STATE NEWS
Chris Taylor meets with students in wake of Kavanaugh confirmation
By Will Husted | Oct. 24, 2018Taylor spoke to the importance of voting and activism by young, energized women.
News
CAMPUS NEWS
UW System honors women of color, LGBTQ individuals for creating inclusive, safe environments
By Robyn Cawley | Oct. 23, 2018The UW System celebrated inclusivity and diversity by honoring women of color and members of the LGBTQ+ community on their achievements Monday.
CITY NEWS
Madison Metro bus crashes into police station
By Jon Brockman | Oct. 23, 2018A Madison Metro bus plowed into a police station Tuesday afternoon after the driver suffered a medical emergency. The bus veered off the road and crashed into a brick wall housing trash cans outside the Madison Police Department’s North District Building just blocks from the airport. Police said the accident was likely caused by a medical emergency on the part of the driver, who was taken to the hospital.
NEWS
Student Unions now offer emergency contraceptives
By Jenna Walters | Oct. 23, 2018An oral emergency contraceptive is now available for purchase in both student unions at UW-Madison, and at a lower cost than name-brand equivalents. EContra EZ, an emergency contraceptive pill, can now be purchased at the Badger Markets in Memorial Union and Union South for $13.
NEWS
UWPD’s bike light program to enforce bikers to install front light
By Tiffany Huang | Oct. 23, 2018UWPD has partnered with Trek Bicycles to host a program on campus that will encourage safe cycling for students and community members.
NEWS
SSFC budget caps tested as ALPS rolls in $4,000 over current funding limit
By Sydney Widell | Oct. 22, 2018In order to give the Adventure Learning Program more time to downsize its budget, the Student Services Finance Committee opted to table the organization’s budget approval hearing until Thursday.
NEWS
What really makes America great? Panelists say the answer is immigrants
By Morgan Lock | Oct. 22, 2018Inspired by the recent “four days of terror,” when Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested 83 undocumented immigrants in Wisconsin, a diverse group of scholars met to discuss “What Makes America Great” in the context of immigration, race and the Trump administration Wednesday evening.
NEWS
Student groups shed light on domestic violence in the undocumented community
By Michael Makowski | Oct. 22, 2018A group of 16 UW-Madison students gathered Monday night to discuss Domestic Violence within Undocumented Communities, an event sponsored by Promoting Awareness Victim Empowerment and Dreamers of UW-Madison.
STATE NEWS
Walker, Evers spar over taxes, healthcare in first debate
By Robyn Cawley | Oct. 22, 2018Gov. Scott Walker and running opponent Tony Evers tackled taxes, transportation and healthcare in their first debate Friday.
CITY NEWS
Two Dane County school systems receive over $600,000 for school safety
By Jon Brockman | Oct. 22, 2018Two of Dane County’s school systems will receive state funding for school safety programs, Wisconsin Attorney Brad Schimel announced Monday.
NEWS
DreamUp narrows down idea proposals that could benefit Dane County families
By Jenna Walters | Oct. 22, 2018Eleven proposals to boost Dane County’s middle class have been selected as part of the Alliance for the American Dream Initiative: DreamUp Wisconsin.
CITY NEWS
Madison police make multiple disorderly conduct arrests over the weekend
By Jon Brockman | Oct. 22, 2018Madison police arrested a 68-year-old Beloit man Saturday night for making sexually suggestive comments to several pedestrians in the downtown area. The man reportedly pulled over near a pair of female students walking on Mifflin Street and asked them if they would like to watch what he was doing in the car.
STATE NEWS
Kamala Harris endorses state Democrats in Sunday rally
By Dominic LeRose | Oct. 22, 2018Democratic U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris of California stopped in Wisconsin on Sunday to endorse her colleague Tammy Baldwin for Senate, as well as support Tony Evers’ bid for the governorship.
CAMPUS NEWS
Slow Food UW broadens access to food by expanding free meal requests online
By Sydney Widell | Oct. 22, 2018Charlie Koczela, Executive Director of Slow Food UW, is hoping a new online free meal request platform launched last Tuesday will help build those alleyways, and that the expansion will make the Pay it Forward initiative more accessible for more people. Monday’s Family Dinner Night event will mark the first dinner where guests will be able to request free meals in advance.
CAMPUS NEWS
UW-Milwaukee faces brain drain despite recognition as top research university
By Robyn Cawley | Oct. 21, 2018As UW-Milwaukee celebrates recognition as a top research university, it continues to suffer a “brain drain” much like UW-Madison in recent years.
STATE NEWS
Our Lives, Our Vote initiative registers 50,000 young Americans in effort to harness the 'youth vote'
By Milica Andric | Oct. 21, 2018Our Lives, Our Vote — a nationwide initiative that aims to encourage voter registration among American youth — reached its program goal of registering 50,000 young Americans to vote, according to a statement released by the organization Thursday.
CITY NEWS
Soglin reverses course, announces re-election campaign
By Jon Brockman | Oct. 20, 2018Just three months after announcing he would not run for re-election, Madison Mayor Paul Soglin declared his candidacy in a surprise move Friday morning. Soglin, who has served as mayor on three separate occasions, announced in July he would not seek another four-year term.
STATE NEWS
Student loan default rates reaching ‘crisis’ levels
By Sydney Widell | Oct. 20, 2018This generation of college graduates will include more borrowers than ever who may not be able to repay their student loans, according to a report by Bloomberg News Wednesday.
CAMPUS NEWS
UW-Milwaukee Chancellor reassures concerned postsecondary students of restructuring
By Defang Zhang | Oct. 19, 2018Concerns among local residents lingered in the weeks following the merging of UW-Milwaukee with two-year colleges. Since then, UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Mark Mone has promised that Washington County students are “in good hands.”
NEWS
VoteFest to promote civic engagement among students
By Tiffany Huang | Oct. 19, 2018UW-Madison will host a week-long VoteFest to encourage students to vote. The Morgridge Center for Public Services will hold VoteFest from Oct. 22-27 in an effort to encourage students to be civically involved and continue to be engaged after graduating.
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