Stories by Preston Schmitt
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A history course tackles the 1970s–90s through a generational lens.
Photo Illustration By N. B. Rinehart; Istock Huad262; Jeff Miller; Bryce Richter
UW–Madison can lay claim to something no other college can: an entire era of campus pranks.
Neil Steinberg, a columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times and something of an expert on college pranks, devoted a…
It’s part of the campus master plan’s big picture: better managing space while protecting historic buildings and campus landscapes.
UW Archives UW.CLP-A0385.bib; Bryce Richter; photo illustration by Danielle Lawry
Long before “Jump Around” and the Fifth Quarter, the 50-acre lot on which Camp Randall now stands was home to Wisconsin state fairs and Civil War soldiers.
When the state donated the land to the university…
Can Bill Nye, the famed Science Guy of the ’90s, really save the world?
Jake Lubenow x’18
With more than 300 dues-paying members, the College Republicans of UW–Madison is one of the organization’s largest chapters in the country. Chair Jake Lubenow x’18 is tasked with navigating the group through a time of heightened political tension. Despite bringing in…
The road to becoming a college athlete wasn’t always a smooth one.
College students and their parents are in closer contact than ever, and that bond has transformed the way universities interact with families.
With their voices becoming the instruments, six student groups are making beautiful music on campus and beyond.
In a new UW lab, students create cool things for our interconnected world.
Long before Badger football season gets underway ... certain lucky students make the equivalent of a touchdown pass by securing season-ticket packages.
As our nation faces a great political divide, UW experts and alumni explore the current state of democracy, our voting system, the enormous power and potential of social media, and the hopeful voices of the next generation.
A powerful social platform is engaging citizens in the political process.
Rob Vitense ’99 turned a losing streak into a Badger streak.
“My mindset is to go forward and go at people whenever I get the ball.”