ASM appoints new leaders
By Mackenzie Chaffee | May. 7, 2012The Associated Students of Madison appointed representatives to internal leadership positions and passed amendments to its bylaws in a meeting Friday.
The Associated Students of Madison appointed representatives to internal leadership positions and passed amendments to its bylaws in a meeting Friday.
A UW-Madison study analyzing victimization found that lesbians, gays and bisexuals face higher rates of threats and assaults than heterosexuals.
UW-Madison professor Dave Brown and his wife Rachel Brown beat out ten other pairs to win the 20th season of CBS’ “The Amazing Race,” claiming the contest’s $1 million prize.
A national Down syndrome advocacy organization recognized the Wisconsin Singers for its work with a cognitively challenged student at a January dance workshop.
Looking forward to the next school year, Associated Students of Madison Chair Andrew Bulovsky said he feels the 19th session of student council will be more productive than sessions past.
A week after creating a YouTube video she admitted was “disastrous,” Dean of Students Lori Berquam resorted to her usual mass e-mail to warn students of the dangers associated with the Mifflin Street Block Party.
Last June, senior Danez Smith was walking down Langdon Street when a hanging figure caught his eye.
The 2012-13 Associated Students of Madison student council appointed Andrew Bulovsky as chair in their first meeting Tuesday.
Starting next fall, moped users will only be able to park in designated campus lots, and moped permit prices will increase.
UW alumna and former Yahoo! CEO Carol Bartz will return to Madison to deliver the address at the university’s commencement ceremonies May 19 and 20.
Members of a faculty committee are recommending UW-Madison eliminate the Division of International Studies and make significant changes to the structure of international programs at the university as a cost-cutting and organizational measure.
Katherine Walsh is an associate professor of political science at UW-Madison. Since 2007 she has gathered information about how the state perceives the university. Walsh’s research, published in her paper “The Distance from Public Institutions of Higher Education,” has exposed a rift between Wisconsinites and the university and the university’s failure to live up to the high expectations of the Wisconsin idea. By taking an innovative approach to the problems Walsh has highlighted, Wisconsin could join the forefront of the national conversation on how to restructure higher education.
During Sexual Assault Awareness Month, this three-part Daily Cardinal series delves into the numbers, spotlights available resources and expands the conversation to reflect the real impact of sexual assault at UW-Madison.
As of Wednesday, American students who have taken out loans to pay for school are collectively $1 trillion in debt, a number that has the UW-Madison campus, the president and even Jimmy Fallon taking note.
Following months of debate, student council deemed the Multicultural Student Coalition eligible for funding Wednesday.
An ongoing project to overhaul UW-Madison’s human resources system will also emphasize diversity in all its forms.
The Multicultural Student Coalition presented its request for funding eligibility to the Associated Students of Madison student council Thursday. Despite Chancellor David Ward’s order that student council determine whether the group is eligible to be funded through student fees this week, council pushed the decision to next week.
Nearly 35 people fared the rain Thursday for the UW-Madison Campus Womens’ Center’s “Take Back the Night,” where participants discussed personal experiences with sexual assault and the misconceptions surrounding it.