Exam proctoring software Honorlock’s use at the University of Wisconsin recently came into question as professors and students alike attempt to navigate the online learning environment.
UW students petition to ban Honorlock in classes
Badger Herald
Category: Campus life
Office of Inclusion Education presents to SSFC on diversity, inclusion
Badger Herald
The Student Services Finance Committee heard a diversity training presentation and appointed a representative for the Student Transportation Board at their meeting Monday.
Tensions arise between UW, local government over rising COVID-19 cases
Badger Herald
University of Wisconsin Chancellor Rebecca Blank and Dane County Executive Joe Parisi recently released statements on UW’s decision to hold in-person classes this semester.
Badgers with beats: Life as an underground UW student musician
Badger Herald
We all have our music tastes, and for many of us, they come from the great musicians of our time. There are the Drakes, the Elton Johns and the Taylor Swifts whose lyrics run through our minds and playlists. The music world seems to be dominated by them.
UW leader: County needs to stop wishing students were gone
Associated Press
The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s chancellor on Monday pushed back against repeated calls from Dane County’s top leaders to close the campus to slow COVID-19, saying he needs to stop wishing students were gone and crack down on off-campus gatherings.
Dane County Again Urges UW-Madison To Move Classes Online, Send Dorm Residents Home
Wisconsin Public Radio
Dane County is again asking the University of Wisconsin-Madison to move classes online for the rest of the semester and send students living in residence halls home to curtail a spike in new coronavirus infections.
Charting the pandemic over the next 12 months — and beyond
STAT
As we look for clues, the University of Wisconsin-Madison is one to watch. Desperate to contain the virus, the school this month mandated that residents of two dormitories and 22 Greek houses quarantine for two weeks. “I literally felt like I was being arrested,” one student told a TV reporter.
Reopening Colleges Likely Fueled Covid-19 Significantly, Study Finds
WSJ
Within weeks of opening, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University reverted to online instruction and sent students home because of outbreaks of Covid-19, the illness caused by the new coronavirus. The University of Wisconsin-Madison, the University of Colorado Boulder and the University of Arizona have urged students to hunker down and shifted classes online, for at least a few weeks, to try to stem the virus’s spread.
UW-Madison fires back at Dane County for proposing online classes, sending students home
Wisconsin State Journal
Tensions between UW-Madison and the community at large escalated on Monday when Chancellor Rebecca Blank called on Dane County’s top leader to stop criticizing the university’s reopening plan and instead address the county’s increased COVID-19 caseload together.
Wisconsin Reports Highest-Ever One-Day Count of Coronavirus Cases
NBC Chicago
While the sharp increase in cases can partially be attributed to students testing positive at college campuses, it’s unlikely the only factor. As of Friday, the University of Wisconsin Madison – the state’s flagship public university – reported 2,511 new cases on campus, just since the fall semester started last week.
Downtown Madison restaurants double down on safety as COVID-19 cases rise
NBC-15
Two downtown restaurants told NBC15 they still feel safe serving the community and are continuing to enforce several safety protocols.
UW-Madison investigating 450 students, 9 student orgs for public health violations
Channel 3000
The University of Wisconsin-Madison said it is investigating hundreds of students and a handful of student organizations on suspicion of public health violations, according to an email sent to students Friday afternoon.
Local church supports quarantined UW-Madison students with snack donations
Channel 3000
Blackhawk Church Pastor of College-Age & Young Adult Ministry Michael Knapstad said the Middleton church has created an adopt-a-dorm program.
Badgers football schedule features Big Ten West rivals, 2 crossover games
Wisconsin State Journal
Big Ten Conference leaders are hoping that their third crack at a league football schedule will stick.
Eight Wisconsin cities make New York Times’ list of areas with fastest growing COVID-19 cases
Badger Herald
Eight Wisconsin cities that are home to University of Wisconsin System schools made the New York Times’ list of metro areas with the fastest growing COVID-19 cases this week.
‘Should we all purposely get COVID?’: Inside UW-Madison’s Greek chapter quarantine
WKOW-TV 27
UW-Madison students living in 22 quarantined Greek houses say uncertainty about the future has made them consider taking drastic measures.
$32 million donation strives to expand College of Engineering programs
Daily Cardinal
The UW-Madison College of Engineering received a $32 million donation pledge from The Grainger Foundation of Lake Forest, Illinois — the largest donation in the College’s history.
UW-Madison graduate student caught lying about racial identity, resigns from TAA
NBC-15
A UW-Madison graduate student resigned from their co-presidency of the Teachers Assistant Association after coming under fire for misrepresenting their racial identity.
8 Wisconsin cities have some of the fastest case growth in US, per a New York Times analysis. Seven of them have UW campuses.
Appleton Post Crescent
Eight Wisconsin metro areas have landed on the New York Times’ list of places across the country where new cases of COVID-19 are rising the fastest.
La Crosse is number one on the New York Times’ list, which was updated Thursday afternoon. In third is Whitewater, and the Oshkosh-Neenah area is in eighth. Stevens Point, Appleton, Platteville, Madison and Green Bay take up the 15th through 19th spots of the list, respectively.
With the exception of Appleton, all the Wisconsin cities on the list are home to a University of Wisconsin System campus.
Dane County add 210 new coronavirus cases; second consecutive day over 200
Dane County confirmed 210 new coronavirus cases this morning, as yesterday’s Data Snapshot from Public Health Madison Dane County (PHMDC) reported 72 percent of all new cases the September 1-14 were from UW students and staff. Today’s new cases bring the total for the county to 8,461 as of this morning. There are 6,548 recovered cases while 1,872 are currently active. This brings the percentage of active cases to 22 percent.
Dane Co. average COVID-19 cases per day nearly doubles since last week
NBC-15
Noted: Just over three-quarters of those recent cases were found in University of Wisconsin-Madison students and staff, with students making up the vast majority, 1,808 to 10 for the UW staff, PHMDC data notes indicate. Nearly 1,400 of the total cases were linked to college-age housing clusters, such as forms, apartment complexes with 10 or more cases, and fraternities and sororities.
With the return of Badgers football, city leaders discourage large game-day gatherings
Wisconsin State Journal
As the state set a new daily COVID-19 case record that health officials say is driven by infections on college campuses, Madison City Council members raised concerns Thursday about how to manage crowds and parties during Badger football games.
7% of entire UW-Madison student body has already tested positive for COVID-19
NBC-15
Even though not every University of Wisconsin-Madison student has been tested for COVID-19, at least seven percent of the entire student body has already tested positive for the virus, new Dane Co. numbers show.
Don’t gather to watch Badger games, Dane Co. health officials warn
NBC-15
Do not gather to watch Badger games this fall. That’s the simple message coming from Dane Co. health officials, just hours after the Big Ten reversed course and announced an abbreviated football season would kick off late next month.
Vast majority of UW-Madison students who test positive for COVID-19 show symptoms
WKOW-TV 27
Public Health Madison & Dane County (PHMDC) says that contact tracing found more than 88 percent of University of Wisconsin Madison students that test positive for COVID-19 are showing symptoms associated with the virus.
UW-Madison reports 1 student hospitalized with COVID-19
Channel 3000
A University of Wisconsin-Madison student has been hospitalized with COVID-19 complications, the university announced Wednesday.
Seeking Change in Suburban Communities: An Interview with ASM Legislative Affairs Chair Robyn George
The Daily Cardinal
Robyn George, a first year student and the new Legislative Affairs Chair of ASM at UW-Madison, is hoping to create change in suburban communities through the non-profit organization Suburbs for Equality, where she currently serves as founder and president.
Students turn to foster, adopt dogs in time of pandemic, stress
The Daily Cardinal
Missing the companionship of her dog at home, UW-Madison senior Becca Bell decided to bring the comforts of a furry friend to her college apartment.
ASM Equity and Inclusion Committee discusses past initiatives, suggestions for future
Badger Herald
The Associated Students of Madison’s Equity and Inclusion Committee gathered on Zoom for their first meeting of the year Wednesday to discuss confronting equity injustices at the University of Wisconsin.
Farm to Table: In America’s Dairyland, UW students with farming backgrounds note campus disconnect
Badger Herald
But like many students at UW, coming to the state’s flagship university from her rural town meant leaving the farm she loves and coming to the city. And in the city, as the rural rumors seem to go, there isn’t much whim or knowledge about the farms the state relies on.
Coronavirus in Wisconsin: State reports more than 1,400 new cases as seven-day case average continues to rise
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Noted: The new cases come as colleges and universities across the state continue to grapple with outbreaks of the virus on and around their campuses.
Nearly 90% of University of Wisconsin-Madison students who have tested positive for COVID-19 have exhibited symptoms, public health officials said Wednesday.
Trump Again Scorns Science on Masks and Vaccines
The New York Times
At the University of Wisconsin-Madison, which is also part of the Big Ten and had a sharp uptick in cases last week, local health officials ordered all Greek organizations with one or more cases among their live-in members to quarantine. Several states, including Kansas, Colorado and Michigan, have tracked coronavirus clusters to fraternities and sororities.
A positive test sends college freshman to the Covid dorm
CNN
Just days after moving into his dorm at the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, Metter was instructed to pack what he needed and transfer to different housing right away. He had just tested positive for Covid-19.
Big Ten football schedule to be ‘flexible,’ feature 9 games
Wisconsin State Journal
The late-starting Big Ten Conference football season will have an unprecedented scheduling model.
Town-gown connections strained amid University of Wisconsin reopening in Madison
Inside Higher Education
At the end of August, nine days before students started class at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, more than two dozen local elected officials sent a letter to university administrators urging them to significantly alter their plan to bring students back to campus in the fall.
UW students finish one week of quarantine in much emptier Witte, Sellery residence halls
The Capital Times
Significant numbers of freshmen have temporarily left or are considering moving out of Witte and Sellery residence halls, while those who remain are now halfway through a mandatory two-week quarantine.
UW-Madison extends tuition refund to Friday as student hospitalized for COVID-19
Wisconsin State Journal
UW-Madison on Wednesday extended its tuition refund deadline for students impacted by COVID-19 until Friday, as officials said at least one student has been hospitalized with coronavirus complications.
OVCRGE Releases Statement on Graduate Research
The Daily Cardinal
Even though UW-Madison’s in-person instruction will be suspended from Sept. 10-25, students will be allowed to report to their jobs in research labs under strict guidelines, Steven Ackerman, Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education, said in a press release Thursday.
Outside dining options
The Daily Cardinal
With the libraries here at UW-Madison closed and the only thing left to do is sit at our desks for hours on end, sometimes the perfect dinner night get-away with your friends is all you can ask for — while respecting the COVID-19 guidelines of course. Luckily, I have three restaurants with outdoor patios for your perfect evening.
As Covid-19 Cases Rise, Europe Enters ‘Living-With-the-Virus Phase’
The New York Times
And in Wisconsin, nearly 20 percent of the new cases since last Monday have been in Dane County, home to the University of Wisconsin’s Madison campus. On Monday, the university reported another 194 virus cases on campus, which includes 134 people living in student housing.
Amid national racial justice protests, UW students drive Madison’s own reckoning
Badger Herald
Sept. 12, around 100 University of Wisconsin students gathered in the rain to demonstrate, placing mock gravestones and a “RIP UW” sign in front of the Gordon Dining and Event Center.
Daywatch: Pritzker warns of ‘nightmare scenario’ for budget, universities look to contain COVID-19 spread and the city’s best soft serve
Chicago Tribune
PHOTO: Freshmen Lauren Tamborini and Bailey Donahue move out of a dorm at the University of Wisconsin-Madison after the campus announced a two-week pause in in-person classes. (Mark Hoffmann/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel)
UW considers later tuition refund deadline, sees minimal housing cancellations
The Capital Times
After moving all classes online for at least two weeks, the University of Wisconsin-Madison may push back its tuition refund deadline and continue to offer housing refunds to students who choose to leave their residence halls.
UW-Madison: Spring break canceled and 300 students are being investigated for violating COVID-19 policies
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s coronavirus crisis hit a new phase Monday with the faculty senate voting to cancel spring break and the school investigating 300 students for violating policies related to COVID-19.
College Kids Are Freaking Out About Their Infected Campuses
The New York Times
At least eight schools have canceled in-person classes because of virus outbreaks, including the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; the University of Wisconsin, Madison; and Notre Dame. Others seem to be trying to power through the pandemic. The University of Alabama and the University of Georgia have continued to hold in-person classes despite more than a thousand positive cases of coronavirus at each school.
UW Campuses Still Ramping Up COVID-19 Surveillance Testing Of Dorm Residents
Wisconsin Public Radio
University of Wisconsin System campuses are still working to ramp up COVID-19 surveillance testing of students living in residence halls nearly two weeks after classes started at most state universities.
UW Chancellor defends Smart Restart, addresses community COVID-19 concerns
Badger Herald
Chancellor Rebecca Blank and other university administrators addressed their COVID-19 campus response concerns in a virtual meeting — Blank said the University of Wisconsin stands by their decision to reopen campus despite rising cases and community push back.
UW-Madison chancellor discusses Big Ten football
WKOW-TV 27
The Big Ten chancellors and presidents chatted Sunday about the status of the football season. University of Wisconsin Chancellor Rebecca Blank said some variables have changed since the initial 11-3 vote to postpone the season in August.
UW-Madison chancellor defends decision to bring students back
Channel 3000
University of Wisconsin-Madison chancellor Rebecca Blank gave an update on the school’s response to COVID-19 concerns during a news conference Monday afternoon and defended the decision to bring students back to campus for the fall semester amid the pandemic.
UW to eliminate spring break, lengthen winter break to prevent COVID-19 spread
The Capital Times
The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Faculty Senate voted Monday to lengthen winter break and remove spring break next semester, in attempts to discourage travel that might facilitate the spread of COVID-19.
University of Wisconsin-Madison eliminates spring break
Associated Press
The University of Wisconsin-Madison decided Monday to eliminate spring break next semester in an effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
University eliminates UW-Madison spring break to prevent COVID-19 spread
Channel 3000
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is eliminating spring break next semester to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
Dane County bars and restaurants could be fined for violations of health order
Wisconsin State Journal
After receiving repeated complaints about how restaurants and bars are operating during the pandemic, Dane County’s health department may start fining establishments up to $1,000 for each violation of the public health orders in place to limit the spread of COVID-19.
Young adults driving COVID-19 case spike; experts monitoring for spread, hospitalizations
WKOW-TV 27
On Monday, UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank answered questions about the spike on the campus of the state’s flagship university. Blank defended the decision to bring back students amid criticism that such outbreaks at colleges across the U.S. were inevitable.
UW-Madison chancellor on campus reopening: ‘I’d make same decision again’
Wisconsin State Journal
UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank on Monday defended reopening the university this fall, even as criticism mounted, the Faculty Senate scrapped spring break and the number of reported COVID-19 cases on campus exceeded 2,000 infections.
Officials clarify statements about visiting downtown Madison amid a surge in COVID-19 cases
NBC-15
NBC15 followed up after hearing concerns from several downtown business owners about the statements which were made in a recent tweet. Public health says the intent behind the message was not to discourage people from coming downtown, rather to raise awareness about self-monitoring for symptoms.
UW-Madison BIPOC Coalition leads protests against the ‘Smart Restart’, racial inequality on campus
The Daily Cardinal
Amidst rising tensions between the UW-Madison student body and administration, the Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) Coalition held a demonstration on the Gordon Dining and Event Center lawn Saturday to protest racial inequality and the UW’s “Smart Restart” plan.
‘It’s really stressful,’ UW-Madison students prepare for online classes Monday as quarantine continues
WKOW-TV 27
Four days into a shelter-in-place order for students at a pair of residence halls on the UW-Madison campus, new window messages like ‘Let Us Go’ and ‘Help Us’ emerge, while online delivery boxes filled a USPS van outside Sellery Hall Sunday evening.
‘Frustrated and overwhelmed’: Quarantined UW-Madison students weigh being ‘stuck,’ going home
Wisconsin State Journal
Less than a day after UW-Madison abruptly ordered a two-week quarantine for students in Witte and Sellery residence halls, students Thursday were weighing whether to pack up and head home or hold out hope for a more normal semester while “stuck in the dorms.”
Spike in student demand for COVID-19 testing on UW campus
WKOW-TV 27
With the coronavirus positive case count climbing in Dane County as a result of more UW-Madison students becoming infected, and with some dormitories, fraternities and sororities in quarantine, there’s also a spike in demand on campus for virus testing.