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MPD officer will not face criminal charges after June shooting
By Jake Skubish | Oct. 18, 2016Whether or not shootings by police are justified has been a common refrain in the news this year.
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UW-Madison student arrested for second-degree sexual assault
By Sammy Gibbons | Oct. 18, 2016A UW-Madison student was arrested for two counts of second-degree sexual assault Monday, according to Madison Police Department. 20-year-old Alec R.
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SSFC Spotlight: BadgerSpill gets go-ahead for yearly budget request
By Madeline Heim | Oct. 18, 2016Students looking to relieve stress over a roommate, midterms, relationships or any other anxiety that comes with college life can find a quick and thorough way to do so with BadgerSpill. The program began at UW-Madison in 2009 and has since spread to more than 200 campuses across the United States, according to BadgerSpill President Lauren Hammer.
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University Committee discusses Westboro Baptist Church, tenure, gender equality
By Jake Skubish | Oct. 18, 2016The University Committee discussed a number of topics ranging from the Westboro Baptist Church visiting campus to faculty childhood care at its meeting Monday. Associated Students of Madison Chair Carmen Goséy spoke at the beginning of the meeting about the infamously hateful, anti-LGBTQ church’s impending Thursday visit.
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New hiking area opens 40 minutes from campus
By Lawrence Andrea | Oct. 18, 2016Dane County opened Morton Forest, a new county park in Mazomanie, Monday . The approximately 114-acre forest was created when Madison resident Stephen Morton donated his family’s estate to the county earlier this year, according to a Monday press release.
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Panel explores potential for criminal justice reform in state
By Sarah Schoenfeldt | Oct. 18, 2016Wisconsin needs to do more to reduce recidivism in the criminal justice system—including changing laws to better support former offenders—according to a panel of activists, who spoke Monday night at Grace Episcopal Church.
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Sex Out Loud penalized after ASM policy violation
By Chad Faust | Oct. 17, 2016Sex Out Loud, a student organization that focuses on promoting healthy sexuality, met with a student government committee Monday in order to assess potential repercussions for wage policy violations. Sex Out Loud was found to have intentionally violated Associated Students of Madison bylaws and General Student Services Fund Rules under the 20-hour work day policy in early October.
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Trump decries voter fraud, corruption in Green Bay speech
By Emily Curtis | Oct. 17, 2016Donald Trump traveled to Green Bay Monday to continue his campaign with a rally at the KI Convention Center, lashing out at what he claimed to be large-scale voter fraud. With a poll from FiveThirtyEight suggesting that Trump has less than a 10 percent chance of winning Wisconsin’s 10 electoral votes, Trump attempted to rally his fervent supporters to go and campaign on his behalf.
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John Nolen Drive car crash sends seven to local hospital
By Miller Jozwiak | Oct. 17, 2016A sedan carrying four and going 30 to 35 mph struck a MINI Cooper carrying three Sunday on the corner of John Nolen Drive and North Shore Drive, sending all seven occupants of the vehicles to the hospital. The driver of the sedan said he ran into the MINI Cooper, which was stopped at a red light, according to a Madison Fire Department incident report. “There were three passengers in his vehicle, including a 27-year-old female and two young children
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Graduation rates, racial achievement gap remain high in Wisconsin
By Tenley Sanduski | Oct. 17, 2016For the second year in a row, Wisconsin had one of the top high school graduation rates in the country, according to statistics released by the U.S. Department of Education Monday.
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UW-Madison debuts campus climate survey
By Madeline Heim | Oct. 17, 2016UW-Madison released a campus climate survey to students Monday that will assess the experiences of people with various backgrounds and identities.
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Undergraduates’ research exposes institutional racism of standardized testing
By Sammy Gibbons | Oct. 17, 2016Three UW-Madison undergraduates have attempted to uncover through research that standardized testing exemplifies systematic racism and makes it challenging for young black students to attend college. UW-Madison juniors Tyriek Mack and Marquise Mays, along with sophomore Tashiana Lipscomb, presented their research on this topic through their project titled “Standardized Testing: The Social Warfare Against Black Men.” They traveled to Bermuda and shared their findings with other researchers, including numerous Ph.D.
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UW spends $23.6 million to retain faculty after spike in outside offers
By Madeline Heim | Oct. 16, 2016In hopes of keeping more than 140 faculty members who were recruited by other universities, UW-Madison officials said the school spent $23.6 million in the last year on retention efforts.
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Johnson, Feingold spar over presidential endorsements, student debt
By Hannah J. Olson | Oct. 16, 2016In a refreshing bout of civil discourse missing from the presidential race, the Wisconsin candidates for U.S.
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State Street brawl leads to arrest, battery charge
By Hunter Nollenberg | Oct. 16, 2016Madison police were dispatched to a restaurant Friday night following a reported physical assault. Officials say the incident occurred at approximately 12:40 a.m.
CITY NEWS
South side homicide victim identified, suspect remains at large
By Miller Jozwiak | Oct. 16, 2016Marsellas Coleman, 25, was the victim who died last week from injuries sustained in a shooting on the south side, according to the Dane County Medical Examiner.
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UHS to offer free vaccination for meningococcal disease B
By Mason Muerhoff | Oct. 15, 2016University Health Services will be offering free vaccinations for meningococcal disease B beginning Thursday, Oct. 20.
CITY NEWS
City aims to fight vandalism with art on utility boxes
By Miller Jozwiak | Oct. 15, 2016City officials hope to increase vibrancy and reduce vandalism through a new pilot program that will clad utility boxes in vinyl designs, starting with four boxes on the Capitol Square along Pinckney Street.
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House Speaker slams ‘liberal progressivism’ during Madison visit
By Lilly Price | Oct. 14, 2016Speaker of the House Paul Ryan spoke to an intimate crowd of College Republicans Friday at the Madison Masonic Temple to explain why liberal progressivism is failing the country and to answer pre-submitted questions.
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Letters & Science's lease in Bookstore gets approval
By Maggie Chandler | Oct. 14, 2016UW-Madison’s College of Letters & Science Career Initiative program received approval last Friday to move into the third floor of the University Bookstore.
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