Category: Campus life

Though some students are passionate about the topic, others arrive at UW with varying levels of experience with or knowledge about Black history, Shashko said.

University of Wisconsin-Madison students and Madison residents gathered at campus polling locations on Feb. 21 to vote in local and state primary elections. Ballots across campus included primaries for Madison mayor, alderperson in districts 2, 4, 8 and 5, and for Wisconsin State Supreme Court Justices. The winners of each primary will face off on April 4 in the final election.

Datamatch, the self-proclaimed “Bucky’s go-to” matchmaking service, returned for its fifth year on campus with new events and fun survey questions for students looking for love or friendship. The organization hosted a prom for the first time as a way to end off the week-long festivities.

The 5th Annual Black History Education Conference took place virtually, hosted by the Professional Learning and Community Education (PLACE) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Video: The first step in addressing mental health seems simple: to talk about it. But for some, that’s easier said than done.

The four founders — Kevin Phouisangiem, Aayush Bharadwaj, Pranav Poddutoori, Adilur Istekov — said they came up with the idea to create a dorm review website in the university’s Software Development Club, where they had to come up with a project and wanted to create a platform beneficial for students.

The University of Wisconsin’s size, urban campus and lakeside position make parking cars difficult for students, Assistant Vice Chancellor of UW Transportation Services Patrick Kass said in an email statement to The Badger Herald.

Stephen Kacena is the President of the UW-Madison Chapter. Last month, he met Fraser at a conference and remembers him well. “He was super outgoing, super nice. I definitely enjoyed the brief conversation. We said our names and where we’re from, talked a little bit about school and a little bit about sports,” Kacena said.

“You can only tell so many stories in a small space,” Lucchini Butcher said. “So one of the big things I think is that we want to do more research, we want to make more stories available. We want to create more curricular materials, do more public events. Just more is kind of the theme.”

After a successful “Sifting and Reckoning” exhibit at the Chazen Museum of Art, staff will continue work in a new center named after the former University of Wisconsin-Madison chancellor.

Grace Marie Stanke, the first UW-Madison student to be crowned Miss America, comes back to campus this weekend. From 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Friday, students, staff and public can meet Stanke at a special homecoming event in the Shannon Hall Lobby at the UW Memorial Union, 800 Langdon St, along with Miss Madison 2023, Paige Alexis Eide of La Crosse, a UW-Madison sophomore, and the new Miss Wisconsin 2022, Kylene Elizabeth Spanbauer of Fond du Lac.

The Black Student Law Association held “Make it. Protect it. Pass it on.” — a panel for Black History Month featuring Black legal professionals Monday at the Black Cultural Center in the Red Gym.

The Madison Association of Turkish Students raised over $11,200 and donated around 4,000 items to the Turkish Consulate General in Chicago.

Datamatch promises to be Bucky’s go-to matchmaking service, but is there success?

Other campuses offer similar enticements. The University of Chicago, where Datamatch festivities are hosted by the campus’s humor magazine, The Shady Dealer, partners with restaurants in the surrounding Hyde Park area to offer discounted meals. And the Datamatch team at the University of Wisconsin has held free events, including swing dancing, ice skating and movie nights for its users.

Four University of Wisconsin created a website to rate and rank the residence halls at UW as a potential tool for new students looking for on-campus housing. Students can rank multiple aspects of residence halls — location, social life, building and food — to contribute to an overall ranking for each residence hall.

Many members of the UW-Madison Society of Women Engineers said they never had the opportunity to learn about engineering as kids. That’s why they created Disney Day, a way to get kids interested in the field.

McBurney Disability Resource Center director Mari Magler said the center was created by a coalition of students last year and while the space is now open for students, the details are still being ironed out.

Student members of ASM are preparing which topics will be presented to the state legislature on lobbying day to best benefit the UW-Madison student body.

Video: Photographer John Hart captured a time lapse of Lady Liberty, or part of her at least, being inflated.

Resurgence of games serve as key cultural revitalization effort.

In her first semester, Mnookin focused on observing the university’s culture and supporting the Wisconsin Idea. To achieve this, Mnookin met with various student groups, helping her better understand the perspectives of the students she serves.

Students can donate money, food, water, clothes and more.

The university’s use of different melting agents combined with salt reuse mitigates environmental harm.

The Black Cultural Center and Black History Month Planning Committee curated a month-long program full of speakers, performances and other events to highlight Black arts and culture.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison is aiming to finalize the West Campus District Plan by the summer of 2023. Seeking to expand the university’s reach westward, the West Campus District Plan was formed as the 127-meter space did not attract many students and faculty.

The U.S. News rankings’ metrics do not make room for world-class legal education at an affordable price, the UW Law School Dean said.

The Thompson Center is set to host a summit addressing concerns on declining early literacy rates across Wisconsin at the Monona Terrace on Wednesday.

Ice skating, free hot chocolate, Lady Liberty, other free events last all week.

From themed ice skating to maple taffy making, the Wisconsin Union’s free wintertime revelry series the Winter Carnival returns for an 83rd year Feb. 6-11, 2023.

New events join a giant list of longstanding traditions during Feb. 6-11 festival.

Vigue plans to take experience as a public servant to raise awareness about different Indigenous cultures and histories, and further how the university and tribal nations can connect and help each other.

Students in small groups worked together for 48 hours to develop their own video games for a worldwide competition.

Our health crisis will not be solved with increases in government spending or price-controlled medicine. Instead, people must reclaim their agency, working every day to improve their lifestyles and achieve their goals.—Anika Horowitz, University of Wisconsin-Madison, economics

Feb. 1 marked the kickoff of the Life Sciences Communication Department’s 2023 science communication colloquium series. Professor and Taylor-Bascom Chair Dietram Scheufele was the first to present for the weekly series, speaking on “The pitfalls of not being scientific about science communication … especially after COVID.”

The University Club has a long history at the University of Wisconsin, having first opened in 1907. The building is considered part of the Bascom Hill Historical District and is a Tudor Revival Style building.