A strong armed robbery was reported outside a Lakeshore residence hall Monday night, according to a UW-Madison Police Department Crime Warning. A single victim was tackled to the ground by two reported assailants.
Award-winning author Margaret Atwood visited UW-Madison Monday to discuss reinventing a classic story, and to give her Canadian perspective on national funding for the arts. Atwood began with a quip about the U.S administration, and said sarcastically she was “so happy she was able to cross the border.” She later criticized recent executive orders to cut funding from the National Endowment of the Arts. “Defunding the arts is particularly disadvantageous to smaller communities, many of which have now built up an economy of sorts around things like music and theater ... as those go, there’s going to be a big hole in the economy,” Atwood said, in the talk, which was hosted by the UW-Madison Center for the Humanities along with other organizations . The Canadian author’s latest novel is a revitalization of William Shakespeare’s play “The Tempest” in a more modern, technical setting. Atwood explained the use of technology in the book, “Hag-Seed,” to a crowd of more than 1,000 people in Varsity Hall.
ASM is hosting It’s On Us Week of Action, which includes events Monday through Saturday and features groups like the UW-Madison Army Reserve Officer Training Corps, First Wave and Promoting Awareness, Victim Empowerment.
Several UW-Madison student organizations are looking to raise awareness of sexual violence throughout April, national Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Two organizations on campus—Promoting Awareness Victim Empowerment and We’re Better Than That—are addressing the sensitive topics that surround sexual assault through student activism. WBTT Incoming Students Committee Leader Rachel Nicolaison is running the “Share Your Why” campaign, which aims to create open conversations on sexual assault through personal storytelling. “We want people to get more of the personal touch which is often missing from the conversation,” Nicolaison said.
The sound of drum beats filled parts of the Alliant Energy Center as dancers in traditional native regalia performed at the 48th On Wisconsin Annual Spring Powwow. The UW-Madison student organization Wunk Sheek coordinated the powwow in the center’s New Holland Pavilions Saturday and Sunday.
The Wisconsin branch of Donate Life America strives to “help students combat the misconceptions that surround organ and tissue donation,” according to Sydney Kelly, a member of the group.
The Madison branch of the Industrial Workers of the World held a demonstration speaking out against fascism and recent violence against members of their union Friday. The demonstration, titled “All Out Against Fascism and Hate,” and organized by the union’s General Defense Committee, attracted roughly 45 people to Library Mall. Demonstrators gathered at Library Mall to listen to speakers such as Alex Gillis of the Union de Trabajadores Inmigrantes, Lariisa Stewart of the Madison Feminist Directory and Sam Olson of the Wisconsin Bail Out the People Movement.
James Smith, a professor in the UW-Madison Mead Witter School of Music, will also retire from his posts as music director of the University Opera and conductor of the Chamber Orchestra.
UW-Madison announced Thursday they are in the final stages of hiring a new Title IX coordinator after David Blom announced he will retire from the position in May. The university is currently under investigation for its handling of sexual assault cases for possible Title IX violations. Two finalists—Nicholas Oleksy and Lauren Hasselbacher—are vying for the position.
For Reza Aslan, an award-winning religious scholar, author and producer, the rise of xenophobia and fear of Islamic terrorism in the United States isn’t a Muslim problem, it’s an American problem.
Because she was nearing the university’s limit on counseling sessions, Ella Strei chose to stop using University Health Services for mental health care.
The goals of the Environmental Protection Agency—to protect human and environmental health by passing regulatory legislation through U.S.
While the Black Lives Matter movement as a whole warrants discussion, the adversity faced by black womxn in particular often lacks media coverage.
The student organization Accessible Reproductive Healthcare Initiative is holding a drive through the end of March to collect menstrual products to distribute to low-income people who need them in Madison who could not otherwise afford them.
Polling places will be open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Student Activity Center in the third floor Sun Room and in Union South in the Info Lounge. Students must present an I.D. to vote and make sure they are registered at their current address.
Blank has 30 days from the date of filing to make a decision on the appeal.
The Terrace summer schedule will feature new daytime entertainment, including many events centered around the arts, according to a Wisconsin Union press release. These will consist of a classical music series which will take place every Sunday afternoon, as well as crafting activities such as “Paintaculars” at which attendees create paintings while being lead by an instructor.
An idea conceived by four UW-Madison students in the fall of 2012 is coming to fruition with the remodel of Witte Residence Hall.
Following a 2015 survey that revealed high rates of sexual assault at UW-Madison—particularly in residence halls and Greek houses—campus groups have been working to build prevention programs aimed at reducing these numbers. This programming aims to reach a significant portion of the campus population, as 90 percent of freshman choose to live in university housing and approximately 13 percent of undergraduates are members of the Greek community. University Health Services, UW Housing and Greek councils are working to combat sexual assault before it occurs through education and legislation. First-year students receive double dose of preventative measures In the fall of 2016, UHS held the first educational sessions they created for first-year students.
Although the statistical majority of perpetrators are men, anyone can be a survivor of sexual assault.
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