A year ago, President Donald Trump ended DACA. Today, it still exists.
DACA alive, barely, a year after Trump ended it
CNN
September 6, 2018
Higher Education/System
Campus life
ASM proposes taking action against gelatin in Babcock ice cream
Badger Herald
Many religious groups are not able to enjoy UW staple because of its ingredients, Rep. Jared Lang says.
ASM unleashes movement to encourage inclusive ice cream options for all
Daily Cardinal
Babcock ice cream contains beef gelatin, which is used as a stabilizing agent. Because of this gelatin, Jewish, Hindu, Buddhist, and vegetarian individuals are unable to enjoy it without it being a violation of their beliefs. ASM called it a “gross act of discrimination” for minority students if the ice cream were to remain the same.
Finding your place on campus
Daily Cardinal
“Students often have the impression that everyone else is loving college and finding friends, which isn’t always the case,” said Communications Director for the Division of Student Life, Darcy Wittberger. “As with any major life transition, people experience ups and downs.”
Arts & Humanities
New directions: Dequadray pushes boundaries of hip-hop
Isthmus
Noted: The singer, rapper and producer (who goes by his first name) is halfway to earning an art degree at UW-Madison, where he is also working toward a certificate in Afro-American studies. The outspoken campus activist released an excellent album in February, Dequadray! A Black Sitcom, and is currently writing and experimenting with new songs while carving out a path in Madison as a queer, black artist.
Real World: Cinematheque explores the promise of documentaries and alumni achievements
Isthmus
UW-Madison alums will be the focus of Cinematheque’s “Spotlight on Documentary” series, Sept. 6-7.
Health
UHS provides a new way for students to access contraceptives
Daily Cardinal
Telehealth contraception visits, over the phone consultations with a Woman’s Health provider, became available Wednesday.
Athletics
Meet the 11 members of the UW Athletics Hall of Fame class of 2018
Wisconsin State Journal
The induction of 11 new members of the University of Wisconsin Athletics Hall of Fame on Friday will bring the total honored to 242 since it began in 1991. The class of 2018 includes the all-time leading point-scorers in UW men’s and women’s basketball.
Opinion
Column: The best way to change future is to understand history
Badger Herald
An American history course requirement could foster a wider understanding of the present day in all its nuance
Letter to the editor: Your country needs your passion and your vote this November
Daily Cardinal
Fall is here. School is back in session. The election — maybe your first, and maybe the most important of your life so far — is just weeks away. If you care about where your hometown, your state and your country are headed, this is your moment.
Business/Technology
EatStreet, a food ordering app, adds delivery service for Wauwatosa and West Allis
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Noted: The company, founded in a dorm room at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2010, has become a real player in the online food-ordering business across the United States. EatStreet connects diners in more than 250 cities to more than 15,000 restaurants.
UW Experts in the News
Parents need screen time limits, too
The Jordan Times
Noted: Radesky and co-author Megan Moreno of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in Madison first recommend that parents step back and think about their relationship with their phone. Instead of using it as a stress reliever, take deep breaths and go for a walk. Instead of withdrawing into a phone to avoid difficult family interactions, purposefully engage with others and potentially confront issues. Instead of losing track of time, be aware of attention hogs and notice how much time has passed when checking e-mail or social media.
Wary of capitalism, young people turn to socialism — and it’s more than just Bernie Sanders
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
“If you’re a millennial, you came of age during this boom and bust,” said J. Michael Collins, faculty director of the Center for Financial Security at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. ”You saw firsthand that it’s harder to get a job, pay raises, buy a house. It’s just harder to be economically independent when you can’t change jobs or get the kind of income like previous generations could.”
RNA Detection Tool Debate Flares Up at ACS Meeting
The Scientist Magazine
Quoted: Weibo Cai, an associate professor in biomedical engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, who was present at Mirkin’s presentation, says he didn’t think the heated discussion was a “big deal” and does not recall the name-calling, he writes to The Scientist in an email. “I think they probably have had the debate multiple times before,” he adds.
Wisconsin’s catastrophic flooding is a glimpse of the Midwest’s drenched future
Grist
Quoted: Madison, home to the state’s flagship university, has seen the brunt of the flooding so far. The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s center that specializes in studying lakes is itself flooded. “This is what climate change looks like,” Adam Hinterthuer, the center’s spokesperson, wrote in a blog post. On Twitter, the center posted maps of recent floods alongside projections for the worst expected floods later this century. They matched remarkably well.For Eric Booth, a climate scientist at the university, the whole thing is almost too much to comprehend.
UW-Madison Related
Today’s top pics: India gay rights victory; Japan earthquake; and more
Fredericksburg.com
As recurring bands of rain showers continue to saturate the upper midwestern United States, a student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison takes cover under an umbrella while making her way past a rain-spattered window on the campus in Madison, Wis. Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018. (John Hart/Wisconsin State Journal via AP)