Category: Campus life

In the aftermath of the Oct. 7 terrorist attack that reignited the Israel-Hamas war, campus groups at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have continually organized to show their support for those affected.

Angela Maloney, former president and now the co-op’s move in officer, shared why the co-op’s structure is so successful. “We essentially act as their own landlord, so you’re paying the money back to yourself.” she said. “As a community, we decide what we spend our money on, which makes it affordable for people because we’re not making profit.”

Events throughout October raise awareness of dating norms, campus survivor services.

Registered Student Organizations can utilize General Student Services Fund to pay for programming, operational costs.

The Somali Student Association, a new Registered Student Organization partnered with the Multicultural Student Center, was recently formed to create a space for Somali students to have a community and educate others about their culture, according to SOSA President Mohammud Ibrahim.

7 additional tour guides hired to double number of tours given, educate campus on Indigenous history, Ho-Chunk Nation.

Photos by Tatiyana in partnership with the Gamma Epsilon Chapter of the Alpa Phi Alpha Fraternity.

The University of Wisconsin recently announced the launch of the First-Generation Badgers program to help support first-generation students. According to a Sept. 27 news release from UW, the First-Generation Badgers program will bring together existing programs at UW, faculty and students to provide a more cohesive group to enhance these students’ experiences.

UW researchers in collaboration with WISELI look to renew faculty workshop focusing on diversity

In an email statement to The Badger Herald, Office of Student Financial Aid communications manager Karla Weber Wandel said the delay is only for the 2024-25 year and that the FAFSA will resume to an Oct. 1 release date in future years. “FAFSA is getting a makeover, and it’s with the hopes of making it even easier for students and families to submit that application,” Weber Wandel said. “It’s only this year we’re expecting it to be delayed until December.” she said.

Sex Out Loud granted $5,000 budget increase.

Month of October filled with community building activities, events.

Conservative commentator to return to UW for first time since 2016.

Former athletes for the University of Wisconsin-Madison slammed the school for refusing to condemn on-campus protesters who were caught on video glorifying the terrorist attack against Israel.

Expert draws from historical examples of misinformation, disinformation in virtual symposium.

The bill was proposed at the Associated Students of Madison’s October 11th meeting.

Following last Saturday’s attacks against Israel, Madison supporters of Palestine urged an end to Israel’s occupation of the Gaza strip during multiple demonstrations last week.

“We believe that the work we’re doing at this university with the Center for Campus History is wholly unique in higher education,” Director of the CCH Kacie Lucchini Butcher and former head of the Public History Project said. “There is no one else doing it like we are. We want to ensure that other people know that this reckoning work is possible and that it can happen on their campuses too.”

Kits count towards multi-university competition centered on promoting sustainable energy practices.

The Young Americans for Freedom chapter at UW is hosting the event, according to a press release. It will take place on Nov. 6 at 7 p.m. in Shannon Hall.

Young Americans for Freedom at UW-Madison announced the event Wednesday, noting The Daily Wire emeritus editor will appear as part of a lecture series on Nov. 6. The event will begin at 7 p.m. and will be held at Shannon Hall, in Memorial Union.

Hundreds of people gathered outside Memorial Library late Sunday evening to express solidarity with the people of Israel after Hamas launched surprise terrorist attacks Saturday.

Sarah Hurwitz, a former White House speechwriter for the Obamas, spoke to students about her time in the White House, recent events with Israel and Hamas and her Jewish faith during a Tuesday evening talk with University of Wisconsin-Madison students at the UW Hillel Foundation.

The exhibit illuminates Latinx and Chicanx students’ identity, culture and community as resistance throughout the university’s history.

With sponsors including the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, Morgridge Institute for Research and the University of Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Science Festival is truly a local group effort, Mulrooney said. Bringing people together is always the main goal of the Wisconsin Science Festival team.

Some students said this week they hoped to set politics aside and focus on the profound loss of life. Jacob Bigelman, a junior at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, said he was so distraught by the events in Israel, where he had studied during a gap year after high school, that he couldn’t focus in the library on Sunday morning. Instead, he channeled his energy into organizing a vigil.

UW’s RSA chapter requests more than $60,000 for salaries, supplies, advertising.

Emeritus professor in the University of Wisconsin Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Steve Ackerman and professor of AOS Jonathan Martin co-host “The Weather Guys.” It is a call-in show discussing all things weather, climate and science with former UW professor and long-time host Larry Meiller. The show’s 25 years of perseverance reflect the public’s long-time interest.

Interactive exhibit highlights Latinx activism since 1970s.

The survey was sent by University Recreation and Wellbeing as part of a study conducted across ten universities including UW-Madison.

Night of celebration hosted on-campus by Wunk Sheek, Indigenous Student Center.

More than 2,000 donors raise over half a million dollars for UW colleges, scholarships.

Hope Peel, a UW-Madison alumni, said this is her first time back in about a decade.“I brought my husband,” she said. “He’s never been here before and it’s probably the coolest thing.”

The course is part of a larger Our Wisconsin program, led by the Office of Inclusion Education, which was “created to raise awareness of the diversity across the UW–Madison campus and to encourage students to share their diverse perspectives to build community and create a sense of belonging,” according to the program’s website.

Sex Out Loud requested approval to raise their budget cap to cover their purchases for apparel. While the spending budget for apparel is currently capped at $300 for all student organizations, Sex Out Loud requires over $400 to cover their needs.

The Lakeshore Nature Preserve Committee sent a letter to Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin, College of Letters and Sciences Dean Eric Wilcots and Office of Sustainability Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration Robert Cramer requesting that “management and maintenance of the Lakeshore Nature Preserve not rely on outside donations.”

Homecoming has arrived at UW-Madison. That means it’s also time for an annual tradition at Wisconsin.