which has been in leadership since 1994.
A dramatic display of weather disasters across North America this summer underscored the volatility of a changing climate. Heads turned northwest as lethal heat and wildfires enveloped the upper Pacific coast. Heads turned south, then slowly northeast as Hurricane Ida wrought havoc from the oil wells of coastal Louisiana to the subway tunnels of New York City.
Facebook’s temporary shutdown on Oct. 5, 2021, gave our mediated world a time of peace.
Between packed lecture halls, murmurs of friends isolating due to exposure and even a few classes shifting back to online instruction, it is clear that the pandemic is far from over.
Time stood still for one year and a half. For most students, class just became something to entertain themselves for a few hours per day. Doing the bare minimum had never been easier than it was last year in the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Some students went from turning on their computer and muting the Zoom to do other things during class to a full-fledged return to in-person instruction, and this has been an adjustment for many UW-Madison students.
This year has been record-breaking for the Wisconsin state government, with 31% of legislators identifying as women, according to the Labor Reference Bureau. Yet nationally, Wisconsin lags behind other states, ranking 22nd in its proportion of female state legislators. The members of Wisconsin Women in Government are working to fix this by encouraging young women to follow their political aspirations and career goals.
Study abroad — former college students have probably reminisced with you about it, sharing stories about how some of their craziest college experiences took place in a different country. Your friends have most likely been talking about it since the beginning of freshman year. Some of you have probably already sent in applications and been accepted to programs.
Your morning alarm rings as you roll over, ready for another day as a college student during the COVID-19 pandemic. The idea of hopping between video calls and virtual class all day is daunting, and the only thing you look forward to is the Zoom happy hour scheduled for this evening. Weekends are dull, there is no spring break and you cannot even study at the local coffee shop or diner because there is no indoor seating.
Campus operations at colleges across the nation have been undeniably different from previous years due to COVID-19, and UW-Madison is no exception. From an environmental and sustainability perspective, one can only wonder what the impacts of the pandemic will have on the environment.
It may be the beginning of the end for fossil fuel dependency as oil infrastructure corporations like Enbridge and TC Energy face increasing opposition from indigenous people and environmental activists.
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