“There’s a lot we still don’t know about consumer uses of these,” says Michael Collins, an expert in consumer and personal finance at the University of Wisconsin.
Buy now, pay later for holiday travel is on the rise: Should you use it?
MarketWatch
Author: gbump
UW River Falls take on Short Course program to address ag workforce shortage
Wisconsin State Farmer
With support from the agriculture industry, UW-River Falls agreed the program was a good fit for the university, given its strong ag programs. Faculty in the university’s College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences (CAFES) designed a program and worked to recruit students. They sought funding, some of which could come through a proposed bill currently before the state Legislature.
Badgers basketball legend Michael Finley to deliver UW-Madison winter commencement address
WISC-TV 3
Finley played for Wisconsin from 1991 to 1995 and helped the Badgers make the NCAA Tournament in 1994 — their first time making the tournament since 1947.
UW’s Michael Finley returning to give Winter Commencement address
NBC-15
“My experience at UW helped shape me,” Finley said about being selected. “It prepared me for a life as a productive human being trying to make a positive impact on the world.”
Did you hear the scoop? ‘175 S’more Years’ is named Babcock’s new ice cream flavor
WISC-TV 3
“175 S’more Years” beat three other flavors in a poll put out to the community earlier this month. The chocolate ice cream includes graham cracker crunch, marshmallow swirl and chocolate chunks as mix-ins.
Michael Finley announced as UW-Madison winter commencement speaker
WKOW-TV 27
UW-Madison is bringing back a basketball legend for winter commencement.
UW-Madison releases new ice cream flavor to celebrate 175 years
WKOW-TV 27
The winner: 175 S’more Years.
Badger basketball legend Michael Finley to speak to graduates at UW winter commencement
Madison365
Michael Finley, the assistant general manager for the Dallas Mavericks, will be the winter commencement speaker at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, the university announced on Monday. A basketball legend at UW, Finley is a two-time NBA All-Star who left UW as the all-time leading scorer in Wisconsin men’s basketball history.
Guest column: Scholarship displacement bill unfeasible amidst funding cuts
Badger Herald
Bill to end scholarship displacement could benefit students with financial need, but unrealistic without sufficient funding for the Universities of Wisconsin.
NBA All-Star Michael Finley to deliver keynote address at winter commencement
Badger Herald
Finley, second all-time leading scorer for UW men’s basketball, will address graduates at Kohl Center Dec. 17.
NBA star Michael Finley named UW-Madison winter commencement speaker
Daily Cardinal
Finley, a UW-Madison alum, will address graduates at the Dec. 17 winter commencement.
Sustainability symposium at UW-Madison draws environmental leaders
Daily Cardinal
The Oct. 25 events had professors, lecturers and students showcase their thoughts and projects on the state of sustainability at UW-Madison and across the planet.
And UW-Madison’s newest ice cream flavor is …
Wisconsin State Journal
UW-Madison will officially be celebrating its 175th anniversary by hoping for that many “s’more” years with its new Babcock Dairy ice cream flavor.
Memorial Union Terrace chairs removed for winter season
WISC-TV 3
The changing of the leaves means colder weather is here, and with that comes the end of terrace season at the Memorial Union.
Memorial Union Terrace sunburst chairs go away for winter
NBC-15
The 2,000 bright orange, yellow and green chairs and 400 tables will begin their journey to storage starting at 8:00 a.m. Monday. While the outdoor seating will be leaving, indoor seating and events will stay for the winter.
Albanian American Student Organization returns to campus
Badger Herald
The AASO’s president Jehona Zeneli said her goal for the organization is to create an inclusive community dedicated to exploring and preserving Albanian culture.
New state-of-the-art humanities building to replace Susan B. Davis Residence Hall, Zoe Bayliss Co-Op
Badger Herald
Demolition of two halls will make space for new humanities building.
Marjorie Lynn Matthews
Wisconsin State Journal
Committed to social justice, she participated in political and social activism throughout her life, as well as continued to welcome many more international friends, both as a volunteer ESL tutor and in her work as building manager at the La Follette School of Public Affairs of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Tom Still: Biohealth ‘Tech Hub’ designation victory for Wisconsin; more wins are possible
Wisconsin State Journal
Another $1 million NSF grant went to a next-generation agriculture consortium led by WiSys, which manages patenting and licensing for discoveries at University of Wisconsin campuses outside Madison and Milwaukee while operating “Venture Labs” in a handful of locations. WiSys hopes to win a Type 2 award to solve problems, from farm to table that could improve agriculture from business and environmental perspectives.
Wisconsin unveils its fundraising goal for new football practice facility
Wisconsin State Journal
A $20 million donation from Ted and Mary Kellner has helped the University of Wisconsin athletic department kick off fundraising for a new football indoor practice facility.
State climatologist Steve Vavrus wants to help Wisconsin adapt as our climate changes
Wisconsin State Journal
And while Vavrus started off a Boilermaker, earning his undergraduate degree in meteorology at Purdue, he’s been a Badger for decades — for so long, in fact, that as the newest state climatologist, Vavrus is now referencing his own graduate work from the 1990s as he investigates how Wisconsin’s climate has changed.
60 ejected, 24 arrested during Badgers game on Saturday night, UW police say
Wisconsin State Journal
Of the 60 people ejected, 28 were UW students, and 20 of the 24 who were arrested were UW students, police said in a statement detailing the numbers.
UW-Madison student government designates campus a ‘trans sanctuary’
Daily Cardinal
The legislation was passed at the Associated Students of Madison’s Oct. 25 meeting.
UW-Madison professor gives lecture on history of Israel, Gaza
Daily Cardinal
Alatout spoke about injustice in Israel and his personal experiences as a Palestinian.
UW-Madison graduation rates break records
Daily Cardinal
The number of graduating students and conferred degrees narrowly beat previous years to set new all-time highs.
Republican bill sets fines, limits state grants for UW system free speech violations
Wisconsin’s public universities and colleges could be liable for up to $100,000 in damages and institutions could be cut off from state grants under a Republican-authored bill seeking to add civil penalties for violating a person’s right to free speech.
The story behind Badgers’ Chimere Dike and his keychain
The Capital Times
University of Wisconsin wide receiver Chimere Dike can understand why something he holds so closely to his heart could have a different interpretation for others. Something like a keychain.
UW-Madison students work to improve impaired Koshkonong Creek
The Capital Times
Labracke has been part of the project as a graduate student studying water resources management at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Nelson Institute. The project, led by UniverCity Year, is aimed at creating a watershed plan to improve the impaired waterway and reduce the creek’s flooding.
UW Athletics launches fundraising campaign for new football indoor practice facility
WISC-TV 3
Wisconsin Athletics on Friday launched a $75 million fundraising push for a new indoor practice facility for the Badgers football team, the largest capital project in program history.
‘It’s unfair for Wisconsin students’: State lawmaker hopes to end scholarship displacement
WKOW-TV 27
The proposed legislation, Assembly Bill 86, would put an end to scholarship displacement in Wisconsin for students who receive scholarships of $5,000 or less from external sources. Currently, any college or university in the state can decrease a student’s financial aid when they receive funding from outside scholarships even if the student still has a balance for tuition.
Wisconsin GOP Lawmakers introduce bill requiring universities to remove ‘race-based’ programs
WKOW-TV 27
“The idea is to kind of focus more on a colorblind society, and that’s a long time coming. I think there was maybe a reason in the past to do it the way it was done,” said Republican Senator Eric Wimberger, co-author of the bill. “If you keep it at the idea of simply being a disadvantaged status, then if there’s a systemic issue going on, then there’s gonna be a disproportionate number of people benefiting, who happened to be kind of having that negative effect.”
‘Derelict in their duty’: UW-Madison union president criticizes University leaders, Gov. Evers over response to funding battle
WKOW-TV 27
“UW-Madison educates the state’s future workforce and drives its economy forward,” said UW-Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin. “I have been clear that funding cuts, the lack of approval for a widely supported Engineering building and a hold on much needed pay increases for our employees, defy both reason and longstanding legislative tradition.”
UHS Mental Health Services Student Advisory Board accepting applications
Badger Herald
The Student Advisory Board was established to facilitate communication between the student body and Mental Health Services, allowing them to address the mental health needs of students on campus, University Health Services Outreach Assistant Director Danyelle Okesanjo said.
U.S. Department of Education unveils new measures to address student debt crisis
Daily Cardinal
The U.S. Department of Education explained the new measures in a meeting with members of the press on Monday.
5 takeaways from UW Hillel conversation between experts on Israel-Hamas war
Daily Cardinal
Middle East experts Ghaith al-Omari and David Makovsky discussed policy options and perception of the conflict during an Oct. 24 talk at UW Hillel.
SSFC rejects budget proposals from The Black Voice, Effective Altruism
Badger Herald
Committee rejects proposals over misspending, lack of core programming.
New UW project aims to create sustainable plant-based plastics · The Badger Herald
Badger Herald
Project hopes to better local economies, environment using national grant funding.
Guest column: UW-Madison has a selectivity problem. In-state students pay the price.
Daily Cardinal
UW-Madison has become increasingly more selective with the student body they admit. The university’s acceptance rate has fallen from 67% to 49% in the past decade. This number takes an even steeper drop when you take into account the out-of-state acceptance rate falling to roughly 18%.
Midwest Poetry Fest includes UW alumni, other local artists
Daily Cardinal
The third year of the festival brought filmmakers and poets together to showcase artwork.
What a manicure means to Chicago baker, activist Maya-Camille Broussard
Daily Cardinal
Maya-Camille Broussard, a James Beard Award finalist last year, shared her story and her definition of success at a speaking engagement on Tuesday.
Guest column: Freakfest’s death is an effort to stop drinking culture. It will backfire.
Daily Cardinal
If there’s one thing Madison can thank COVID-19 for, it’s canceling Freakfest.
UW students walk out to protest university response to Gaza conflict
Madison365
Shafiq, and many others, were not comfortable sharing their full names until the university would guarantee the protection of protestors.
UW-Platteville cutting workforce by 12% amid budget issues
WISC-TV 3
Dozens of employees at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville will be laid off and more positions will go unfilled as the university continues to deal with financial pressures, according to an email sent to campus employees Wednesday.
UW-Platteville announces over 100 job cuts
NBC-15
Evetovich explained that the 111 cuts make up just over 12% of the school’s workforce. More than a third of the positions cut were academic staff members. There were 31 positions open that have been permanently cut.
UW-Platteville chancellor announces layoffs
WKOW-TV 27
In a letter to employees, Chancellor Tammy Evetovich said the school is eliminating 111 positions, which is about 12% of the university’s workforce.
UW Memorial Union scraps Tudor Dinners in favor of ‘Frosty Bites’
The Capital Times
After 90 years of carols and wassail, the Tudor Holiday Dinners at the Memorial Union have flamed their final figgy pudding.
UW-Platteville plans to cut 12% of workforce to erase $9.7 million budget hole
Wisconsin State Journal
UW-Platteville plans to lay off 60 employees this week and will lose dozens of others to retirements, vacancies and administrative restructuring, as it seeks to fully close its $9.7 million budget shortfall by the end of the 2024 fiscal year.
‘Immediate energy’: Night games like Wisconsin has ahead are special for NBC crew
Wisconsin State Journal
The University of Wisconsin’s debut in the hosting spotlight in the first year of NBC’s Saturday night coverage is against No. 3 Ohio State. Camp Randall has been a regular site for night games since its first in 1986; this week’s game is the 11th there after dark in the last 10 seasons.
UW-Madison relies on labor rights orgs, questionnaires to weed out bad licensees
Wisconsin State Journal
More than two decades after student protests over inhumane working conditions in factories prompted UW-Madison administration to reconsider how its apparel is made, it’s become more selective with who gets to reprint Bucky Badger or the Motion “W.”
Broken threads: College clothing made in factories rife with labor violations, poverty wages
Wisconsin State Journal
Top schools like Ohio State University and the University of Alabama pulled in nearly $14 million and $12 million, respectively, last year alone from royalties. Other Division I schools like the University of Nebraska and the University of Wisconsin-Madison made more than $3.5 million each.
ASM to vote on transgender sanctuary legislation Oct. 25
Badger Herald
Campus legislation contains resolutions to reduce punitive punishment, affirm transgender rights.
UW-Madison students, demonstrators hold second week of rallies for Israel, Palestine
Daily Cardinal
The events come two weeks after an initial Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attack that reignited war between the militant group and Israel.
Jerome “Jerry/Domie” Vetter
Wisconsin State Journal
Upon completion, he started work at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Physical Plant Steam-Fitters Shop where he worked for 40 years until his retirement.
Robin Vos insults today’s hardworking University of Wisconsin students — Allen Knop
Wisconsin State Journal
Letter to the editor: Vos and his Republican friends constantly say they represent the hardworking taxpayers of Wisconsin. How does keeping money from middle-class working people meet that slogan. Vos keeps claiming that diversity at the Universities of Wisconsin is a bad thing. When I attended a UW school in the 1950s, we saw almost no diversity.
Wisconsin hospitals face financial challenges, association says
Wisconsin State Journal
UW Hospital reported a 4.1% operating margin last year, but had a net income loss of $15.5 million. UnityPoint Health-Meriter had a 3.0% margin and loss of $17 million.
Meriter’s loss reflects stock market investment losses and the rising costs of medical supplies, pharmaceuticals and staffing, spokesperson Nicole Aimone said. UW Hospital faced similar “financial headwinds,” spokesperson Sara Benzel said.
Trump Trusted Over Biden on US Economy in Wisconsin Voter Poll
Bloomberg
Annie Spurley, a University of Wisconsin-Madison student, has doubts about the economy heading into next year’s presidential election. The 21-year-old has had to work more bartending hours than she’d like with her coursework in order to pay her rent.
UW women’s hockey coach Mark Johnson reflects on 600 wins
The Capital Times
During his 21 seasons as the University of Wisconsin women’s hockey coach, Johnson has always focused on the big picture. It’s why these sticks and many more items are keepsakes and so important.
Editorial | Antisemitism and Islamophobia must be opposed with equal vigor
The Capital Times
University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin alluded to this concern in a statement about the Oct. 7 attack and its aftermath. She raised the concern that “these devastating developments will fan the global flames of both anti-Semitism and Islamophobia, making peace and justice in the region even more elusive.”
Mnookin concluded her statement by noting: “Difficult times can fray our connections and exacerbate our differences. Let us focus on the values that we share. I call on our campus community to care for and support one another, to express your views peacefully and respectfully, and to value our common humanity as we navigate this extremely difficult time, together.”
Wisconsin’s voter ID law is being debated again — with a twist
The Capital Times
But in light of Protasiewicz’s victory, Barry Burden, a professor of political science at UW-Madison, noted that “the two parties are looking at the Constitution and litigation differently than they used to.”
He added that voter ID would be a logical place for conservatives to start, if they were serious about pursuing a strategy of embracing constitutional amendments.
Love it or hate it, feelings run high over candy corn come Halloween
ABC News
“It’s not any sweeter than a lot of other candy, and I’ve tasted every candy there is,” said Richard Hartel, who teaches candy science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.