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Student Watch: Summer 2013
Tips and tricks for the dinner table during a job search
Music 660: The Legendary Performers
Today’s successful artists are influenced by the greats of past eras.
Complicated Compounds
The cruelest course on campus may not live up to its legend.
College 101
A special partnership with the UW introduces ninth-graders to the notion of a degree following high school.
Insta-Badgers
Images from UW–Madison’s account on Instagram
Student Watch: Spring 2013
La Maison Française
Finding Your Inner Neanderthal
Modern scientific tools provide clues to an ancient species.
Team Player: Ruby Martin
This dedicated Badger competes with a positive and competitive attitude.
Student Watch: Winter 2012
New residential community focuses on arts and design.
Being Neighborly
Students discover there’s much to savor in south Madison.
Badger DNA
Before Bucky, there was a raccoon.
Paisan’s
There appears to be a direct correlation between possessing a UW–Madison degree and having an affinity for Paisan’s Italian Restaurant.
Moving Day
Every August 14, thousands of UW students face . . . a twenty-four-hour bout of homelessness.
Team Player: A. J. Cochran
When A. J. Cochran x’15 is on the soccer field, people tend to notice.
Glowing Reviews
This year’s Go Big Read selection illuminates Marie and Pierre Curie.
Quick Takes: Fall 2012
UW news in brief
Student Watch: Fall 2012
Eric Dahl x’13 has a job that might be the envy of many college students: he’s paid to eat.
Mobility Marvel
Engineering students help a surgeon get back on his feet in the OR.
School of Hard Rocks
A geology course first offered seventy years ago is still challenging students.
Stuck on U
With a new pin, WAA creates a tradition to keep grads connected.
Imagine a Business
Creative ideas and a supportive campus culture are helping more and more students embrace the entrepreneurial spirit.
All Wet
In May 1969, [the Mifflin Street Block Party] began as a street dance and ended as a three-day riot
Team Player: Monika Jakutyte
For Monika Jakutyte, raising the bar is a way of life — literally.
Tasty Teaching
A popular option for first-year students brings classes down to size.
Brave New Reference
A UW scholar weighs the credibility of Wikipedia.
Student Watch: Summer 2012
Trudging up Bascom Hill with the complete works of Shakespeare weighing you down may have become a thing of the past.
Team Player: Jessie Gerry
In a sport known for its child prodigies, Jessie Gerry x’12 stands out for a different reason.
Student Watch: Spring 2012
Organizations across campus are answering to the same higher calling: community service.
Delicate Balance
As China gains prominence on the world stage, the university strengthens its connections.
Team Player: Daniel Lester
When Daniel Lester x’13 first jumped into a pool, he was just doing what the doctor ordered.
Big Red Wagon
The antique fire engine returns, greener than ever.
A Sobering Education
Abusing alcohol will now lead to class time and counseling.
Get Real
RE 306: Real Estate Process
Student Watch: Winter 2011
“I’m so fat!”
A Vote of Confidence
Following signs of support on campus, Ward agrees to an extended interim term.
Team Player: Alex Rigsby
It’s never easy replacing a legend, but that’s exactly what UW sophomore Alex Rigsby x’14 is trying to do.
Of Polyester Pants and Friendship
When I first came to the university in 1978, I had never lived away from home or in a big city. Everything was new to me.
Student Watch: Fall 2011
The college years can be a stressful time of life. Then add the weak economy and the uncertain job market, and you get a recipe for student mental-health issues.
Tuition on the Rise
With state funding falling, regents raise tuition 5.5 percent.
Quick Takes: Fall 2011
UW News in Brief