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Students battle tough travel decisions ahead of short Thanksgiving break

By Jane Dardik | Nov. 24

 Staying on campus during Thanksgiving break? Here’s what you need to know. 

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‘ICE off campus’ rally held at Library Mall

By Alexa Cattouse | Nov. 24

Organized by the Young Democratic Socialists of America, students and pedestrians signed a petition and wrote chalk messages near Library Mall while enjoying hot chocolate.

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WARF increases UW research investment with $206.9 million

By Alaina Walsh | Nov. 24

The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation’s historic gift includes the ownership transfer of the Discovery Building and major research support across campus.

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Miss America 2023 to serve as winter commencement speaker

By Alaina Walsh | Nov. 20

Grace Vanderhei will return to the University of Wisconsin-Madison two years after her own graduation to deliver the 2025 winter commencement keynote.

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Student government calls on university to fund campus food pantry amid record demand

By Ella Hanley | Nov. 19

As Open Seat, the only food pantry on campus, faces surging demand and limited financial support, the Associated Students of Madison called for funding from the University of Wisconsin-Madison at a meeting Wednesday.

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College is difficult. Students say dating shouldn’t be

By Olivia Ruetten | Nov. 19

In a sea of situationships, meet-cutes and wild date stories, dating in college can feel like an uphill battle. University of Wisconsin-Madison students share their dating experiences with The Daily Cardinal.

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Dean Emerit of Nursing Linda D. Scott passes away at 69

By Annika Bereny | Nov. 18

Scott, the first Black dean of the Nursing school, stepped down just six days ago due to health reasons. 

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UHS hosts ‘Movember’ events for Men’s Mental Health Month

By Grace Carlson | Nov. 18

The initiative aims to support male students and destigmatize mental health services.

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‘Everything is about reading’: Go Big Read author dreams of a well-read society

By Olivia Ruetten | Nov. 17

In a conversation with Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin, ‘James’ author Percival Everett dove deep into his career and the inspiration behind the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s newest Go Big Read, the annual book distributed and discussed on campus. 

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‘Resist, resist, resist!’: Holocaust survivor and civil rights attorney talks activism at UW Hillel event

By Ava Diener | Nov. 16

University of Wisconsin Law alum and former civil rights attorney Tom Jacobson recounted his career and offered advice to a new generation of student activists in a talk Tuesday evening. 

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Wisconsin Union’s Thanksgiving To Go program supports campus food access

By Zoey Jiang | Nov. 15

Wisconsin Union’s ‘Thanksgiving To Go’ program is returning for its 22nd year, providing homemade meals to UW students, staff and members of the Madison community.

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Students rally against Trump administration’s higher education compact

By Elizabeth Baumberger and Alaina Walsh | Nov. 14

The University of Wisconsin-Madison Sunrise Movement and Students for a Democratic Society protested the Trump Administration’s Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education.

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UW-Madison selected for new AI research partnership with Microsoft

By Alaina Walsh | Nov. 13

University of Wisconsin-Madison joins Princeton as one of two global collaborators on Microsoft’s new Discovery Platform, a tool designed to transform how researchers use AI in scientific inquiry.

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UW-Rock County professor talks branch campus closures at documentary screening

By Audrey Lopez-Stane | Nov. 13

Professor and Director Ken Brosky discussed two-year UW branch campus closures after screening his documentary at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Monday night.

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UW-Madison speech and debate team perseveres in face of budget cuts

By Alexa Maxwell | Nov. 13

Budget cuts put the nationally-ranked team at risk of losing its coach, who helped merge the university’s once separate speech and debate teams.

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UW Public Defender program’s future unclear after layoff of ‘beloved’ law professor

By Ellie Huber | Nov. 10

Leaders of the Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Students said defense law students will have difficulties after Prof. John Gross was laid off as director of the Public Defender Project.

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‘A new era of learning’: Professors grapple with AI in the classroom

By Zoey Jiang | Nov. 7

Professors at the University of Wisconsin-Madison use artificial intelligence in their classrooms to aid student learning. They also grapple with how to teach their students how to ethically use AI while not circumventing their learning.