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Badger Herald
September 9, 2024
Top Stories
Affirmative action ruling, FAFSA mess add tension to UW student count
The Capital Times
UW-Madison will conduct its official student census on the tenth day of classes. Roughly 8,400 first-year students and another 1,400 transfer students are expected to enroll this fall, the university estimated in late August. Over 70,000 applicants sought a spot in the incoming class.
“This is the largest applicant pool in the university’s history and a 3.6% increase over last year’s record number of applicants,” according to Kelly Tyrrell, a campus spokesperson.
Research
White-nose syndrome in bats might be blocked by cancer drug, UW study says
Wisconsin State Journal
By mimicking bat hibernation in a lab dish, UW-Madison researchers showed how the fungus that causes deadly white-nose syndrome spreads and how a lung cancer drug might stop it.
Higher Education/System
Are UW campuses financially viable? New reports paint a fairly positive picture for some campuses
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Newly released reports for five of Wisconsin’s public universities paint a much better financial picture than the other universities, some of whom have had their financial viability called into question.
Campus life
Healthy lawns; update from the UW Arboretum
Wisconsin Public Radio
Turf expert Doug Soldat is back with his annual fall lawn tutorial. We talk with him about the latest in lawn care research.
In the last half hour Native Plant Garden Curator at the UW-Madison Arboretum, Susan Carpenter is back. She’ll have updates on classes and tours, and what’s happening in the fall native gardens.
Bus pass pickup moves to Ogg Hall due to long lines at Union South
Daily Cardinal
Long lines inside an already busy Union South were a major factor in the decision to move locations, Transportation Services marketing specialist Lauren Hawley said in an email to The Daily Cardinal. “Transportation Services decided to relocate the student bus pass pickup location to Ogg Hall, a larger location to help facilitate pickup in a more efficient manner,” Hawley said.
DNC to fly campaign banner over UW campus Saturday
Badger Herald
The banner will be attached to a plane that will circle campus and then fly over Camp Randall Stadium. The banner will read “Jump around! Beat Trump + Project 2025.”
State news
UW-Madison airs new ad to combat ‘elitist’ perceptions about school
The Capital Times
The 30-second video premiered during the Badger football team’s season opener Aug. 30 at Camp Randall Stadium. University officials said the UW Marching Band-themed ad will play during sporting events throughout the year.
Crime and safety
47 ejected, 18 arrested during Badgers game against South Dakota, UW police say
Wisconsin State Journal
Of the 47 people ejected, 37 were UW students, and all 18 who were arrested were UW students, police said in a statement detailing the numbers.
Agriculture
Wisconsin towns are trying to limit CAFO growth. Big Dairy is fighting back.
Wausau Pilot & Review
“Demand for dairy products overall, both United States domestic and export demand, continues to grow,” said Charles Nicholson, an agriculture and economics professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Community
Wisconsin’s Bizhiki spotlights powwow music and Ojibwe culture, with Justin Vernon’s help
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
“We try not to romanticize our culture, but we are unapologetically Indigenous,” said Jennings, who is close to finishing the PhD program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Nelson Institute of Environmental Studies. “There are a lot of statistics about our communities and a lot of negative statistics. Our goal is to showcase and highlight the good things in our communities — the good people, those traditional values our communities still rest upon.”
Health
UW Health acquires Community Pediatrics in Beaver Dam
Wisconsin State Journal
Community Pediatrics in Beaver Dam has been acquired by UW Health and will be renamed UW Health Kids Beaver Dam Clinic in November.
Athletics
Wisconsin volleyball fans find changes at Field House doors in 2024
Wisconsin State Journal
That’s a new part of the entry process this season. Wisconsin has had similar checks at the Kohl Center since 2016 and added them at Camp Randall Stadium in 2023. Volleyball fans now also are subject to the security measures and an earlier time for gates opening — 90 minutes before the match instead of an hour.
Opinion
Barry Burden: A big problem with Electoral College is often overlooked
Wisconsin State Journal
Column by Barry Burden, a political science professor and director of the Elections Research Center at UW-Madison.
Obituaries
David Sulman
Wisconsin State Journal
In 1966, they moved to Madison, where David served as a physician for 35 years at the University of Wisconsin Student Health Service and the VA Hospital, where he compassionately provided care for generations of students and veterans. He was Associate Professor at UW Medical School.
UW-Madison Related
What happened to a plane that disappeared in 1968 over Lake Superior? A robot may unravel the mystery.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The Beechcraft Queen Air had taken off from Madison with two pilots and one passenger, a graduate student from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. All three were involved in the research, on their way to measure temperatures across Lake Superior to see how large lakes heat the atmosphere.