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  • Wisconsin Basecamp offers wilderness experience for new UW students May 7, 2008 Incoming freshmen and transfer students are invited to participate in Wisconsin Basecamp, a five-day wilderness excursion preceding students' first semester at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
  • Symposium marks a decade of big strides in teaching, learning at UW-Madison May 7, 2008 If a UW-Madison graduate were to return to campus today after a ten-year absence, the first impression would be striking: A building boom has altered the landscape with high-tech new buildings and additions, while another wave of construction busily charges ahead. Not as obvious to the visitor, however, would be the radical changes taking place within those walls.
  • UW Safewalk at full strength, ready for finals May 7, 2008 The University of Wisconsin-Madison's SAFE program is fully staffed and ready to provide safe late-night transportation to any student who needs it as the spring semester draws to a close. SAFE stands for Safe Arrival For Everyone.
  • Alumnae to speak at spring commencement ceremonies May 6, 2008 Two high-powered University of Wisconsin-Madison alumnae will speak at the university's spring commencement ceremonies on Saturday and Sunday, May 17-18, at the Kohl Center.
  • Counseling canines to help reduce study stress May 6, 2008 A group of friendly dogs will be inviting students to take a study break from 3-5 p.m. on Wednesday, May 7, on the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Library Mall during UW-Madison's Counseling and Consultation Services' annual Pet Therapy event.
  • Photo of Alex Trebek and Bucky Slide show: A far-from-trivial competition May 2, 2008 Beginning Monday, May 5, the results of an exciting week in April — when a large production crew from “Jeopardy!” arrived on campus — will begin airing on TV screens across the country.
  • Photo of student Students embrace Arabic in new International Learning Community May 1, 2008 Arabic script runs along the dormitory hall of the third floor in Adams Hall. To an outsider it looks like an intricate design flowing among the plaster, but to the residents it provides direction and introductions to their fellow floormates.
  • Registration begins for new WiscAlerts-Text emergency service May 1, 2008 UW-Madison is now enrolling users in its emergency text messaging system, WiscAlerts-Text.
  • Last chance to submit a convocation essay April 28, 2008 Outgoing Chancellor John D. Wiley is asking students to write an essay about their lives at the university, with the winner being given the honor of addressing 5,500 new students from the floor of the Kohl Center at the Chancellor’s Convocation on Aug. 29. The deadline for submissions is Friday, May 2.
  • Berquam: Take care of each other at Mifflin Street Block Party April 28, 2008 The dean of students is urging students to stay safe during the Mifflin Street Block Party on Saturday, May 3.
  • AAP holds Alternative Breaks fundraiser April 28, 2008 The Academic Advancement Program and the AAP Student Organization are holding a fundraiser for Centro Campesino Farmworker Center Inc.
  • Wear red to celebrate Badger Spirit Day this Friday April 23, 2008 Badger spirit will be on display this Friday as University of Wisconsin-Madison alumni and friends around the world show their support for university.
  • Adam Nickel to be remembered by Crazylegs runners April 23, 2008 More than 60 runners participating in Saturday's Crazylegs Classic will be running in memory of Adam Nickel, a University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Pharmacy student who died after completing last month's Little Rock Marathon.
  • The interpreter: UW–Madison student scores in NBA debut April 17, 2008 Matt Beyer’s first job as a UW–Madison student involved preparing hamburgers at Union South. His final one has brought him shoulder-to-shoulder with the 7-footers, titans and multimillionaires of the National Basketball Association, including one of the most famous men in China.
  • Documentary on spoken word community to premiere in Madison April 17, 2008 A documentary that creates an emotional and personal profile of students in the First Wave Spoken Word and Urban Arts Learning Community at the University of Wisconsin-Madison will premiere in Madison on Tuesday, April 22.
  • Student group hosts hip hop workshop April 16, 2008 This year’s All-Campus Party will not only be rockin’ with Talib Kweli but also with the moves of UW-Madison’s own hip hop team, Hypnotiq.
  • Sexual assault awareness event to address rape, racism, healing April 8, 2008 Aishah Shahidah Simmons, an African-American feminist lesbian and award-winning documentary filmmaker, writer and activist, will visit the University of Wisconsin-Madison April 16-17 to help draw attention to the issues of sexual assault, homophobia and racism.
  • UW-Madison senior to compete on ‘Jeopardy!’ April 7, 2008 “Jeopardy!” producers announced April 4 that Suchita Shah, a 20-year-old senior majoring in neurobiology, will represent UW-Madison in the "Jeopardy!" 2008 College Championship.
  • Photo of students auditioning for Jeopardy! Recent sightings: In the form of a question April 3, 2008
  • UW-Madison center makes a name for retail April 2, 2008 About three years ago, a group of University of Wisconsin-Madison alumni debating the revival of the School of Human Ecology's Center for Retailing Excellence asked many retail companies what their opinions were on the school's graduates. The overwhelming answer: "We don't know."