After more than a month of drafting legislation and lobbying other representatives, the Associated Students of Madison Student Council approved the creation of a new grassroots Sustainability Committee in fall 2012, a project spearheaded by current committee chair Collin Higgins.
Many state legislators reacted with outrage to Friday morning's announcement the University of Wisconsin System currently holds over $1 billion in surplus in its reserves, prompting some to advocate for a tuition freeze over the next two years.
In an April 26, 2011 news story about a lawsuit filed against the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater by assistant professor Zhengnan Shi, The Daily Cardinal incorrectly reported that Shi had been fired, while he was still employed at the university. The Daily Cardinal regrets the error. The story also reported that Shi was being investigated for alleged remarks related to the Virginia Tech shootings. He has since been cleared of making the alleged remarks. We regret any misunderstanding the errors may have caused.
The Student Services Finance Committee proposed changes to the committee’s standing rules Wednesday, which would include a $100,000 budget cap for all General Student Services Fund groups, excluding costs for professional staff and project assistantships.
Adult film star James Deen gave the keynote speech of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Sexual Health Fest at Sterling Hall Thursday night in an event sponsored by student organization Sex Out Loud.
The Student Labor Action Coalition hosted a protest and sit-in at Bascom Hall Thursday to demand Chancellor David Ward cut ties with Palermo’s Pizza Company, citing allegations of labor violations.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison will begin its annual All Campus Party Saturday, an end of the school year event hosted by Wisconsin Alumni Student Board and the Wisconsin Alumni Association. The event will kickoff with a scavenger hunt called Bucky’s Urban Odyssey on Saturday. The Odyssey will start at 3 p.m. On Monday, there will be free breakfast for all students who present student IDs on East Campus Mall, Bascom Hill and Engineering Mall from 7:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Tuesday will feature All Campus Idol at 7 p.m. at the Sett in Union South. Students can vote for their favorite performer to win the title. Wear Red, Get Fed will run 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Engineering Mall. The event will feature a student organization fair and free food for any students wearing red. On Thursday, Club Bucky, one of the largest dance parties on campus, will begin at 9 p.m. and run until 12 a.m. in Union South Plaza. Bring your student ID to enter.
A group of University of Wisconsin-Madison undergraduate students won $5,000 Wednesday for developing a way to re-capture the heat generated from laptops to conduct electricity.
Madison police officers will be present on and around Langdon Street, in addition to the Mifflin Street area May 4 due to the overflow of students from the 2012 block party into the Greek community following last year’s stricter Mifflin patrols, according to Langdon neighborhood Police Officer Grant Humerickhouse.
Every semester the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Social Work, University Housing Services and the student organization Promoting Awareness, Victim Empowerment aim to instill an understanding of sexual and gender violence in students through a joint social work course.
Revelry Arts and Music Festival announced times and locations Thursday for musical performances during the event.
The Dane County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the University of Wisconsin-Madison employee who died April 16 after a machine malfunction as Kenneth J. Newman, 63, of Prairie du Sac, Wis., Thursday.
The Associated Students of Madison Diversity Week continued Thursday with Gender Day, where two student organizations came together to educate approximately ten students on issues surrounding gender relationships and stereotypes.
Approximately 10 students gathered at events Wednesday to discuss a number of different religious sects as part of the Associated Students of Madison Diversity Week.
University of Wisconsin-Madison students communicated and reminisced with Badgers around the world in the university’s second annual #UWRightNow campaign Wednesday.
Although the University of Wisconsin-Madison funds organizations of a variety of religious backgrounds, some campus religious leaders believe understanding different faiths should play a more prominent role.
The Associated Students of Madison Student Council gave preliminary approval Wednesday to legislation aiming to create a better relationship between ASM and other student governments on campus.
Noted cartoonist Alison Bechdel spoke to University of Wisconsin-Madison students Wednesday in an event co-sponsored by the Wisconsin Union Directorate’s Distinguished Lecture Series, the UW-Madison LGBT campus center and the New Harvest Foundation.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison will aim to increase career opportunities for students pursuing doctoral degrees in humanities with a $1.1 million grant, according to a university release.
The Associated Students of Madison hosted a panel discussion Tuesday with disability advocates who addressed issues facing University of Wisconsin-Madison students who are disabled as part of Diversity Week.
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