STATE NEWS
What to know about tomorrow’s midterm election
By Jessica Lipaz | Nov. 5, 2018Polls for the midterm election will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Nov. 6.
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CITY NEWS
Uber, Lyft, Union Cab to offer discounts for Election Day rides in Madison
By Jon Brockman | Nov. 5, 2018In an attempt to get more voters to the polls, ride-share companies Uber and Lyft as well as Union Cab will offer free or discounted rides to voters on election day Tuesday. Lyft announced they would offer 50 percent off for riders across the country with a promo code as well as free rides for underserved communities in partnership with various nonprofits like Voto Latino, Urban League and the League of Women Voters.
NEWS
UW-Madison students organize events to celebrate Native American heritage month
By Gianina Dinon | Nov. 4, 2018UW-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, 2018To 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.
STATE NEWS
Elizabeth Warren campaigns for Baldwin ahead of midterms
By Andy Goldstein | Nov. 4, 2018U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren rallied for Tammy Baldwin’s reelection campaign in Madison and Milwaukee ahead of Tuesday’s election.
CAMPUS NEWS
Blank joins other higher education leadership to oppose transgender memo
By Sydney Widell | Nov. 4, 2018In 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.
CAMPUS NEWS
Diversity Forum reveals uptick in minority student enrollment, campus unwelcomeness
By Robyn Cawley | Nov. 2, 2018In 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.
NEWS
Temporary art piece aims to spark public discourse
By Molly Davis | Nov. 2, 2018An 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, 2018In 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.
CITY NEWS
Waunakee woman pleads no contest to killing student in drunk driving accident
By Jon Brockman | Nov. 1, 2018A 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.
STATE NEWS
Trump administration approves parts of new state healthcare plan mandating additional requirements for coverage
By Will Husted | Nov. 1, 2018Although 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.
CAMPUS NEWS
‘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.
IN-DEPTH
Partisan politics divide campus in wake of Kavanaugh confirmation
By Elea Levin | Nov. 1, 2018UW-Madison students have grown more divided in response to the controversial confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
NEWS
Team of campus election experts answer election questions
By Jenna Walters | Nov. 1, 2018A 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.
NEWS
100-Hour Challenge starts next Thursday
By Tiffany Huang | Nov. 1, 2018The StartUp Learning Community is hosting their annual 100-Hour Challenge contest running Nov. 8-12 at UW Makerspace.
STATE NEWS
Early voter turnout on pace to nearly match 2016 presidential election
By Andy Goldstein and Aylin Merve Arikan | Oct. 31, 2018Early 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
Walker and Evers tied in final Marquette poll
By Andy Holzmann | Oct. 31, 2018Gov. 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.
CAMPUS NEWS
Former major league baseball commissioner to speak at UW winter commencement
By Jon Brockman | Oct. 31, 2018Former 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.
CAMPUS NEWS
Banning straws leads the way in UW System schools sustainability efforts
By Robyn Cawley | Oct. 31, 2018For some universities throughout Wisconsin, diligent efforts have been made to increase recycling and decrease plastic products on campus.
NEWS
Funding, pay adjustments for UW-Madison faculty continue from previous year
By Lexi Schweinert | Oct. 30, 2018UW-Madison is allocating $11.5 million in central campus funding for faculty and staff pay adjustments for 2018-’19.
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