NEWS
Business school will not suspend MBA program
By Nina Bertelsen | Oct. 25, 2017The business school will not suspend their MBA program after hearing from shocked students and alumni.
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New disposal initiative at Union South puts waste on display
By Lawrence Andrea | Oct. 25, 2017What began as a research project for Bret Shaw’s Life Sciences Communications class transformed into an art display poised to change how UW-Madison students throw away trash.
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Free menstrual products to be offered at the SAC
By Maggie Chandler | Oct. 24, 2017Restrooms in the Student Activity Center will likely have free menstrual products at the start of next week, according to Governing Board Chair Nick Hall.
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Committee chairs send ASM budget to Student Council
By Maggie Chandler | Oct. 24, 2017After adding just one amendment to the Associated Students of Madison’s internal budget, committee chairs unanimously approved it Tuesday night and passed it off to Student Council for further review.
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New Yorker writer speaks on immigration, criminal justice
By Elizabeth Schreiber | Oct. 24, 2017Students, faculty and UW-Madison community members gathered in the Discovery Building Tuesday to learn about crimmigration — the intersection of immigration law and criminal law.
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Blank elected onto Association of American Universities’ Board of Directors
By Kayla Huynh | Oct. 24, 2017Chancellor Rebecca Blank will now serve on the board of directors for the Association of American Universities, an organization that influences policy for higher education.
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Student group raises money for CPR training
By Lawrence Andrea | Oct. 23, 2017John Derynda died of sudden cardiac arrest after running a half-marathon. His sister, UW-Madison student Brittany Derynda, wants to make sure that doesn’t happen to anyone else.
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Petition circulates after proposed elimination of business school full-time MBA
By Maggie Chandler | Oct. 23, 2017A petition is circulating after a proposal that would suspend admissions to the full-time Master of Business Administration Program degree for one year surfaced last week.
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After lead contamination scare, university officials say campus is safe
By Lawrence Andrea | Oct. 23, 2017Nearly a month after UW-Madison received reports of “unacceptable levels” of lead dust around Agricultural Hall and surrounding areas, the university announced Monday that there is no longer a significant health risk to the community.
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SoHE class aims to give Kenyan women entrepreneur opportunities
By Lawrence Andrea | Oct. 23, 2017What started as a design assignment in a class in the School of Human Ecology has transformed into a non-profit organization that helps empower women in Kenya. After a student in one of Lesley Sager’s design classes thought of the idea to created cardboard disaster relief shelters, Sager, now the director for the Design Thinking Initiative in the School of Human Ecology, traveled to Kenya in 2012 — where monsoon season often destroys mud homes — to examine the Kenyans’ living situations.
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Homecoming Week capped with $25 million gift
By Megan Provost | Oct. 22, 2017Some Badgers welcomed homecoming weekend with a beer at a tailgate. Others donned red-and-white overalls and sang “Build Me Up Buttercup” in the stands of Camp Randall. For Ted and Mary Kellner, homecoming marked a time to give back to their alma mater.
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Wisconsin Association of Black Men wins lawsuit against finance committee
By Jessica Sullivan | Oct. 22, 2017The Wisconsin Association of Black Men won their case against the Student Services Finance Committee Thursday, granting them the opportunity to make their case for student funding.
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Business school may eliminate full-time MBA
By Noah Habenstreit | Oct. 20, 2017In a change sure to send shockwaves through the college, the Wisconsin School of Business may eliminate its full-time Master of Business Administration program if a proposal from its administration is accepted.
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After tumultuous year, new campus group aims to foster dialogue between religions
By Noah Habenstreit | Oct. 20, 2017After a year of religious tension at UW-Madison, a new program is hoping to use religious dialogue to bring together students with different beliefs.
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Accusations of personal biases shake SSFC
By Maggie Chandler and Max Bayer | Oct. 20, 2017Two finance committee representatives accused each other of bringing personal politics into a decision on funding for the Muslim Student Association this week.
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CBS Entertainment exec recalls time at UW-Madison in festive homecoming week speech
By Katie Kalvelage | Oct. 19, 2017It is no secret that UW-Madison has educated some famous and successful alumni: Frank Lloyd Wright, Charles Lindbergh, and Tammy Baldwin, just to name a few. When he graduated in 1989, Kelly Kahl had no idea he’d go on to win the Distinguished Alumni award and have his name on the Notable Alumni List.
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Report finds UW-Madison transacted misdirected checks and funds
By Hugh Hudson | Oct. 19, 2017A UW System-wide audit that looked at university and foundation relationships found that while UW-Madison did not have payments that were allegedly illegal like at UW-Oshkosh, the university did have some questionable transactions.
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After campus crime incidents, SAFEwalk sees dramatic increase in use
By Lawrence Andrea | Oct. 19, 2017The number of UW-Madison community members requesting to be walked home at night has dramatically increased following multiple assaults and robberies on campus since the beginning of October.
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Lawsuits call out inaccessibility, perceived discrimination in SSFC practices
By Lauren Sorensen | Oct. 19, 2017Two UW-Madison student organizations representing marginalized communities are suing the Student Services Finance Committee after they were denied eligibility for General Student Services Funding.
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Voter turnout jumps in last-ever freshman representative election
By Noah Habenstreit | Oct. 18, 2017UW-Madison’s freshman class of 2021 now has representation on the Associated Students of Madison’s council, after the election concluded and winners were announced Wednesday night.
