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UW-Madison enrollment demographics
Photo by Caroline Crowley. By Cate Schiller These graphs, made with information from UW-Madison’s Enrollment report from 2020, show the out-of-state growth reflected in UW’s student body. While a large percentage of UW-Madison students come from out of state, the university still overwhelmingly supports their in-state students, with over 22,000 Wisconsinites reportedly enrolled in 2020. …
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The Tibetan community of Madison, Wisconsin
Photo by Dani Csaszar. By Dani Csaszar The Tibetan Community of Madison may be a smaller one, but it thrives through its resources, allowing Tibetan families and individuals to practice their culture and educate themselves and one another. Kalsang Dolma, a mother of two, has lived with her family in Madison for over seven years…
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The journalism opportunities for UW students, and the many different directions people can go in
Photo by Caroline Crowley. By Max Stapleton
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The Hmong community in Wisconsin: An analysis on the migration and student life of one of largest Asian ethnic group in Wisconsin
By William Fannon A crucial element of Wisconsin’s identity is its Hmong residents. The Hmong ethnic group is the largest asian-ethnic group in Wisconsin, comprising 29% of the total Asian population in Wisconsin (PBS Wisconsin). The Hmong population is increasingly growing, with its estimate in 2019 being around 58,000 (PBS Wisconsin) showing around an 18%…
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How a student from Sydney, Australia found himself in Madison, Wisconsin
Photo by Ollie Akayan By Grace Friedman For Oliver Akayan (Ollie) the story begins with a love of American football and a trip to a thrift store in Sydney, Australia. Ollie, a current junior at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, dreamt of going to college in the United States of America since he was a young…
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Displaced and Tokenized: Indigenous students feel used by UW-Madison
By Ellie Nowakowski An Instagram post made by UW-Madison was met with backlash when Indigenous students and allies used the comment section to criticize the school as hypocritical. In a series of Native November events, UW-Madison and Ho Chunk Nation’s Tribal Historic Preservation Officer Bill Quackenbush built a Ho Chunk dwelling called a ciiporoke near…
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A look into the college basketball transfer process through the eyes of a Wisconsinite
Photo by Mitch Listau. By Austin Keller Mitch Listau, a former collegiate basketball player for both the Belmont Bruins and Green Bay Phoenix, faced the dilemma of whether to leave everything he’s established behind just to play in front of his home state one more time. Listau’s basketball journey began in Waunakee, Wisconsin, where he…