Stories
Laura Hyde ~ New Faces, New Friends
When I first got to campus last year, I was very overwhelmed. This was something I had thought about and prepared for for years, but you’re really telling me that…
Olivia Avery ~ Grad Reflection
This may be hard for some of you to imagine, but when I came to campus in the fall of 2019, I was an extremely shy and not very confident-in-myself…
Lydia Larsen ~ Grad Reflection
When I entered the UW campus four years ago, a church was the last place I ever wanted to be. I was happy to start pursuing a career in science,…
Maddy Peppard ~ Grad Reflection
Confidence is often marketed to us as a one-size-fits-all solution to our problems. If we just had confidence, we would get the job, have the relationship of our dreams, and…
Evan Digman ~ Grad Reflection
It’s a privilege to speak today and celebrate the past four years. For me, Pres House is that, a home; one that provides shelter, warmth, and rest. I’ve found simple…
Jacob Larget ~ Grad Reflection
Having grown up here on the West Side of Madison, I had one primary aspiration out of high school: to move away and reinvent myself. I mean, it was the…
Elizabeth Tan ~ Grad Reflection
Hi, my name is Elizabeth, and, to start, some of you may know that I have a terrible memory. And if you didn’t know, now you do. I always like…
Ben Tan ~ Grad Reflection
Throughout my time at Pres House, I’ve experienced and learned a lot, not just because my years in college so conveniently overlapped, but because of the people and opportunities here…
Rhythms for Resistance ~ Nii Addo Abrahams
Recently, a video appeared online of a UW-Madison student making some racist remarks. In the wake of the video’s release, students on campus launched a number of responses: protests, demands…