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Developing: Car chase races through campus, downtown
By Joyce Riphagen | Oct. 26, 2021A white sedan has been seen speeding around the downtown area.
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UW-Madison renews its contract with Honorlock for another year
By Gretchen Blohm | Oct. 26, 2021UW-Madison has decided to renew its contract with the online proctoring software company Honorlock, sparking concerns among the campus community.
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University Health Services reverses decision to offer Moderna, Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 booster shots
By Samantha Henschel | Oct. 25, 2021UHS will wait for clinical considerations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Wisconsin Department of Health Services before it continues administering the two booster shots.
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‘It's time for someone else’: Chancellor Blank meets with student newspapers for one last annual address
By The Daily Cardinal | Oct. 22, 2021Rebecca Blank met with UW-Madison’s three student newspapers, taking questions regarding her new position at Northwestern, isolation housing at Eagle Heights, university funding and her hopes for the next chancellor.
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Departures of UW System President, UW-Madison Chancellor leave uncertainty
By Lekha Kachoria | Oct. 21, 2021With UW System President Tommy Thompson and UW-Madison Chancellor Becky Blank set to leave next year, uncertainty remains about the future of the UW system leadership.
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COVID-19 positive students temporarily housed at Eagle Heights spark debate among graduate students, faculty
By Anthony Trombi | Oct. 21, 2021Dorm students who test positive for COVID-19 are temporarily relocated to Eagle Heights apartment complex, where many graduate students live.
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Madison man charged with fraud, use of counterfeit cash on campus
By Jessica Sonkin | Oct. 20, 2021A man was caught with over $13,000 in counterfeit money after fraudulently using some for purchases on the UW-Madison campus.
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Leukemia and Lymphoma Society hosts ‘Light the Night’ fundraising event
By Madeleine Afonso | Oct. 19, 2021The UW-Madison chapter of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society contributed over $27,000 to the annual fundraising event.
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UW-Madison’s ‘Bucky’s Tuition Promise’ program welcomes 961 new students, granting free undergraduate tuition to its largest class of recipients
By Sophia Vento | Oct. 19, 2021This year, UW-Madison welcomed its largest class of Bucky's Tuition Promise recipients, awarding free undergraduate tuition to hundreds of in-state students.
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Q&A: Erin Schaut and Eleni Tongas, the Co-Founders of EVIE Jewelry
By Beth Shoop | Oct. 15, 2021Jewelry entrepreneurs, UW-Madison students, and best friends, Erin Schaut and Eleni Tongas sat down with The Daily Cardinal to talk all things EVIE Jewelry.
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Sen. Ted Cruz event moved off campus due to UW-Madison masking policy, sparking controversy
By Sophia Vento and Lekha Kachoria | Oct. 14, 2021Originally set to speak at UW-Madison's Memorial Union in an event hosted by a conservative student organization, Sen. Ted Cruz and co-host Michael Knowles held their live podcast recording off-campus because of the university's COVID-19 masking policy.
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Wunk Sheek powwow celebrates Indigenous culture, honors victims of residential schools
By Cormac LaLiberte | Oct. 14, 2021The University of Wisconsin-Madison Indigenous student organization marked Indigenous Peoples' Day with an intertribal powwow.
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UW-Madison researchers awarded $750,000 grant to combat COVID-19 and 2020 election misinformation
By Hannah Ritvo | Oct. 13, 2021Researchers will use the grant to create a system that fact-checks information on social media sites.
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UW-Madison unveils new L&S building as Levy Hall
By Caitlyn Halfon | Oct. 13, 2021UW-Madison announced the name of the new College of Letter and Sciences building as Levy Hall, following a $20 million donation from the alumni family.
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Chancellor Blank reflects on achievements and the future of UW-Madison in State of the University address
By Kodie Engst | Oct. 12, 2021Last week, Chancellor Rebecca Blank addressed the Faculty Senate, focusing on commitments to expanding university programs and opportunities for both faculty and students at UW-Madison.
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UW-Madison co-hosts the 29th Annual MBLGTACC
By Alison Stecker | Oct. 12, 2021The student-run conference for queer and trans+ college students took place over the weekend in Madison.
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Chancellor Rebecca Blank to leave UW-Madison at end of academic year
By Samantha Henschel | Oct. 11, 2021Blank will leave UW-Madison at the end of the 2021-2022 academic year to become Northwestern University’s first female president.
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Fifty people ejected from Michigan football game, a season high
By Anthony Trombi | Oct. 8, 2021More ejections, arrests and ambulance calls occured at Wisconsin’s home football game against Michigan than any other game this season.
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Ongoing construction on chemistry building delays research, in-person classes
By Abby Bradbury | Oct. 7, 2021Though construction on the chemistry building was projected to be complete by the end of the summer, the incomplete project has forced many classes to go online.
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UWPD, UHS Mental Health Services announce crisis response partnership
By Cormac LaLiberte | Oct. 7, 2021UW-Madison’s police department and its mental health services team are pioneering a program that would bring both departments to a student in crisis.
