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Independent Student Newspaper Since 1969

The Badger Herald

Independent Student Newspaper Since 1969

The Badger Herald

Under a new agreement, Porchlight, Inc. will move to a new location and student housing will be built in its place. April 2024.
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New partnership promises new homeless, student housing in Madison
by Brianna Davis April 25, 2024
Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin at the spring 2024 student media roundtable, April 23, 2024.
Mnookin talks campus affinity spaces, protests, student government at student media event
by Blake Thor April 23, 2024

University of Wisconsin–Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin and Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Lori Reesor met with student journalists...

Ian Robertson, Grainger Dean of the College of Engineering at University of Wisconsin. Photo courtesy of UW News.
College of Engineering dean to step down after overseeing improvements to program
by Cat Carroll April 22, 2024

Ian Robertson, Dean of the University of Wisconsin College of Engineering, announced Monday morning he will step down from his position once...

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A student graduates at the Spring 2022 commencement ceremony on May 14, 2022.
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Tech layoffs constrict job market for recent grads, but value of UW degree remains high, experts say
by Aiden Mellon April 26, 2024

In January, Wisconsin reached historic highs for the number of people employed in non-farm and private jobs, with the state’s unemployment...

Archival photo of Bascom Hall on a sunny day. Sept. 9, 2022.
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Mnookin joins university leaders to advance student free expression, civic preparedness
by Jones Millstone-Rivo April 26, 2024

University of Wisconsin Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin announced April 23 her participation in College Presidents for Civic Preparedness, a consortium...

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Badger Herald archival photo of Madison Police Department. September 20, 2023.
MPD opens death investigation after MFD retrieves individual from Lake Mendota Friday morning
by The Badger Herald April 26, 2024

The Madison Police Department opened a death investigation after the Madison Fire Department retrieved a female from Lake Mendota around 4:30 a.m. Friday. MFD responded to a 911 call reporting someone yelling for help in the water near the 100 block...

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Bo Ryan. The Badger Herald archives.
Legendary former head coach Bo Ryan gets inducted into Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
by Cameron Wilhorn April 25, 2024

The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2024 was announced April 6 and, for the first time since 1964, the list included a member of the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Sixty years later UW–Madison has put its third coach or player...

People of UW: Association for Women in Communications President talks empowering women, elevating careers in male-dominated fields
People of UW: Association for Women in Communications President talks empowering women, elevating careers in male-dominated fields
by Nyssa Connett April 25, 2024
Courtesy of Rory Madden
People of UW: Sex Out Loud Program Chair, Chair-in-Training discuss promoting sex positivity, destigmatizing heteronormative, gendered ideals
by Maddy Rosen April 18, 2024
People of UW: MODA Magazine photoshoot production coordinator talks passion for inspiring creativity through photography
People of UW: MODA Magazine photoshoot production coordinator talks passion for inspiring creativity through photography
by Julia Cyganiak April 11, 2024
Supreme Court amendments risk creating more partisan divide among justices
Supreme Court amendments risk creating more partisan divide among justices
by Sammie Garrity April 25, 2024

Last month the Wisconsin Supreme Court — and its liberal majority — amended their internal operating procedure and made changes that will...

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Badger Herald archival photo of Vintage Spirits & Grill from February 2024.
Welcome summer with Madison's outdoor restaurants
by Jenna Innab April 26, 2024

Longer days, warmer weather — hopefully — and the chairs returning to Memorial Union’s terrace can only mean one thing — spring has sprung...

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