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Native November helps pay tribute to the ancestry and traditions of Native Americans.

NEWS

UW-Madison students organize events to celebrate Native American heritage month

By Gianina Dinon | Nov. 4, 2018

UW-Madison’s Native November Planning Leadership, composed of organizations like American Indian Science and Engineering Society and the Gender and Sexuality Campus Center, has collaborated to organize a series of events to celebrate Native American Heritage Month. This celebration is a part of Nation Native American Heritage Month, celebrated in November to pay tribute to the ancestry and traditions of Native Americans.

CAMPUS NEWS

UW-Madison furthers research legacy through investigation of financially vulnerable families

By Robyn Cawley | Nov. 4, 2018

To continue UW-Madison’s long history in research, the Center for Financial Security will participate within a five-year agreement to study the fiscal well-being of those who are most financially vulnerable.

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren rallied for Tammy Baldwin’s reelection campaign in Madison and Milwaukee ahead of Tuesday’s election.

STATE NEWS

Elizabeth Warren campaigns for Baldwin ahead of midterms

By Andy Goldstein | Nov. 4, 2018

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren rallied for Tammy Baldwin’s reelection campaign in Madison and Milwaukee ahead of Tuesday’s election.

UW-Madison to cover tuition and segregated fees for low-income Wisconsin students

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Blank joins other higher education leadership to oppose transgender memo

By Sydney Widell | Nov. 4, 2018

In a letter addressed to Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, Chancellor Rebecca Blank, along with presidents from Rutgers and Princeton Universities, called on the Department of Education to protect the rights of transgender people in education policy.

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Diversity Forum reveals uptick in minority student enrollment, campus unwelcomeness

By Robyn Cawley | Nov. 2, 2018

In order to recognize gaps in accessibility and inclusivity, universities must first find spaces where those losses exist. For 18 years, UW-Madison has hosted a Diversity Forum to recognize just that.

An interactive art installation meant to promote public discourse was temporarily established in front of Memorial Library Thursday.

NEWS

Temporary art piece aims to spark public discourse

By Molly Davis | Nov. 2, 2018

An art piece installed in front of Memorial Library invites passersby on Library Mall to interact with it.

CAMPUS NEWS

UW System and Alliant Energy celebrates faculty and student with excellence awards

By Aylin Merve Arikan | Nov. 1, 2018

In honor of their contributions to their institutions and communities, UW System students and staff received the Erroll B. Davis, Jr. Academic Achievement Award and Alliant Energy/Underkofler Excellence in Teaching Award.

A Waunakee woman pleaded no contest to vehicular homicide in the drunk driving death of a UW-Madison student in 2017.

CITY NEWS

Waunakee woman pleads no contest to killing student in drunk driving accident

By Jon Brockman | Nov. 1, 2018

A Waunakee woman pleaded no contest to felony homicide charges Thursday in Dane County Court after she killed a UW-Madison student in a drunk driving incident last January. The defendant, 25-year-old Nicole Bruns, was charged with five felonies in the death of student Alexandra Ihm, who Bruns hit with her car while driving drunk in January 2017.

Trump administration partially backs Walker’s changes to BadgerCare including increased premiums and work requirements for low-income recipients.

STATE NEWS

Trump administration approves parts of new state healthcare plan mandating additional requirements for coverage

By Will Husted | Nov. 1, 2018

Although the Center did not approve the state’s request to require drug screenings, drug and risk assessments can be administered by health care providers as a part of a member’s treatment plan according to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services.

‘Fees first, grads second’ proves not fiscally responsible for Teachers Assistant Association

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‘Fees first, grads second’ proves not fiscally responsible for Teaching Assistants' Association

By Robyn Cawley | Nov. 1, 2018

“It’s sort of strange to be paying for the ability to work,” said Representative Ruben Moreno as the Teaching Assistants’ Association returned to work with the 25th session to halt the mandatory segregated fees policy.

Students have shown both disdain and support for Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.

IN-DEPTH

Partisan politics divide campus in wake of Kavanaugh confirmation

By Elea Levin | Nov. 1, 2018

UW-Madison students have grown more divided in response to the controversial confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.

The Election Research Center, located in North Hall, has put together a team of experts to answer questions about the upcoming election.

NEWS

Team of campus election experts answer election questions

By Jenna Walters | Nov. 1, 2018

A team of experts from the UW-Madison Elections Research Center has made themselves available to provide information on national and state races happening for the Nov.

Starting next week, there will be a competition held, challenging students to create a new product in 100 hours.

NEWS

100-Hour Challenge starts next Thursday

By Tiffany Huang | Nov. 1, 2018

The StartUp Learning Community is hosting their annual 100-Hour Challenge contest running Nov. 8-12 at UW Makerspace.

Early voting levels in Madison thus far look to be at record-breaking levels for a midterm election, as its availability comes to an end this Friday.

STATE NEWS

Early voter turnout on pace to nearly match 2016 presidential election

By Andy Goldstein and Aylin Merve Arikan | Oct. 31, 2018

Early voting levels in Madison thus far look to be at record-breaking levels for a midterm election, as its availability comes to an end this Friday.

Gov. Scott Walker and Democratic challenger Tony Evers are in a dead heat in the latest and last poll from Marquette Law School before next week’s election.

STATE NEWS

Walker and Evers tied in final Marquette poll

By Andy Holzmann | Oct. 31, 2018

Gov. Scott Walker and Democratic challenger Tony Evers are in a dead heat in the latest and last poll from Marquette Law School before next week’s election.

Bud Selig, a UW-Madison graduate and longtime Commissioner of Baseball, will give the commencement speech for the university’s winter graduating class of 2018.

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Former major league baseball commissioner to speak at UW winter commencement

By Jon Brockman | Oct. 31, 2018

Former MLB commissioner and Milwaukee Brewers founder Allan “Bud” Selig will give the commencement speech for UW-Madison’s winter graduating class in December. Selig, a Milwaukee native, founded the Milwaukee Brewers in 1970 and served as Commissioner of Baseball from 1992 until his retirement in 2015. He graduated from UW-Madison in 1956 with a bachelor’s degree in American history and political science.

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Banning straws leads the way in UW System schools sustainability efforts

By Robyn Cawley | Oct. 31, 2018

For some universities throughout Wisconsin, diligent efforts have been made to increase recycling and decrease plastic products on campus.

Funding for faculty will roll over into the upcoming school year, university officials announced Tuesday.

NEWS

Funding, pay adjustments for UW-Madison faculty continue from previous year

By Lexi Schweinert | Oct. 30, 2018

UW-Madison is allocating $11.5 million in central campus funding for faculty and staff pay adjustments for 2018-’19.

STATE NEWS

Joe Biden denounces the president, encourages voting during campus visit

By Michael Makowski | Oct. 30, 2018

As high profile names flood Wisconsin leading up to next week’s midterm election, former Vice President Joe Biden spoke in Madison to encourage voter turnout.

A Dane County dairy herd has been quarantined by state officials following the discovery of bovine tuberculosis in one of its cows.

CITY NEWS

Tuberculosis discovered in Dane County cow herd

By Jon Brockman | Oct. 30, 2018

A dairy herd in Dane County has been quarantined by state authorities after one cow was discovered to have bovine tuberculosis, a contagious disease that can possibly spread to humans. The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection released a statement Monday confirming the discovery.