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Aggravated battery reported near campus

By Sammy Gibbons | Jan. 9, 2017

Madison Police Department responded to an act of aggravated battery Friday that occurred at the intersection of University Avenue and Hawthorne Court near the UW-Madison campus. Around 1:30 a.m., three unidentifiable men knocked a 19-year-old male Madison resident unconscious by continuously kicking and punching him, according to an MPD incident report. He suffered severe facial injuries and did not immediately remember the assault. Passersby said his head bounced off the pavement, according to the release.

The Badger Caring Closet, which will open in the Lutheran Campus Ministry in spring, will provide a space for low-income UW-Madison students to get free clothes, hygiene products and school supplies.

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Badger Caring Closet provides free necessities for low-income students

By Sammy Gibbons | Jan. 7, 2017

Low-income UW-Madison students will be able to get daily necessities at no cost at the Badger Caring Closet that will open in the spring semester.

The pickpocket suspect is described as a black middle-aged male with short gray hair, 5'10 and wearing glasses.

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UWPD asks public to help locate pickpocket suspect

By Lilly Price | Jan. 7, 2017

The UW-Madison Police Department is calling on Madison residents to help catch and identify a pickpocket suspect who stole a man’s wallet in November.

Sales from licensed merchandise earned UW-Madison more than $4.4 million in royalties during a record-breaking year.

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Record merchandise sales go to financial aid, athletics

By Noah Habenstreit | Jan. 5, 2017

UW-Madison received more than $4.4 million from royalties made off the sale of licensed merchandise in the 2015-’16 fiscal year, exceeding the university’s previous high mark by $561,000. University officials said UW-Madison has transferred nearly $3 million of the funds to the Athletic Department and the Student Financial Aid Office to support Bucky Grants, a program designed to provide need-based financial aid to undergraduate students. UW-Madison ranked 12th among nearly 200 schools licensed through the Collegiate Licensing Company, and third in the Big Ten, after the University of Michigan and Michigan State University. Trademark Licensing Director Cindy Van Matre attributed the success to strong football and men’s basketball seasons, along with well-managed programs and an increase in the royalty rate the school charges.

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UW-Madison student reported missing after plane crash

By Sammy Gibbons | Jan. 2, 2017

A UW-Madison freshman has been reported missing and is feared to be dead after the plane she was on crashed in Lake Erie Dec. 29.

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Top 10 News of Fall 2016

Dec. 24, 2016

In closing out the fall semester, The Daily Cardinal looks back at the most newsworthy moments.

An Odyssey Junior student reads alongside program staff.

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Access to humanities widens as education program wins $100,000 grant

By Noah Habenstreit | Dec. 23, 2016

For Jelissa Edwards, the journey from high school to college graduation seemed clear.

UW-Madison held the mid-year commencement ceremony after concern was raised about winter storms and below-zero temperatures. Another UW System school, UW-Oshkosh, decided to cancel their ceremony for these reasons.

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Despite winter storm, UW-Madison holds mid-year commencement ceremony

By Sammy Gibbons | Dec. 19, 2016

In the midst of below-zero temperatures, UW-Madison recognized more than 1,000 graduates at the mid-year commencement ceremony at the Kohl Center Sunday.

UW-Madison Police Department will have a new chief beginning Jan. 9, 2017.

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UWPD names Kristen Roman as chief of police

By Sammy Gibbons | Dec. 16, 2016

The UW-Madison Police Department announced Friday that Kristen Roman will be the next chief of police.

Six additional charges from five different women have been filed against suspended UW-Madison student Alec Cook, bringing his total number of criminal charges to 21.

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Alec Cook to face six additional charges from five more women

By Sammy Gibbons | Dec. 15, 2016

Suspended UW-Madison student Alec Cook has been charged with six additional criminal charges from five different women Thursday, and is now facing 21 criminal charges, according to the Wisconsin State Journal. Cook is now being charged with felony stalking, following the most recent hearing.

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UW-Madison students urge legislators to aid crisis in Syria

By Sammy Gibbons | Dec. 15, 2016

The Syrian Army took over Aleppo, killing hundreds of citizens in the streets Monday. Now, UW-Madison students aim to aid the people of Syria by acting locally. UW-Madison students Ali Khan, Omer Arain, Sara Easa and Rama Shoukfeh organized a call-in day to take place Friday.

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UW administration, police department oppose campus carry legislation

By Sammy Gibbons | Dec. 14, 2016

UW-Madison students, faculty and staff are already beginning to protest campus carry legislation that seeks to allow concealed weapon in university buildings and will reportedly be re-introduced in January.

UW-Madison students have circulated a petition and are planning efforts to oppose a legislation that would allow concealed weapons to be carried on UW System and technical college campuses.

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Student leaders prepare to fight campus carry legislation

By Sammy Gibbons | Dec. 11, 2016

State Rep. Jesse Kremer, R-Kewaskum, plans to re-introduce legislation that will allow concealed weapons to be carried on UW System and technical college campuses in Wisconsin.

UW-Madison roommates (from left) Sara Endres, Maddie Kreis, Maddie Hottinger, Makaia Frober, Becca Strigenz and Maddie Weston sit with Jeannie Klisiewicz of The Ellen Degeneres show during her surprise visit to bring gifts the students won.

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The Ellen Degeneres Show visits UW roommates

By Sammy Gibbons | Dec. 11, 2016

The Ellen Degeneres Show recently brought six unexpecting UW-Madison roommates an early Christmas gift?a cardboard cutout of Ellen Degeneres.

UW-Madison students participated in the event Sweets for Smiles, which was organized by Wisconsin Union Directorate Cuisine and WUD Alternative Breaks, to discuss homelessness and bake food for individuals in shelters.

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Homemade for the homeless: Student organizations bake for local shelters

By Megan Provost | Dec. 10, 2016

With the Wisconsin cold settling in, many UW-Madison students are cozying up indoors. However, not all students have the luxury of a home on winter nights.

UW-Madison Professor Emeritus Jack Fowler died Dec. 1 at the age of 91. He taught human oncology and medical physics at the university for 12 years.

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Former UW-Madison professor Jack Fowler dies at age 91

By Tayler Blake | Dec. 8, 2016

John Francis “Jack” Fowler, professor emeritus of human oncology and medical physics at the UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, died Dec. 1 at the age of 91.

South African visiting scholar and Honorary Associate Mathodi Motsamayi met with several professors and shared his research during his month-long visit to UW-Madison and hopes to leave with new ideas for international collaboration.

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South African scholar aims to spark collaboration with UW visit

By Sammy Gibbons | Dec. 8, 2016

South African scholar Mathodi Motsamayi arrived at UW-Madison in early November with hopes of networking with other scholars and raising awareness of his research during his one-month residency.

Suspended UW-Madison freshman Alec Shiva, who was arrested in November for second-degree sexual assault, will appear in court for a preliminary hearing Dec. 27.

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Alec Shiva preliminary hearing date set for late December

By Sammy Gibbons | Dec. 7, 2016

Suspended UW-Madison freshman Alec Shiva has been scheduled for a Dec. 27 preliminary hearing. Shiva was arrested by UW-Madison Police Department officers Nov.

Political staff writer from The Atlantic Molly Ball participated in a question and answer session with journalism students and spoke about her career, her reporting and thoughts on the recent presidential election.

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Journalist describes reporting on election, storytelling

By Sammy Gibbons | Dec. 7, 2016

Molly Ball spoke to UW-Madison journalism students about her path as a journalist, political journalism and her coverage of the presidential election, particularly the recent presidential election, as the Center for Journalism Ethics’ Writer-In-Residence for December.

UW-Madison professors from the Languages and Cultures of Asia Department and Gender and Women’s Studies Department presented their research on women’s rights and gender in Middle Eastern countries.

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U.S. should learn from other countries’ gender rights, UW professors say

By Cameron Lane-Flehinger | Dec. 6, 2016

When it comes to issues of women’s rights and gender, Americans may have a lot to learn from their counterparts in North Africa, Turkey and South Asia, according to three UW-Madison professors. The professors—Funda Derin of the UW-Madison Languages and Cultures of Asia department, along with Aili Tripp and Christine Garlough of the UW-Madison Department of Gender and Women’s Studies—presented their research on worldwide gender issues Monday as part of the Wisconsin Union Directorate’s Global Connections program.

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