University Health Services general therapists Corinne Werner and Matthew Rozzi hosted a virtual Thrive Workshop Tuesday, discussing various effects of social media use. Thrive workshops are a part of UHS’s Mental Health Services. They aim to connect UW students with mental health professionals and other resources with the overall goal of supporting their academic performance, personal...| The Badger Herald
The University of Wisconsin’s Institute for Research on Poverty hosted a webinar Sept. 30 to examine the impact of housing quality on families and communities — focusing on health, stability and the lasting effects of discriminatory policies such as redlining. The event featured presentations from senior economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Erik...| The Badger Herald
The NFL season is finishing its fourth week, and 24 University of Wisconsin Badgers have found their way onto its rosters thus far. Not only that, but a handful of them have become integral members of their team and have been making significant impacts on the field. Specifically, the Pittsburgh Steelers are Badger central, with...| The Badger Herald
Those who have lived in Madison for a few years understand the growing presence of chains, especially on State Street, in place of the unique, small businesses that make Madison so captivating. With so much to do, see and eat, Madison charms more than 50,000 students each year. But, the rise of chain businesses threatens...| The Badger Herald
Living with roommates isn’t about learning to share — it’s about learning to weaponize politeness. The real battles aren’t fought over rent and utilities; they’re fought in silence, in the kitchen at 8 a.m., in the passive-aggressive sighs that echo through the apartment. Nobody ever argues directly about the dishes in the sink. No, the...| The Badger Herald
University of Wisconsin Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin held a round table with UW student journalists on Tuesday to discuss many of the issues at the top of mind for universities — including budget cuts, threats to higher education and the future for students. The round table began with Mnookin and Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Lori...| The Badger Herald
Fall is the perfect time to curl up in a cozy blanket, light a candle and indulge in some delicious seasonal snacks — and where better to find them than Trader Joe’s? If you’re ever shopping and pass the seasonal section, intrigued yet too nervous to commit, don’t worry. I took the liberty of taste...| The Badger Herald
The SoulFolk Collective, University of Wisconsin’s first research lab in the Department of African American Studies is conducting a study on where Black people thrive throughout Madison, according to WMTV15. The research lab has collaborated with the Center of Black Excellence and Culture with the goal of determining how to amplify Black voices and experiences, according to...| The Badger Herald
Your hair is matted, head pounding, mouth dryer than the Sahara. A blinding light is coming in through the windows, illuminating everything in sight. You’re laying on navy sheets and half-covered in a comforter as thick as receipt paper. This is a rare aesthetic — it’s clear where you are, and it’s clear you messed...| The Badger Herald
The Wisconsin State Assembly convened Sept. 11, passing a bill that prohibits non-state or non-U.S. flags from flying on the exterior of government buildings or government flagpoles with a 50-44 vote. Flags representing sexual orientation, gender identity or political affiliation are explicitly prohibited under the bill text, Assembly Bill 58. “Flags flown on state buildings...| The Badger Herald
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Academia is a sort of hell in itself, at least as presented in R.F. Kuang’s “Katabasis” — quite literally meaning “descent” in Greek mythology. Released Aug. 26 by Kuang, a New York Times bestselling author, the novel follows a PhD student at the University of Cambridge as she travels to hell in a quest to...| The Badger Herald
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In an email July 9, University of Wisconsin Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin announced the Division of Diversity, Equity and Educational Achievement was ceasing operations and most of its staff would be transferred to other departments within UW. The sudden end of the 15-year-old division walks back the short history of the university administration accommodating its marginalized...| The Badger Herald
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There’s something insulting about a job that wastes your time and pays you $7.00 an hour. Summer jobs are marketed as “time fulfilling” and “good experience,” but most of them just tested my patience, delayed my sleep schedule and gave me weird tan lines. So in honor of every time I said “no worries!” when...| The Badger Herald
Preliminary results indicate of a University of Wisconsin partner study indicate the high-stress environment of higher education may play a role in the negative mental and physical health outcomes seen among Black women in academics. The UW School of Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis received a grant to expand a study on how racial stress...| The Badger Herald