Expanded Summer Term program aims to accelerate UW experience

UW-Madison will offer more summer courses and research opportunities in the coming year, Chancellor Rebecca Blank announced Thursday.

Faculty, community loyalty keeps local bookstore alive

A Room of One’s Own, Madison’s independent, feminist bookstore, has weathered many storms.

Expanded Summer Term program aims to accelerate UW experience

Segregated Fees Committee strives for uniformity across UW System

The Segregated Fees Committee will be working on a reclassification recommendation to present to the Board of Regents in November.

Segregated Fees Committee strives for uniformity across UW System

Students are making their voices heard about the future of their dollars after the Joint Finance Committee handed down an order to UW System schools in May, requiring them to have a uniform system of distributing segregated fees.

After over a semester as UWPD chief, Roman revisits her goals

When Kristen Roman was sworn in as the new UW-Madison police chief last spring, she stepped into the role with lofty ambitions. However, her first meeting with the Associated Students of Madison last February revealed some doubts students had about her intentions. With more than a semester now under her belt, Roman contends that she is sticking to her goals.

Little time behind bars for UW students guilty of sexual assault

From 2011 to 2017, at least five UW-Madison students were convicted in sexual assault cases with maximum sentences that could have totaled more than six decades behind bars. But in total, the five students — three of whom were guilty of felonies — served less than a year in jail, which is significantly lower than typical sentencing norms for violent crimes.

Student drops out for semester, blames UW-Net's current campus wide wifi-outage

In breaking news, UW-Madison freshman, Faye Lure has dropped out of classes for the semester, citing the outage of the university’s campus-wide wifi as the cause of her decision. She claims that the lack of connectivity to the internet has caused an unnatural disconnection between herself and her generation’s love of using picture or gif templates as coping mechanisms or as a response to current events. The Daily Cardinal reached out to her concerning her allegations.“Moving to campus has been a very stressful thing for me, you know? Having to move downtown from the suburbs of Middleton has been a drastic change for me. And yeah, I know they are only a few miles away, but I just feel so far from everyone I know and love.”She continued, “I haven’t been able to Skype my family or check Canvas for class updates, but most importantly, I haven’t been able to keep up with the trending memes. I didn’t even know about the Ted Cruz twitter incident until HOURS after it happened. Can you even imagine how hard it is to live like this?”Cardinal reporters later informed Lure’s professors of the situation to which they expressed great concern, some even moved to tears. Her biology professor stated, “Had we been informed of this student’s predicament sooner we could most definitely have accommodated for her needs. We fully understand that some students need memes of the dankest degree in order to properly process and understand class content and worldly news. In response to this myself, as well as some of her other teachers, are planning on fully integrating memes into our curriculum. I’m even allotting the first and last five minutes of class to browsing Twitter’s trending topics and Reddit’s blackpeopletwitter.”After Faye learned of this change in class curriculum she reached out to the Cardinal to inform us that she would be attempting to return to classes in the fall semester, but the internet outage has so far not allowed her to do so. She has gone to DoIT, but so far they have instructed her to turn her computer on and off again.When Cardinal staffers learned of her predicament, they all pitched in to a GoFundMe fundraiser in the hopes that Faye can get a new unlimited data plan and browse dank memes in her time of need.As of the publication of this article DoIT has not yet responded to the Cardinal’s numerous requests for comments.

New UWPD app aims to make campus safer for students

For all those worried about safety on campus, UWPD wants to be your guardian. Your WiscGuardian, that is.

College rankings do not accurately portray all a university has to offer

Would you regret going to a college that was ranked a top 10 public university when you got admitted but then drops to number 12 one year later?

New flooring at Union South generates renewable energy

If you see the new elevated wood flooring at the entrance to Union South, don’t worry; you can step on it.

UW-Madison drops out of top ten among public schools in U.S. News ranking

UW-Madison is among the top public universities in the nation, according to new rankings from U.S. News and World Report, but it dropped two spots from last year.

SSFC Spotlight: Badger Catholic and VETS give budget presentation

The Student Services Finance Committee approved eligibility for Supporting Peers in Laid-Back Listening, paving the way for student funds to be distributed to the peer counseling service.

With more state funding, Chancellor Blank revives cluster hiring program

The university’s cluster hiring program will be revived after a 15-year hiatus, Chancellor Rebecca Blank announced Wednesday.

Florida Atlantic football team stays in Madison to avoid weather

With Hurricane Irma making landfall in Florida this past weekend, Florida Atlantic University’s football team has had an extended stay in Madison after losing to the Badgers this past Saturday.

With more state funding, Chancellor Blank revives cluster hiring group

Wisconsin Dreamer calls for support, education following DACA decision

Selina Armenta, a UW-Madison senior, was just three years old when she traveled from Mexico to the U.S. with family friends over 18 years ago.

First Wave Program to take a year off to reevaluate structure

UW-Madison’s First Wave program, a four-year, full tuition hip-hop scholarship, will not be accepting applications for the 2018-’19 academic year. The decision to put the program on hold—the first time in its 10-year existence—comes amid talk of changes to the program that offers scholarships to artists across the country.

New program promises qualifying Badgers year of free tuition

Chancellor Rebecca Blank announced Wednesday that Badger Promise, a new financial aid program for low-income students, will be launching this fall.

With Foxconn arrival, state universities try to build the bridge between engineering and business

It’s no secret that engineering has been touted as one of the most in-demand fields. Now, engineering schools throughout the UW System have another reason to expand their programs—Foxconn.