Media became a makeshift reality during the pandemic. While it was important to have a way to remain connected to people, that came at the price of higher exposure to misinformation.
UW-Madison student organization “Unmask UW” questions the legality and necessity of UW-Madison’s mask mandate.
UW-Madison students react to the return of in-person instruction and events as campus reopens.
Despite a record-breaking year for the percentage of female legislators in Wisconsin government, women working in state government argue that there is still room for more gender and racial diversity in politics.
Students and UW staff weigh in on the possibility of the resumption of study abroad programs.
Despite pandemic induced academic, financial and health challenges, student resilience has proven strong.
The pandemic has exacerbated the use of single-use plastics and halted some sustainability programs on campus — yet UW’s waste and consumption levels have not increased overall.
Native Americans raise issues regarding environmental impacts and indigenous rights as construction on a pipeline from Alberta, Canada through Minnesota and Wisconsin continues.
The recent graduate previously worked as a student research assistant at the Wisconsin Institutes for Medical Research alongside the Wisconsin National Primate Research Center.
Ex-Badger football player Daniel Howell Jr. will complete his degree after 30 years.
A case from Cambridge High School sheds light on how UW-Madison repeatedly overlooked potentially dangerous students on campus.
Activist Alec Esther went from transcribing police scanners to community dialogues in his mission to elevate and put names to Madison’s Black voices.
Students involved in Common Council, the County Board, activism groups and ASM report feeling tired but hopeful after a long year of struggle and advocacy work.
While Dogs On Call has not been able to hold most in-person visits in over a year, the organization was able to do a social distanced event at UnityPoint Meriter Hospital in October.
Students and activists address the surge in anti-Asian sentiments and hate crimes nation-wide and on campus.
Continued division over recently-installed ballot drop boxes creates controversy ahead of this week’s April 6 election.
Shorewood High School alumni speak on past experiences with sexual assault, leading to town’s very own #MeToo movement.
PhD student Charlotte Francoeur created the zine “The Wonderful World of Microbes” in partnership with the UW Arboretum to illustrate the relationship of microbes to other organisms in the arboretum’s ecosystems and beyond.
The Department of Education has allowed universities and colleges to suspend payment and interest accumulation on the needs-based student loan program since April, but the UW Administration has neglected to follow through.
Recent development projects proposed for the downtown area further contribute to State Street’s gentrification.
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