Campus needs to improve diversity
By Chelsea Hylton | Sep. 21, 2017I am not from Madison, WI. I come from the buzzing city of Los Angeles, Calif. I just finished my first official full week of college and I’m truly exhausted.
I am not from Madison, WI. I come from the buzzing city of Los Angeles, Calif. I just finished my first official full week of college and I’m truly exhausted.
Researchers on campus are now just one click away from brain imaging tools, cancer prevention data and hundreds of other resources.
After swastikas were found spray-painted on a historical marker near a synagogue at James Madison Park early Wednesday morning, UW-Madison leaders and student organizations were quick to denounce the vandalism.
After Hurricane Harvey’s widespread flooding resulted in the surfacing of millions of mosquitos that hampered recovery efforts, two UW-Madison students headed to Houston last Wednesday to assist with the infestation.
Edward Van Gemert, vice provost for libraries and a university librarian, will retire in May 2018, the university announced Tuesday.
Both groups told SSFC that their services were essential and unique to students. Sex Out Loud’s presentation cited sex-positive counseling and pleasure education while GUTS' cited more than 500 volunteers, conversational English tutors and presence in dorms, dining halls and libraries.
The Free Speech Act and permitless carry bill are two key pieces of legislation that students should watch out for, state Rep. Chris Taylor, D-Madison, told the Associated Students of Madison’s Legislative Affairs Committee, Monday.
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Chancellor Rebecca Blank announced Monday UW-Madison’s involvement in an inter-Big Ten Conference competition aimed at increasing voter registration and turnout among students on college campuses.
UW-Madison students now have the opportunity to join a student organization that aims to support and bring awareness to the education, health and safety of young women all over the world.
Reviewers praised J.D.Vance, a young, conservative Marine Corps veteran, for telling a gripping tale of overcoming adversity. But some experts view Vance’s attempts to apply policy solutions to the dire situation in Appalachia as misguided or even dangerous.
This year’s UW-Madison freshmen will be the last ones eligible to sit on the Associated Students of Madison as First Year representatives after a recent decision from Student Judiciary.
Following the Badgers’ sweeping victory last Saturday, most of the student population could most likely be found in celebration, including junior Econ major and aspiring hipster Hugh Jass.
Equity and Inclusion committee chair Alex Hader introduced her "building bill of rights," a campaign vital to ensuring an accessible campus, Hader said on the new student government radio show Friday.
The store was the brainchild of five young women — UW-Madison students who wanted a space that “took women seriously,” as owner Sandi Torkildson puts it.
After high enrollment in the most recent Summer Term, Blank said she hopes the effort will satisfy the growing student demand for courses and improve overall graduation rates by allowing students to stay on track in their degree programs — or even graduate early.
In breaking news, UW-Madison freshman, Faye Lure has dropped out of classes for the semester, citing the outage of the university’s campus-wide wifi as the cause of her decision.
Students are making their voices heard about the future of their dollars after the Joint Finance Committee handed down an order to UW System schools in May, requiring them to have a uniform system of distributing segregated fees.
When Kristen Roman was sworn in as the new UW-Madison police chief last spring, she stepped into the role with lofty ambitions. However, her first meeting with the Associated Students of Madison last February revealed some doubts students had about her intentions. With more than a semester now under her belt, Roman contends that she is sticking to her goals.
The UW-Madison Police Department launched a new app this year that allows students to easily communicate with police if they are in danger.