Students, administration criticize university’s sexual violence policy
By Phoebe Kiekhofer | Mar. 4, 2015A panel of experts highlighted issues concerning campus rape and questioned UW System’s handling of sexual violence cases Monday.
A panel of experts highlighted issues concerning campus rape and questioned UW System’s handling of sexual violence cases Monday.
Camille Guérin-Gonzales, a former UW-Madison professor who focused her teaching and research on Chicano and Latino history and social movements, passed away at age 70 Feb. 24 after more than a year-long battle with cancer.
Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed budget could have dramatic effects for international students and jeopardize the future of diversity programs.
UW-Madison will celebrate Alzheimer’s & Parkinson’s Research Day at the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery Thursday, beginning with a keynote address at 2 p.m, according to a UW-Madison press release.
A panel examined Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed budget Monday, looking at the possible effects becoming a public authority would have on UW-Madison and the UW System as a whole.
The Student Services Finance Committee approved the Wisconsin Union’s 2015-’16 fiscal year budget Monday, which would roughly command a 2 percent increase to raise student wages from $8.50 to $8.65.
A UW-Madison student was sexually assaulted by an acquaintance in a Southeast residence hall early Sunday morning, according to a UW-Madison Police Department incident report.
Every five years since 1851, the World Expo has given people from around the world a chance to deliberate over global issues, from industrialization to cultural exchange.
The Student Labor Action Coalition held a rally Friday pressuring Chancellor Rebecca Blank to cut licensing ties with VF Corporation, the parent company of JanSport.
After cramming up Facebook and Twitter feeds Thursday night, the viral debate surrounding the color of a dress sparked conspiracy theories across the world.
As news of the state Senate passing the right-to-work bill diffused through campus this week, UW-Madison student organizations took diverse positions on the effects of the legislation.
Mission to Improve Global Health Through Insects won Climate Quest, a UW-Madison sustainability competition, Thursday for efforts to implement mealworms to improve malnutrition and climate in Zambia, according to a university release.
All of UW-Madison’s a cappella groups will be together in one place, Varsity Hall, on Saturday for a benefit concert called Music For Mahanaim. This means Redefined, The MadHatters, Jewop, Tangled Up In Blue, Pitches & Notes and Fundamentally Sound will all be there with all of your favorite music that comes from the mouth. It is rare to see all of these groups come together for one event and is a unique opportunity for a cappella lovers. So let’s talk a bit about these groups.
The proposed state budget could jeopardize the future of language certificates on campus, according to University Affairs Committee Chair John Paetsch.
Associated Students of Madison’s Diversity Committee hosted the second annual Diversity Day Tuesday, featuring workshops, performances and seminars by groups on campus to address topics related to diversity.
Tension was evident in Union South’s Varsity Hall Monday during a public forum discussing the ramifications Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed UW System budget cuts could have on UW-Madison undergraduates.
Student Services Finance Committee approved Rec Sports’ 2015-’16 budget Monday, but added an amended recommendation for the chancellor to consider a raise in student segregated fees to help fund Rec Sports next year.
The deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner in 2014 sparked an ongoing insurgence of race-related activism by young adults across the country, beginning in Ferguson, Mo., and eventually reaching UW-Madison’s campus.
Spring break is often seen as a time that college students go wild, converging on warm places like Florida and Mexico, doing what could be objectively considered the opposite of healthy and productive activities.
Yooooou guessed it! Likely from the headline, you all have likely concluded it’s that time of the month again. No, not shark week! It’s time for an interview with a University of Wisconsin-Madison Man.