Tag Student life
Student group hosts hip hop workshop
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
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!’
“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.
Recent sightings: In the form of a question
More than 800 students rose to the challenge to take part in auditions for the "Jeopardy!" 2008 College Championship television game show.
Students compete to promote NASA
From creating a space-based reality show called "NASA's Next" to assisting local organic farmers, the University of Wisconsin–Madison's NASA Means Business team has a slew of ideas about how to promote NASA, leaving the spaceflight agency over the moon.
UW-Madison center makes a name for retail
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."
New book explores Daily Cardinal’s legacy
After a decade of newspaper reporting, University of Wisconsin–Madison journalism graduate Allison Hantschel found that the most interesting story she was ever a part of was the one she experienced herself during her years on the Daily Cardinal staff.
Local alumni to host dinners for 200 UW–Madison students
The biannual Dinners On Wisconsin! program will strengthen relationships among University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni and current undergraduates when students enjoy home-cooked meals at the homes of graduates and learn about the professional world from alumni with firsthand experience.
Contest asks, ‘What does a new student need to know?’
What does a new student absolutely need to know about their first year at the University of Wisconsin–Madison?
Talib Kweli to headline All-Campus Party concert
The Wisconsin Alumni Student Board's (WASB) All-Campus Party (ACP) is proud to announce Talib Kweli as the headline act for this year's Badger Blowout Concert, presented by UW Credit Union.
Recent sightings: Ketchup with that?
Ketchup packets, still taped to a hallway wall, spell out the greeting “Happy Birthday Sam” outside the Ogg Hall room of undergraduate…
All-Campus Idol to showcase UW–Madison talent
The Wisconsin Alumni Student Board (WASB) is set to host the fourth annual All-Campus Idol, a campus version of "American Idol" that showcases the singing talent of University of Wisconsin–Madison students.
Shared Governance Committee seeks applications
The Shared Governance Committee, a committee of the Associated Students of Madison (ASM), is now accepting applications for more than 100 available positions on more than 45 committees all over campus for fall.
Recent sightings: YESSSSSSSS!
Photos: Jeff Miller Nicholas Maaseen, a soon-to-graduate medical student at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH),…
WUD Art Committee hosts 80th annual student art show
The Wisconsin Union Directorate (WUD) Art Committee at the University of Wisconsin–Madison will host its 80th annual student art show at the Memorial Union in April.
Seminar to provide free financial counseling to UW–Madison students
University of Wisconsin–Madison students are invited to learn what it takes to stop counting pennies and start securing their futures at the annual Financial Independence Seminar, to be hosted Saturday, April 5, by the Wisconsin Student Alumni Board (WASB).
Recent sightings: Move ’em out!
Photo: Jeff Miller Undergraduate student Lara Nicol organizes her luggage as others board two…
Students asked to complete NSSE survey
Every two years, a sample of UW–Madison freshmen and seniors is scientifically selected to represent the University of Wisconsin for the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE).
Faculty will pitch in to increase need-based scholarships
The University of Wisconsin–Madison Faculty Senate approved a resolution on March 3 that will encourage faculty to be frontline contributors to the goal of expanding access to low-income students.
UW-Madison prepares emergency text messaging service
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is preparing an emergency text messaging service that will be able to send warnings directly to the cell phones of students, faculty and staff members in the event of a campus emergency.