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John Nolen Drive car crash sends seven to local hospital

By Miller Jozwiak | Oct. 17, 2016

A 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

State Superintendent and Democratic nominee for governor Tony Evers took shots at Gov. Scott Walker in his tenth annual State of Education address, calling for significant increases in state aid and financial support to schools and students.

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Graduation rates, racial achievement gap remain high in Wisconsin

By Tenley Sanduski | Oct. 17, 2016

For 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.

Chief Diversity Officer Patrick Sims spoke about the campus climate survey released to students Monday.

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UW-Madison debuts campus climate survey

By Madeline Heim | Oct. 17, 2016

UW-Madison released a campus climate survey to students Monday that will assess the experiences of people with various backgrounds and identities.

UW-Madison undergraduates research shows that institutions limit the number of qualified black students that can attend their schools by requiring high test scores from underfunded schools.

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Undergraduates’ research exposes institutional racism of standardized testing

By Sammy Gibbons | Oct. 17, 2016

Three 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, 2016

In 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.

The candidates went back and forth over gun control, ISIS, police violence, paid family leave, social security, energy and affordable education within the UW System.

STATE NEWS

Johnson, Feingold spar over presidential endorsements, student debt

By Hannah J. Olson | Oct. 16, 2016

In a refreshing bout of civil discourse missing from the presidential race, the Wisconsin candidates for U.S.

CITY NEWS

State Street brawl leads to arrest, battery charge

By Hunter Nollenberg | Oct. 16, 2016

Madison police were dispatched to a restaurant Friday night following a reported physical assault. Officials say the incident occurred at approximately 12:40 a.m.

Brandon Crockett, 27, is MPD’s suspect in the September shooting and he remains at large.

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South side homicide victim identified, suspect remains at large

By Miller Jozwiak | Oct. 16, 2016

Marsellas 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, 2016

University Health Services will be offering free vaccinations for meningococcal disease B beginning Thursday, Oct. 20.

The city’s pilot art program will start with four boxes on the Capitol Square.

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City aims to fight vandalism with art on utility boxes

By Miller Jozwiak | Oct. 15, 2016

City 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.

House Speaker Paul Ryan told UW-Madison College Republicans to spread their conservative message to other students.

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House Speaker slams ‘liberal progressivism’ during Madison visit

By Lilly Price | Oct. 14, 2016

Speaker 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, 2016

UW-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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PAVE holds workshop to build healthy relationships

By Hannah Malone | Oct. 13, 2016

Students decided what makes a romantic relationship healthy by interacting with one another at a workshop Thursday. Promoting Awareness Victim Empowerment peer facilitators lead the interactive workshop called “Build A Healthy Relationship” about what healthy romantic relationships look like.

STATE NEWS

Federal judge orders improved voter education, more training after voter ID controversy

By Ningyuan Ma | Oct. 13, 2016

With Election Day weeks away, a federal judge ordered Thursday that the state must provide more information to help every legal voter navigate the complex process of acquiring state-issued voter ID. U.S. District Judge James Peterson issued the ruling to provide a "targeted remedy" to problems with a program designed by Wisconsin Department of Transportation to help people without identification documents obtain IDs promptly.

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Social justice organizer inspires students with activism experience

By Kelly Ward | Oct. 13, 2016

Community organizer and activist Bree Newsome discussed “Tearing Hate From the Sky” Wednesday evening as part of the Multicultural Student Center’s social justice speaker series. Newsome is an intersectional social justice activist who is most well-known for scaling the flagpole at the South Carolina State House and removing the Confederate flag in 2015.

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Panel urges student of color to engage through activism, voting

By Mason Muerhoff | Oct. 13, 2016

In an election cycle marked by racial tensions and controversial voter ID laws, a community panel at the Black and Brown Vote Discussion Wednesday night emphasized to students the importance of voting in November as well as engaging in non-traditional methods of civic action. The panel—composed of journalism professor Mike Wagner, history professor Cindy I-Fen Cheng, Associated Students of Madison Vice Chair Mariam Coker, student activist Jessica Franco-Morales, co-founder of Young Gifted and Black Coalition Matthew Braunginn and alumna of the PEOPLE program Jessenia Gomez—urged those in attendance to vote and organize through non-traditional methods to enact change on campus and in the community.

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Young introduces resolution condemning hate, bias against Muslims

By Ellie Borstad | Oct. 13, 2016

A proposed resolution asserts county officials’ condemnation of recent hateful rhetoric toward Muslim Americans and, if approved by the Dane County Board of Supervisors, will affirm the body’s support for those targeted.

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Preliminary ASM budget previewed at Coordinating Council meeting

By Nina Bertelsen | Oct. 13, 2016

The preliminary internal budget for the Associated Students of Madison’s 2017 fiscal year was previewed at the Coordinating Council meeting Wednesday.

State Sen. Rick Gudex, R-Fond du Lac, died early Wednesday morning from a self-inflicted gunshot.

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State Senator Richard Gudex dies of self-inflicted gunshot wound

By Katie Moakley | Oct. 12, 2016

State Sen. Rick Gudex, R-Fond du Lac, was pronounced dead early Wednesday morning due to a self-inflicted gunshot.

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Clinton’s lead rises to seven points in new Marquette Poll

By Sam Schulz | Oct. 12, 2016

The latest Marquette University Law School poll released Wednesday shows Hillary Clinton’s lead over Donald Trump has grown to seven points. Among likely Wisconsin voters, 44 percent support Clinton while 37 percent Trump, with Libertarian Gary Johnson supported by three percent and the Green Party’s Jill Stein at three percent.