More than 43,000 students on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus are all feeling the stress and pressure of finals week. You can visually see that stress manifesting on the faces of students as they study in buildings throughout campus.
A 19-year-old University of Wisconsin student has been arrested after allegedly sexually assaulting a woman in her dorm room, police said.
UW-Madison officials said Friday that the House of Pain song, traditionally blared between the third and fourth quarters of football games as fans jump to the beat in a wild frenzy, will be played at next Saturday?s graduation ceremony.
Wisconsin Public Radios listeners heard a long-running tradition for the last time today.
MADISON ? University of Wisconsin-Madison graduates think they?re the cream of the crop and will rise to the top. And they want to yell it one last time.
Posted today by UW-Madison student Francesca Moroni, the petition already had 673 signed on by 1 p.m.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison announced Tuesday students will receive a new competition swimming pool as part of the Recreational Sports Master Plan.
The Associated Students of Madison approved an appeal Wednesday directed at the Board of Regents, regarding Chancellor Rebecca Blank?s decision to overturn the budget-freeze from earlier in the semester.
Three finalists for the assistant dean of students and director of the Multicultural Student Center post will visit the University of Wisconsin next week to meet the campus community.
For University of Wisconsin seniors Jonathan Williams, Yolanda Pruitt and James Gavins, the First Wave Hip Hop and Urban Arts Learning Community has provided opportunities beyond what any of them could have imagined before college.
A Pakistani girl who was shot by the Taliban and became an international figure of courage and human rights has been selected as the next featured author for Go Big Read, UW-Madison?s common reading program.
Graduation season is officially upon us. Wednesday night, students who are part of a special program at UW-Madison celebrated their achievements with teachers, family and friends.
Noted: Multiple cases of mumps were reported earlier this year at UW-Madison, and at least once case was confirmed at UW-La Crosse.
Noted: Isidoro has been accepted to the Milwaukee School of Engineering, the University of Minnesota and the University of Wisconsin-Madison.Mandujano has been accepted to Marquette University and UW-Madison.
Michael Martin says he is a different person than he was in September when he walked into the Odyssey Project. He?s more self-aware, more at peace with himself and the world.
A new on-campus competition pool that will benefit the University of Wisconsin men?s and women?s swimming and diving programs is moving forward.
Bags of milk, $1 corn dogs, and bananas, potatoes and onions at rock-bottom prices are about to become staples for some students at UW-Madison. But they?ll need to find gas elsewhere.
After much back-and-forth about whether or not the University of Wisconsin would get a new competition pool as part of the rec center renovations planned to begin this decade, the university announced today that the Southeast Recreational Facility (SERF) will, in fact, include a new pool.
Former College of Letters & Science Dean Gary Sandefur announced Monday he will leave the University of Wisconsin in June and return to his home state of Oklahoma after 30 years of service on campus.
The Faculty Senate wrapped up the 2013-2014 school year Monday afternoon, voting to approve the creation of two different positions in the graduate school administrative offices as well as the framework of the new campus-wide Diversity Plan.
The University of Wisconsin has joined “You Can Play”, a project dedicated to ensuring equality, respect and safety for all athletes, without regard to sexual orientation.
STILLWATER ? Oklahoma State University officials Monday announced two leadership appointments pending approval by the OSU/A&M Board of Regents at its June meeting.
A neighborhood group effort to limit development along University Avenue is facing an uphill battle.
Sexual assault is an issue at any age, but it?s even worse for college students.
UW-Madison Police say a woman tells officers she was sexually assaulted twice, off-campus at a fraternity house.
As both graduation day and Election Day rapidly approach, Democrats and Republicans alike have turned their attention to a national trend toward increasing student loan debt.
Thousands of University of Wisconsin-Madison students and community members took to Langdon Street Saturday, helping to transform it into the city?s largest concert venue for a day.
The University of Wisconsin issued a timely warning Saturday following two reports of sexual assault occurring early that morning.
As 21st century reporters become increasingly confronted by issues regarding journalistic ethics, the newest generation of workers in this field will need to establish ways to face obstacles like WikiLeaks, whistleblowers, NSA surveillance and data mining.
University of Wisconsin Housing Director Paul Evans is retiring this May after 36 years with the University.
UW-Madison students had a gorgeous day to celebrate the annual Mifflin Street Block Party on Saturday, as thousands of revelers jammed balconies, front yards and porches for the annual rite of spring with few reported problems to mar the good vibes.
n Wisconsin, campuses have become increasingly lonely for American Indians. In the last half-decade, other minority groups have seen an increase in enrollment. American Indians, meanwhile, have declined across the University of Wisconsin System four-year campuses, from 982 students in 2009-2010 to 743 students in the 2013-2014 school year. That?s a drop of 24 percent. At the flagship UW-Madison, their numbers have dropped by nearly half, from 206 to 112.
Sporting his classic cardinal and white sweater while working the crowd, Bucky Badger is the most loved, and recognizable mascot in Wisconsin.
UW-Madison students have signed on to a diversity measure they rejected a week ago after helping to tweak the plan to hold university officials more accountable for taking steps.
Bike thefts are on the rise on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, according to a Wednesday statement from the UW-Madison Police Department.
The last days of April marked the end of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, but it is only the beginning of an ongoing conversation about combatting sexual violence on college campuses and beyond.
At a time when many resources and homework assignments are increasingly only available online, families and students without access to computers or Internet face a large disadvantage.
With one in five women sexually assaulted while in college, the White House has rolled out a new package of recommendations entitled ?Not Alone,? which includes guidelines for campuses on how to handle sexual assault cases.
Although critics claim affirmative action measures in college admissions give minority students an unfair advantage over their white counterparts, such policies have done little to change the complexion of the University of Wisconsin?s student body, which is 85 percent white.
Three years after an estimated 20,000 people descended on West Mifflin Street in a party marred by stabbings and sexual assaults, police, residents and the area?s City Council member say they don?t expect big crowds or serious problems as the traditional day of the spring block party approaches.
This is the first time in 18 years that Ald. Mike Verveer has not held an annual meeting in advance of the Mifflin Street Block Party, traditionally held the first Saturday in May.
?Styrocycle,? a sustainability initiative conceived by four University of Wisconsin-Madison undergraduate students and several postgraduate advisors, received $90,000 at the National Sustainable Design Expo held in Washington, D.C., Friday through Sunday, according to a news release.
Twenty thousand dollars a year for college tuition, room and board, books and fees, that?s the in-state price tag you are seeing if you attend the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
It?s not exactly good biking weather and yet bike thefts have nearly doubled since this time last year. uw police say in most cases it all comes down to the lock.
University of Wisconsin-Madison Police are investigating a rash of bike thefts on campus.
Despite comparatively low numbers of reported assaults, national research indicates that 1 in 5 female students is attacked. Occasional surveys of UW-Madison?s more than 43,000 students show similar rates, even though an average of only 16 campus sexual assaults were formally reported each year from 2010 through 2012, said Dr. Sarah Van Orman, executive director of campus health services.
Sarah Van Orman, executive director of University Health Services at University of Wisconsin-Madison, said sexual assault prevention and response is very much a collaborative effort on the UW campus. The Not Alone report was very well done, Van Orman said, adding that the findings will be useful for campuses.
The phone at the Rape Crisis Center in Madison rings about 2,000 times a year from victims seeking help. Kelly Anderson, the center?s director, knows there are many victims out there who never call.
Bike thefts are up on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, and expensive, high-end bikes worth upwards of $2,000 are being targeted and turned around for cash, campus police said Tuesday.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison named five finalists for the position of University Housing director, according to a university news release.
Since being the site of the first place to isolate stem cells in non-human primates, the University of Wisconsin has continued to pave the way for scientific research in the field.
Students at the University of Wisconsin face lower levels of debt in comparison to national and state averages, a new report shows.
Sticker shock is a common reaction when shopping for any high-end item and if you?ve looked at the cost of college recently, you?ve probably felt it.
WASHINGTON ? Reacting to a series of highly publicized rapes on college campuses, the White House on Monday released guidelines that increase the pressure on universities to more aggressively combat sexual assaults on campus.
Jean Chatzky remembers Madison.
Now financial editor for NBC?s Today Show, a blogger, magazine columnist, and author of eight books about personal finance, Chatzky returned to Madison last week to meet with students, faculty members and others as business writer in residence for the UW-Madison School of Business.
University of Wisconsin-Madison police have arrested a student after a disturbance at a residence hall.
A University of Wisconsin-Madison police officer was injured during a disturbance at a residence hall Monday afternoon, according to a release.
The Obama administration unveiled stringent new guidelines on Tuesday designed to help colleges combat sexual assault and provide victims with a “road map” to file complaints against institutions that fall short in their responses.
A small group at UW-Madison joined college students and labor activists across the globe Thursday in demonstrations urging further safety reforms in Bangladesh garment factories.
