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Category: Campus life

Slow Food UW: ‘A place for everyone’

Daily Cardinal

Founded in 2007 as a small-scale way of bringing local Wisconsin crops to campus, Slow Food has grown into a bustling food hall with a team of over 50 student employees, from chefs to cashiers to interns and everything in between.

Honoring our Veterans: UW-Madison to hold event Friday

NBC-15

The University Veteran Services and Wisconsin Union teams at the University of Wisconsin–Madison invite the public to recognize veterans and service members during the free Veterans Day Recognition Breakfast on Friday, Nov. 10 at 9 a.m. in the Main Lounge at Memorial Union.

Jewish students learn to cope with war at campus safe space

Spectrum News

Joshua Manders is a Jewish student studying at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Manders said since the Israel-Hamas war started on Oct. 7, his life has become very stressful.

“It definitely has been tough, that first week where, the first few days, especially when the war first broke out, it is a lot of emotions to go through,” said Manders.

Manders has direct connections to the war. That’s not unlike many other Jewish students on the UW-Madison campus.

To fill Milwaukee special education teacher jobs, program pays for master’s at UW-Madison

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

The UW–Madison Special Education Teacher Residency Program comes with a commitment: three years working in MPS after finishing the master’s. Those teachers continue receiving mentorship and guidance for at least the first two years of teaching after finishing the degree.

UW-Madison unveils new Ho-Chunk banners on Bascom Hill

Wisconsin State Journal

Bascom Hall, one of UW-Madison’s earliest buildings, sits on land the Ho-Chunk Nation called “Teejop.” Once home to more than 900 effigy mounds made generations ago, the Ho-Chunk Nation considered dejope to be sacred immemorial. When Bascom Hall was built in 1859, UW-Madison destroyed the effigy mound where it currently sits.

Ho-Chunk Nation, UW hold banner celebration at Bascom Hall

Badger Herald

“The title of this piece, ‘Seed by Seed,’ reminds us of the work we are doing to acknowledge the ancestral homelands of the Ho-Chunk people, who were forcibly removed from this place,” Mnookin said. “It reminds us of our ongoing responsibility to move our campus community from ignorance to awareness. And that can’t be confined to a day, a month or even a year. It’s the work of a lifetime. But seed by seed, I am proud of the seeds we are planting, together.”

Ben Shapiro speaks at UW-Madison

WKOW-TV 27

Shapiro titled his lecture “Stop Being Apologetic About the Superiority of Western Values.” He spoke out against radical anti-western ideals and about the importance of free speech on campuses. “It requires the tough business of saying things that are true. If the West does say things that are true, the West will emerge successful and stronger than ever before. If the West does not, it will fall into the darkness,” Shapiro said during his speech.

Ben Shapiro discusses Israel-Hamas war, incites protests during UW-Madison visit

Daily Cardinal

Prior to the event, UW-Madison Dean of Students Christina Olstad gave a “first warning” discouraging any disruptions. “It is our expectation that you will allow the speaker’s presentation and subsequent question-answer exchanges to occur without disruption,” Olstad said. “Any disruptions to the event will be handled swiftly with responsible individuals subject to disciplinary action and or other citations for the disruption.”

When will the construction on University Avenue finally end?

Wisconsin State Journal

The project is designed to improve pedestrian and bicycle connectivity and is aligned to work with Bus Rapid Transit, although the BRT contractor will build the actual stations, said Chris Petykowski, engineering division deputy city engineer for private development and public works.

Ben Shapiro to speak at UW-Madison

WKOW-TV 27

The event is being put on by conservative organization UW Madison Young Americans for Freedom, which champions “individual freedom, traditional values, a strong national defense and free enterprise.”

Ben Shapiro to visit UW-Madison for Monday event, student protests planned

Daily Cardinal

UW-Madison YAF Chairman Harrison Wells hopes Shapiro’s visit will hopefully “encourage a rich exchange of ideas that broaden our campus’ understanding of free speech.” “We’re excited to host a successful and safe event for attendees across the political spectrum. We look forward to working with the university to champion its stated value of protecting free speech,” Wells said.

Alumni, former UW staff to lead campus tours for new hires

Badger Herald

Previously, the tours were led by students working for Campus Visitor Relations as part of UW’s in-person employee orientation. But, after the tours paused in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, UW Onboarding and Performance Management Coordinator Marci Birkes-Geffert said the decision was made to offer standalone tours for those who weren’t able to attend the in-person orientation.

Did a survey ask UW-Madison students if trans women are ‘real women’?

Wisconsin Watch

“Transgender women are not ‘real women’ ” was one of the statements 3,200 University of Wisconsin-Madison students were asked to rate their agreement with in a survey.

Sent to UW intramural and club sports athletes on Oct. 9, the survey was conducted by University of Indiana researcher Dr. Austin Anderson and polled students on their views on transgender athletic participation, as first reported by the Daily Cardinal.