UW-Madison’s spring course guide has been available for more than two months, but some legislators recently raised concerns about next semester’s offerings, particularly about an African languages and literature class called “The Problem of Whiteness.” The class itself has now gained national attention, thanks to people like state Rep.
What does this mean? It means that we examined our assumptions about race, and the foundation upon which our experiences with race rest.
ASM delivers early voting to students Leading up to November’s general election, Associated Students of Madison prioritized voting accessibility on campus.
About once or twice a month, shared governance committees meet to discuss plans for campus projects and changes.
We have lost a lot here in Wisconsin. The dignity of working women was attacked on Election Day when the state voted to re-elect a U.S.
Sunday, the Army Corp of Engineers announced that the North Dakota Access pipeline would not be immediately granted permission to pass through the Missouri River next to the Standing Rock Indian Reservation in North Dakota.
UW-Madison is an extremely liberal place. This is neither a good or bad thing, it’s just how it is.
Each year, dozens of websites and companies across the world aim to rank universities through a slew of categories, from top 10 party schools to best liberal arts colleges.
Donald Trump’s historic election portends massive changes at many levels of the government. The environmental sector may be most at risk.
After spending a sunny afternoon at the playground with some of the boys in my hometown, someone said to me, “It would have been nice if you were born a boy instead of a girl.” I was six or seven years old at the time, and it was at this point in my life that I felt a little off about my identity. I was aware that everyone had a different lifestyle, but for the first time discovered that many societies have some set of unwritten standards for different gender identities. I was an eclectic mix of various traits as a child.
The proliferation of fake news this past election cycle is alarming. This is especially the case on Facebook, where over half of the adult population in America has an account and millions of these individuals use social media to get their news. A recent BuzzFeed analysis reported on the accuracy of news stories on Facebook.
With Thanksgiving so close we can already smell the pumpkin pie, the excitement is palpable around campus.
As a community of college-educated citizens, we are doing ourselves a disservice if we are not informed in the field of environmental sustainability.
President-elect Donald Trump’s historic victory, making him the first person to become president with no prior political or military experience, marks a turning point in our society.
In a 48-hour window that featured President-elect Donald Trump’s nominations of an attorney general and national security advisor, Trump’s resolution of a federal class-action lawsuit on Trump University and a gathering by members of the alt-right community blocks from the White House, the main story on New York Times’ homepage Saturday afternoon pertained to a Twitter controversy involving a famed Broadway musical. Vice President-elect Mike Pence attended “Hamilton: An American Musical” Friday evening, inciting a viral tweet storm about Pence’s appearance at a musical starring a gay, HIV positive male and one of the most diverse casts in Broadway history.
Monday, a variety of state politicians and Madison community members met to discuss legislation proposed by state Rep.
Reflecting on the results of the 2016 election has caused many people to type up their thoughts and post a status, tweet or Instagram post on social media.
President-elect Donald Trump. That’s not something I thought I’d ever have to come to terms with.
Ever since election night, Democrats in our country have been in uproar. Protests have erupted across the nation, with people denouncing Donald Trump’s message loud and clear.
Going into Election Day, the presidential race was Secretary Hillary Clinton’s to lose. At the beginning of the day, it was predicted that Clinton had an 80 percent chance of winning the presidency, according to the New York Times.
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