Category: Campus life

CSA will provide cultural home for Caribbean students currently spread throughout other campus organizations, board member says.

F.H. King Students for Sustainable Agriculture announced via Instagram that they will now be named ‘The People’s Farm’ Oct. 1.

The UW Homecoming Committee partnered with the American Red Cross to organize the blood drive, which comes amid a national blood shortage. Starting in August, the American Red Cross saw blood collections drop by 25%, Kyle Kriegl, the executive director of the southwest Wisconsin chapter of the American Red Cross, said.

“WHO stands for White Health Organization — not World [Health Organization],” scientist and past president of the Nigerian Academy of Science Oyewale Tomori said at the weekly event Africa at Noon Oct. 4.

Dr. Pompey, UW-Madison Marching Band director, reflects on the band’s resilience and the enduring Wisconsin tradition amidst a transforming sports landscape.

Students participating in the blood drive make a life-saving contribution to those in need. One hundred and twenty appointments were booked Tuesday, and the university has a goal of getting 123 people to donate per day.

This year’s Multicultural Homecoming Tailgate and Watch Party on Saturday, Oct. 7, at the Pyle Center in the heart of the UW-Madison campus will be a chance to connect with alumni, students, staff and faculty at a fun-filled tailgate party before the Badger Homecoming game against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights.

Attendants spoke of an accomplished, fun-loving leader who served the university for nine years.

The total UW-Madison enrollment broke 50,000 for the first time in school history, and the new freshman class includes the second-highest number of Wisconsin residents.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison has many gameday traditions. Fans sing along to “Build Me Up Buttercup,” sway arm-in-arm to “Varsity” and jump up and down to “Jump Around.” Although all of these traditions are loved by the masses, many people don’t actually know how they started.

I had the pleasure of interviewing UW-Madison associate marching band director Dr. Corey Pompey about his initial take on Fifth Quarter when he started as director several years ago. After experiencing his first Fifth Quarter, Pompey felt he had “never seen anyone or any organization do a post game performance like this one.”

The University of Wisconsin-Madison will “absorb” $7 million in budget cuts with no faculty layoffs and furloughs, Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin announced Monday. Mnookin made her announcement during the chancellor’s annual State of the University address to UW-Madison’s Faculty Senate.

One student said it’s “outrageous” that out of the six or seven classes she’s taken toward her African Cultural Studies certificate, she’s only had one Black professor. “I feel like it’s so important that when you walk into a class, you’re getting taught by someone who understands your experiences and understands what it’s like,” she said.

The demonstration will begin at Union South and end outside Bascom Hall. The staff who participate will hand out fliers in an effort to gather signatures for a petition to be delivered to to UW-Oshkosh Chancellor Andrew Leavitt.

UW–Madison student organizations started off their Sunday afternoon outside Memorial Union with some friendly competition.Students decorated the windows with Bucky the Badger, bright colors and symbols to represent their organizations. Around thirty student groups participated in the activity.

WUD Cuisine’s new Cookbook Subcommittee announced plans to create a student-authored cookbook for the University of Wisconsin-Madison community earlier this month.

Mike Lenn, UW-Madison federal relations director, told The Daily Cardinal the university is  aware of the likelihood of a shutdown and has taken necessary precautions. “We have experience from past shutdowns, and we have the resources in place to ensure smooth operations,” Lenn said. “In fact, preparations began a month ago.”

A jam-packed homecoming week will celebrate the university’s 175th anniversary, with events scheduled throughout. The pink flamingos are already thinking about where they will plant themselves as they Fill the Hill. UW football fans will be primed Saturday when the Badgers come home to Camp Randall for a Big Ten showdown against Rutgers.

Construction expected to finish before 2024, housing director says.

The University of Wisconsin’s Institute on Aging hosted its 33rd annual colloquium at Gordon Dining and Event Center Sept. 27.

With a West Campus redistricting plan on the horizon and continual global climate concerns, ASM Sustainability is encouraging student engagement and communication.

“We are currently working out some details for the fall relaunch and hiring students to help manage the program,” UW Housing told The Daily Cardinal when asked about the missing robots. “We expect the delivery service to return very soon.”

Former U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan got candid about current events during a sit-down conversation hosted by the La Follette School of Public Affairs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Tuesday night.

The Republican former congressman spoke during an event Tuesday hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s LaFollette School of Public Affairs, as lawmakers in Washington have until Saturday to reach to a budget agreement, with no deal in sight.

Former House Speaker Paul Ryan sees a country on the rocks — divded by cults of personality, “unserious” politics and policy choices driven by “nihilism” — but he’s still “bullish” on the future of the United States.

“The party that puts the first fresh face forward wins this election,” Ryan said at an event on the University of Wisconsin campus organized by the Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs.

In a conversation with Susan Webb Yackee, the director of UW-Madison’s La Follette School of Public Affairs, Ryan covered a range of topics, including the 2024 presidential race, his ideas for tackling climate change, the possible government shutdown and his optimism for the future.

“The party that puts the first fresh face forward wins this election,” Ryan said at an event on the University of Wisconsin campus organized by the Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs.

In a release Monday evening, the Blk Pwr Coalition detailed UW-Madison’s response to a June affirmative action Supreme Court decision prohibiting race-conscious admissions.

Manuel Santiago is director of the Office of Multicultural Affairs at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, a role he’s held for more than nine years.

Classes, labs, student organizations relocated due to water damage in Engineering Centers Building.

Author of “Against Technoableism: Rethinking Who Needs Improvement” and associate professor at Virginia Tech Ashley Shew visited the University of Wisconsin’s McBurney Disability Resource Center Sept. 22 to discuss what it’s like to be a disabled person in today’s technology-based world.

“It’s home to a large amount of equipment, and it’ll take time for us to assess the damage occurred to that, whether we need to restore it or whether we need to replace it,” Robertson said.

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders discussed his stance on education and promoted his new book at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Friday evening as part of Cap Times Idea Fest.

In 1773 — 250 years ago — Phillis Wheatley published “Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral.” She became the first African American woman to publish a book of poetry and only the third colonial American woman of any race to publish a book.

Physics 109 offers unique insight into relationship between physical science, art.

Registered Student Organizations can allocate maximum of 75% of GSSF funding to pay student workers.

Repair staff is currently working to address damages and re-open the building.

All classes and labs in the Engineering Centers Building on UW-Madison’s campus are cancelled Thursday after flooding broke out in the building.

“I know many of you are eager to enter the building, particularly those of you who conduct research in ECB,” says Engineering Dean Ian Robertson. “I ask for your patience and assure you we will strive to allow you to enter as soon as we can. We are working to determine the extent of the flooding and will follow up with additional communications as we learn more.”

Some UW-Madison students got an unexpected break Thursday after flooding in the Engineering Centers Building prompted classes and labs held there to be cancelled. In a message Wednesday, university officials said the cause of flooding is not yet known but multiple parts of the building were affected. Crews have sealed up the leak and are working to clean things up.

Writer, activist, and comedian Babatunde Thurston, the Emmy-nominated host and executive producer of the PBS television series “America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston,” will offer a free, public lecture at UW–Madison’s Shannon Hall on Oct. 5. The UW Nelson Institute will host Thurston through its Jordahl Public Lands Lecture  Series.

Associated Students of Madison Grant Allocation Committee chair and UW student Amaya Boman, who is a part of the study group, said since August, the group has been looking at historical events affecting the Black community and UW’s response to them.“[We’ve been] going through past movements, past demands, looking at what’s been done or hasn’t been done, finding gaps,” Boman said. “Really kind of just starting from there.”

The event, hosted by The Cap Times as part of its weeklong Idea Fest, put free speech center stage as UW-Madison administration continues to face student criticism of their policies. The discussion, which also included UW-Madison Law School Dean Daniel Tokaji, former Madison Mayor Paul Soglin and moderator David Maraniss, explored the debate between ensuring campus safety and the limits of free speech.

Standing above a crowd of more than 100 people gathered near Library Mall Tuesday afternoon, Cindy Smock, the evangelical street preacher better known as “Sister Cindy,” spouted profane and offensive language that raised concerns among multiple student groups.

The Learning Analytics Center of Excellence is rolling out an analytical tool for advisors that has raised privacy concerns.

“We’ve seen problems reported from drivers not knowing how to properly load wheelchairs and other mobility aids into their vehicle to drivers being late and students missing classes,” Associated Students of Madison (ASM) Equity and Inclusion Chair Emmett Lockwood told The Daily Cardinal.

PharmD Early Assurance program aims to help UW system students stay close to home for undergrad.

Historic artwork by former UW professor commemorates Madison’s Ho-Chunk people.