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Food insecurity during COVID-19 impacts the nation and college campuses

By Sammie Johnson | Nov. 19, 2020

Food pantries around the globe have seen an uptick in food insecurity as the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, and the UW-Madison campus is no exception. Here on campus, various food pantries such as the Open Seat have seen a drastic increase in the number of students, staff and faculty members alike who are struggling to find where their next meal is coming from.

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Black students at UW-Madison hope to see diversity change on campus, want a better environment to excel in

By Jonah Rubnitz | Nov. 12, 2020

The lack of safe spaces at UW-Madison is directly impacting and harming the mental health of the Black student body, according to Jasmyne Short, a junior studying welfare here on campus.

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'War is Madison’s only determinate between now and half a century ago,' says UW-Madison Class of 1970 Alumni

By Ashley Obuljen | Nov. 6, 2020

According to UW-Madison class of 1970 alumni Donald Fischer, Madison looks much like it did 50 years ago while in the midst of a social justice movement. The only difference is that the city is being ravaged by a pandemic instead of a war.

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We asked UW students: What does this election mean to you?

By Ashley Obuljen , Morgan Lock , Elea Levin and Sammie Johnson | Nov. 5, 2020

Four years ago, before most UW-Madison students were even able to vote, an election fundamentally changed the way our generation views politics.

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UW student Isha Camara illustrates the revolution within

By Zoe Bendoff | Oct. 30, 2020

The moment a 12-year-old girl approached artist Isha Camara to tell her the color she painted onto a board covering an Overture Center window was her favorite shade, Carolina blue, Camara knew her intended contribution to the State Street Mural Project was realized.

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A look inside Residence Halls quarantine: Sellery & Witte Edition

By Sammie Johnson | Oct. 8, 2020

When rumors of the lockdown began circulating the night of Sept. 9th, students began to panic.

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The silent symptom of COVID-19: Social Isolation

By Morgan Lock | Oct. 1, 2020

“People are climbing the walls, pulling their hair out because of how isolated they feel — how isolated they actually are,” said Clinical Psychologist Dr. Michael Mazius.

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For UW-Madison’s class of 2020, applying to more than 300 jobs might not be enough in the midst of a pandemic — and it’s worse for students of color.

By Ashley Obuljen | Sep. 10, 2020

One night in March, UW-Madison senior Alexis Terry overheard students discussing the possibility of UW-Madison closing campus for the rest of the semester due to the spread of the novel coronavirus as she worked in the library.

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Students come first: Inclusive teaching in the classroom, online

By Sammie Johnson | May. 4, 2020

UW-Madison professors try to continuously improve the inclusivity of their teaching techniques. COVID-19 has added a new set of considerations.

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When you’re not ‘safer at home’: How city, state services are supporting domestic abuse victims during quarantine

By Allison Garfield | Apr. 30, 2020

Though Madison Police Department has only had a slight 4 percent increase in domestic violence calls since the “Stay-at-Home” order’s been in place, it likely isn’t representative of what’s happening behind closed doors.

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Zoom-ing through Spring 2020: Students, professors share struggles in adjusting to online class

By Sarah Kafka | Apr. 29, 2020

Stressors brought by the COVID-19 quarantine have made classes a struggle for UW-Madison students and professors alike, but also created new recognition of the campus community.

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Practicing in a pandemic: Students’ relationships with religion in COVID-19

By Gina Musso | Apr. 23, 2020

In the context of a national trend of decreasing religiosity among college students, COVID-19 has changed the way students — and society as a whole — can practice their faith.

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Education in English: Schools support non-native English-speaking students

By Alexa Chatham | Apr. 22, 2020

With an increasing population of non-native English speaking students, programs across the state and country provide aid in schools to students learning English as a second language.

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You’re not alone: Campus suicide prevention initiatives

By Alejandra Canales | Apr. 19, 2020

Students and mental health professionals are working to offer suicide prevention resources to UW-Madison’s campus community.

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Dane County law enforcement agencies adjust daily operations for COVID-19

By Elea Levin | Apr. 17, 2020

With social distancing guidelines and stay-at-home orders in full effect, law enforcement agencies are learning how to do their jobs without furthering the virus’s spread.

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Sensationalize or solution-ize: Re-examining the role of news media in the age of COVID-19

By Sonya Chechik | Apr. 5, 2020

Journalists have a job to inform the public, but in an unprecedented public health crisis there is a fine line between informing and spreading fear — when does news help, when does it hurt and how can journalists best report on coronavirus?

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UW-Madison students, political organizations still open to conversation across the aisle

By Elea Levin | Apr. 5, 2020

Students at UW-Madison are often willing to engage in meaningful political discourse despite increasingly polarized party politics, but sometimes struggle to find opportunities to do so.

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Some Wisconsin private schools retain anti-LGBTQ+ policies while receiving state dollars

By Addison Lathers | Oct. 24, 2019

By having a unique status as a voucher school, some private institutions are able to exclude LGBTQ+ students and staff while receiving tax dollars.

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Searching the stacks through a screen: Memorial Library’s digitization

By Sarah Kafka | Oct. 3, 2019

While UW-Madison’s plan to modernize libraries through mass digitalization is designed to make resources more accessible, could removing physical copies from the campus’ stacks have unexpected consequences?

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Welcoming new citizens and expanding community cultural awareness

By Sonya Chechik | Sep. 23, 2019

While the last week was Madison’s official “Welcoming Week” for immigrants and refugees in the city, the benefits these individuals bring to their communities last much longer.