Category: Campus life

’I think that this budget is a great example budget to kind of show other people this is how you should be considering your F22 priorities,’ SSFC Representative says.

“We’re hopeful that these additional funds will have a positive impact on a student’s financial wellbeing and relieve some financial pressures caused by the global pandemic,” Office of Student Financial Aid Communications Manager Karla Weber told The Daily Cardinal.

A recently authorized federally-supported relief program, the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund II (HEERF II), will provide $9.9 million in funding to provide emergency grants to UW-Madison students.

The Universityof Wisconsin-Madison will provide a second round of federally-supported financial aid – totaling $9.9 million – to students impacted by the pandemic, according to a Monday release.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison Police Department (UWMPD) is restricting officers from displaying “thin blue line” flag imagery while in uniform after the department received criticism for sharing a photo on Twitter that included the flag.

UW-Madison’s student government is battling with the school administration over a $2 million COVID relief fund.

’I am just concerned that UW legal is still going to have issues with that and it’s not going to happen,’ Reserve Board member says.

In an attempt to avoid legal challenges from the UW System, the ASM Reserve Board unanimously recommended an amendment to the COVID Student Relief Fund Friday morning, creating the position of “Mask Ambassador” pending the student council’s approval.

In their first student council meeting of the year on Tuesday, the Associated Students of Madison (ASM) passed legislation to create a $2 million COVID-19 relief bill and a budget placeholder to fund a crisis response team, as well as a proposal to move towards updated grading policies for the spring semester.

The Wisconsin Union announced Monday that their Winter Carnival will return Feb. 3-7 with a combination of in-person and virtual events to follow COVID-19 safety protocols.

The Student Services Finance Committee heard a budget proposal Thursday night from the University of Wisconsin student-led radio station, WSUM.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison is once again pushing back the start date for enforcement of its Badger Badge building access restrictions.

The university pushed the building access restrictions back from Feb. 1 to Feb. 8. There will be Badger Wellness Ambassadors at building entrances that will ask if they can see peoples’ Badger Badges, but this is a “soft-launch” period.

“The administration can not deny that ASM is justified in attempting to pass this legislation,” UW student says.

’I was so cold that I just left and didn’t work out that day,’ UW student says.

Difficulties with scheduled appointments and rejected saliva tests have forced the university to delay enforcement of their testing requirements until the third week of the semester and also switch to drop-in only testing.

As the United States nears another year of dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, the University of Wisconsin reopens for a third semester impacted by the deadly virus. With over 6,000 dead in the State of Wisconsin since the start of the pandemic and two vaccines now available for select populations, eyes turn to the UW administration, its students and Dane County to see where this semester will go.

Wilkerson, author of Caste and The Warmth of Other Suns, is the first African American woman to win a Pulitzer Prize in journalism. This event was hosted virtually by the Wisconsin Union Theater, UW-Madison Student Affairs and the Division of Diversity, Equity & Educational Achievement.

The proposed legislation, designed to assist UW-Madison students with rent and utilities payments amid the pandemic, allocates between $1.8 million and $4 million to the Madison-based nonprofit Tenant Resource Center (TRC), which would administer the relief fund.

UW released a statement on Friday announcing a collaboration between University Health Services (UHS), UWPD, University Housing and the Dean of Students Office to provide improved mental health services on campus and better handle mental health related emergencies. However, Mitnick believes that this plan is not comprehensive enough, and that the Crisis Response Team, outlined in the new ASM legislation, is the best way the UW can serve its students in times of mental health related emergencies.

Day one of the spring semester at UW-Madison also meant day one of new, drop-in COVID testing — which started out a little rocky for sophomores Brian Pfeffer and Madison Tessler.

“I don’t think it’s that bad. I think the appointments made it easier to manage,” Madison Tessler, UW-Madison sophomore said. “I think it’s going to be hard to avoid lines.”

UHS, UWPD will discuss integration of mental health care professionals into responding to mental health situations.

Wilkerson’s recent book ’Caste’ looks at how advent of slavery led to caste system that continues to exist in today’s United States.

UW releases statement claiming ASM’s legislation takes legal liberties, ASM Chair refutes legality claims.

ASM Chair Matthew Mitnick maintains that the organization’s ultimate goal this past fall was to elevate the voices of students previously left out of important conversations and decision-making processes at UW-Madison.

Undergraduate students living in certain areas downtown will be required to be tested twice per week using a new saliva testing method, and access to university buildings will be restricted to those who can prove they are up-to-date on their tests and have not tested positive.

If you take a look at the Safer Badger app in the App Store, it’s pretty clear that some University of Wisconsin – Madison students and staff don’t like it. A large majority of the reviews are one star, with people complaining about glitches, not being able to schedule a test or see the new saliva-based test results. Reviewers called it “embarrassing” and “pointless.”

“What we realized after about three weeks of about pilot or soft launch testing is that we believe we can move people through the test sights more quickly and reduce wait times if we move to a drop in system,” said Meredith McGlone, UW-Madison spokesperson.

UW-Madison’s University Health Services (UHS) is working on a collaborative effort with UW-Madison Police Department (UWPD), University Housing and the Dean of Students Office to enhance the campus’s response to mental health crises.

UW Madison noted that people will now use the Safer Badgers app on the day they want to go get tested to figure out which testing sites have the shortest wait time.

Students can view available testing facilities in the Safer Badgers app, where different colored symbols will be used to indicate estimated wait times at each of the 14 on-campus testing facilities. Students will need to update their Safer Badgers app anytime after Saturday, Jan. 23 at 8:00 p.m. to access these new updates.

“I think the combination of both the testing strategy and the technology will, allow us to be more responsive. And, and then, therefore, you will contain the spread, if it should, if we should start to experience it,” said Jake Baggot, Executive Director of University Health Services.

Undergraduate students living in certain areas downtown will be required to be tested twice per week using a new saliva testing method, and access to university buildings will be restricted to those who can prove they are up-to-date on their tests and have not tested positive.

Board members raise concerns about legality but ultimately unanimously vote in favor of sponsorship.

UW-Madison is kicking off the Spring semester with a new COVID plan: a saliva-based rapid test is now available to detect cases quickly.

As many Badgers have spent the last few weeks resting and relaxing after the fall semester, students and faculty from the school’s University Health Services have been doing anything but that.

The plan is based off of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign’s SHIELD program, and will require students to be tested twice a week during the spring semester. The school will also introduce a new app, which students will use to show proof of a negative test in order to enter campus buildings.

The proposed fund would allocate $2-$4 million directly to students affected financially by the pandemic.

Mitnick will not be running to keep his position with ASM after the spring semester as he prepares to graduate early. Though, before he goes, Mitnick said ASM still has work to do as they lay the foundation for semesters to come and sustain the movements put in motion during ASM’s 27th Session.

ASM will introduce legislation on task force to student council Jan. 26.