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Former UW-Oshkosh baseball coach, Tom Lechnir, seeks to reopen lawsuits against university officials recently accused of mishandling millions in university funds.
NEWS

Former Oshkosh baseball coach asks to reopen case against university administration

By Nina Bertelsen | Jan. 25, 2017

Tom Lechnir, former UW-Oshkosh baseball coach, asked the courts to reopen his 2014 lawsuits against former UW-Oshkosh officials following a lawsuit filed by the Wisconsin Department of Justice against those officials for mishandling funds. Lechnir sued former Chancellor Richarch Wells and former Vice Chancellor of Administrative Service Thomas Sonnleitner for not renewing his contract after he accused Wells of diverting funds for a new baseball stadium, the Oshkosh Sports Complex, without notifying donors. The Oshkosh Sports Complex is one of building projects Wells and Sonnleitner are accused of illegally backing in the DOJ and UW System’s lawsuit against them.

Students attend a Badger Consulting meeting, where they work with local businesses to improve their professional skills.
CAMPUS NEWS

Student-run consulting firm aids students in gaining real world experience

By Hannah Malone | Jan. 25, 2017

Local businesses and start-ups in the Madison area are turning toward a UW-Madison student organization for help with developing professional skills. Badger Consulting is a student consulting firm that currently has 40 members who work together in small groups to give consumer insights, as well as conduct industry and market research. Formally known as Badger Social Media, Badger Consulting was founded by UW-Madison graduate Matt Soderberg in 2012.

Two high-profile sexual assault cases at UW-Madison last year have put pressure on Common Council candidates Zach Wood and John Terry Jr., who would represent campus in the coming term, to focus on issues like installing more street cameras around the city to curb crime.
CITY NEWS

UW College Democrats endorse incumbent for city council seat

By Gina Heeb | Jan. 24, 2017

The alderman currently representing campus in Madison’s city council secured on an endorsement for reelection from Tuesday from College Democrats of UW-Madison. The student organization will support incumbent Ald. Zach Wood, District 8, in the race against challenger John Terry Jr. for the council’s heavily student-populated district seat, which constitutes a large portion of downtown Madison.

With estimates of attendees between 75,000 and 100,000, the March on Madison drew in 41 percent of the city’s population on Saturday.
CITY NEWS

Madison Women’s March turnout among top in country

By Gina Heeb | Jan. 24, 2017

A digital strategy company says the march in Madison on Saturday had the second-highest ratio of city population who participated. The digital strategy company, Reverbal Communications, released an analysis Monday comparing percentage of city population to turn up at the top-10 largest marches.

Big Ten campuses pressure U.S. House and Senate leaders for DACA solution
NEWS

Blank: Tuition cut is 'peanuts compared to what's needed'

By Nina Bertelsen | Jan. 23, 2017

“Saving everybody a hundred dollars or so is peanuts compared to what’s needed, which is affordability for low and middle income students,” said Blank who endorsed the Regent’s proposal. “We have large numbers of families for whom that hundred dollars is meaningless. And large numbers of families for whom substantial more financial aid could make a difference.”

A phone conman calling himself “Commander Hook from the Dane County Sheriff’s Department” scammed a Madison woman out of $1,500 Sunday.
CITY NEWS

Phone conman scams Madison woman, ‘boasts’ to MPD

By Gina Heeb | Jan. 23, 2017

A warrant is still out for a conman who calls himself “Commander Hook from the Dane County Sheriff’s Department Montello Unit,” Madison police said in a Monday incident report. The suspect scammed a 69-year-old woman out of more than $1000 in a phone call Sunday, according to Madison Police Department Public Information Officer Joel DeSpain.

“Wisconsin Works for Everyone” seeks to reduce barriers to work while ensuring “able-bodied” people receiving government assistance are working.
STATE NEWS

Walker proposes requiring welfare recipients to work 80 hours per month

By Noah Habenstreit | Jan. 23, 2017

Gov. Scott Walker announced a welfare reform initiative Monday that aims to increase investment in skills training for the unemployed while also requiring “able-bodied” people receiving government assistance to work at least 80 hours per month. The plan, titled “Wisconsin Works for Everyone,” is part of Walker’s upcoming budget proposal, and builds on welfare reform initiatives originally signed into law by former Gov.

An area convenience store surveillance camera captured photographs of a suspect thought to be involved in a downtown Madison theft incident.
CITY NEWS

Madison police seek suspect in downtown theft incident

By Gina Heeb | Jan. 23, 2017

Madison Police Department is looking to identify a suspect thought to be involved in a January theft incident in downtown Madison. The suspect, believed to have taken cash, electronics and other items from a North Lake Street apartment, is described by Madison police as a black male around 6-feet tall and between 22 and 25 years old.

People of all identities from various countries marched passed the United States Capitol building holding signs that supported organizations such as Planned Parenthood and criticized newly inaugurated President Donald Trump at the Women’s March on Washington Saturday.
CAMPUS NEWS

UW students unite with thousands in D.C. solidarity march

By Sammy Gibbons | Jan. 21, 2017

United States citizens and individuals from other countries, young children and elderly folks, various genders and all races were present at the Women’s March on Washington Saturday. Attendees showed support for women’s rights—which speakers said are merely human rights—and spoke out against controversial statements made by President Donald Trump.

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