Category: Opinion

Dejope is a shining example of how the university should not only be open about, but also honor its Native culture. However, UW-Madison gives the impression that such commemoration is not always acceptable.

Continued reports of conduct violations, sexual assault prove that pros of greek life incomparable to cons.

In 1977, she became the first-ever female tenured professor in the History Department at the University of Wisconsin when she was promoted to Associate Professor.

First-generation, low-income students like myself are some of the most resourceful and diligent students I know, traits born out of necessity in order to keep up with everyone else. We cannot afford, literally or figuratively, to let any opportunities pass us by.

Bucky Badger will make you a promise. If you have the grades and the scores and the luck to get into the University of Wisconsin, and if your family’s income is less than the median, Bucky will give you free tuition and cover your fees.

The student outrage about the new proposed dining plan is more than just anger towards a mandatory meal plan that many simply cannot afford. It is a reflection of longstanding student resentment towards UW’s policies that ignore their voices. Enough is enough.

Every college student has responsibility to prevent sexual assault, support its victims.

Radio is now distributed on sites like iTunes, Pandora and Spotify; in podcasts, online archives and radio streams; and in new hybrid forms like YouTube, audio slideshows, and digital soundscapes. Ironically, “sound has now become a screen medium”, claims Professor Michele Hilmes at the University of Wisconsin.

Ruth Bleier of the University of Wisconsin-Madison earlier called for a “feminist” view to understanding the mechanics of cell biology and sex selection.

(Goldrick-Rab recently moved to Temple from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she once said the number of similarities between Republican Gov. Scott Walker and Adolf Hitler were “terrifying.” Presumably, her contract with her new employer provides her with a daily plate of spaghetti and meatballs to prevent her from saying such uninformed things.)

Legislation working its way through the state Legislature would prohibit Wisconsin businesses who sign on to the global Boycott, Divest and Sanctions (BDS) movement from receiving some state contracts.

Every once in a while, a truth is revealed that makes you suddenly realize you’ve been living in the past. There are people who perpetuate outdated myths for their own political purposes.

UW Business School enforces credit requirements just like any other UW school.

The idea that a university is in charge of feeding its students fuels a problematic cycle: The more we ask colleges to do for students, the higher tuition gets, and then we ask them to do even more for students who are forced to pay more to go to school.

The building was soon fully engulfed. Madison’s fire department arrived, but when they pointed their hoses at the blaze, nothing came out. There was no pressure — city water tanks had been drained earlier in the day so a boiler could be cleaned. On top of that, the nearby University of Wisconsin-Madison’s reservoir was empty. Units from Milwaukee and Jacksonville’s fire departments boarded trains and raced to the scene. But when they arrived, the bitter cold temperature had frozen the water in their pumps solid.

Guidance from experienced students could ease overwhelming transition.

Without weekend hours, UHS makes all students, sick or healthy, susceptible to disease.

Turning away students with “too many credits” works against goals of a college education.

Noted: State general-fund support for UW System down 6.3 percent. State government’s subsidy of the 26-campus UW System was $1.1 billion in fiscal 2011 and $1.03 billion six years later.

To be greener, we must want to do more than sign a pledge.

Missing time with family, not offering enough time for employment are just two reasons UW needs to reform academic calendar.

Vice President Pence’s praise of President Trump during a Dec. 20 Cabinet meeting prompted a lot of derision, and not just from the late-night comics. This wasn’t the first time Trump’s subordinates have publicly performed effusive praise that seems to violate “a norm against excessive and ungrounded flattery,” but Pence’s performance made many cringe. In emphasizing that working for Trump was a “blessing,” Pence managed to praise the president once every 12 seconds.

MADISON, Wis. – The cause of supporting epilepsy research has had no better friend than Lily, and there has been no better benefit than Lily’s Luau.

In November, the first government satellite in the Joint Polar Satellite System series, JPSS-1, an effort of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), was successfully launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.

Letter to the editor: The differences in Gov. Scott Walker and the Republican Legislature’s treatment of universities and Foxconn are revealing.

I am concerned about how the mandatory Dining deposit will impact low-income students’ access to our state’s public flagship university.

Sororities and fraternities puts its members in harms way and negatively affects those around the area, so where will colleges draw the line?

Mandating certain consumer behavior limits freedom, suppresses competition.

Although this new STEM “pipeline” appears to be contemporary, it actually uses outmoded and ineffective methods to deal with the problems facing women.

A few months after Donna Shalala was named UW-Madison’s chancellor designate, she began a brief speech to the Wisconsin Alumni Association board by saying, “I’ve actually spent seven days of my entire life in Wisconsin, so you’ll forgive me if I do not offer you a detailed agenda on the future of the university.”

Prioritizing profits over individual needs hurts religious, economically disadvantaged students.

Dietary restrictions for students of faith unaccounted for in proposed dining hall account minimum of $1400.

A new UW-Madison study underscores the theory that living in poverty, being underemployed and suffering the effects of crime and abuse are physically and emotionally unhealthy and dangerous.

UW is losing its workforce to more attractive off-campus options, and it’s time for them to raise wages if they hope to keep a viable employee base.