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The Weekly
What you need to know this week at UW–Madison January 30, 2013
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Be in the Know
 | UW-Madison Career Services units will host the Spring Career and Internship Fair from 4-8 p.m on Monday Feb. 4 at the Kohl Center. The event will bring more than 180 organizations to campus. |
 | One of the most frequently used campus online tools, UW-Madison’s campus map, recently received a facelift at http://map.wisc.edu. It now includes real-time bus information for the entire city of Madison and works on your iOS device. |
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 It's cold, snowy and icy out there today, but that isn't stopping a hard-core legion of campus bikers. Interested in riding through the winter? Aaron Crandall, avid cyclist and the key organizer for Madison Bike Winter shares his tips for safe and effective winter biking. Related: Winter biking meet-up at 5 p.m. Wednesday. |
 | Do you underline important passages or use a highlighter? You might want to read this: These popular study strategies employed by the masses for decades are ineffective, reports a team of leading psychological scientists -- including UW's Mitchell Nathan, a professor of the Learning Sciences. |
Badgers in the World
 | As the beginning of second semester rolls in, UW-Madison students are starting to get back on their grind. For UW alum and Bicycle Motocross (BMX) pro Brian Kachinsky – he never got off the grind, even after he graduated. In this case “grind” not only refers to Kachnisky’s motivation and drive, but also his favorite BMX trick. |
Introducing...
 | Spend a minute meeting UW junior Dylan Jennings, who is working hard to preserve his culture. A member of the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, he sings as part of a Native American group called Midnite Express and dances at the Oneida Powwow. |
Student Org Showcase
 | Madison’s Indian music scene may be somewhat underground now, but a new music group called Saaz is looking to change that. Saaz, which means “melodic note” in Hindi and Urdu, is comprised of nearly 20 musicians who play a broad range of Indian music—everything from classical instrumental melodies to contemporary fusion tunes. |
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