UW-Stout Student Senate issued a vote of no-confidence on Tuesday in the leadership of UW System President Ray Cross, four months after he announced his plan to merge the system’s two-year and four-year colleges.
Petitions have been circulated. Meetings have been held. Trays have been kicked and thrown across the Gordon Dining Hall floor. After months of opposition to the new university meal plan requiring incoming students to spend a minimum of $1,400 in dining halls, a UW-Madison official said Wednesday the plan is an attempt to “financially stabilize” the dining program.
Lena Waithe, an Emmy award winning screenwriter, producer and actress, spoke as the Black History Month keynote speaker, fielding questions on her experience in the entertainment industry and identity as a queer woman of color. Though Waithe is part of a community that is often seen as underrepresented in the entertainment industry, she told the audience at Union South that she uses her race and sexual orientation to her advantage.
Approximately 100 UW-Madison students and community members gathered in Gordon Dining Hall Tuesday evening to share their outrage over the university’s meal plan for incoming freshmen.
Once the Nicholas Recreational Center is completed, the Division of Recreational Sports will change to University Recreation and Wellness, John Horn, director of the Division of Recreational Sports said at a student finance committee Monday.
A swastika and the homosexual slur “FAG” were discovered written in the snow between Botany Gardens and Chamberlin Hall early Tuesday morning.
Instead of offering copper IUDs to sexual assault survivors, Reps. Sophia Alzaidi and Jordan Madden introduced a proposal Monday that looks to provide oral emergency contraception so more students would have access.
Graduation rates at UW-Madison have been steadily increasing over the past few years — and university officials attribute this to advising. Data from the Academic Planning and Institutional Research Department show an increase in the four-year graduation rate, from 55.5 percent in the 2011-’12 academic year to 60.7 percent in 2016-’17. The six-year graduation rate increased 1.3 percent — to 85.2 percent — over the same time period.
A burglary reportedly occurred inside a resident’s room in Sellery Hall Sunday, according to a UW-Madison Crime Warning. As many as four suspects — who are not believed to be UW-Madison students — gained access to the residential floors of Sellery by “piggybacking” from other residents, according to the warning. UWPD has reason to believe there may be more than one victim.
At the end of the 2017 fall semester, reports came out that UW had ideas of implementing a new “meal plan” idea that would come into effect the fall semester of 2018.
For Halloween of 2016, a group of UW-Madison students launched Consent Snaps, a Snapchat geofilter encouraging sexual consent.
Following Anne Massey’s single semester as dean of UW-Madison’s School of Business, Barry Gerhart, senior associate dean for faculty and research, will continue as the school’s interim dean.
Students who go to University Health Services to visit mental health providers and participate in group therapy sessions can look forward to an increase in rooms.
Continuing its effort to connect students to mental health and motivational resources, University Health Services has created a portal designed to build resilience within students and foster campus connections. YOU@WISC — which will help students connect with tools, content and resources specific to UW-Madison student life — is centered around three main themes: succeed, thrive and matter. Each theme encompasses approximately seven interactive modules focusing on aspects of campus life ranging from campus involvement to professional development.
A former UW-Madison employee allegedly stole over $100,000 from the Division of University Housing, university officials said Thursday. The former UW-Madison Housing employee allegedly stole over $100,000 in cash and property from the university for over a two-and-a-half-year period, an internal investigation from the division of housing revealed.
Wisconsin students who want to attend UW-Madison and have a family income of $56,000 or less are now eligible to have four years of tuition and segregated fees covered by the university, Chancellor Rebecca Blank announced Thursday.
Madison Police are investigating an armed robbery at the Associated Bank on Monroe Street, according to a WiscAlert issued Thursday morning.
In an attempt to counter perceptions that its majors are unemployable, UW-Madison’s College of Letters and Science celebrated the grand opening of its new career center, SuccessWorks, Wednesday evening. The career center, located on the third floor of the University Book Store, aims to connect L&S students with mentors and alumni who will help prepare them for professional success after graduation through workshops, mock interviews and internship events.
The Wisconsin Union announced Wednesday that they will soon accept food stamps at Badger Market in Union South.
UW-Madison professors and a former government official met with community members Tuesday in Memorial Union to discuss free speech and its impact and importance at UW-Madison. The debate was hosted by Ideas on Trial — a nonpartisan student group that promotes debate on issues relating to students — and featured UW-Madison professors Kathleen Culver and Howard Schweber, as well as former Deputy Attorney General of Wisconsin Kevin St. John.
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