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Independent Student Newspaper Since 1969

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

Badger Herald archival photo of Vintage Spirits & Grill from February 2024.
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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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Madison Police Department Central District Captain Michael Hanson at a Thursday morning press conference to discuss safety ahead of the Mifflin Street Block Party. April 25, 2024.
Students make safety plans for Mifflin Street Block Party, raise concerns over enforcement
by Margaret Shreiner April 25, 2024

The Madison Police Department held a press conference Thursday to discuss safety and staffing plans ahead of the Mifflin Street Block Party on April 28. During the press conference, MPD Central District Captain Michael Hanson said the department will...

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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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Photo courtesy of Wisconsin Institute for Creative Writing
UW Institute for Creative Writing Fellows present work with Wisconsin Book Festival
by Evan Randle April 25, 2024

The Wisconsin Book Festival hosted the 2023-24 Wisconsin Institute for Creative Writing Fellows Wednesday evening, in collaboration with the...

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