Nobel Prize-winning scientist and University of Utah professor Mario Capecchi shared stories and advice from his career as a molecular biologist with students and faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Monday.
The Associated Students of Madison Legislative Affairs Committee is in the process of lobbying support for a bill that would protect students from punishment for underage drinking when calling police to help in an emergency.
Student Services Finance Committee passed the budget of another student organization Monday by approving Promoting Awareness, Victim Empowerment’s funding request.
Editor’s note: the following is an account of sexual assault, and may trigger an emotional response from some readers. The letter is written by a former UW-Madison student and Daily Cardinal staff member. The name was changed at the author’s request.
CollegeFashionistas are the ones who capture and write about the stylish students on the UW-Madison campus, but what about the styles of the Style Gurus themselves? Two of our UW-Madison CollegeFashionista Style Gurus, Taylor Viegut and Chelsi Zollner, sat down with The Daily Cardinal to share their own style tips.
In the midst of the controversy surrounding the Palermo’s Pizza workers’ strike, the University of Wisconsin-Madison Teaching Assistants’ Association and the Student Labor Action Coalition released a joint resolution calling for the university to cut all ties with Palermo’s.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Search and Screen Committee once again saw low turnout numbers at its second public discussion forum Wednesday, where it solicited campus and community feedback on a description of the university’s ideal leader.
The Route 80 campus bus service will change Thursday, allowing University of Wisconsin-Madison students to avoid trekking up Bascom Hill.
After hours of debate, student government voted down legislation Wednesday to create a grassroots committee devoted to student-driven advocacy and organizing on environmental sustainability issues.
The Associated Students of Madison Student Government Committee announced the results of this year’s freshman elections election Wednesday night.
In the face of low turnout at a forum Tuesday morning, the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Chancellor Search and Screen Committee heard its first taste of public opinion on the qualities the next leader of Wisconsin’s flagship university should have.
With the deadline for early voter registration approaching quickly, the Rock the Vote Bus Tour returned to the University of Wisconsin-Madison Tuesday where members encouraged students to register to vote for the election Nov. 6.
In honor of World Food Day, a University of Wisconsin-Madison student group hosted two UW-Madison faculty speakers Tuesday, who talked about their involvement in international agricultural improvement projects and how college students can help.
Lauren Redniss, author of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s 2012 Go Big Read selection “Radioactive,” visited Union South Thursday to speak to a crowd of several hundred about her book as well as her past writing and artistic projects.
The Associated Students of Madison Diversity Committee met Monday to discuss its campus-wide “Preferred Name Policy” campaign, which could enable students and faculty to modify their first name in the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s information systems.
In the midst of a contentious election season, United States Student Association President Tiffany Loftin spoke with a student government committee Monday about the importance of student involvement in the upcoming election.
A team of University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers will travel to the land of ancient heroes such as Achilles and Odysseus when a new project to continue excavation efforts on the historic city of Troy, located in modern-day Turkey, begins.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison released the names of three finalists for assistant dean in the Division of Student Life and director of the Center for the First-Year Experience.
The Student Services Finance Committee held its first budget hearings to determine funding levels for eligible student organizations Monday, beginning with presentations from Badger Catholic and Movimiento Estudiantil Chican@ de Aztlán de UW-Madison.
In 2003, the United States Supreme Court ruled in its Grutter vs. Bollinger decision that universities can consider an applicant’s race as a part of a holistic review for admission. Racial quotas established by universities were previously ruled unconstitutional in a 1978 Supreme Court decision. Although affirmative action is undergoing a supreme court challenge, universities around the U.S. are still falling short of achieving representative diversity.
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