Slichter Hall’s renovation proposal is one of the several campus proposals deferred in the capital budget. Post-occupancy student satisfaction surveys reveal that this facility receives the lowest scores of all on-campus housing facilities.
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Several UW-Madison building repair requests deferred in Walker’s capital budget proposal
Multiple UW-Madison building project requests have been deferred, according to Gov. Scott Walker’s capital budget proposal.
Financial aid office open house explains changes to FAFSA verification
The UW-Madison Office of Student Financial Aid has moved toward no longer being "paper-pushers," as many other financial offices are, according to the office's Communications Manager Karla Weber.
Substance talk in classrooms can alienate sober students
At the No. 1 party school in the nation, encountering party culture around campus is not surprising outside of the classroom. But when references to drugs and alcohol leave basement house parties and surface in classroom discussion, some students say they promote high risk behavior, marginalize the experience of those who choose not to drink and challenge the image of the university.
Choices about Alcohol aims to educate, some claim through intimidation
UW-Madison students who violate university drinking policies do not have any choice but to take Choices about Alcohol, a two session course that teaches students about the dangers of alcohol abuse.
‘All hands on deck’: the national, state and local battle against the opioid epidemic
Late last month, a child was found unconscious in his Milwaukee-area home. The boy had accidentally swallowed an oxycodone pill from his mother’s purse while she slept. His mother found him after she woke up, something the two-year-old would never do again. The cause of the death was opioid overdose.
While students excite over ‘party school’ rankings, university works to turn the tide
For Sunny Singh, a senior at UW-Madison, the school’s party culture is hard to avoid. The social life on UW-Madison’s campus is synonymous with drug and alcohol use, to Singh.
Cardinal View: Good Samaritan laws should go further
Passed out on a stranger’s bathroom floor. Stumbling down the street, held up by friends. Leaning over a plastic Walgreens bag in an Uber. Images most college students have witnessed—or personally experienced—during a night out.
UW campus lacks enough sober housing for students
UW-Madison has a reputation of being a renowned university academically, both nationally and globally, and attracts students of many different identities, personalities, and backgrounds. We have also obtained a reputation as being a school with a huge party atmosphere and earlier this year the Princeton Review named us the top party school in the nation. While this may be true, in my two years on campus I have met plenty of people who, for a plethora of reasons, choose not to drink.
UHS provides help for students in recovery
I remember my first time in Wisconsin, when I was surprised to discover something different about the grocery store. When I found an aisle solely dedicated to liquor, I was genuinely surprised, as I had never seen such a thing back home. It was that moment when I realized Wisconsin is very different from where I come from. Unfortunately, it seems to possess a very universal problem across college campuses throughout this nation—substance abuse.
Aaron's House is one of three private sober-living houses near the UW-Madison campus and offers a home to five students that go to school in the Madison area.
Lacking university options, students in recovery look off campus for housing
Carter Kofman was 19 years old when he had to put his education at UW-Madison on hold to get sober. After going into recovery in 2014, he returned to campus in the spring, aware living alone could be tough in a college environment.Determined to stay on track, Kofman joined Live Free, a wellness and recovery student organization, where he met fellow sober students and learned about recovery housing options near campus. “I latched on to people in a similar situation as me and we grew with the organization,” said Kofman. “That can help students feel like they have a community, that’s what I’ve found.”
Black Cultural Center will open to ‘celebrate’ end of semester
The grand opening of the Black Cultural Center will take place on an undetermined date in either late April or early May, according to university officials. The space will still be dedicated with a ceremony at the conclusion of Black History Month.
Makeup tip: Three ways to use Vaseline
Busy people, like us, just don’t always have time for a beauty routine every morning. We wake up late, have class early or just don’t really feel like getting ready. This doesn’t mean we have to leave the house not feeling great about the way we look! Not when you have Vaseline, ready and eager to fix all your beauty problems. The multi-purpose petroleum jelly is an easy way to give yourself a confidence boost to slay the day. Basically, busy people need Vaseline.
Big Ten competitors already consider criminal history in admissions
When Chancellor Rebecca Blank suggested that UW-Madison may begin considering criminal history in its admissions process, backlash from students swiftly ensued.
Chancellor, open panel discuss students’ felony charges, free speech
On the same night roughly 200 students protested white supremacy following the university’s response to a possible ‘alt-right’ group on campus, Chancellor Rebecca Blank spoke at an open panel, addressing student concerns regarding felony records and free speech.
UW College Democrats endorse incumbent for city council seat
The alderman currently representing campus in Madison’s city council secured an endorsement for reelection on Tuesday from College Democrats of UW-Madison.
Executive encounter: Bohannon, Badgers recall meeting President Obama in 2012
While waiting in line for more than hour, junior forward Zach Bohannon decided to strike up a conversation with outgoing Wisconsin senator Herb Kohl. They talked for a short time about Wisconsin basketball, about recent Milwaukee Bucks draft pick and former Badger Jon Leuer and even a little politics.
UW students unite with thousands in D.C. solidarity march
WASHINGTON—A group of 14 UW-Madison students piled into a nine-person van this weekend and crossed the country to join nearly half a million people near the Capitol building for a solidarity march meant to unite the world in social justice movements.
Women’s March draws up to 100,000 in Madison as part of international protest
Thousands swarmed State Street on Donald Trump’s first full day as president Saturday in a protest to raise awareness for rights of women and other populations they fear could be in jeopardy under the new White House administration.