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Top 10 News Spring 2013
By The Daily Cardinal | May. 6, 20131.UW Regents appoint Rebecca Blank as next UW-Madison chancellor
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The changing housing market
By Samy Moskol | May. 6, 2013When Equinox first opened in August 2006, Madison Property Management rented out the entire building in one week. As of May 5, 2013, Equinox still has 28 units available for August 2013. Another MPM complex located at 420 West Gorham has 15 units remaining.
CITY NEWS
Police look into decreasing presence at future Mifflin Block Parties
By Melissa Howison | May. 6, 2013The low turnout and peaceful, law-abiding nature of 2013 Mifflin Street Block Party attendees allowed police to send officers home earlier than expected, lessening the cost to tax-payers and inspiring the city to look into decreasing patrol levels at future Mifflin Street Block Parties, according to Madison Police Department Lt. Dave McCaw.
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UW-Madison junior to appear on Jeopardy!
By The Daily Cardinal and Erica Walkup | May. 5, 2013University of Wisconsin-Madison junior Julia Sprangers is scheduled to appear on “Jeopardy!” Monday after she flew to the game show’s home in Los Angeles from Spain, where she is studying abroad for the semester, according to The Wisconsin State Journal.
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Voucher expansion could have local effects in Madison district
By Justin Williams | May. 5, 2013Gov. Scott Walker’s biennial budget proposal to expand private school vouchers in the state has already sparked criticism among state legislators, but the expansion could have a more local effect given one of the proposed districts for expansion is Madison.
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Ward reflects on time at UW-Madison
By Cheyenne Langkamp | May. 5, 2013David Ward first arrived on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus in the ’60s, and says he remembers fellow students taking on the civil rights movement and Vietnam War.
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More than 3000 attend first Revelry music festival
By JoEllen Amato and Genevieve Globus | May. 5, 2013The Revelry Music and Arts Festival took place at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Saturday and drew a large number of students, despite a rainy start to the day.
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For international students, it's the small things that matter
By Shannon Kelly | May. 5, 2013Studying abroad presents an opportunity for students to plant themselves in foreign countries among unfamiliar cultures to experience something new and gain perspective, and many students find that experience here at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
CITY NEWS
Mifflin: Party with caution
By Andrew Haffner and Maureen Backman | May. 3, 2013Despite their arrest at the 2012 Mifflin Street Block Party and the Madison Police Department’s promise of a stricter, zero tolerance policy, some of the 103 students arrested last year plan to celebrate all the same, if not with little more discretion.
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Federal loan availability for college students fails to match tuition increases
By David Jones | May. 3, 2013Faced with declining levels of state funding and higher operating costs, universities across the country are increasing tuition to maintain sustainable operations. But another trend follows nationwide at colleges such as the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where some students rely on higher-interest private loans to fund their way through college because federal loans have not kept up with tuition hikes.
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Man who discovered Bernie Madoff scandal visits campus, talks with students
By Megan Stoebig | May. 3, 2013Harry Markopolos, the former securities industry executive who uncovered Bernie Madoff’s wealth-management business Ponzi scheme, visited the University of Wisconsin-Madison and spoke with students Thursday.
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State legislator introduces bill to help student veterans
By The Daily Cardinal | May. 3, 2013A state lawmaker introduced legislation Thursday to allow veteran students first priority when registering for classes at schools within the University of Wisconsin System.
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Federal Department of Justice urges state to better address voucher school students with disabilities
By Jack Casey | May. 3, 2013An April 9 letter from the U.S. Department of Justice’s civil rights division released to the public Thursday recommended the state’s lead education organization focus more attention on regulating the treatment of students with disabilities who apply for admission to state voucher schools.
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U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, U.S. Representative Mark Pocan discuss the federal debt at on-campus panel
By Steven Wishau - The Daily Cardinal and Jack Casey | May. 3, 2013U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., and U.S. Representative Mark Pocan, D-Wis., spoke at a panel on campus Thursday about the increasing federal debt and the need for citizens, specifically students, to take notice and begin acting to remedy the issue through bipartisanship.
CITY NEWS
Public debates controversial landlord-tenant legislation
By Morgan Haefner and Bonnie Berezowitz | May. 3, 2013Community members debated a controversial housing bill that could change housing policies and regulate interactions between tenants and landlords at a public meeting Thursday.
CITY NEWS
Madison Police Department, FBI apprehend man wanted in federal murder investigation
By The Daily Cardinal | May. 3, 2013Madison police apprehended a man who the Federal Bureau of Investigation was seeking for questioning in a murder investigation on Madison’s west side Thursday, according to a police report.
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Three-year Mifflin Street Block Party review finds binge drinking costs city thousands in policing and pubilc health
By Erin Berge | May. 3, 2013A three-year review of the Mifflin Street Block Party found the annual block party and related binge drinking cost the city thousands of dollars in policing as well as public health consequences, according to a city of Madison press release.
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University officials investigate sorority incident at "The Vagina Monologues"
By By Melissa Howison | May. 3, 2013The University of Wisconsin-Madison is investigating an incident in which sorority members interrupted The Brink Lounge during a performance of The Vagina Monologues Saturday, according to a university official.
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UW System reserves could reach $1.2 billion by end of 2013
By The Daily Cardinal and Mario Puig | May. 2, 2013The University of Wisconsin System cash balances could increase by $150 million by the end of 2013, according to UW System administrators.
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Researchers discover breakthrough in stem cell research
By Abby Becker and Sam Cusick | May. 2, 2013University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers announced Thursday they have successfully converted human and monkey skin cells into various nervous-system cells, while bypassing the stage where the cells are usually converted to undifferentiated stem cells.
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