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"Workaholics" star Anders Holm shares his unique world perspective with 2013 graduates

By Melissa Howison and Kate Ray | May. 19, 2013

Star of the cult hit comedy “Workaholics” and 2003 University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate Anders Holm did not stray from his hallmark brand of getting-as-close-to-the-line-without-crossing-it humor as he delivered a pop culture-soaked and heartfelt commencement speech to UW-Madison’s class of 2013 at the Kohl Center Saturday.

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Dalai Lama, renowned panelists explore how compassion, mindfulness create healthy communities

By Taylor Harvey | May. 15, 2013

His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, spoke at the Overture Center for the Arts during part of his two-day visit to Madison. The Center for Investigating Healthy Minds at the Waisman Center along with the University of Wisconsin-Madison Global Health Institute sponsored the Dalai Lama’s Overture panel as a part of the Change Your Mind, Change The World tour, focused on a message that people’s minds and brains can be trained just like muscles.

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Students, faculty reflect on consequences of ending Minnesota-Wisconsin reciprocity

By Tamar Myers and Joe Patton | May. 14, 2013

Nev Singh grew up in Winona, Minnesota, but when it came time to choose a college she knew the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities was not for her.

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20th session of SSFC decides on leadership positions in first meeting

By Steven Wishau - The Daily Cardinal and Paige Villiard | May. 10, 2013

The Student Services Finance Committee elected representatives to three leadership positions, including Rep. David Vines as committee chair, in its first meeting of the twentieth session Thursday.

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ASM chair asks state assembly to vote down landlord-tenant relations bill

By Tamar Myers | May. 9, 2013

Associated Students of Madison Chair David Gardner released a statement Wednesday urging state legislators to vote down a bill he and other ASM members say will hurt communication between landlords and tenants.

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Next session of student government decides remaining leadership positions

By Tamar Myers | May. 7, 2013

The Associated Students of Madison Student Council appointed Rep. Mia Akers to the position of vice chair Monday, ending a deadlock with Rep. Sarah Neibart, which carried over from the first meeting of the 20th session held last Wednesday.

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Final Faculty Senate meeting sparks multiple debates

By Cheyenne Langkamp | May. 7, 2013

The final Faculty Senate meeting of the academic year lasted over two hours Monday, resulting in discussions of the recent student sit-in in Chancellor David Ward’s office and increasing teaching assistant compensation, as well as extensive questioning of multiple annual committee reports, including transportation budgets and faculty compensation.

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Ward comments on surplus, future of UW funding in state budget

By Cheyenne Langkamp | May. 6, 2013

Outgoing University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor David Ward provided clarification about the university’s recently discovered surplus funds in Monday’s Faculty Senate meeting, saying a majority of the balances will be used as financial aid resources.

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The changing housing market

By Samy Moskol | May. 6, 2013

When Equinox first opened in August 2006, Madison Property Management rented out the entire building in one week. As of May 5, 2013, Equinox still has 28 units available for August 2013. Another MPM complex located at 420 West Gorham has 15 units remaining.

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UW-Madison junior to appear on Jeopardy!

By The Daily Cardinal and Erica Walkup | May. 5, 2013

University of Wisconsin-Madison junior Julia Sprangers is scheduled to appear on “Jeopardy!” Monday after she flew to the game show’s home in Los Angeles from Spain, where she is studying abroad for the semester, according to The Wisconsin State Journal.

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Ward reflects on time at UW-Madison

By Cheyenne Langkamp | May. 5, 2013

David Ward first arrived on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus in the ’60s, and says he remembers fellow students taking on the civil rights movement and Vietnam War.

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More than 3000 attend first Revelry music festival

By JoEllen Amato and Genevieve Globus | May. 5, 2013

The Revelry Music and Arts Festival took place at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Saturday and drew a large number of students, despite a rainy start to the day.

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For international students, it's the small things that matter

By Shannon Kelly | May. 5, 2013

Studying abroad presents an opportunity for students to plant themselves in foreign countries among unfamiliar cultures to experience something new and gain perspective, and many students find that experience here at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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Federal loan availability for college students fails to match tuition increases

By David Jones | May. 3, 2013

Faced with declining levels of state funding and higher operating costs, universities across the country are increasing tuition to maintain sustainable operations. But another trend follows nationwide at colleges such as the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where some students rely on higher-interest private loans to fund their way through college because federal loans have not kept up with tuition hikes.

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Man who discovered Bernie Madoff scandal visits campus, talks with students

By Megan Stoebig | May. 3, 2013

Harry Markopolos, the former securities industry executive who uncovered Bernie Madoff’s wealth-management business Ponzi scheme, visited the University of Wisconsin-Madison and spoke with students Thursday.

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UW System reserves could reach $1.2 billion by end of 2013

By The Daily Cardinal and Mario Puig | May. 2, 2013

The University of Wisconsin System cash balances could increase by $150 million by the end of 2013, according to UW System administrators.

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Researchers discover breakthrough in stem cell research

By Abby Becker and Sam Cusick | May. 2, 2013

University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers announced Thursday they have successfully converted human and monkey skin cells into various nervous-system cells, while bypassing the stage where the cells are usually converted to undifferentiated stem cells.

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ASM student government elects 2013-’14 leadership

By Paige Villiard | May. 2, 2013

The next session of the Associated Students of Madison student government met Wednesday to elect its leadership positions, including the appointment of Rep. David Gardner as chairman.

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UW System plans new reserve policy

By The Daily Cardinal | May. 1, 2013

The University of Wisconsin System administration plans to develop a new policy to govern its cash reserves after the state Legislative Fiscal Bureau recently discovered the system held a $1 billion balance in June of last year, according to a system statement.

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Chancellor David Ward selects 2013 Go Big Read book

By The Daily Cardinal | May. 1, 2013

Chancellor David Ward selected “A Tale for the Time Being” by Ruth Ozeki for the fifth Go Big Read book at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.