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STATE NEWS

Tommy Thompson Center kicks off first forum, discusses political leadership

By Lilly Price | Nov. 19, 2017

UW-Madison’s Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership, a policy center funded both privately and by the state to promote research and leadership training, held its first event Friday, after its controversial inclusion in the state budget. The event titled “Leadership Across the Branches” featured speakers from top lawmakers, professors, journalists, and experts on Congress.

CITY NEWS

Student-lit blaze at Madison school puts spotlight on fire department’s educational programs

By Noah Habenstreit | Nov. 18, 2017

For Bernadette Galvez, a child setting a fire is no small matter — she knows that if preventative measures are not taken when kids are young, curiosity about fire can lead to dangerous behavior and serious disciplinary action when they get older.

CAMPUS NEWS

SSFC defunds proposed pay for sustainability and legislative affairs vice chairs

By Maggie Chandler | Nov. 17, 2017

The student finance committee approved the Associated Students of Madison’s internal budget Thursday night, but it was not without an amendment that defunded pay for two student positions.

CAMPUS NEWS

Academic staff pushes back against regents’ free speech policy

By Luisa de Vogel | Nov. 17, 2017

A resolution in support of free speech written by UW-Madison academic staff members was sent back to the drawing board after some students argued that its wording wasn’t strong enough.

Jordan Peterson, a psychology professor and author, spoke at UW-Madison Thursday.

CAMPUS NEWS

Controversial speaker, criticized for stance on LGBTQ issues, tackles ‘political indoctrination’ in UW-Madison speech

By Katie Kalvelage | Nov. 16, 2017

A speaker who many on the left have derided as “transphobic” came to UW-Madison Thursday for a talk on “political indoctrination” on college campuses.

CAMPUS NEWS

Lori Berquam named interim vice chancellor for student affairs

By Jessica Sullivan | Nov. 16, 2017

In addition to serving as UW-Madison’s dean of students and vice provost for student life, Lori Berquam will take on an additional role as the interim vice chancellor for student affairs, a new position within campus administration.

CITY NEWS

Gap in citizen engagement with local law enforcement, according to early look at city-funded study of MPD

By Gina Heeb | Nov. 16, 2017

How are Madison police doing? According to some long-awaited results from a major city-funded study, there’s room for improvement.

STATE NEWS

Wisconsin politicians decry Franken, Moore

By Lilly Price | Nov. 16, 2017

Wisconsin’s U.S. Sens. Tammy Baldwin and Ron Johnson have denounced two political figures who have been accused of sexual harassment in two separate incidents this month. U.S.

CAMPUS NEWS

College GameDay comes to UW-Madison: What you need to know

By Robyn Cawley | Nov. 16, 2017

This weekend, Badger fans will be able to jump around in the heart of the campus when College GameDay comes to town.

A Dane County Jail inmate attempted suicide Thursday, making him at least the eighth to do so since August.

CITY NEWS

Another inmate attempts suicide at Dane County Jail

By Noah Habenstreit | Nov. 16, 2017

A 26-year-old man tried to end his own life at the Dane County Jail Thursday, making him at least the eighth inmate to attempt suicide since August.

UW-Madison saw an uptick in reported incidents of bias in the first half of 2017.

CAMPUS NEWS

Report: UW-Madison bias incidents increase from last year; race, ethnicity most common targets

By Noah Habenstreit | Nov. 16, 2017

Reported bias-related incidents at UW-Madison increased from last spring to this spring, with incidents involving race or ethnicity making up 36 percent of the reports.

Fraternity members have the opportunity to take Greek Men for Violence Prevention, a two-credit, discussion-driven course where students learn about masculinity, gender, the media and violence against women.

CAMPUS NEWS

UW course for fraternity members educates men on sexual violence

By Lawrence Andrea | Nov. 16, 2017

Throughout UW-Madison’s efforts to combat sexual assault on campus by implementing a variety of new programs, one program has remained the same.

Hundreds of thousands of Wisconsinites are living with Alzheimer’s, the most common form of dementia. Lawmakers are crossing the aisle to come up with solutions to support the economic and emotional burden those affected and those caring for loved ones with the disease face every day.

STATE NEWS

As researchers struggle for Alzheimer’s cure, lawmakers enact flurry of bipartisan bills

By Lilly Price | Nov. 16, 2017

Over 110,000 people in Wisconsin are living with Alzheimer’s disease, the most common type of dementia. While there is no cure and the number of people suffering from the disease is only expected to increase, researchers at UW are pushing to help ease the burden the cognitive disease causes. Wisconsin lawmakers have been hard at work proposing legislation to help those with Alzheimer’s.

The Division of Student Life will roll out a social media campaign next week on which students can share their stories of resilience.

CAMPUS NEWS

New social media campaign to promote resilience among students

By Lawrence Andrea | Nov. 16, 2017

UW-Madison students will share personal stories of resilience through a new social media campaign that the university’s Division of Student Life will roll out next week.

CITY NEWS

Should Madison offer a city ID card? Some officials think so

By Regan Murray | Nov. 15, 2017

City officials are looking to the Madison community for input on a local identification card program. Officials released a survey this week gauging participation and what residents would like to see on an identification card.

After Associated Students of Madison passed controversial divestment legislation last semester, drawing hundreds of protesters, the University of Michigan’s student government passed a similar measure Wednesday.

CAMPUS NEWS

One semester after tumult at UW-Madison, Michigan student government passes divestment legislation

By Noah Habenstreit | Nov. 15, 2017

Just months after the Associated Students of Madison passed controversial legislation to divest from certain corporations — including some that do business with Israel — another Big Ten student government took even more drastic action Wednesday.

Suburban churches in the Madison area have taken precautions regarding additional security measures, while downtown churches have been more reluctant.

CITY NEWS

After Texas shooting, Madison churches grapple with security concerns

By Ellie Borstad | Nov. 15, 2017

While some Dane County religious institutions have amped up their security measures in response to the Texas shooting earlier this month, other churches in downtown Madison say they will not make extreme changes to their precautionary procedures.

UW Extension will merge with UW-Madison starting next July.

CAMPUS NEWS

‘Business as usual’ for UW Extension despite controversial system merger

By Bremen Keasey | Nov. 15, 2017

UW Extension, a middleman that helps deliver university resources to all 72 counties in Wisconsin through a wide variety of programs, will merge with UW-Madison starting July 1, 2018.

Last year’s Go Big Read book choice, J.D. Vance’s “Hillbilly Elegy,” detailed a man’s struggles growing up in poverty in Ohio and Appalachian Kentucky.

CAMPUS NEWS

UW-Madison accepting suggestions for next year’s Go Big Read

By Lawrence Andrea | Nov. 15, 2017

If you’ve read a good book recently and think others should read it, too, UW-Madison wants to know the title. UW-Madison’s Go Big Read program — now in its 10th year — is accepting book suggestions for the 2018-2019 school year. The program, which has become one of the largest college common reading programs in the country, will accept submissions until Dec. 15.

State superintendent Tony Evers is running against Gov. Scott Walker for governor. If elected, Evers says he will cut tuition for two-year UW schools by 50 percent.

STATE NEWS

Tony Evers announces plan to cut tuition for two-year UW schools if elected governor

By Marissa Beaty | Nov. 15, 2017

Democratic gubernatorial candidate and state school superintendent Tony Evers announced plans on Wednesday to cut tuition by 50 percent at all 13 of UW’s two-year colleges if elected. The proposal would cut current tuition of $4,750 with the hope to “strengthen our UW Colleges, create a better-trained workforce and make college more accessible to all Wisconsinites,” Evers said in a statement. In total, Evers expects the plan to cost less than $20 million – an amount he says is more than feasible if current “legislative Republicans are fine with giving 11 multimillionaires $22 million in tax breaks,” referring to Gov.