Category: Campus life

More than half of undergraduates at the University of Wisconsin-Madison graduated with no debt in 2015-16, the university said in a news release.

As part of the the University of Wisconsin Multicultural Center’s ongoing festivities of Black History Month, the campus welcomed poet Nikki Giovanni as the celebration’s keynote speaker.

Despite national worries over student debt the last few years, 53.4 percent of UW-Madison’s 2015-‘16 undergraduate class graduated without student debt—a 3 percent increase from the year before, according to a report from the Office of Student Financial Aid.

Mindfulness is an up-and-coming health and wellness technique focused on reducing stress and anxiety. But what exactly does it mean to be mindful, and does it actually work?

Under the Associated Students of Madison bylaws and Wisconsin state statutes, the Student Services Finance Committee is an independent organization. During its meeting Monday night, SSFC will seek to reaffirm their independent status with legislation.

Balancing the newfound energy of city life with academics proved challenging for Emily Nelis, a student who came to UW-Madison after growing up on an Indian reservation in northern Wisconsin.

Noted: A panel of seven experts from the University of Wisconsin System, Madison College, Edgewood College and the Wisconsin Early Childhood Association talked about how to strategize and deal with the teacher shortage during a panel discussion on UW-Madison’s campus last week.

A “cognitive dissonance” exists between UW-Madison’s rhetoric and actions for diversity and inclusion on campus according to Tyriek Mack, a representative for the Associated Students of Madison.

Jarrett Adams was 17 years old in September 1998 when he made a decision he would regret for the rest of his life.

With more than 43,000 students enrolled, the Associated Students of Madison has a large constituency. Adding to this are nearly 1,000 registered student organizations listed on the Wisconsin Involvement Network, 17 General Student Service Fund groups and the network on campus that can each focus and engage students.

The UW-Madison Office of Student Financial Aid has moved toward no longer being “paper-pushers,” as many other financial offices are, according to the office’s Communications Manager Karla Weber.

After completing a career at the White House, University of Wisconsin alumna Jo Handelsman has returned to the Dairy State as the new director of the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery.

Tuesdays and Thursdays on the second floor of Sterling Hall, students enrolled in Gender & Women’s Studies 533: Neurobiology & Traumatic Memory can be found doodling instead of taking notes. But, unlike other lectures, the instructor does not take away participation points for notebook margin art—she encourages students to keep at it.

The University of Wisconsin Associated Students of Madison Equity & Inclusion Committee met Monday to plan for a series of events for the semester, including a Social Justice Week in April. Ali Khan, Equity & Inclusion Committee chair, brainstormed ideas for the Social Justice Week, set to take place April 3 to 7. Khan said he hopes the event will not only involve student organizations but the broader Madison community as well.

UW-Madison’s Division of Recreational Sports works to support students’ mental, academic and social well-being through a vast array of opportunities and facilities.

Fourteen schools, 84 student leaders, three Associated Students of Madison representatives and two regular UW-Madison students traveled from across the Big Ten network sit down as a ‘think tank’ at the Ohio State University this month.

University programs such as AlcoholEdu help downplay the perception of UW-Madison as a party school. AlcoholEdu, an educational module students must complete before beginning their freshman year—helps the university track data on student drinking patterns and the general culture of the school in regards to consumption.

There’s no shortage of alcohol-soaked traditions at college campuses across the country, even within the UW System—whether that’s Oktoberfest at UW-La Crosse, UW-Whitewater’s Spring Splash or the biannual pub crawl in Oshkosh. And for every event, there are dozens of guidelines, strategies and campaigns in place to educate students about the risks they take when engaging in heavy drinking. But those at UW-Madison who seek to promote healthy habits face hurdles other UW System schools do not.

Carter Kofman was 20 years old when he had to put his education at UW-Madison on hold to get sober. After going into recovery in 2015, he returned to campus in the spring, aware living alone could be tough in a college environment.

One day after Gov. Scott Walker announced a state budget that would potentially affect how the group allocates fees, the Student Service Finance Committee toured the University Health System facility in anticipation of its budget hearing.

Two finalists have been selected to fill the director’s post at the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, one currently working at the lab the other heading a federal lab in Arkansas.

The grand opening of the Black Cultural Center—originally planned for February—has been pushed back to an undetermined date in either late April or early May, according to university officials. The space will still be dedicated with a ceremony at the conclusion of Black History Month.

As the nation continues to protest President Donald Trump’s executive order, students, community members and immigration lawyers gathered to discuss the travel ban and its effect on the Muslim population.

Standing in front of a crowd of 200, Zahiah Hammad introduced the ways President Donald Trump’s executive order on immigration impacts her life, her family and her friends.