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Three UW-Madison students have accused Alec R. Cook of sexual assault. Madison Police Department is recommending he receive additional charges following the third report.
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Third victim comes forward in Cook case

By Sammy Gibbons | Oct. 21, 2016

A third victim has come forward to report Alec R. Cook, a UW-Madison senior, of sexual assault. The 20-year-old victim said Cook assaulted her in a downtown apartment in 2015 and MPD detectives will recommend that Cook face additional charges of second-degree sexual assault and false imprisonment, according to a Madison Police Department incident report. The new report came shortly after a second victim came forward to report the suspect of sexually assaulting her last February.

Author Jacqueline Woodson discssued how she thought about her own identity, especially as a female of color, while writer her award-winning books.
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Award-winning author places herself in the stories she writes

By Ningyuan Ma | Oct. 21, 2016

Award-wining author of children and adolescent books, Jacqueline Woodson, talked about her inherent inspiration for becoming a writer as "wanting to see herself in the world" at The Charlotte Zolotow Lecture Thursday. Woodson is known for “Miracle's Boys” and “Brown Girl Dreaming,” which won her the 2014 National Book Award in the young people's literature category.

Alec Cook , a 20-year-old UW-Madison student, has been tentatively charged with a second sexual assault after another victim came forward.
CITY NEWS

Cook tentatively charged with second sexual assault

By Miller Jozwiak | Oct. 21, 2016

Alec Cook, 20, who was arrested for alleged sexual assault earlier this week, turned himself into Madison Police officers Thursday night and has been tentatively charged with the sexual assault of a second victim. The second victim, a 20-year-old female, came forward after the initial arrest and told MPD investigators Cook also sexually assaulted her in a downtown apartment last February, according to an updated MPD incident report. "I saw the news story and was empowered by another girl being able to tell what happened to her, that I thought I could now finally tell,” she told a detective, according to the report. The second arrest of Cook's has two counts of second degree sexual assault and one account of third degree sexual assault. Cook’s former fraternity, Phi Delta Theta, announced Thursday night they “separated” from him.

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UW academic calendar receives revision

By Maggie Chandler | Oct. 21, 2016

Changes to UW-Madison’s Academic Calendar were approved by the Faculty Senate, resulting in no exams being held on commencement day, among other small amendments. These changes, taking effect in 2017, coincide with those made last October.

CITY NEWS

Unoccupied boat leads to search, no rescue

By Hunter Nollenberg | Oct. 20, 2016

The Lake Rescue Team, affiliated with Madison Fire Department, was called out to Lake Monona to investigate an eerie situation during the midmorning hours Wednesday. According to a MFD incident report, people fishing and enjoying the unusually warm weather were suspicious when they saw an unattended boat a distance from the shoreline with the motor running for more than 10 minutes. The Lake Rescue Team arrived at the Olin Park boat launch at approximately 9:34 a.m., and proceeded into the water to the neglected boat. “Medic 5 was in the area at the time and also responded to the scene,” Public Information Officer Cynthia Schuster said. “They met an off-duty Madison firefighter who just happened to [have] return[ed] from fishing.” After arriving at the unattended vessel, two other boats cruised over.

The SERF is expected to close permanently late this summer before being torn down and replaced.
CAMPUS NEWS

Nursing students to assist with meningococcal vaccinations

By Max Bayer | Oct. 20, 2016

After two UW-Madison students contracted meningococcal disease, more than 80 nursing students will volunteer to administer vaccinations beginning Thursday at the SERF. According to Dr. Pam McGranahan, an assistant clinical professor at the UW-Madison School of Nursing, first-year students will be conducting screenings and managing crowd control while second-year students will be the immunizers.

Panelists discuss the role of religion in politics at a panel Thursday night at the High Noon Saloon.
CITY NEWS

Panelists explore role of religion in 2016 election

By Andy Goldstein | Oct. 20, 2016

The intersection of religion and politics is a historic and controversial tradition in American discourse, and one given contemporary insight by a diverse panel of members of the faith community brought together by The Capital Times Thursday night. “I was kind of hoping to think of a joke about everyone on this panel walking into a bar,” joked moderator and Cap Times reporter Jessie Opoien. Faith has often been a galvanizing factor in American politics, from the scripture-charged battle against slavery, to the natural law-based defense of statewide same-sex marriage bans.

State Sen. Dave Hansen, D-Green Bay, hears testimony on a bill he introduced last year, which allows students to refinance their loans.
STATE NEWS

Report reveals growing student debt in Wisconsin

By Hannah J. Olson | Oct. 19, 2016

According to a report issued Monday by the Institute for College Access & Success, national debt levels are climbing, with seven in 10 Wisconsin graduates amassing debt. After increasing by 4 percent nationally and 2 percent statewide this year, the accumulated average debt of Wisconsin college graduates now stands at $29,460.

CITY NEWS

UW-Madison student files complaint alleging discriminatory rental practices

By Miller Jozwiak | Oct. 19, 2016

UW-Madison student Nicole Niebler, president of the student organization Atheists, Humanists & Agnostics, has filed an Equal Opportunities Commission against the owners and managers of the apartment Lumen House, which is a former Catholic school. The complaint alleges Lumen House is operating discriminatory rental practices against renters who are not practicing Catholics.

STATE NEWS

Clinton maintains lead in new Monmouth poll

By Andrew Bahl | Oct. 19, 2016

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton is holding on to a lead over Republican Donald Trump in Wisconsin, according to a Monmouth University poll of the state released Wednesday. Forty-seven percent of those surveyed say they will back Clinton, with 40 percent supporting Trump.

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CITY NEWS

MFD paramedic saves overdosing man after dog bites her

By Miller Jozwiak | Oct. 19, 2016

A West Side man’s dog sat on his chest following a heroin overdose Tuesday. The dog growled at Madison Fire Department paramedics when they arrived and even bit one before they could help the man. MFD officials responded to a report of an unconscious man in the basement of a University Hills Farms-area neighborhood around 2 p.m., Tuesday.

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