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September 3, 2025

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Higher Education/System

UW-Madison parents hire surrogate mom to care for students who at college

Wisconsin State Journal

New Jersey father Anthony Verdura received a homesick call from his daughter last fall when she was five weeks into her first semester at UW-Madison.

That’s when Mary Morgan came in.

Verdura hired Morgan through her concierge business, Miss Mary Delivery, which caters to the university’s students and families, to surprise his daughter with a care package.

Crime and safety

33-year-old man’s body is the second to be pulled from Lake Mendota since July

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Lake Mendota is the largest of Madison’s lakes, bordering James Madison Park and the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s memorial union.

Health

Why your pets should never ride loose in the car

The New York Times

If your pet is loose in the car, they might do something unpredictable or extra adorable — and that can be a big problem. When “you see someone in the driver’s seat with a small dog on their lap, that is obviously such a big distraction and such a big risk factor for causing a crash,” said Molly Racette, a veterinarian and professor of emergency and critical care at the University of Wisconsin-Madison

Athletics