Poll: Where did you spend spring break, and where did you want to be? April 4, 2018 Share Before spring break, we asked what students’ ideal spring break would be, and how they were actually going to be spending spring break. The results: Editor’s picks Dancing for (over) a century The Dance Department is preparing to celebrate the centennial of UW–Madison's (and the nation's) first dance major. Look back at some of the milestones that have shaped the program. The Badger starter pack From chamber music to the chemistry lab, these five UW intro courses see the highest enrollment — and set students up for long-term success. How to win a Nobel Prize Meet the UW–Madison faculty and alumni whose discoveries changed the world. Teaching students to deliberate, not debate In a public policy course, UW–Madison students put the science behind productive disagreement into practice.