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The health-food treat beloved by UW students for three decades is available again — with a twist.
At Camp Randall, Badgers jump around; in the Field House, they bounce around. Children jump up, jump up, and get down at the Family Fun Fair during UW–Madison’s open house in April. The UW held the open house as part of its 175th anniversary celebration, which runs from summer…
Celebrate UW–Madison’s 175th anniversary with a deep dive into campus traditions.
Isthmus returns to the racks after shutting down during the pandemic.
The sunburst design is sure to spark fond memories. Do you know when it was created?
The Wisconsin Union has hosted hundreds of weddings during the past 90 years.
Mike Leckrone is as synonymous with the Badger spirit as Bucky. This year he’s saying his good-byes after 50 years with the UW Marching Band.
Each spring, a small group of students vies for the chance to become the most visible member of the UW’s Spirit Squad: Bucky Badger.
Danielle Lawry
The Babcock Hall Dairy Plant makes special ice cream flavors to honor notable Badger people and events, and we think their creativity is pretty sweet. Here is a partial list of some of the dairy’s commemorative concoctions.
Alumni Park After Dark: Chocolate ice cream…
Anders Holm returned to campus to speak at commencement in spring 2013. Bryce Richter
Anders Holm ’03 @ders8Actor, cocreator, writer, and executive producer of Workaholics
Dan Katz ’07 @BarstoolBigCatCohost, Pardon My Take podcast
Jacquelyn Gill MS’08, PhD’12 @JacquelynGillCohost, Warm Regards podcast; ice age…
Bryce Richter
When frigid temperatures have settled in and sunny skies are rare, what could bring UW students out of their homework-induced hibernation for some frozen fun?
That’s the puzzle that the Wisconsin Hoofers solved when the student group took over the university’s Winter Carnival…
Even Wisconsin’s harshest winters haven’t stopped students at its flagship university from outdoor antics. A tradition since the early 20th century, the UW’s Winter Carnival grew into a popular place for students who like to ski, skate or sculpt — ice sculptures, that is. (For more, read “Winter…
Bryce Richter
Even in today’s era of selfies and Snapchat, a bulletin board in the corner of the College Library lobby has turned into a must-see spot for the library’s thousands of visitors.
Dozens of comment cards make their way into the suggestion…
Grandparents University welcomes its first great-grandchild and continues a treasured tradition for one Badger family.
It could be the cheese curds and the spicy cheese bread that set it apart. After all, the market is tucked into the heart of America’s Dairyland. Or perhaps it’s the fact that — with one hundred and sixty vendors offering their goods each week — the market is the nation’s largest producer-only farmers’ market.
