Category: Campus life

Staff and volunteers at Union South built a cupcake mural of Bucky Badger Thursday to celebrate UW-Madison’s homecoming!

The mural depicts Bucky and is made of 1,200 cupcakes.

What started as an epic prank is now a tradition unlike any other on the UW Madison campus. Plastic flamingos are invading Bascom Hill once again on Friday.

University Health Services’ Survivor Services tripled in size to address growing demand for more student survivor resources.

UW-Madison announced that this year’s freshman class is the largest in the university’s history, with a record-breaking 8,600 students. But increases in enrollment have made housing on and around campus more competitive than ever.

Put on your Badger red, it’s homecoming week at UW-Madison and the University is offering many different ways to show your pride.

Michelle Kullmann says her story along with others has helped to bring these emergency kits to campus. Her son passed almost a year ago.

University of Wisconsin-Madison professor Monica Kim has received a major award, being named one of 25 2022 MacArthur Fellows. The award, also known as the “Genius Grant,” includes $800,000 of no-strings-attached grant money.

Celebrate campus traditions new and old in Madison this week.

Madison’s last student housing cooperative secures new home after uncertain year following displacement by Levy Humanities Building.

Celebration includes concert at Shannon Hall, parade, multicultural homecoming events.

Student groups propose new budgets to address specific needs within organizations.

“I came to UW because of the strength of the Gender and Women’s Studies Department, and because they already had folks working in disability studies,” she said. “That was really exciting for me, as a disability studies scholar, to know that I would be able to come here, and teach classes in disability studies.”

The American Red Cross and UW-Madison are teaming up for a Homecoming Blood Drive. It starts on Tuesday and goes until Thursday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at The Nick on West Dayton Street.

Of the 112 Homecoming buttons or pins made, Pete Christianson has collected 102.

The Black Voice is a student-led online publication whose goal is to amplify the voices of Black UW students, which have historically been silenced, programming coordinator Tatiyana Benson said during the budget proposal presentation.

Life-saving opioid overdose treatment available through Wisconsin Voices for Recovery.

“A large number of people do believe in the fact that there are two genders and that biology exists,” Wells said. “So although there might be controversy around it, we still are going to have our event and we invite people with a host of opposing viewpoints to come and discuss with us.”

A group of students expressed concern for possible misconduct taking place on the Associated Students of Madison’s Nomination Board.

The MacArthur Foundation selected the University of Wisconsin-Madison professor, historian and author as one of this year’s 25 fellows who are “on the precipice of great discovery or a game-changing idea.” The so-called “genius grant” is perhaps the most prestigious and sought-after award in the arts, sciences, humanities and academia.

UW Herbarium home to over 1.37 million plant species.

In response to the upcoming event, the Gender and Sexuality Campus Center is offering space for folks to be in community on the day Walsh comes to campus. “We recognized the impact and thought to offer space that would counteract erasure, isolation, and ostracization; in turn, we crafted space for students to cultivate belonging and encounter affirming narratives,” Warren Scherer said in an email statement to The Badger Herald.

The Odyssey Project at UW Madison hosted their biennial “Why Vote” event Wednesday, reminding students who are trying to break the cycle of generational poverty their vote matters.

Following roll call and an open forum, the council discussed legislation to renew the contract of the Public History Project.

U.S. Ambassador to the UN, Wisconsin Governor among 11 esteemed alumni.

The increase in diversity of student enrollment reflects success in UW-Madison’s “REEL Change” plan and Diversity Framework.

Representatives discuss work to help Madison reach United Nation’s sustainability goals

Oct. 1 marked the first official day of the free application for federal student aid (FAFSA).

When Josh “J” Braverman arrived at the University of Wisconsin-Madison this year, he immediately knew he wanted to make a statement. So, he decided to do what he’s been doing for years — cut hair.

The day’s celebration included a “coming out door” that was painted with the rainbow flag and a photo booth, which were available all day, as well as free donuts and coffee.

Indigenous communities, campus organizations come together to host celebratory events.

The first student organization, Effective Altruism aims to use evidence and reason to find out how to help others as much as possible, Financial Coordinator for Effective Altruism Declan Dally said.

The Wisconsin Alumni Association celebrated the fifth anniversary of Alumni Park on Friday, honoring 11 new distinguished alumni with park exhibits and an awards ceremony. Among the honorees was the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations (UN), Linda Thomas-Greenfield.

Overcoming adversity and achieving their dreams through higher education — it’s what many students have successfully done over the past 20 years through the UW-Madison Odyssey Project.

“It is hard to believe that this is our 20th year. But we’re so excited about how far we’ve come and how far we’re going,” Emily Auerbach, Odyssey Project co-director and founder, tells Madison365. “And it’s a perfect time to take a look back and look ahead.”

For the 112th year, UW alumni will return to Madison for Homecoming. This year’s celebration features a host of events beginning Wednesday, October 19.

University officials said that almost 3,000 fewer freshman applicants were granted admission this fall compared to last year, however, a greater percentage of those accepted chose to come to UW. Compared to last year, total campus enrollment is up 4.1%.

Additionally, 794 freshmen and 138 transfer students are receiving Bucky’s Tuition Promise, a program that “guarantees scholarships and grants to cover tuition and segregated fees for Wisconsin resident students whose household adjusted income is $60,000 or less.”

This week, University Health Services installed 12 boxes in or near residence halls across campus, each set up with two doses of naloxone nasal spray, a breathing barrier in case of the need for CPR and instructions on how to administer the naloxone.

Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, is in Madison to discuss the nation’s efforts to combat global food insecurity. On Friday, she visited the Badger Rock Urban Farm to learn how Wisconsin farmers are strengthening local and regional food systems.

has found a home.The Zoe Bayliss Co-op’s search for a new home began when leaders at the university announced the place they occupied for 67 years on Johnson Street would be torn down to make space for a new Letters and Science building.

Eleven new alumni honorees were introduced Friday evening including Governor Tony Evers and Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield.

While University Housing made an offer last spring to move the Bayliss co-op to a floor in Phillips Residence Hall, residents voted against the plan. That forced the state’s only student housing cooperative to search off campus.

Co-host of Radiolab Latif Nasser coming to campus to meet students, give talks, share experience

Debate on three RSO grants tabled until next GAC meeting.

Chancellor Mnookin and Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Lori Reesor asserted they understood Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) had taken responsibility for the chalkings. SJP maintained that they had no involvement. However, SJP defended the message of the chalkings.

The mysteries of space have captivated the human race for centuries, driving us to learn and explore. Since Yuri Gagarin first reached orbit in 1961, over 600 people have ventured beyond Earth’s atmosphere. One of them is Captain Scott Kelly, who the Wisconsin Union Directorate Distinguished Lecture Series (WUD-DLS) welcomed to campus on Tuesday.

“Our success is a testament to the power of grassroots communities organizing together grit, determination and a genuine care for student well being,” said the Zoe Bayliss board of directors.

In The Legend of the Lost Emerald, children play the role of a maritime archaeologist searching for sunken ships in the Great Lakes.

Though a permanent space on campus is yet to be established, the McBurney Disability Resource Center has offered one of its conference rooms, Graaskamp, to house the Disability Cultural Center, DCC coalition member Priyanka Guptasarma said.