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 the two colleges, students who have earned at least 30 credits at Madison College can complete their... Read more »

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 not waste any time addressing his much criticized debate performance from the day before. “I met this... Read more »

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 re-election campaign to energize young voters. Students in Wisconsin play a key role in the upcoming... Read more »

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 corner of W. Dayton St. and N. Randall Ave. on the UW campus just north of Camp Randall. On the main... Read more »

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 “Biddy” Martin outlined a proposal for public authority status, where the university would gain... Read more »