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Student org to bring controversial talk show host to campus

By Jenna Walters | Apr. 19, 2018

A UW-Madison conservative student organization will bring political commentator Dennis Prager, a talk show host who has drawn controversy over remarks criticizing gay marriage and the AIDS crisis, to campus next week to discuss Judeo-Christian Morality. The event — hosted by Young Americans for Freedom — is scheduled highlight the foundational principles of Judeo-Christian morality including the Ten Commandments and how they have impacted the construction of Western culture.

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Morgridge Center announces shift in leadership

By Maggie Chandler | Apr. 19, 2018

In January 2019, a new face will be at the helm of the Morgridge Public Center for Public Service, the organization on campus charged with promoting civic engagement.

Madison police arrested a suspect Thursday connected with a sexual assault that occurred near Tenney Park earlier this month.

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MPD arrests suspect in stranger sexual assault, chief hails surveillance as the key

By Max Bayer | Apr. 19, 2018

Madison police arrested a suspect Thursday connected to the sexual assault of a 24-year-old on East Johnson Street that occurred earlier this month.

Associated Students of Madison host distinguished campus organizations to talk about diversity on campus.

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KKK study group tells university to focus on struggles of current underrepresented students

By Nina Bertelsen | Apr. 19, 2018

After months of speculation, a UW-Madison study group recommended campus should confront its past ties to the Klu Klux Klan by addressing struggles of underrepresented students today.

Though Wisconsinites prepare to celebrate Earth Day this weekend, many conservationists fear the state has taken a step back when it comes to protecting the planet.

STATE NEWS

How new state policies could adversely affect our planet this Earth Day

By Andy Goldstein | Apr. 19, 2018

Though Wisconsinites prepare to celebrate Earth Day this weekend, many conservationists fear the state has taken a step back when it comes to protecting the planet.

In 2017, significantly less waste was recycled than taken to the landfill as trash. UW-Madison attempts to move away from this toward a sustainable campus in part by relying on students to drop waste in the correct bins.

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University grapples with trash disposal as it moves toward zero-waste goal

By Erica Gelman | Apr. 19, 2018

Significantly fewer items are usually recycled than thrown away. In comparison to 5,165 tons of trash sent to the landfill in 2017, 3,010 tons of materials were recycled. This means the university has not yet accomplished its goal of zero waste. Additionally, trash disposal still costs more than the extra revenue that recycling adds.

NEWS

Report: Student Council members less likely to engage in 'respectful debate' than they were last semester

By Bremen Keasey | Apr. 18, 2018

Over the course of the year, Associated Students of Madison members’ commitment to constructive and respectful debate has dropped, despite other improvements to the council, according to a recent survey.

Vel Phillips Residence Hall is named after the late activist.

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UW-Madison graduate, civil rights leader dies at 94

By Ethan Feller | Apr. 18, 2018

UW-Madison graduate and pioneering civil rights leader Vel Phillips passed away Tuesday at age 94, the university announced Wednesday. Phillips was the first black woman to earn a degree from the University of Wisconsin Law School back in 1951. She would go on to break boundaries by being the first black woman to hold a variety of respected government positions in Wisconsin, like secretary of state.

Officials hope the new enrollment application will allow students to spend less time talking with advisors about how to use the tools and more time talking about their futures.

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New course enrollment app to simplify enrollment process

By Lawrence Andrea | Apr. 18, 2018

Having trouble registering for classes? There is now an app to help with that. Course Search & Enroll, a new application found on Learn@UW, aims to make the course enrollment process simple and stress-free by allowing students to complete enrollment tasks like choosing classes, scheduling and enrolling all in one place.

The Joint Committee on Finance approved the UW System’s proposal regarding outcome-based funding beginning 2018-19.

STATE NEWS

State budget committee authorizes performance-based funding for UW System

By Max Bayer | Apr. 18, 2018

The state’s Joint Committee On Finance approved a plan to provide the UW System over $26 million in performance-based funds. The legislature created four major goals for the system to assess: ensuring student access, improving student progress and completion, expanding contributions to the workforce and improving efficiency.

UW-Madison selected “The Death of the Great Lakes” as the 2018-’19 Go Big Read.

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University announces next year’s Go Big Read selection

By Gianina Dinon | Apr. 18, 2018

UW-Madison selected “The Death of the Great Lakes” as the 2018-’19 Go Big Read, according to a UW-Madison press release. The book, written by two-time Pulitzer-Prize finalist and Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reporter Dan Egan, examines the dangers facing the Great Lakes, as well as the different ways they can be restored and preserved.

System students gathered in Madison to protest what they called an attack on the Wisconsin Idea.

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?UW-Stevens Point, Superior students brave blizzard to protest budget cuts, “reclaim UW”

By Sarah Jensen and Sydney Widell | Apr. 18, 2018

Students from UW-Stevens Point and UW-Superior braved the snow to march from the Capitol to the Board of Regents’ office in solidarity with their peers across the UW System whose majors could be slashed in a recent budget cut.

In his quarterly report, MPD Chief Mike Koval highlighted an increase in gunshot incidents and heroin overdoses compared to the first quarter of 2017.

CITY NEWS

According to quarterly MPD report, gunshots and heroin overdoses are on the rise

By Jon Brockman | Apr. 18, 2018

MPD Chief Mike Koval presented his quarterly police report to Madison’s Common Council Tuesday, highlighting a spike in gun shots and heroin overdoses since the start of the year.

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Reconstruction of John Nolen Drive stands out among future road projects

By Max Bayer | Apr. 18, 2018

Come 2024, John Nolen Drive will be in store for a major renovation, city engineers told Madison city council members at a meeting Tuesday.

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With “course descriptor” proposal, ASM moves closer to calling for a sustainability requirement on campus

By Bremen Keasey | Apr. 18, 2018

Students hoping to work sustainability into their education at UW-Madison may see relevant classes flagged in the course guide for the fall 2019 semester, as the Associated Students of Madison moves closer to proposing a sustainability requirement for all students on campus.

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No first-year students will sit on Student Council for upcoming session

By Robyn Cawley | Apr. 17, 2018

No first-year liaison will sit on the upcoming 25th session of Student Council after the Associated Students of Madison rejected legislation that would allow for first-year representation on the body Tuesday night, despite passing on its initial vote.

The group Promoting Awareness, Victim Empowerment hosted the event.

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Blogger, writer talks fighting rape culture, sexual assault in divided political climate

By Kayla Huynh | Apr. 17, 2018

Wagatwe Wanjuki, an activist, blogger and writer, spoke as the UW-Madison keynote speaker for Sexual Assault Awareness Month Tuesday evening in the Red Gym to the audience about her personal experience with sexual assault.

The university’s student chapter of the National Agri-Marketing Association was awarded first place at the NAMA Student Marketing Competition last week.

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UW-Madison agriculture club wins marketing national championship

By Ethan Feller | Apr. 17, 2018

If you think UW-Madison’s athletics are the only teams winning championships, you’re wrong. The university’s student chapter of the National Agri-Marketing Association was awarded first place at the NAMA Student Marketing Competition last week. The competition, held in Kansas City, Mo., featured 30 teams from across the U.S. and Canada.

Wisconsin families will soon be eligible to receive a $100 tax credit for every dependent child in the household under a major bill signed into law by Gov. Scott Walker Tuesday.

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Walker signs child tax credit, sales tax holiday into law despite Democratic dissent

By Michael Bogaards | Apr. 17, 2018

Wisconsin families will soon be eligible to receive a $100 tax credit for every dependent child in the household under a major bill signed into law by Gov. Scott Walker Tuesday.

Since the founding of the Office of Sustainability in 2012, UW-Madison has made great strides in efforts to make campus more environmentally friendly. However, there are still problems around waste and food management that need to be addressed.

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Events aim to promote campus sustainability as university, students celebrate Earth Week

By Gianina Dinon | Apr. 16, 2018

Earth Day is celebrated globally on April 22, but UW-Madison’s Office of Sustainability, along with other student groups, is dedicating an entire week to celebrating earth and learning about sustainability. While UW-Madison has organized events around Earth Day in the past, this year’s focus has shifted to focus on sustainability in the life of the individual, as well as in the broader context of society.