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Finalists chosen for UWPD police chief position
By Sammy Gibbons | Nov. 14, 2016Four finalists have been selected for the position of UW-Madison Police Department chief of police.
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Alec Shiva released from jail on signature bond
By Sammy Gibbons | Nov. 14, 2016Suspended UW-Madison freshman Alec Shiva was released from the Dane County Jail on a signature bond Monday. Shiva was arrested Thursday after a female student reported that he sexually assaulted her in his Sellery Residence Hall room.
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Letter calls on UW-Madison to protect undocumented people following Trump’s election
By Peter Coutu | Nov. 12, 2016Following President-elect Donald Trump’s Tuesday victory, a letter has begun circulating online calling on UW-Madison administrators to protect students, staff and their family members “who face imminent deportation” because of their undocumented status. Trump promised to deport anyone living in the country illegally during his campaign, and his election has already inspired fear among Latino students in Madison, according to the Wisconsin State Journal. The letter calls on Chancellor Rebecca Blank as well as other senior administrators to declare the UW-Madison campus as a sanctuary for community members who are undocumented or those who have Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, which is a program that allows certain immigrants to receive renewable two-year work permits. UW-Madison students Sergio M.
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UW-Madison students, community members protest Dakota Access Pipeline
By Megan Provost | Nov. 11, 2016Demonstrations on campus continued Friday as around 200 students and community members alike gathered at Library Mall to protest the Dakota Access Pipeline. According to Katya Com, Socialist Alternative member, the DAPL, a pipeline intended to transport crude oil from North Dakota to Illinois, was recently rerouted through sacred Sioux lands.
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Students, community leaders occupy Bascom Hill to demand community control
By Sammy Gibbons | Nov. 11, 2016Members of the Black Liberation Action Coalition and supporters interrupted traffic and the UW-Madison Homecoming Parade Friday to demand community control of the police.
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UW-Madison student arrested for second-degree sexual assault in residence hall
By Sammy Gibbons | Nov. 11, 2016UW-Madison student Alec Shiva was arrested by UW-Madison Police Department 0fficers Thursday for second-degree sexual assault. UWPD responded to a UW-Madison residence hall where the incident was reported around 8 p.m.
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After Trump's win, hundreds of students march to Capitol in solidarity
By Madeline Heim and Sammy Gibbons | Nov. 10, 2016UW-Madison community members showed support for individuals that have been negatively impacted by President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign by marching from the top of Bascom Hill to the Capitol. Following Trump’s win Wednesday, students from historically marginalized groups expressed concerns with his rhetoric and plans for action in his presidency. The event was organized by UW-Madison students Katrina Morrison, Brooke Evans, Sally Rohrer, Kat Kerwin, Jonny Vannucci, Ali Khan, Billy Welsh and Christian Bradley.
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Students, protesters rally against sexual assault on campus
By Max Bayer | Nov. 10, 2016Students and activists marched in protest Wednesday against what they called a perpetuated rape culture at UW-Madison.
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Students to assist protesters at Standing Rock, bring food donations
By Sammy Gibbons | Nov. 9, 2016Members of a UW-Madison student organization will travel to North Dakota to assist protesters of the Dakota Access Pipeline at the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation.
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Historically marginalized students ‘sad and scared’ after Trump’s win
By Peter Coutu and Sammy Gibbons | Nov. 9, 2016When walking to class the morning after Election Day, UW-Madison sophomore Ali Khan said he felt like someone close to him passed away. In his classes Wednesday, classmates of Khan were laughing about the election results— a perspective wildly different than his own, as he has friends who “are fearing for what is going to happen to them.” “It felt like it only affected you, and I feel like today, these students are not just historically marginalized, but feel marginalized today," Khan said. Many students from groups that Donald Trump regularly targeted during his campaign echoed Khan’s feelings.
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UW Athletics changes venue policy following noose costume
By Jake Skubish | Nov. 9, 2016New policies will be put in place for attendees of home athletic events, the University of Wisconsin Department of Athletics said Wednesday. The changes come following an incident involving a fan wearing a costume depicting President Barack Obama with a noose around his neck, and the university’s response calling the costume free speech.
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Anti-Trump, Black Lives Matter graffiti found on campus
By Sammy Gibbons | Nov. 9, 2016Two phrases written in white spray paint were drawn on the sidewalk and wall on East Campus Mall across from the Chazen Art Museum Wednesday.
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First-time voters choose president from group of unpopular candidates
By Sammy Gibbons | Nov. 9, 2016Many UW-Madison undergraduate students voted in a presidential election for the first time during this election cycle.
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Attendees respond to Trump’s victory at viewing parties
By Megan Provost and Mason Muerhoff | Nov. 9, 2016The UW-Madison campus hosted watch parties for attendees of all party affiliations to observe as the results came in for the elections, which resulted in Donald Trump being named president elect of the United States.
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Africa Week aims to celebrate African culture on campus
By Hannah Malone | Nov. 8, 2016Students experienced African culture with authentic food at the annual "Taste of Africa" event hosted by the African Students Association of Madison Monday. The event kicked-off Africa Week, which takes place Nov. 7-11.
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Student-athletes of color demand change from UW-Madison via social media
By Sammy Gibbons | Nov. 7, 2016UW-Madison student-athletes of color voiced their demands for university changes following recent occurrences of racial injustice on campus through Twitter Monday.
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‘Workaholics’ Anders Holm ‘Keeps It Real’ during UW Homecoming Week kick-off event
By Hannah Malone | Nov. 6, 2016Comedy Central’s Anders Holm visited his alma mater Saturday to answer questions for students about his time at UW-Madison and the success he has had since graduating in 2003.
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Madison native, New York Times bestselling author delivers keynote speech
By Kelly Ward | Nov. 5, 2016The Working Class Student Union hosted fantasy author Patrick Rothfuss for the keynote address in their Working Class Celebration Month event series Friday. Rothfuss, the New York Times bestselling author of “The Kingkiller Chronicle” series, is a native of Madison who attended UW-Stevens Point.
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Panel: Students should take action against mass incarceration
By Kelly Ward | Nov. 4, 2016Two UW-Madison Law School student organizations encouraged attendees to take action against mass incarceration at a panel Thursday. The National Lawyers Guild and the Black Law Student Association chose the theme of mass incarceration for their “Take Action” panel because it is a permanent issue in the state of Wisconsin and permeates many different types of law, according to a BLSA representative. “[The panel] gave students a chance to come out to the Law School and have a conversation about mass incarceration and have an open dialogue about the issues,” said UW-Madison junior Nehemiah Siyoum.
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Students, faculty take to social media to show solidarity with protesters in Standing Rock
By Sammy Gibbons | Nov. 2, 2016Protests erupted at the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation in North Dakota last week after residents of the reservation stopped the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline and were met by police resistance.
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