Q&A: Vanessa McDowell-Atlas, CEO of Young Women’s Christian Association
By Sim Khanuja | Oct. 12, 2023Vanessa McDowell-Atlas, highlights the goals and values of YWCA, detailing the efforts made to ensure equality in the Madison community.
Vanessa McDowell-Atlas, highlights the goals and values of YWCA, detailing the efforts made to ensure equality in the Madison community.
“It's like a testimony to their testosterone,"
As students have returned to campus, the Starship Robots have not. Where are they?
Students with disabilities face challenges with easy access and equipment security when using campus paratransit services
How University of Wisconsin-Madison student triathletes balance the rigor of work and school with grueling Ironman training.
A look at why students are becoming more attracted to a data science major and the value it presents.
Many students avoid using Lakeshore Path at night due to safety concerns. But is the path truly as dangerous as many believe?
“A lot of people really need help, especially those who wouldn’t otherwise be able to afford defense.”
This winter, Madison saw the most snow in one day since 2019, yet classes and regular campus events persisted.
Land-based practices utilizing nature are a way to help lessen the effects of climate change, according to the Guardian. At the local level, certain instances are being implemented in southern Wisconsin and on campus at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
“The way the map breaks down and the fact that there's even a chance for a Republican two-thirds supermajority in a 50/50 split state just goes to show you how absurd these maps are,” Shafer added.
Most recently, multiple students took to Twitter questioning why there was no WiscAlert issued after the June 14 State Street assaults on three individuals.
Keeler’s upcoming digital project, “Mapping Dejope: Indigenous Histories and Presence in Madison,” is an interactive mapping experience that aims to educate community members about the Ho-Chunk history of the land UW-Madison occupies.
"On weeks where I work weekends [which is every other week], I’m averaging around 25 hours a week … When I was interviewed for the position, I was told I’d be working a maximum of 17”
“I had not expected to be fighting to protect a right that’s already been won in court,” Baldwin said.
Within the last 15 years, the popularity of vegetarian, vegan and flexitarian diets has only increased. This growth includes a rise in popularity at colleges and universities.
Though students and faculty raised concerns about the selection process and Rothman’s lack of experience in higher education, system leaders are confident in his abilities.
“Hiking is just a lot of fun,” Nowak said. “I really enjoy having a map and going out somewhere. And you've never been to that place before, but you want to be there."
The UW Bookstore employee of nearly 35 years serves as a friendly face to the campus community.
The recent graduate previously worked as a student research assistant at the Wisconsin Institutes for Medical Research alongside the Wisconsin National Primate Research Center.