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UW Hillel board member Ari Rosenblatt shares holiday traditions, reflects on impacts of Oct. 7.

University of Wisconsin-Madison Students for Justice in Palestine member Vignesh Ramachandran denied responsibility for three non-academic misconduct charges related to the spring encampment.

The People’s Farm and University Housing encouraged volunteer participation, gave insight into food production during Eagle Heights open farm tour.

UW continues to strengthen commitment to faculty diversity with 22nd annual reception.

Community members learn the art, history behind making paper.

UW aims to boost civic engagement through live music, voter registrations.

After recommendations from a working group on Registered Student Organization code of conduct, the University of Wisconsin-Madison required student organizations to have an advisor listed and outlined consequences for organizations that do not participate.

“Out of the whole 300 applicants, we took about 20 total,” said Tim, a person on a hiring committee for a sought-after position at UW-Madison whom the Cardinal is identifying by a pseudonym due to privacy concerns.

Shylee Ravid and Lexi Gold are freshman at UW-Madison and have multiple friends that are currently studying abroad in Israel. Ravid said that she texted her friends to check in, after learning of the missile attack Tuesday morning.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison named a new executive director for the Office of Student Financial Aid Monday. UW-Madison Office of Student Financial AidPhil Asbury will begin the role on December 1.

Ryan Podolak, Associate Director of the Office of Student Conduct and Community Standards, is alleging that Vignesh Ramachandran is in violation of 17.09(11) False Statement/Refusal to Comply With Reasonable Request, 17.09(14) Violation of Ch. UWS 18 and 18.07(04) Picnicking and Camping, per the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System (UWS) Administrative Code, Chapter 17 and 18.

Scalpers and scammers stand to make huge profits on facebook marketplace, GroupMe, Snapchat, Student Seats.

The Wisconsin Black Student Union hosted a candlelight vigil on Friday to commemorate Marcellus “Khaliifah” Williams, who was executed in Missouri on Tuesday.

UW Madison students, faculty, staff and alumni worked together at Makeathon 2024 to build Toddler Mobility Trainers on Friday. Volunteers, no matter their experience with engineering and shop, could help in different areas of building a small, customized wheelchair for young children with disabilities.

Showcase continues to connect new students with campus sustainability resources.

‘I’m tired and drained of the collective mourning, the constant disappointment and blatant racism,’ WBSU Outreach Director says.

UW-Madison’s overall ranking dropped slightly from 35th in 2024 but still stayed 10 places higher than its 49th-place ranking in 2019. Its ranking among public universities fell one spot from 12th last year.

This year’s freshman class has a lower percentage of Black, Indigenous, and Latino students compared to last year.

‘If you go out and try to find the truth and tell the story it’s always there for you,’ Maraniss says.

After UW-Madison cleared Mecha de Teejop of responsibility for an antisemitic chalking event surfaced last May, records show the former student organization faced an investigation they called “hostile” and likened to “McCarthyism.”

While the programs are free to attend through a webinar, UW said registration is required for each session. All programs will be recorded and available for later viewing.

A 65,933 students applied to be part of this year’s freshman class, a 3.8% increase from last year. Freshman enrollment is up 6.9% from last year, with total enrollment setting a new UW-Madison record at 52,126 students.

The governor and UW-Madison’s student governance organization have backed a call from a campus labor organization for regular, voluntary meetings with administrators over workplace concerns.

Palestine Legal, a civil rights and advocacy group, argued that university disciplinary proceedings against pro-Palestine activists violate First Amendment rights and called on the university to drop two cases they called “discriminatory.”

The number of underrepresented students of color in the University of Wisconsin-Madison freshman class dropped from 18% to 14.3% this year following the U.S. Supreme Court’s race-conscious affirmative action ban last June.

SJP UW leaders voiced frustration regarding divestment negotiations, disciplinary hearings.

Students motivated to bring unique personal identity, background to study abroad experience.

In a talk sponsored by the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication, the CNN politics anchor and UW-Madison alum reflected on politics reporting and his journey to congressional reporting.

The Committee on Student Organizations heard arguments from a school investigator and Students for Justice in Palestine Friday on possible policy violations during the May pro-Palestine encampment.

Another long-standing component of the festival set to make its return is the “Discovery Expo,” presented by the Morgridge Institute for Research.

ASM also tabled a proposal that would make segregated fee spending and requests publicly  available in a spreadsheet on the ASM website for next meeting after confusion on which committee or ASM member would update the spreadsheet.