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An Odyssey Junior student reads alongside program staff.

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Access to humanities widens as education program wins $100,000 grant

By Noah Habenstreit | Dec. 23, 2016

For Jelissa Edwards, the journey from high school to college graduation seemed clear.

UW-Madison held the mid-year commencement ceremony after concern was raised about winter storms and below-zero temperatures. Another UW System school, UW-Oshkosh, decided to cancel their ceremony for these reasons.

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Despite winter storm, UW-Madison holds mid-year commencement ceremony

By Sammy Gibbons | Dec. 19, 2016

In the midst of below-zero temperatures, UW-Madison recognized more than 1,000 graduates at the mid-year commencement ceremony at the Kohl Center Sunday.

UW-Madison Police Department will have a new chief beginning Jan. 9, 2017.

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UWPD names Kristen Roman as chief of police

By Sammy Gibbons | Dec. 16, 2016

The UW-Madison Police Department announced Friday that Kristen Roman will be the next chief of police.

Six additional charges from five different women have been filed against suspended UW-Madison student Alec Cook, bringing his total number of criminal charges to 21.

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Alec Cook to face six additional charges from five more women

By Sammy Gibbons | Dec. 15, 2016

Suspended UW-Madison student Alec Cook has been charged with six additional criminal charges from five different women Thursday, and is now facing 21 criminal charges, according to the Wisconsin State Journal. Cook is now being charged with felony stalking, following the most recent hearing.

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UW-Madison students urge legislators to aid crisis in Syria

By Sammy Gibbons | Dec. 15, 2016

The Syrian Army took over Aleppo, killing hundreds of citizens in the streets Monday. Now, UW-Madison students aim to aid the people of Syria by acting locally. UW-Madison students Ali Khan, Omer Arain, Sara Easa and Rama Shoukfeh organized a call-in day to take place Friday.

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UW administration, police department oppose campus carry legislation

By Sammy Gibbons | Dec. 14, 2016

UW-Madison students, faculty and staff are already beginning to protest campus carry legislation that seeks to allow concealed weapon in university buildings and will reportedly be re-introduced in January.

UW-Madison students have circulated a petition and are planning efforts to oppose a legislation that would allow concealed weapons to be carried on UW System and technical college campuses.

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Student leaders prepare to fight campus carry legislation

By Sammy Gibbons | Dec. 11, 2016

State Rep. Jesse Kremer, R-Kewaskum, plans to re-introduce legislation that will allow concealed weapons to be carried on UW System and technical college campuses in Wisconsin.

UW-Madison roommates (from left) Sara Endres, Maddie Kreis, Maddie Hottinger, Makaia Frober, Becca Strigenz and Maddie Weston sit with Jeannie Klisiewicz of The Ellen Degeneres show during her surprise visit to bring gifts the students won.

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The Ellen Degeneres Show visits UW roommates

By Sammy Gibbons | Dec. 11, 2016

The Ellen Degeneres Show recently brought six unexpecting UW-Madison roommates an early Christmas gift?a cardboard cutout of Ellen Degeneres.

UW-Madison students participated in the event Sweets for Smiles, which was organized by Wisconsin Union Directorate Cuisine and WUD Alternative Breaks, to discuss homelessness and bake food for individuals in shelters.

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Homemade for the homeless: Student organizations bake for local shelters

By Megan Provost | Dec. 10, 2016

With the Wisconsin cold settling in, many UW-Madison students are cozying up indoors. However, not all students have the luxury of a home on winter nights.

UW-Madison Professor Emeritus Jack Fowler died Dec. 1 at the age of 91. He taught human oncology and medical physics at the university for 12 years.

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Former UW-Madison professor Jack Fowler dies at age 91

By Tayler Blake | Dec. 8, 2016

John Francis “Jack” Fowler, professor emeritus of human oncology and medical physics at the UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, died Dec. 1 at the age of 91.

South African visiting scholar and Honorary Associate Mathodi Motsamayi met with several professors and shared his research during his month-long visit to UW-Madison and hopes to leave with new ideas for international collaboration.

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South African scholar aims to spark collaboration with UW visit

By Sammy Gibbons | Dec. 8, 2016

South African scholar Mathodi Motsamayi arrived at UW-Madison in early November with hopes of networking with other scholars and raising awareness of his research during his one-month residency.

Suspended UW-Madison freshman Alec Shiva, who was arrested in November for second-degree sexual assault, will appear in court for a preliminary hearing Dec. 27.

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Alec Shiva preliminary hearing date set for late December

By Sammy Gibbons | Dec. 7, 2016

Suspended UW-Madison freshman Alec Shiva has been scheduled for a Dec. 27 preliminary hearing. Shiva was arrested by UW-Madison Police Department officers Nov.

Political staff writer from The Atlantic Molly Ball participated in a question and answer session with journalism students and spoke about her career, her reporting and thoughts on the recent presidential election.

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Journalist describes reporting on election, storytelling

By Sammy Gibbons | Dec. 7, 2016

Molly Ball spoke to UW-Madison journalism students about her path as a journalist, political journalism and her coverage of the presidential election, particularly the recent presidential election, as the Center for Journalism Ethics’ Writer-In-Residence for December.

UW-Madison professors from the Languages and Cultures of Asia Department and Gender and Women’s Studies Department presented their research on women’s rights and gender in Middle Eastern countries.

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U.S. should learn from other countries’ gender rights, UW professors say

By Cameron Lane-Flehinger | Dec. 6, 2016

When it comes to issues of women’s rights and gender, Americans may have a lot to learn from their counterparts in North Africa, Turkey and South Asia, according to three UW-Madison professors. The professors—Funda Derin of the UW-Madison Languages and Cultures of Asia department, along with Aili Tripp and Christine Garlough of the UW-Madison Department of Gender and Women’s Studies—presented their research on worldwide gender issues Monday as part of the Wisconsin Union Directorate’s Global Connections program.

Memorial Union reopened the first floor and original businesses, like Peet’s Coffee, as well as additional study space Monday.

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Memorial Union first floor reopens Monday in time for finals

By Sammy Gibbons | Dec. 5, 2016

Hundreds of students flooded the first floor of Memorial Union as its doors and familiar spaces reopened to the public Monday for a Finals Frenzy celebration.

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Student displays life story to raise recognition for homeless students

By Sammy Gibbons | Dec. 5, 2016

Brooke Evans, a scholar-activist at UW-Madison who has dealt with homelessness on several occasions during her college career, will have her story, and ones like hers, recognized in a display on campus.

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Student organizations create outlets for expression of Indian culture on campus

By Mason Muerhoff | Dec. 5, 2016

While in an Uber driving across Madison, Ashish Shenoy, a graduate student at UW-Madison from Bangalore, was surprised when his driver asked if he’d heard of Diwali night, an event Shenoy organizes. Shenoy is the president of the Indian Graduate Student Association, which facilitates many events that students and community members—both of Indian heritage and not—cherish.

Several UW-Madison student organizations that participated in activism against the Dakota Access pipeline refuse to stop fighting for the cause following the news that discussions will be held to move the construction.

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Student leaders respond to potential rerouting of Dakota Access pipeline

By Sammy Gibbons | Dec. 4, 2016

UW-Madison students who participated in the activism against the Dakota Access pipeline say they are satisfied with The Army Corps of Engineers’ Sunday decision to look for alternative routes, but know that their jobs are not done.

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Latinx students, staff unite to build stronger community

By Sammy Gibbons | Dec. 1, 2016

UW-Madison students, faculty and staff met in a town hall meeting to discuss the future of the Latinx community on campus following the presidential election.

Sex Out Loud educated attendees on World AIDS Day about issues queer people of color face when obtaining preventative HIV medication.

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Sex Out Loud discusses stigma surrounding HIV/AIDS during World AIDS Day

By Hannah Malone | Dec. 1, 2016

UW-Madison student organization Sex Out Loud led a discussion at the Memorial Union Council Room to raise awareness on HIV/AIDS during World AIDS Day Thursday. The group showed a video on PrEP, a preventative HIV medicine for those who have an increased risk for exposure to HIV/AIDS. Sex Out Loud is a peer-led resource on campus that promotes sexual health through sex education and activism. Events Coordinator Char’Lee King said her involvement with the organization was heavily influenced by her upbringing in an African-American community that did not talk about topics related to sex. “Sex Out Loud incorporated pleasure which is a great part of sex ed,” King said.