UW-Madison graduate, civil rights leader dies at 94
UW-Madison graduate and pioneering civil rights leader Vel Phillips passed away Tuesday at age 94, the university announced Wednesday.
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UW-Madison graduate and pioneering civil rights leader Vel Phillips passed away Tuesday at age 94, the university announced Wednesday.
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Director of Housing and Dining Jeff Novak answered Student Council members' questions about the controversial meal plan.
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Anybody who knows anything about the UW-Madison campus knows that Southeast is the fun side of town, where every room smells like a mixture of vodka and sex, and that Lakeshore is the so-quiet-you-could-hear-a-pin-drop jail for nerds and weirdos. Those who have the misfortune of being banished to this faraway boring hellhole are condemned to a life of studying for midterms up to three weeks before they happen and actually reading the Go Big Read book.
Dear prospective student,
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Former UW-Madison Chancellor Donna Shalala announced her candidacy for Congress in a Miami district late Tuesday.