Category: Campus life

When a fleet of 30 robots began delivering food around the UW-Madison campus earlier this month, one early fear of university officials was vandalism.

Elsewhere in the midwest, the students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are just now learning whether or not that town’s snowy weather will keep the newly arrived Starship robots from making food deliveries.

Ford, the PEOPLE program’s new director, embraces UW-Madison’s mission statement “to attract and serve students from diverse social, economic and ethnic backgrounds.”

The Student Services Finance Committee heard a budget increase request from The Adventure Learning Program and heard the second General Student Services Fund eligibility request from the Wisconsin Black Student Union, Monday night.

So far, the best habitat to find Starship’s six-wheelers are relatively confined spaces such as college campuses; the University of Houston and the University of Wisconsin-Madison rolled them out this fall. The robots, which look like oversized ice chests on wheels, can carry up to 20 pounds (9 kilograms).

In October, Ford began in her new role as director of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Precollege Enrichment Opportunity Program for Learning Excellence.

Q: How will the UW-Madison food delivery robots fare this winter?
A: If the sidewalks are safe for pedestrians, they will be safe for the Starship Robots that are currently delivering food to students on UW-Madison’s campus, said Peter Testory, director of dining and culinary service for UW Housing.

The Andrew Goodman Foundation filed the lawsuit Tuesday in a Madison federal court. According to a news release from the foundation, the foundation believes the current student voter ID requirements are difficult, and prevent students from voting.

The SSFC began the meeting intending to move forward with zero funding the SVA, however, in the midst of budget negotiations for two student organizations, a lengthy debate over the merits of denying the SVA funds ensued. The committee agreed to postpone voting on the SVA’s future until Monday.

“Hello!” the little white robot chirped when the human arrived. “Here’s your delivery.”

Taiwan Little Eats is serving hot street food from its new cart at UW-Madison, reaching hungry students even in the wintertime.

The Associated Students of Madison heard a presentation from the Rape Crisis Center Wednesday night and voted to approve new legislation against workplace harassment to support Electrical and Computer Engineering graduate students.

The chances you know someone with a learning disability are higher than you might think.

After obtaining a law degree from UW-Madison, Nicki Vander Meulen attempted to find work as a lawyer, but received rejection after rejection.“The minute any law firm found out I was disabled or autistic no one hired me,” she explained.

Take part in the monthly ‘Saturday Science’ events on the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s campus every second Saturday of the month.

The 12th cohort of UW-Madison Outstanding Women of Color awardees will be honored at a reception on Tuesday, March 5 from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the Alumni Lounge of the Pyle Center, 716 Langdon Street. The celebration for this year’s honorees is open to the campus and community.

Students and professionals in education attended the second annual Madison Area Teachers for Social Justice (MATSJ) conference at the University of Wisconsin – Madison on Saturday.

Wun Sheek, a UW-Madison organization that serves indigenous identity members, kicked off Native November Heritage Month with a traditional feast and Elder in Residence welcome Sunday night.

Since the founding of McBurney Disability Resource Center in 1977 and Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, resources for disabled students have gotten better, room for improvement remains

“I think that Student Veterans’ Association budget that they have proposed does not align with the value of a GSSF group,” Reilly said. “I think that it would much rather get funding from an operations grant or an event grant.”

Bucky’s Tuition Promise offers financial aid to incoming in-state University of Wisconsin freshman, but non-residents of Wisconsin and international students face different hurdles to make college affordable.

The case of a UW-Madison professor who bullied students working in his lab and is scheduled to return to work after a two-year suspension has some students and staff on campus questioning whether the professor’s tenured status afforded him a lighter punishment.

More than 800 students, faculty, alumni and community members have signed a petition condemning a former University of Wisconsin-Madison professor’s actions and calling on the university to change its mind about bringing him back.

For the past quarter-century, Eric Wilcots has been one of the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s most prominent astronomers.

Some outcome data for CCAMPIS students show an association between participating in the program and improved college success. At the University of Wisconsin-Madison, 77 students participated from 2005-2011 and 83% graduated.

There are nearly 50 indexed lactation rooms across the UW campus. That is “not enough,” according to Jen Dittrich, the parent resource specialist at UW.

According to the Wisconsin State Journal, John Brady was a research assistant for Akbar Sayeed’s lab in the College of Engineering. Various graduate students reported that the working conditions under Sayeed’s teaching were both toxic and harmful.

$52,268 budget unanimously approved.

The immigration and human rights panel “From Awareness to Action: Immigration’s Impact on Children from Madison to the Northern Triangle of Central America,” took place Thursday at the Pyle Center.

Noted: Helen C. White was the first woman to hold a full professorship in the College of Letters and Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

For Robyn Cawley, editor in chief of The Daily Cardinal at the University of Wisconsin, it was a small relief that the confrontation in Evanston had happened far away from her turf in Madison.

History was made last year with the election of the first Native American women to Congress – Sharice Davids and Deb Haaland. A long, long time before that, Ada Deer was busy trailblazing a path for others to follow and to eventually succeed.

University of Wisconsin professor and bioethicist Robert Streiffer presented Wednesday on the ethical groundwork behind clinical science, specifically pertaining to the human genome.

Committee would collect qualitative data regarding their opinions on alcohol policy

Engineering professor associated with student’s suicide will not be allowed to teach, instead will take on administrative duties.

The Associated Students of Madison passed a resolution Wednesday with nearly unanimous support calling on Chancellor Rebecca Blank to sign sustainability commitments that set goals for UW-Madison.

Students with diverse political affiliations gathered at Memorial Union to discuss pressing policy issues including healthcare, economics and immigration.

The Department of Community and Environmental Sociology and the University of Wisconsin Global Health Institute hosted a panel discussion on global food sovereignty, Tuesday night.

For university employees, the current minimum wage is $13.27 per hour, a wage the university sees as not accurately compensating employees in order to keep up with living wages in the City of Madison.

The Black Voice asks for funds to finance their Green Book projects.

Dakotah/Hidatsa elder, storyteller and traditionalist Mary Louise Defender Wilson will be the Elder-in-Residence at UW-Madison the week of Nov. 18.

The Chocolate Shoppe can make about 11 ice cream flavors at any time, but Babcock Dairy Hall can make as many as 26.

“(I’m) not prepared for it this early, honestly,” said student Jerrod Gotchy. “Way too soon!”

Aaron Bird Bear says the new Our Shared Future heritage marker on Bascom Hill helps recognize the inherent sovereignty of indigenous nations, what he calls “the big fundamental.”

Graduate students release letter detailing hopes for change.

Program helps support necessity for diversity across UW, says new program director.

“When students have good post-graduation options, they are more likely to stay focused and excited about completing their degrees,” Provost John Karl Scholz said in the release.

“This is excellent news for Wisconsin families concerned about the cost of higher education,” Blank said in the release. “We know that students who take longer than four years often accrue additional debt.”