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New committee’s future rests on student’s shoulders

Walking tour sheds light on campus safety for student leaders

A small group of University of Wisconsin-Madison student leaders gathered for a walking tour of the Langdon Street area Wednesday night to identify unsafe areas on campus to be addressed in the Associated Students of Madison’s fall Sexual Assault Awareness campaign.

UW-Madison student dies in apparent drowning

UPDATE: The Dane County Medical Examiner's Office released the name of the student in a statement as John "Vietnam" Nguyen.  Nguyen was 19 years-old from Chicago IL.  The statement also confirms Nguyen's cause of death as an "accidental drowning." 

UW-Madison community holds vigil to honor shooting victims

Members of the University of Wisconsin-Madison community gathered in Library Mall for a candlelight vigil Wednesday to memorialize the victims of the recent Sikh temple shooting.

UW-Madison scientists aid Higgs boson search

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How to survive as a non-liberal on a liberal campus

Get involved by joining student orgs

The University of Wisconsin-Madison is a place of opportunity, first and foremost. There are sports, clubs, classes, people and tons of night life to explore as the semester begins and students and teachers alike flock to the buzzing city of Madison. Whether a freshman, transfer or returning student, everyone can be overwhelmed by the choices they must make when a new school year starts. The best advice for this situation: just dive in.

UW-Madison asks court to intervene in adidas dispute

Ongoing discussions between UW-Madison and adidas came to a halt Friday when the UW administration announced the university would let a court decide if adidas violated its contract with the school.

UW-Madison opens office in China

A UW-Madison delegation traveled to China Monday where it opened the UW-Madison Shanghai Innovation Office, which will function as an outpost for the university’s growing commitment to enhance educational opportunities in China.

H5N1 panel addresses campus concerns

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UW professors win prestigious awards

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UW-Madison students will offer alternative to tuition increase recommendation

A group of Wisconsin students will attend Thursday’s University of Wisconsin Board of Regents meeting in Milwaukee following UW System President Kevin Reilly’s recommendation to push in-state tuition and fees at UW-Madison above $10,000 for the first time.

Summer programs offer science and perspective

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Disadvantaged students graduate from UW program

Students from a UW-Madison program designed to kick-start higher education for economically disadvantaged adults gathered at the Memorial Union Wednesday to celebrate their graduation with a full room of family and friends.

Top 10 news of spring semester 2012

1: Ground laid for historic recall election

Police arrest more at Mifflin Street Block Party despite smaller crowd

Although approximately 20,000 fewer people attended the Mifflin Street Block Party this year than last, arrests were over ten times as common, according to the Madison Police Department.

Ponchos and sombreros: Partygoers don ‘insensitive’ attire despite student efforts

The outreach of Badgers Against Racism on campus Friday raised the profile of the group’s issue behind the Mifflin Street Block Party’s unofficial “Cinco de Mifflin” theme, but it did not stop a number of students from wearing costumes that played on Mexican stereotypes.

Student council amends policy violations bylaw

The Associated Students of Madison student council modified its bylaws and appointed new members to its grass-roots committees in a meeting Sunday.

ASM appoints new leaders

The Associated Students of Madison appointed representatives to internal leadership positions and passed amendments to its bylaws in a meeting Friday.

Study finds high rates of gay, lesbian, bisexual victimization

A UW-Madison study analyzing victimization found that lesbians, gays and bisexuals face higher rates of threats and assaults than heterosexuals.