Category: Campus life

Six new Wisconsin communities have been selected to work with the University of Wisconsin-Madison to address and solve problems facing their local population, thanks to the UniverCity Year (UCY) program.

A new documentary titled “We the Vision“ will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the founding of The Black Voice, which is University of Wisconsin’s only newspaper made by and for Black students, with its debut at the Marquee Theater on March 1 at 6 p.m.

GUTS to raise wages, add new positions with requested budget increase.

In recognition of the 80th anniversary of Japanese American Internment, the Japanese Student Association organized its first “Week of Remembrance.”

’I hope that the general campus community gains an insight into the impact and legacy that The Black Voice has had on the entire campus as a whole,’ former editor-in-chief says.

“One of the things that has been so beautiful being able to work on this documentary is that when I was interviewing people, it really just felt like I was talking to my homies about the experiences we went through and it was cool to get their perspectives,” says Nile Lansana, director of The Black Voice’s first documentary titled “We The Vision.”

The Black Voice is proud to announce our latest project, our first documentary that will premiere on Feb. 22, at 6 p.m. at UW-Madison’s Marquee Cinema! Check out the trailer below.

Most students voted to keep mask mandate till end of spring semester.

University of Wisconsin-Madison’s decision to no longer require masks in indoor settings after March 12, the start of Spring Recess, has elicited puzzlement and irritation amongst members of student government and the Teaching Assistants Association.

On Thursday night, Manning gave her first in-person lecture since the beginning of the pandemic to an audience at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

For the 1,208 UW-Madison students studying abroad this semester across 24 countries, the pandemic has shifted expectations and changed the structure of international study.

The displacement of longstanding businesses on State Street to make way for modern mixed-use buildings could permanently alter the vibe and look of what is perhaps Madison’s most iconic area.

Lt. Gov. Barnes walked through and received a tour of the Red Gym Wednesday following Gov. Tony Evers State of the State address the night before. His visit focused mainly on the multi-cultural center, which is home to the Black Cultural Center, Latinx Cultural Center, Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIDA) Student Center and American Indian Student and Cultural Center.

The family of a University of Wisconsin-Madison senior has found support among the Madison area swim community after their son, a member of Swim Club UW and coach at the Madison Aquatic Club, sustained a serious head injury on Jan. 30.

University of Wisconsin students joined the national “Day Without Immigrants” protest Feb. 14, which asked immigrants and allies not to attend school or work or spend money at non-immigrant-owned businesses.

When the troopers began popping up throughout the University of Wisconsin-Madison building at the beginning of February, campus employees were left scratching their heads. Some even speculated the toys were part of a Reddit challenge called r/GreenDawn.  But the masterminds behind the invasion have since come forward to the Cap Times, saying they have no affiliation with the online forum — they’re just in it for the laughs.

The Associated Students of Madison, the student government body of the University of Wisconsin, held a meeting Wednesday night to elect the new Shared Governance Campaign Director and approve ASM’s finalized internal budget with a wage increase. They also discussed resolutions to reduce plastic waste on campus.

Some of the Midwest’s best freestyle snowboarders and skiers were on Lake Mendota this weekend. UW-Madison hosted Rail Jam at Winter Carnival on Saturday afternoon.

With Valentine’s Day quickly approaching, many students who would otherwise spend the holiday swiping through dating app profiles are giving the once-a-year matchmaking service Datamatch a try.

Since 2018, students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have received an email ahead of Valentine’s Day offering a chance to find new friends or even a shot at love. The message comes in the form of a survey from Datamatch with 20 humorous questions, many of them ones that only UW-Madison students would understand.

UW Virtual Environments Group use the power of VR to enhance data visualization as others creatively.

Six Madison-area women — Dr. Cat Burkat, Jennifer Gauthier, Dr. Sheryl Henderson, Carola Gaines, Danielle Yancey, and Carolina Sarmiento — have been selected to be honored with UW-Madison Outstanding Women of Color Awards.

The COVID-19 pandemic introduced a multitude of changes into the lives of students across the globe. From daily zoom classes to constant masking and social distancing in dormitories, nothing about college or learning felt the same. Those with disabilities, mental and physical alike, had to adjust their learning accommodations and routines as the pandemic altered major aspects of their lives.

University of Wisconsin-Madison welcomed a new student organization to campus this fall. Badger Blockchain, founded this past August, aims to “engage and evangelize the UW-Madison student community into Blockchain technology.”

The Associated Students of Madison will discuss the Break Free From Plastics Resolution legislation tonight to push for the school to stop purchasing single-use plastic. The legislation calls for the university to slowly eliminate the purchase of unnecessary and wasteful plastic.

Jerome Chazen’s life inspires Chazen’s future, Chazen Museum’s chief of staff says.

Her son, Connor, fell near the Kohl Center on the UW campus and suffered a traumatic head injury. He was found by two men nearby who threw their jackets on top of Connor to keep him warm and waited until paramedics arrived.

Jerome “Jerry” Chazen, a 1948 University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate and philanthropist for whom the Chazen Museum of Art is named, died Sunday at the age of 94, the university said.

Jerome Chazen, a philanthropist, arts advocate and man whose name was later honored in the new namesake of the art museum on UW-Madison’s campus, has died. He was 94 years old.

Modernized labs, active learning classrooms, flexible lecture halls are features of new space.

The Wisconsin Union’s more than 80-year-old Winter Carnival features a variety of events and activities that showcase the fun wintertime opportunities available to Wisconsin Union members and guests.

Every weekend, thousands of students flood to State Street to meet up with friends, grab a bite to eat, or just have a good time. Do you ever wonder what they all could be thinking?For over a year, Jake Jennings and Matthew Shaw have been getting to the bottom of it. The two friends came together to start an account on Instagram called “Stranded on State.”

Bringing a new sorority chapter to a university is no easy feat, UW-Madison ZTA President Rhyan Peed told The Daily Cardinal. She explained that there are a multitude of unexpected challenges that can arise during the complex process.

The Wisconsin Union Directorate and Hoofers will kick off their annual Winter Carnival on Monday. The event has been a long-time favorite for University of Wisconsin-Madison students and the local community for decades.

“When I did it as a freshman, it was the third or fourth day after we moved in,” Yadev said. “I really liked the intentions behind it; you could tell, based on the questions they were asking, that the staff wanted us to understand that a lot of us came from different backgrounds and have different identities that affect how we experience the world. I personally had never experienced something like that in high school.”

The Green Dawn Global Takeover has over 68,000 members on its subreddit. “Your mission is to strategically place army men throughout your hometown or any remote region you come upon during your journeys,” the forum’s description reads. “Use caution. This is a covert operation and discretion is advised.”

Student service coordinator with UW special student programs hopeful about expansion.

Key note speaker encourages “bystander intervention” as a way to combat gender-based crimes at virtual event hosted by PAVE.

Last month, Dr. Louis Macias, 39, took on the new role as the associate dean for diversity, equity and inclusion at the University of Wisconsin College of Arts, Letters and Sciences, representing about 3,700 students and 970 staff.

Indigenous communities and scientists are working together to create a set of guidelines for using plant genetic resources, Department of Horticulture teaching faculty member Claudia Calderón said in a Science and Technology Studies Lunch Seminar on Thursday.

As a first-grader, Kyla Vaughan set a class record by reading more than 1,000 books in a year. Now the UW-Madison senior has accomplished another page-turning feat: She read 365 books in 2021. We talk with Vaughan about meeting their goal and get their book recommendations.

UW-Madison students who take Chemistry courses as part of their degree will have more options and more areas to work in at the new, revamped Chemistry building.

At least 200 people donated blood at a blood drive on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus Wednesday.

Classes have since begun inside the new nine-story tower of the Chemistry Building at the corner of University Avenue and North Mills Street. Work on the more than $130 million project began in the fall of 2018.