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Chancellor Rebecca Blank meets with UW-Madison faculty, staff

By The Daily Cardinal | Oct. 2, 2013

Chancellor Rebecca Blank met with faculty and staff in the Chazen Museum Wednesday to introduce herself to her new colleagues. The event was a chance “to put a face with our program name and to get to know her and to introduce her to the rest of our staff,” according to Dominic Ledesma, associate director of the Chancellor’s & Powers-Knapp Scholarship programs.

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Investigation into UW-Madison animal research finds no significant violations

By Sam Cusick | Oct. 1, 2013

The Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare released a summary report of its six-month long investigation into a University of Wisconsin-Madison experiment Monday that found no violations in the university’s use of cats in sound localization research.

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Affordable Care Act exchanges filled with glitches on first day of enrollment

By Jack Casey | Oct. 1, 2013

The Affordable Care Act’s federal exchanges, which launched in Wisconsin and 33 other states Tuesday, ran into a series of technological issues soon after the federal government simultaneously began its shutdown proceedings.

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Letter shows state Republican Legislators had influence in United Sportsmen grant process

By Eoin Cottrell | Oct. 1, 2013

Eighteen Republican state legislators lobbied for a $500,000 sporting grant to be designated to the United Sportsmen of Wisconsin Foundation in a letter sent to a Department of Natural Resources committee Aug. 22.

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Federal government fails to compromise, shutdown begins

By Jack Casey | Oct. 1, 2013

Deadlock and a failure to compromise permeated through the U.S. Congress and into Tuesday morning as the Republican-dominated House pushing its agenda to defund the Affordable Care Act and the Democrat-dominated Senate acting in support of President Barack Obama’s directives missed their midnight deadline and forced the federal government into its first shutdown in 17 years.

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Affordable Care Act exchanges go live

By Jack Casey | Oct. 1, 2013

After a turbulent three years, the Affordable Care Act, which has been an annoyance to Republicans, the center of a Supreme Court case and one of the central tenants of President Barack Obama’s tenure, will move to its next step Tuesday as Wisconsin citizens and students will have their first opportunity to log into the online exchange and explore their health care coverage options.

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One Wisconsin Now files complaint against Scott Suder over United Wisconsin involvement

By Jon Spike and Nurul Bachik | Sep. 30, 2013

A liberal leaning group filed an ethics complaint against former State Assembly Majority Leader Scott Suder, R-Abbotsford, Monday for what it said was his unethical involvement in awarding United Sportsmen of Wisconsin Inc. a now rescinded $500,000 grant.

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Campus community weighs in on "I'm Shmacked" video

By Jackie Bannon | Sep. 30, 2013

The I’m Shmacked production company featured the University of Wisconsin-Madison in a YouTube video filmed during Parent’s Weekend on Sept. 21, which has raised discussion from students and university officials about the drinking culture depicted in the video.

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Professor Profile: Paul Williams, 'coach' of undergrad plant research

By Megan Stoebig | Sep. 29, 2013

Paul Williams, a retired emeritus professor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison plant pathology department, came to the university as a graduate student in 1959 off a train from Vancouver.

Bassam Shakhashiri, 'Friend of Education'

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State Superintendent names UW chemistry professor a 'Friend of Education'

By Joe Lynch and Alana Katz | Sep. 29, 2013

University of Wisconsin-Madison chemistry professor Bassam Shakhashiri is among five recipients honored with the 2013 Friends of Education Award, according to a university press release.

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U.S. House of Representatives adds one-year Affordable Care Act delay to federal spending bill

By Sarah Olson | Sep. 29, 2013

The U.S. House of Representatives voted just past midnight Sunday to amend a bill that would postpone a federal government shutdown with a one-year delay of the Affordable Care Act and a repeal of a taxation to pay for it.

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Man arrested for sexually assaulting, selling ecstasy to college student

By The Daily Cardinal and Whitney Newman | Sep. 28, 2013

Madison police arrested a 37-year-old man for sexually assaulting a college student after selling her ecstasy on State Street earlier in September, according to a police report.

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A Noble farewell and a lesson to ‘recommit': Police Chief Noble Wray retires after 28 years

By Molly Reppen and Melissa Howison | Sep. 27, 2013

There was a moment early in Madison Police Chief Noble Wray’s tenure when he was sure his short-lived career had come to a screeching halt.

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An interview with retiring Police Chief Noble Wray

By Melissa Howison | Sep. 27, 2013

Read the full transcript of an interview with retiring Madison Police Department Chief Noble Wray. View the story here.

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NPR host Ira Flatow argues 'science is sexy'

By Megan Stoebig | Sep. 27, 2013

Ira Flatow, host of National Public Radio’s “Science Friday,” described how science has become “sexy” in America as part of the Distinguished Lecture Series at the Wisconsin Science Festival.

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University adopts new safety procedures following employee death

By Bri Maas | Sep. 27, 2013

New safety procedures are being put into place after a UW Physical Plant employee died last spring while working at the Art Lofts, according to a University of Wisconsin-Madison news release.

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Former UW-Madison student and Daily Cardinal Editor dies at 83

By The Daily Cardinal and Whitney Newman | Sep. 26, 2013

Former University of Wisconsin-Madison student and Daily Cardinal Editor-in-Chief Jacob “Jack” Zeldes died peacefully Sept. 18 after a long battle with health issues.

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Legislative proposal would change law on Native American mascots use in state schools

By Dana Kampa | Sep. 26, 2013

A new Republican proposal in the state Legislature would make it more difficult for residents in school districts to file complaints against Wisconsin schools that use Native American mascots.

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SSFC denies funding for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship

By Steven Wishau - The Daily Cardinal and Sarah Olson | Sep. 26, 2013

An Associated Students of Madison financial committee unanimously denied InterVarsity Christian Fellowship funding from the General Student Services Fund at a meeting Thursday.

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Wisconsin ranks 34th in private sector job growth in most recent statistical release

By Jack Casey | Sep. 26, 2013

The most recent private sector job growth statistics released Thursday showed Wisconsin dropped one place to 34th in the country in private sector job growth, and drew mixed responses from Gov. Scott Walker and state legislators.