UW-Madison, in an effort to support diversity and inclusion on its campus, houses the Multicultural Learning Community in University Housing. The space is meant to facilitate community discussions about social justice, identities, and multiculturalism. However, University Housing moved to place house fellow Chuefang Yang on paid administrative last year. Yang allegedly told students to limit […]
The Farewell: How to Have Good End-of-Life Conversations
Death is a heavy topic for people. We go to great lengths to avoid it and sometimes even greater lengths just to avoid talking about it. But when a family member is facing death as a very real possibility for their future, is avoiding the topic necessarily the best option? University of Michigan Professor Nick […]
Creative Rebellion: XR Demands Climate Action
Just last year, the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published a special report detailing the impacts of raising the average global temperature 1.5 degrees Celsius. The impacts range from rising sea levels to more devastating weather systems to heavy droughts with no end in sight. With a growing number of publications, reports […]
Healing Through Arts
Opened just a few years ago in 2015, 608 Arts in Madison has quickly cemented itself as a staple non-profit for collaborative art in the city. As part of the Social Justice Center, 608 Arts also makes efforts to host exhibits that encourage equity, justice, and freedom through the arts. This Saturday, August 10th, 608 […]
Falling off the Economic Cliff
With nearly 40 percent of all working-age Americans struggling to make ends meet, one might imagine that workers would be more than happy to receive a pay raise or promotion, but that’s not always the case. Because the struggle for basic family needs often requires the use of public assistance programs, some workers are concerned […]
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time
In the world of Christopher John Francis Boone, logic and reason reign supreme. He knows the capitals of every country in the world, can understand the statistical probability behind the famed Monty Hall problem, and has a certain fondness for prime numbers, but when it comes to human emotions, even his own, his world starts […]
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