More than 3,000 citizens died and entire villages crumbled into nonexistence after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit Nepal, according to the Red Cross. Despite the tragedy occurring roughly 7,000 miles away, recognition of the earthquake has crossed borders into Madison.
As a Mennonite, UW-Madison German professor Mark Louden said he is aware of the minimal understanding of Amish life and hopes to dispel stereotypes and generate knowledge about this unique culture.
M Adams, Freedom Inc. and Young, Gifted and Black Coalition organizer, provided insight to an audience of students through her “lived experience” of having a father who was incarcerated for more than 20 years and her life as a person who is both black and genderqueer.
Two candidates are running for the University Affairs Committee chair position for the next academic year and conveyed their goals and accomplishments to committee members Tuesday.
Students who received a bachelor’s degree and 3.0 or higher grade point average can now obtain an online master’s degree in data science under a new plan the Board of Regents approved Tuesday.
With eyes set on next semester’s legislative session, three members of the Associated Students of Madison Legislative Affairs Committee announced their candidacy for committee chair Monday.
“Powerful ladies getting shit done,” “complete equality for all sexes” and “NOT angry women who think they are better than men” were just a few of the diverse definitions students came up with when asked what feminism means to them.
UW-Madison alumna Brandi Grayson has gained widespread recognition as a co-founder and spokesperson for the Young, Gifted and Black Coalition, but her activism in Madison started long before the Coalition’s formation last fall.
The final Student Services Finance Committee meeting of the semester migrated from its typical location in the Student Activity Center Thursday after repeated scheduling conflicts.
When I committed to the University of Wisconsin-Madison I was ready to challenge myself academically, socially and culturally as an involved Jewish freshman. I knew that my college choice would be a journey of growth and I was ready to take on the college world by keeping an open mind. I had always been an active Jewish child through my family’s Friday Shabbat routine, my elementary education at a Jewish private day school, nine summers spent at a Jewish summer camp and eventually studying abroad during my sophomore year of high school in Israel. I made the choice to explore myself, my faith and my abilities by exploring Israel, a country that values culture, passion, history and celebration.
Wisconsin Union Directorate Society & Politics hosted its annual debate between representatives of College Democrats and College Republicans Thursday evening at Union South in pursuit of promoting public engagement about relevant topics within Wisconsin’s politics.
The Student Services Finance Committee approved a smaller financial reserve for organizations’ wage budgets Thursday.
Seven hairnet clad students bustled around The Crossing’s small kitchen preparing for the official opening of the Campus Kitchen at UW-Madison Thursday, making dishes that featured ingredients picked up the previous day from Rheta’s Market Place that would have otherwise been thrown out.
The Student Labor Action Coalition displayed a public art installation by UW-Madison undergraduate artists Natalie Hinahara and Steven Kaplan-Pistiner to commemorate the 1,129 people who died due to the Rana Plaza factory collapse in Bangladesh two years ago Friday.
Associated Students of Madison Nominations Board Chair Megan Phillips supported a resolution to raise the minimum wage for all campus jobs at a Student Council meeting Wednesday.
Over 200 students, faculty and guests from several UW System campuses gathered in the state Capitol Wednesday morning for Posters in the Rotunda, an undergraduate event.
Last year saw an outbreak of high-profile racial crimes, igniting the “Black Lives Matter” movement and a national conversation on race relations.
UW-Madison professor of Comparative Biosciences Albee Messing was named the new director of the Waisman Center April 14, according to a university release.
A UW-Madison student reported a sexual assault in a Southeast residence hall early Sunday morning, according to a Tuesday crime report sent to students by the UW-Madison Police Department.
Though he spends most of his time on “Cosmos” talking about outer space, Neil deGrasse Tyson brought his keynote message a little closer to life on Earth for the 9th Annual Nelson Institute Earth Day Conference at Monona Terrace Monday afternoon.
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