Samantha Benish

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Wait, I’m a senior now?

The time between freshman and senior year can seem to fly by. Senior Samantha Benish reflects on her years as an undergraduate student.

Nurses ‘just want to be appreciated’ amidst COVID-19 challenges

With a surge of patients and a lack of nurse educators, local hospitals continue to face staffing issues.

What to expect on your first day of class

UW-Madison students are excitedly waiting to step back into the classroom after over a year of online instruction. Here’s a closer look at what the first day back will be like.

A "before-the-pandemic" semester

University of Wisconsin-Madison seems to be trying to get back to a semester similar to ones before 2020. Samantha offers you some things to look forward to as this semester inches closer and closer!

The distorted reality of higher education costs and expenses

Samantha outlines the distorted view of wealth that students in higher education may have.

Datamatch's solution to being single

Datamatch is a free, online service that could help you find true love this Valentine's Day!

Wearing a mask becomes politicized

Wearing a mask has a crucial part of people's lives all over the country. Samantha dives into how masks have become politicized in the times surrounding the election. 

College dream became reality

Check out this awesome brand that was started in La Crosse, Wisconsin and is now spreading across the state!

Adapting to campus as an upperclassman

It is easy to offer freshmen advice, but upperclassmen may be just as confused how to spend their class coming back to an unpredictable campus. Samantha offers some advice on some socially distanced things to do around campus!

Where to study when libraries are overbooked, crowded

As classes begin to really hit us hard, the normal libraries you may go to might be filling up with people a little quicker. Samantha gives a few ideas of unique places to study that may be worth a try!

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