I’m going to be honest with you guys- really not a science girl. The most interested I’ve ever been in science was watching Bill Nye in fifth grade- and that’s not an exaggeration. However, 3 credit ATM 100 with Professor Martin was one of the most interesting classes I’ve taken at UW-Madison. 3 times a Read More…
Category: Class Suggestions
The Importance of Building A Relationship- Of Any Kind, With Com Arts 272
Each week, our TA, Abigal Escatel, would introduce and explain new topics and projects in ten-person classes, as opposed to the hundred-something person lectures we had the day after, each week. Although the assignments were, assignments, each project ultimately left students with a greater sense of one another, and truly, how to make the world Read More…
A New Kind of Math: Discrete with Beck Hasti
For most students, telling them to take a math class “for fun” would be like telling them to drink vodka “for the taste.” But I’m here to argue some unpopular opinions: vodka is delicious, and Math 240 with Beck Hasti should be your next elective. Here’s my pitch: Do the phrases “trigonometry,” “limit,” “derivative,” “integral,” Read More…
3 credits, 2 hours, 1 day: Why Curric 209 Should Be On Your Transcript
A lot of my friends and classmates want to graduate with a certificate in Digital Studies. I too am hoping to have that extra resume builder added onto my transcript when I graduate next spring. Though it may sound like a certificate that is full of interesting classes packed with usable information, some of the Read More…
College is tough, Mental Health is tougher
According to the American Psychological Association, College students mental health is a substantial increasing concern across the nation. The survey suggests that among college students 41.6 percent experience anxiety, 36.4 deal with depression and 35.8 counter relationship problems. (Monitor on Psychology, American Psychological Association, www.apa.org/monitor/2013/06/college-students.) With these statistics so shockingly high, it is important as Read More…
This Class is So Easy, Yet You Will Never Feel Like an Uncultured Swine Again…
When I transferred to UW Madison as a sophomore, I was a bit wary of how difficult the classes would be. I didn’t want to get myself into anything I didn’t think I’d be able to do, but I didn’t want to just take the easiest class I could find. That’s when I stumbled upon Read More…
Find your inner fashionista
Have you ever struggled to find a major or class that fits all your interests? For me, I love Journalism but I also love fashion, yet there is no Fashion-Journalism major. Design Studies 270 allowed me to put the two together and step outside my comfort zone! What it’s all about? Design Studies 270 is Read More…
Become a “cool” Liberal Arts student with this one step…
Hey, Freshie! Coasting Undecided into the College of Letters & Science? Feeling intimidated by all the hip art kids talking about how their favorite films relate to some abstract cultural-media analysis concept you’ve never heard of? Want to watch movies & learn how to geek out about watching movies using fancy words? Take CA 350 Read More…
Learn Your Rights Your First Semester on Campus: Legal Studies 131
Imagine you are living in Sellery Residence Hall during your first year on campus, and an RA comes knocking on your door, asking to take a look around your room. Do you know your rights in this situation? For most, moving into housing at the beginning of Freshman year of college is a huge step Read More…
The class that helped decide my future
After a rough start to college, I wasn’t finding anything that I was interested in, until a friend recommended Communication Arts 155 the Introduction to Digital Media. At this point I was willing to take anything that wasn’t Econ 101. So I signed up for it and decided to give it a shot. Surprisingly I Read More…