COVID-19 testing mandate in two largest residence halls, campus cases on the rise
UW-Madison mandated testing for all residents of Witte and Sellery Halls on Monday, Nov. 9 amid rising positivity rates across campus.
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UW-Madison mandated testing for all residents of Witte and Sellery Halls on Monday, Nov. 9 amid rising positivity rates across campus.
As campus gears up for the return of Badger Football on Saturday, Chancellor Becky Blank released a statement on the importance of campus inclusion — a message specifically aimed at students who wish to keep coronaviruses out of their tailgate parties.
The UW-Madison 7-day COVID-19 percent positive rate has decreased to 1.0 percent, following the university’s decision to pause in-person instruction and campus activities from Sept. 10 to the 25.
Chancellor Rebecca Blank emphasized her confidence in the university and its future, despite university-wide issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic in a virtual speech to the Wisconsin Alumni Associationon Tuesday.
When rumors of the lockdown began circulating the night of Sept. 9th, students began to panic.
Sellery and Witte residents and housing staff review the best and worst of quarantine and what they learned from the experience.
“People are climbing the walls, pulling their hair out because of how isolated they feel — how isolated they actually are,” said Clinical Psychologist Dr. Michael Mazius.
Following a decrease in positive cases during the two week hiatus, UW-Madison will resume in-person classes and activities on Sept. 26.
UW-Madison posted its official enrollment numbers for the fall of 2020 on Tuesday, revealing that the student body has grown to an unprecedented size with its second largest class of first-year students in university history despite complications posed by the coronavirus pandemic.
Purge sirens roared from Sellery Residence Hall as UW chancellor Rebecca Blank implemented a mandatory quarantine for both the Sellery and Witte residence halls beginning Wednesday night due to the recent high rates of positive COVID-19 test results on campus.
The hallways of Witte painted a stark contrast this weekend to what they looked like during the alleged lockdown. Mask-less freshmen crowded the lobby and elevators in their best crop tops and jersey-hoodie combos in pursuit of the allusive bar scene and Langdon houses that had yet to be shut down.
I see you. I see you celebrating the triumphant return of Badger football, reposting BadgerBarstool’s instagram post on your story to show all 700 of your followers how much this means to you. You see the headline, “The Big Ten is BACK!” and can’t help but rejoice and crack a warm Hamm’s during your online lecture.
Chancellor Rebecca Blank stands by UW-Madison’s decision to start with in-person instruction for the Fall 2020 semester, despite the recent rise in cases.
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As UW-Madison welcomes students back to campus, student COVID-19 cases begin to rise despite the school’s “Smart Restart” approach.
Last week, Chancellor Rebecca Blank addressed the severity of the coronavirus-induced financial crisis UW-Madison is undergoing.
Finding political identity has been a “rollercoaster” for Witte, who grew up in conservative Wisconsin.
Dylan Witte can count on one hand the number of times they've brought up politics to their parents. In fact, it was only once, in fourth grade, when they were learning about then-presidential candidate Barack Obama.
Following the news that UW-Madison dorms may transform into emergency overflow rooms if area hospitals face over capacity issues given the growing amount of COVID-19 cases, many Madisonians have come forward to advocate that “party” dorms should be the first to be converted.
An email was sent to all residents of Witte Residence Hall Friday morning announcing the death of a student and member of the 8th floor community.