The University of Wisconsin-Madison announced plans Wednesday to open a new residential learning community for freshmen intending to study biological sciences in Fall 2014.
The iconic bright orange, yellow and green chairs scattered on the Memorial Union Terrace every spring and summer returned Wednesday, setting up the summer for movies, music and food, including a new concession stand.
University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor David Ward offered suggestions to advance the university’s research initiatives and culture when he spoke to the Wisconsin Innovation Network and the Wisconsin Technology Council at a Tuesday meeting.
The School of Human Ecology and the Wisconsin School of Business opened a collaborative laboratory Tuesday to create a research and learning community at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, according to a university statement.
A settlement was reached Tuesday between adidas and the union representing workers from an adidas-contracted factory that owed workers over $1.8 million after closing unexpectedly in 2011, according to Executive Director of the Worker Rights Consortium Scott Nova.
The Student Services Finance Committee voted Monday to adopt changes to its standing rules with an amendment that will limit the amount of money student organizations can request in funding.
Members of the Associated Students of Madison Student Judiciary heard an elections violation case against Senior Class President-elect Joseph Meeker Monday that challenged his election on the grounds campaign flyers were posted in areas not permitted under election rules.
Feminist bloggers Zerlina Maxwell and Chloe Angyal will speak on a University of Wisconsin-Madison panel Wednesday, as part of Promoting Awareness, Victim Empowerment’s Sexual Assault Awareness Month event series.
Revelry Arts and Music Festival organizers announced Monday tickets for the event will remain $5 for University of Wisconsin-Madison students, after organizers originally stated ticket prices could increase.
A University of Wisconsin-Madison professor, recently successful in planting stem cells into monkeys’ brains, has now successfully created nerve cells that could transform into brain cells and repair learning and memory in damaged laboratory mice.
The environment takes center stage on Earth Day, but for many students and Madison community members, the Earth’s changing climate is a daily priority.
University of Wisconsin-Madison professor Jack Kloppenburg has had some of his most memorable experiences abroad, but he focuses on taking that worldview and applying it locally.
When the human survivors on campus made their last stand against an overwhelming zombie force Friday night, they were armed with socks rather than the standard Nerf guns, as part of a compromise with university officials after a week of heightened suspicions and unease regarding weapons following the April 15 Boston Marathon bombings.
After more than a month of drafting legislation and lobbying other representatives, the Associated Students of Madison Student Council approved the creation of a new grassroots Sustainability Committee in fall 2012, a project spearheaded by current committee chair Collin Higgins.
Many state legislators reacted with outrage to Friday morning's announcement the University of Wisconsin System currently holds over $1 billion in surplus in its reserves, prompting some to advocate for a tuition freeze over the next two years.
In an April 26, 2011 news story about a lawsuit filed against the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater by assistant professor Zhengnan Shi, The Daily Cardinal incorrectly reported that Shi had been fired, while he was still employed at the university. The Daily Cardinal regrets the error. The story also reported that Shi was being investigated for alleged remarks related to the Virginia Tech shootings. He has since been cleared of making the alleged remarks. We regret any misunderstanding the errors may have caused.
The Student Services Finance Committee proposed changes to the committee’s standing rules Wednesday, which would include a $100,000 budget cap for all General Student Services Fund groups, excluding costs for professional staff and project assistantships.
Adult film star James Deen gave the keynote speech of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Sexual Health Fest at Sterling Hall Thursday night in an event sponsored by student organization Sex Out Loud.
The Student Labor Action Coalition hosted a protest and sit-in at Bascom Hall Thursday to demand Chancellor David Ward cut ties with Palermo’s Pizza Company, citing allegations of labor violations.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison will begin its annual All Campus Party Saturday, an end of the school year event hosted by Wisconsin Alumni Student Board and the Wisconsin Alumni Association. The event will kickoff with a scavenger hunt called Bucky’s Urban Odyssey on Saturday. The Odyssey will start at 3 p.m. On Monday, there will be free breakfast for all students who present student IDs on East Campus Mall, Bascom Hill and Engineering Mall from 7:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Tuesday will feature All Campus Idol at 7 p.m. at the Sett in Union South. Students can vote for their favorite performer to win the title. Wear Red, Get Fed will run 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Engineering Mall. The event will feature a student organization fair and free food for any students wearing red. On Thursday, Club Bucky, one of the largest dance parties on campus, will begin at 9 p.m. and run until 12 a.m. in Union South Plaza. Bring your student ID to enter.
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