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The city of Madison will change the Public Market development’s location from a privately-developed venture to a city-owned building.

CITY NEWS

New location planned for Madison Public Market

By Griffin Blue Emerson | Dec. 3, 2018

A long-planned Madison Public Market has shifted locations, reverting the project's status back to renovation rather than new construction. Previously, the city placed a bid to construct the market along East Washington Avenue, though it that bid is being dropped, according to Anne Reynolds, chair of Madison's Public Market Development Committee. The new site is situated on the corner of North First and East Johnson Streets, across from the previous location.

Many students who receive services from the McBurney Disability Resource Center require the use of laptops in class, which can lead to a lack of privacy in a class that does not allow the use of technology.

CAMPUS NEWS

McBurney Center partners with Division of Student Life to increase food pantry donations

By Ethan Feller | Dec. 3, 2018

As the holiday season continues, the reality of food insecurity in Madison is more prevalent than ever.

NEWS

Access, achievement equity shape new initiative with UW-Madison

By Robyn Cawley | Dec. 3, 2018

UW-Madison will work to boost accessibility and eliminate the achievement gap — which are often attributed to race and socioeconomic status — in a new initiative led by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities. The effort, which is known as Powered by Publics: Scaling Student Success is the largest collaborative effort in the country garnered toward improving college access and equity, as well as the number of degrees awarded each year. The participating institutions will break down into “clusters” ranging from four to 12 universities to discuss and implement practices that will encourage success for students pursuing a degree.

CITY NEWS

Weekend crimes: Shots fired near Capitol, police arrest multi-charge suspect

By Jon Brockman | Dec. 3, 2018

Dozens of people fled after gunshots rang out in front of a downtown bar early Sunday morning, Madison police said. The shots were fired around 2 a.m.

Washington University sues WARF over kidney drug patents

CAMPUS NEWS

WARF forced to pay $31.6 million after royalties breach

By Sydney Widell | Dec. 3, 2018

A federal district court has mandated that the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, the university’s licensing and patenting arm, pay Washington University in St. Louis $31.6 million dollars for breaching a royalties contract related to selling a kidney disease drug.

As part of a session while Gov. Scott Walker remains in office, GOP leaders aim to pass a series of reforms this week to significantly disempower newly-elected state Democrats as well as boost their electoral chances down the road.

STATE NEWS

Republicans move quickly to limit Evers’ authority, stifle voter turnout

By Andy Goldstein | Dec. 2, 2018

As part of an extraordinary session while Gov. Scott Walker remains in office, GOP leaders aim to pass a series of reforms this week to significantly disempower newly-elected state Democrats as well as boost their electoral chances down the road.

CAMPUS NEWS

Theta Chi Fraternity no longer affiliated with UW following misconduct investigations

By Jenna Walters | Dec. 2, 2018

On Friday, the chapter renounced their student organization status in a letter to Chancellor Rebecca Blank. This comes after nearly a year of investigation into the fraternity following multiple allegations of misconduct.

Dane County aims to provide housing for at least 16 homeless families or veterans by giving over $400,000 to an affordable housing development in Madison.

CITY NEWS

Dane County pledges $400,000 for Madison affordable housing project

By Jon Brockman | Nov. 30, 2018

Dane County will continue efforts to provide more affordable housing by granting more than $400,000 to help develop a housing project in east Madison, County Executive Joe Parisi announced Thursday. The project, which has been partially paid for using the city of Madison’s affordable housing funds and low-income housing tax credits from the state, aims to create 68 units of affordable housing, with 16 of those being reserved for homeless families and veterans.

NEWS

Students gather to discuss health disparities across campus

By Lexi Schweinert | Nov. 29, 2018

The UW-Madison Student Pre-Health Committee held a Health Disparities Lecture that was open to the public on Thursday night in Grainger Hall.

New bandage technology could be a faster, cost-efficient way to heal injuries.

CAMPUS NEWS

New bandage technology could advance healing process

By Jenna Walters | Nov. 29, 2018

A team at UW-Madison has recently developed a wound-dressing that could speed up the healing process of injuries, both temporary and chronic. The bandage was created by UW-Madison materials science and engineering professor Xudong Wang along with his team of researchers.

Baldwin called out Trump for his photo-op in front of St. Johns church in D.C. Wednesday, telling the president it would be a huge mistake to bring the U.S. military.

STATE NEWS

Baldwin: ‘We have a moral obligation to act on climate change’

By Sydney Widell | Nov. 29, 2018

In the wake of a recent report which warned that the effects of climate change are already being felt across the U.S., State Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., called for a wider acknowledgement of the problem and stronger political response to it.

About 53,000 Wisconsin children, or 3.9 percent, did not have health coverage in 2017, a slight increase from the previous year, according to a report.

STATE NEWS

Fewer Wisconsin children have health insurance than they did last year

By Sydney Widell | Nov. 29, 2018

About 53,000 Wisconsin children, or 3.9 percent, did not have health coverage in 2017, a slight increase from the previous year, according to the report.

The City of Madison is working with the Wisconsin Air National Guard to clean up the water supply after it was contaminated by substances originating at the National Guard’s base at Truax Field, Mayor Paul Soglin said.

CITY NEWS

Madison aims to reduce water contamination in wells

By Jon Brockman | Nov. 29, 2018

The City of Madison is initiating an effort to clean up the city’s water supply after two wells tested positive for small amounts of contamination. Both contaminated wells contained small amounts of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), man-made chemicals used in textile manufacturing and firefighting foams.

UW System President Ray Cross reprimanded UW-La Crosse Chancellor Joe Gow over inviting a porn star to campus, triggering backlash on behalf of freedom of speech.

CAMPUS NEWS

Concerns for free speech contradict UW System President’s reprimand letter

By Defang Zhang | Nov. 29, 2018

For inviting a porn star as a college speaker on campus, UW-La Crosse Chancellor Joe Gow received a reprimand letter from UW System President Ray Cross earlier this month. Gow invited Nina Hartley, a 59-year-old former porn actress, to speak about female empowerment and consent, as well as the distinction between porn and reality.

Director of Bands Mike Leckrone stands in front of his marching band for the last time after a career that has lasted half a century.

IN-DEPTH

Band Director Mike Leckrone takes his final bow, bringing the stadium to tears

By Dana Brandt | Nov. 29, 2018

Few band directors get the chance to teach the children of former students. Even fewer directors have conducted their students’ grandchildren, maintaining leadership long enough to influence decades of performers.

Faculty throughout the UW System have encouraged solidarity among their peers in light of the budget deficit and faculty cutbacks that plague the UW-Stevens Point community.

NEWS

UW System strives for solidarity as cuts plague future of faculty, humanities

By Robyn Cawley | Nov. 29, 2018

On Nov. 12, UW-Stevens Point Chancellor Bernie Patterson released a proposal that would eliminate six humanities majors. Two weeks later, faculty have propelled a movement calling for his resignation.

With a large number of the most hostile and unequal cities in the country for black residents, experts in Wisconsin look for answers in history and solutions in policy.

STATE NEWS

Why is Wisconsin so terrible for black people?

By Andy Goldstein | Nov. 29, 2018

With a large number of the most hostile and unequal cities in the country for black residents, experts in Wisconsin look for answers in history and solutions in policy.

CITY NEWS

Ald. Ahrens announces he will not run for re-election

By Will Husted | Nov. 29, 2018

Ald. David Ahrens announced Tuesday he would not be running for re-election this spring. Ahrens has represented District 15 since 2013.

NEWS

UW System begins to finalize new hiring process to stop ‘passing the harasser’

By Sydney Widell | Nov. 29, 2018

The plan will require faculty to disclose employees’ sexual misconduct histories to future employers during reference checks, share information across campuses and make sexual misconduct investigations part of their own hiring process, in an effort to end the phenomenon that some have called “passing the harasser.”

NEWS

Students engage in discussion at rape culture workshop

By Molly Davis | Nov. 28, 2018

Students escaped the cold, snowy night and gathered in the Multicultural Student Center Lounge Wednesday to engage in a Deconstructing Rape Culture workshop, a collaboration between PAVE and Lambda Theta Phi Latin Fraternity.