Category: Campus life

Demonstrations fall on sixth day of truce between Israel, Hamas.

Professor Jon Pevehouse’s Monday night lecture touched on the history of Israel and the United States’ support for the nation.

The guide, created by UW Marketing, has everything from cheese to mini terrace chairs

Hmong American Students Association, Wisconsin Union Directorate organize performances, keynote address for holiday.

Christian, Jewish and Muslim panelists discussed religious diversity and coexistence to close the two-day forum.

In the past two months, the UW-Madison School of Engineering has endured fire, flood and funding woes.

Budgets for SAC, SSFC up for approval Monday.

New Irving and Dorothy Levy Hall building disrupts area.

Environmental advocates at UW-Madison and 350 Wisconsin, a local environmental nonprofit, raised concerns of a lack of sustainability over the summer and fall for the campus redistricting project.

“As of October, we are serving about 1500 unique individuals in the UW-Madison area, whether that is an undergraduate or graduate student, one of their children or family members or roommates that might be living with them,” said Amelia Weidemann who helps run the pantry.

‘No Nicotine November’ encourages students to reflect, make plan around relationship with nicotine.

Amid a push to bring more transportation to campus, the University of Wisconsin-Madison has embraced electric bikes from Madison BCycle. However, some students who use the city’s urban bike share program say issues with BCycle’s availability and equipment are complicating their commute to class.

Poet and speaker José Olivarez addressed attendees of an annual forum themed after ‘Bridging the Divide.’

The Madison Plan Commission voted unanimously to support a proposal from nationally known student-housing developer Core Spaces to build the 465-unit student housing development near the University of Wisconsin campus. The building would range from eight to 15 stories tall and accommodate up to 1,624 beds.

Global Engagement Office, Indian Student Association, Gender and Sexuality Campus Center host events celebrating “festival of lights.

Students invited to dedicate flag to loved one, highlighting community of military connected students on campus.

The vote calls for UW-Madison to support a movement opposing the creation of a police training facility in Georgia and four Madison ‘student-age’ people arrested in conjunction with the movement.

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.

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.

Former Hawaii Supreme Court Associate Justice Michael Wilson spoke about the importance of prioritizing sustainability in government and policy.

The university’s supply of scooped hard-pack ice cream is made at Babcock using milk from the Babcock Hall Dairy Plant and from Middleton-based Foremost Farms, a dairy co-op, as necessary, Brinkmeier said. “When we look at our dairy category, just about every item is from the state of Wisconsin,” Testory said.

Multidisciplinary approach combines architecture, engineering education, assistant teaching professor says.

Co-op members faced resistance from University Housing and difficult conditions after being told their original space was set for demolition.

The expansion of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s School of Veterinary Medicine is almost complete, and to mark the occasion, a new piece of public art celebrating a veterinary medical student’s journey has been installed between the school’s current and new buildings.

“What you see here behind you is more than just a mural, more than just banners,” Ho-Chunk Nation President Jon Greendeer said at the ceremony. “It speaks volumes to our history, our clan system, our culture.”

The three-panel banners titled “Seed by Seed” incorporate the effect of thousands of beads, showcasing symbols and traditional colors of the Ho-Chunk Nation. The work aims to honor those whose ancestral land UW-Madison is now on.

Advocate, author, and running enthusiast Alison Mariella Désir will share her insight at a free Wisconsin Union Directorate (WUD) Distinguished Lecture Series (DLS) Committee-hosted event on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 7 p.m. in Memorial Union’s Great Hall, the Wisconsin Union announced on Tuesday.

The Chairman of Young Americans for Freedom at UW-Madison, Harrison Wells, said conservatives at college campuses across the country are being treated unfairly. “Free speech is an issue on every college campus.”

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.

Protestors marched in front of University of Wisconsin- Madison’s Memorial Union ahead of a packed house at Shannon Hall for conservative commentator Ben Shapiro.

Committee grants wage exemption for Sex Out Loud.

Stories of students: Read about students making a difference on campus.

‘Laughter Is Medicine’ theme highlights Indigenous community on campus.

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.”