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Transferring to UW-Madison for the Spring Semester

Mackenzie Moore, News Editor • December 10, 2020

By now, those hoping to transfer to the University of Wisconsin – Madison for next semester are likely to have received their admissions decision. For those who got in, however, the transferring process...

UW-Madison Taking Extra Precautions Due to Increase in COVID-19 Cases

Mackenzie Moore, News Editor • September 30, 2020

The University of Wisconsin – Madison faced some backlash when students returned to campus in late August. A week prior, some students, professors, and staff asked for Chancellor Rebecca Blank to move...

Madison College and UW spearhead a Global Studies Passport Program

Rebecca Waraczynski, Business Director • January 20, 2016

The University of Wisconsin-Madison and Madison College have recently formed a partnership to help students gain greater global understanding. Through the Global Studies Passport Program, students...

Reverse transfer agreement opens options for students

Ryan Spoehr, Copy Editor • March 20, 2013

Madison College students who transfer to UW-Madison before earning enough credits for an associate degree now have a new avenue for completing it. Thanks to a “reverse transfer” agreement between...

Barack Obama visits UW campus on Bascom Hill

Lauren Sutter, Staff Writer • October 9, 2012

President Barack Obama’s campaign stop to Madison brought in roughly 30,000 people to hear him speak on UW-Madison’s Bascom Hill. The crowd was a mixture of students and local residents. Obama did...

Kal Penn visits UW-Madison campus in effort to energize students for Barack Obama

Jennifer johnson, Staff Writer • September 25, 2012

Kal Penn, actor and co-chair of President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign, spoke Sept. 14 at UW-Madison. Penn traveled to universities throughout Wisconsin Sept. 14-15 as part of an effort by the...

The Sett offers fun pub-and-grub feel

Caryn Kindkeppel, Clarion staff • April 25, 2012

A sett is a network of underground tunnels where a family of badgers lives in the wild. Fittingly, it’s also the name of the recreation center at the new Union South, which opened in April 2011, on the...

UW split could increase tuition, hurt low income students

Cristalyne Bell, Editor in Chief • February 23, 2011

The University of Wisconsin-Madison may be taking a step toward less state control, which could result in increased tuition rates. In a Jan. 7 memo to Secretary Mike Huebsch, UW-Madison Chancellor Carolyn...

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