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SSFC passes new wage fund resolution
By Ellie Herman | Apr. 23, 2015The Student Services Finance Committee approved a smaller financial reserve for organizations’ wage budgets Thursday.
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UW-Madison’s own Campus Kitchen opens to serve community, save food
By Jessica Dorsky | Apr. 23, 2015Seven hairnet clad students bustled around The Crossing’s small kitchen preparing for the official opening of the Campus Kitchen at UW-Madison Thursday, making dishes that featured ingredients picked up the previous day from Rheta’s Market Place that would have otherwise been thrown out.
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Torn garments commemorate Rana Plaza victims
By Miller Jozwiak | Apr. 23, 2015The Student Labor Action Coalition displayed a public art installation by UW-Madison undergraduate artists Natalie Hinahara and Steven Kaplan-Pistiner to commemorate the 1,129 people who died due to the Rana Plaza factory collapse in Bangladesh two years ago Friday.
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Student Council proposes increased minimum wage, Wisconsin Grant funding
By Ellie Herman | Apr. 23, 2015Associated Students of Madison Nominations Board Chair Megan Phillips supported a resolution to raise the minimum wage for all campus jobs at a Student Council meeting Wednesday.
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UW System President congratulates student researchers
By Madeline Heim | Apr. 22, 2015Over 200 students, faculty and guests from several UW System campuses gathered in the state Capitol Wednesday morning for Posters in the Rotunda, an undergraduate event.
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Harvard professor, Wall Street Journal writer debate racial policies
By Jake Skubish | Apr. 22, 2015Last year saw an outbreak of high-profile racial crimes, igniting the “Black Lives Matter” movement and a national conversation on race relations.
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Waisman Center appoints new director
By Ellie Herman | Apr. 21, 2015UW-Madison professor of Comparative Biosciences Albee Messing was named the new director of the Waisman Center April 14, according to a university release.
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Sexual assault reported in Southeast residence hall
By The Daily Cardinal and Marlon Lima | Apr. 21, 2015A UW-Madison student reported a sexual assault in a Southeast residence hall early Sunday morning, according to a Tuesday crime report sent to students by the UW-Madison Police Department.
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Neil deGrasse Tyson calls on students at Earth Day Conference to broaden perspectives
By Rachel Wanat | Apr. 20, 2015Though he spends most of his time on “Cosmos” talking about outer space, Neil deGrasse Tyson brought his keynote message a little closer to life on Earth for the 9th Annual Nelson Institute Earth Day Conference at Monona Terrace Monday afternoon.
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Students ensure their voices are heard in nation’s legislative process
By Laura Grulke | Apr. 20, 2015Federal legislators are more informed of UW-Madison’s student concerns after interns with the student government’s Legislative Affairs Committee took a trip to Washington, D.C.
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Physics administrator brings Peace Corps experience to campus
By Bailey Nachreiner-Mackesey | Apr. 20, 2015Turning 50 inspires some to buy a new car or pick up a new hobby. But Sylvia Swift, a UW-Madison Physics Department employee, joined the Peace Corps and spent two years doing community and organizational development in Moldova, a country in Eastern Europe.
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Three candidates compete for vice provost for diversity
By Ellie Herman | Apr. 20, 2015Three candidates are running for vice provost for diversity at UW-Madison, a position that aims to implement various diversity initiatives on campus.
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Second sexual assault in a week reported in residence hall
By Bri Maas | Apr. 19, 2015A student reported a sexual assault to the UW-Madison Police Department Saturday, according to a UWPD crime warning sent to students.
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UW-Madison to face 400 job cuts, program closures
By Ellie Herman | Apr. 17, 2015The effects of Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed state budget have become clearer to the UW-Madison community in the past week as Chancellor Rebecca Blank recently detailed the elimination of 400 positions and the closing or merging of several programs.
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Campus alerted about attempted sexual assault
By Daily Cardinal Staff | Apr. 17, 2015An attempted sexual assault is not under investigation by the UW-Madison Police Department at this time, according to a crime warning sent out to all students Friday afternoon.
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SSFC provides clarity for intern program
By Gabrielle DiBenedetto | Apr. 16, 2015The Student Services Finance Committee passed an act to define the credit seeking process for interested students at their meeting Thursday.
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Next year’s Go Big Read novel to address racial inequalities
By Laura Grulke | Apr. 16, 2015Organizers of UW-Madison’s Go Big Read program announced Bryan Stevenson’s “Just Mercy” as next year’s shared reading novel Thursday, hoping to incite deeper thoughts on Madison’s racial inequalities through the text, a UW-Madison news release said.
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Wisconsin students team up for Day of Action against proposed state budget
By Ellie Herman | Apr. 16, 2015College students across the state teamed up with members of the College Democrats of Wisconsin Thursday to reach out to legislators, requesting they resist the budget cuts on the UW System.
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Student group encourages future ASM collaboration
By Madeline Heim | Apr. 15, 2015A statewide student advocacy association promoted the necessity of having further interaction with members of the Associated Students of Madison at a Coordinating Council meeting Wednesday.
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Fight for $15 rally calls for higher minimum wage
By Jessica Dorsky | Apr. 15, 2015Approximately 100 students and community members rallied on Library Mall Wednesday with signs that read “Students for $15,” “Poverty Wage Jobs Hold Madison Back” and “Who made your burger? Who made your shirt?”
