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Madison Metropolitan School District and UW-Madison work together to facilitate enrichment programs for high school students in order to bridge achievements gaps among student demographics.

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Madison schools, UW strive to close disparities among student demographics

By Luisa de Vogel | Oct. 23, 2017

Programs created through collaboration between Madison Metropolitan School District and UW-Madison address the “achievement gap” exists among high school students of color have historically been given fewer educational resources — and some students are left behind with an “educational debt,” compared to advantaged peers. She said we can’t assume it is the student’s responsibility to catch up, but rather society's responsibility to invest in education for students of color.

UW-Madison PhD student Jacob Hellman attempts to sell jewelry to customers at his stand Wearable Archaeologies, a job he said “doesn’t feel like a job” because of his love for it.

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Long waits for local markets prove beneficial

By Claire Chappell | Oct. 19, 2017

Though it is not “competitive,” Dane County Farmers’ Market Manager Sarah Elliot said hopeful vendors can sit on a waitlist for two to four years. Once current members choose to give up their booth at the market, those near the top of the list are invited to join the community.

Oct. 11 marked National Coming Out Day, which annually encourages people identifying as LGBTQ+ to embrace their identity. October is also LGBTQ+ History Month, along with the UW-Madison LGBT Campus Center’s 25th birthday.

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National Coming Out Day: Nearly three decades of celebrating LGBTQ identities

By Channing Smith | Oct. 11, 2017

October hosts the official National Coming Out Day, which encourages people identifying as LGBTQ+ to express their identities. Additionally, all of October is dedicated to LGBTQ+ History Month. This year, the month also marks UW-Madison’s own LGBT Campus Center’s 25th birthday.

The University of Iowa discontinued its study abroad affiliation agreement with John Cabot University, though school officials did not cite Beau Solomon's death as reason for the discontinuation.

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As others sever ties, questions follow UW link with controversial study abroad program

By Sammy Gibbons | Oct. 2, 2017

Following Solomon’s death, the University of Iowa discontinued its study abroad affiliation agreement with JCU, though school officials did not cite the incident as reason for the discontinuation.

UW-Madison students who suffer from invisible illnesses, both mental and physical, combat alienation and discomfort daily with help from collaborative resources within University Health Services.

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Invisible illnesses burden more students than meets the eye

By Erica Gelman | Sep. 21, 2017

Invisible disorders, like digestive problems and depression, among numerous others, are seen at UW-Madison more often than students may realize, according to Lisa Webne-Behrman, a psychologist at University Health Services. Webne-Behrman gave examples of depression, anxiety, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and learning disabilities.

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Little time behind bars for UW students guilty of sexual assault

By Peter Coutu | Sep. 14, 2017

From 2011 to 2017, at least five UW-Madison students were convicted in sexual assault cases with maximum sentences that could have totaled more than six decades behind bars.

In private hearings typically held in Bascom Hall, three-person panels hand down sanctions for students found responsible for sexual assault.

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UW-Madison expels three as sexual assault punishments grow more severe

By Peter Coutu | Jun. 24, 2017

UW-Madison handed down their harshest-ever sanctions for sexual assaults that occurred in 2016, expelling three students from the university. The number of new expulsions marks a departure from the previous years’ punishments, though policy surrounding the hearings and sanctions hasn’t changed.

According to Data Digest, there is still a significant gap in the number of male and female faculty—but the numbers are more even now than they used to be.

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For women faculty, more roadblocks along the academic pipeline

By Madeline Heim | May. 1, 2017

Numbers from the university’s most recent Data Digest clocked women faculty at just 750 in 2015, compared to 1,455 men. This may not sound too promising given the national conversation around gender equality, but 20 years ago, the gap looked more like a four-times difference.

TouchTunes jukeboxes allow users to choose from thousands of songs, but hip-hop artists are unavailable on some in campus-area bars.

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Several downtown Madison bars filter hip-hop from TouchTunes players

By Gina Heeb | Apr. 24, 2017

TouchTunes players come pre-loaded with thousands of song choices, so why are artists topping hit music charts sometimes nowhere to be found on those in several campus-area bars?

UW-Madison's Department of Gender and Women's Studies, housed on the third floor of Sterling Hall, recently lost their top recruit for an open professor position due to the state's political climate.

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Top-recruited professor rejects UW offer due to state’s political climate, policies

By Peter Coutu | Apr. 24, 2017

The professor, who researches transgender health care and transgender identity, decided to turn down the offer shortly after Wisconsin quit providing health insurance coverage for state workers seeking gender reassignment surgery.

The Associated Students of Madison office will be filled with many new faces next year, some who campaigned with materials provided by a national conservative organization.

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National conservative group attempted to influence ASM spring elections

By Nina Bertelsen and Peter Coutu | Apr. 10, 2017

And this spring, this persuasion was focused on UW-Madison’s student government elections, as the group was in contact with and provided campaign materials for conservative candidates running for positions in the Associated Students of Madison.

UW-Madison junior Ella Strei stopped going to UHS for mental health care because of the university's cap for one-on-one counseling sessions.

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Access to mental health services varies by students' degree

By Peter Coutu | Mar. 29, 2017

Because she was nearing the university’s limit on counseling sessions, Ella Strei chose to stop using University Health Services for mental health care.

After Sigma Phi Epsilon's old house burned down in 2008, the fraternity built a new $2.2 million, 12,500-square-foot living space in 2011. Next year, following the fraternity's termination in 2016, they will rent out the premises, according to Eric Knueve.

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Nearly half of UW-Madison fraternities faced punishment in 2016, documents show

By Peter Coutu | Mar. 1, 2017

A young man, face bright red, covered in vomit and urine, lay slumped in the corner of a basement while a frat party continued.