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Does This Red Cap Make Me Look MAGA?

The New York Times

“One of my favorite hats is a red University of Wisconsin Badgers hat,” said Corey Looby, 31, a database manager from Madison, Wis. “But when I traveled, I would regularly notice glares from people I passed on the street. I don’t want to be associated with MAGA, even mistakenly, so I stopped wearing it.”

The Top 5 Questions Asked by New College Parents

Psychology Today

This is one of those life moments when less is more. In thinking about this post, I reviewed some college webpages and what they say to help students and parents plan for move-in day, and I was struck by the phrasing at my alma mater, the University of Wisconsin-Madison. They preface the checklist: “Remember, along with packing the essentials, your student should be sure to bring a sense of self, a sense of purpose, and a sense of humor.” I think that’s spot on.

Author pays it forward for minority students

Madison Magazine

He was a shy young man at Franklin Elementary and Central High School before graduating in 1961 from the University of Wisconsin–Madison with a Bachelor of Science degree. He returned to UW–Madison to earn a doctorate in educational administration.

With just a year to go until 2020 DNC, organizers focus on making a good first impression of Milwaukee

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

It was 13 years ago when a south Florida high school senior named Liz Gilbert visited the University of Wisconsin-Madison, got out of the car, briefly soaked up the atmosphere and declared that she was Wisconsin bound.

Gilbert said her mother told her: “You haven’t even seen anything, you haven’t talked to anybody.”

“I said, ‘I just feel it.’ ”

Readers critique The Post: An unappetizing photo, a ‘rant’ on aging professors and a slight against Jimmy Carter

The Washington Post

The article used the Quacquarelli Symonds rankings of universities worldwide and mentioned that just three German universities were ranked in the top 100 (two in Munich at 61 and 62, and one in Heidelberg at 64). Well, I went to the source for comparison, and the rankings of these U.S. universities were similar: University of Texas at Austin, 65; University of Wisconsin at Madison, 56; Brown University, 57; Georgia Tech, 72 — none of which are tuition-free.

New Statue In Madison Honors Mildred Fish Harnack, WWII Resistance Fighter

Wisconsin Public Radio

Mildred Fish Harnack was born in Milwaukee and studied at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she met her husband, Arvid, an economist born in Germany. The Harnacks moved to Berlin as the Great Depression took hold. Arvid took a job with the German government while Mildred taught and completed her doctorate.

A space milestone: Three-part documentary ‘Chasing the Moon’ to air on New Mexico PBS

Albuquerque Journal

Born in England in 1958, Stone grew up in both Europe and the United States. After graduating with a degree in history from the University of Wisconsin Madison, he moved to New York City in 1983, determined to pursue a career in filmmaking. He gained considerable recognition for his first film, “Radio Bikini,” in 1987, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.

World Cup victory inspires young girls who play soccer

NBC-15

Former UW Madison player Rose Lavelle started for the U.S. team and scored the second goal that helped secure Sunday’s victory. UW Madison soccer coach Paula Wilkins coached Lavelle during her time at UW. “I’m so happy because I know she’s living out her dream. But I also know she’s a great role model for these young players,” Wilkins said.

Why do rebel groups apologize?

The Conversation

These incidents stretched across different time periods and regions ranging from a 1970 attack by the New Year’s Gang that blew up the University of Wisconsin, Madison’s physics department instead of the Army Math Research Center on the floor above, to a 2014 attack by Boko Haram in Nigeria in which a suicide bomber mistakenly detonated an explosive-laden vehicle next to a fuel depot in Lagos City.

UW grant review violated open government laws, judge finds

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

The UW School of Medicine and Public Health’s Oversight and Advisory Committee violated the laws when it denied former health policy analyst Kevin Wymore’s request for records from a 2016 committee meeting discussing applicants for Community Impact Grants, which fund large-scale projects aimed at improving the overall health of the state.

Cuttlefish Arms Are Not So Different From Yours

New York Times

In an influential paper, Neil Shubin of the University of Chicago, Sean Carroll of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Cliff Tabin of Harvard University speculated that flies and vertebrates — and other animals with appendages — inherited this network of genes from a common ancestor.

Wearing Their Hearts on Their Graduation Caps

The New York Times

One of the most important lessons I’ve learned during my time at UW-Madison, and specifically the journalism school, is to seek truth. If something doesn’t seem quite right, there’s probably more to the story. Regardless of the political climate and what people might say about the future of journalism, there will always be a need for truth and for people to search for it.— Izabela Zaluska, 21, from Madison, Wis., graduated from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, with a B.A. in journalism and a minor in criminal justice.

Ag tourism brings locally produced goods to the forefront

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Noted: Will Hsu, president of Hsu’s Ginseng Enterprises in Wausau, grew up on the family farm doing his share of weeding and picking seeds. A University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate in finance and Chinese literature who later went on to earn his MBA from Harvard, Hsu joked he’s likely the only farmer out of his 800 MBA classmates. His father started the business in 1974 and today they farm hundreds of acres, all in Marathon County.

Frank Lloyd Wright Designed a House That’s Now Wisconsin’s Most Popular Airbnb

House Beautiful

The most popular Airbnb rental in Wisconsin isn’t something crazy like a giant potato-turned-luxe destination or a fanciful mushroom dome—it’s actually a gorgeous home designed by none other than Frank Lloyd Wright. The famous architect has some history in the Cheese State—he was born in Richmond Center and was an undergrad at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, so it’s no wonder that this particular listing is booking up fast on Airbnb.