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Students waited in line for hours for the chance to win free gadgets from Google Thursday.

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Students wait hours, brave cold for chance at Google gadget

By Luisa de Vogel | Nov. 2, 2017

A line snaked around Engineering Mall in Thursday’s rainy weather as students and community members waited hours in the cold for the chance to receive a free Google Home Mini. “I feel really good, it’s always worth the experience no matter the wait,” said UW-Madison sophomore Allison McDougal, who waited almost two hours, and opted out of studying for an exam for the chance to win a free device.

Larry Seidl, 18, was arrested twice in two consecutive weekends for incidents in Sellery and Ogg Halls.

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Teen who allegedly took photos of UW-Madison women in dorm bathrooms will be sent to mental health facility

By Noah Habenstreit | Nov. 2, 2017

An 18-year-old who allegedly entered UW-Madison residence halls twice and took photos of women inside bathrooms is set to go to a mental health facility.

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Results of first campus climate survey show divide in perceptions of inclusivity

By Lawrence Andrea | Nov. 1, 2017

UW-Madison released results from its first-ever campus climate survey, and data told school officials what they already knew from anecdotes — underrepresented students have a significantly less positive perception of how welcoming the university is.

Students hurry away from Bascom after a man with a gun was reported at the Law Library.

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Man with gun reported on Bascom; police say report was 'erroneous' and no threat exists

By Noah Habenstreit and Lawrence Andrea | Nov. 1, 2017

A man with a gun has been reported at the Law Library in Bascom Mall, according to a UW-Madison WiscAlert issued at 11:44 a.m.

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Sexual assault reported in residence hall

By Lawrence Andrea | Nov. 1, 2017

A sexual assault reportedly occurred in a southeast residence hall this past Saturday, according to a UW-Madison Crime Alert.

The new Amazon package pickup center in Sellery Hall allows Prime members to receive one-day shipping options and return without packaging.

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Amazon facility in Sellery aims to make package delivery easier

By Lawrence Andrea | Oct. 31, 2017

If you’re tired of waiting for packages, don’t worry — an Amazon pickup point now open in Sellery Residence Hall plans to eliminate the wait for Prime customers.

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New student organization to help Chinese Americans celebrate culture

By Lawrence Andrea | Oct. 31, 2017

When Jacob Lu Peterson arrived on campus last year, he saw organizations for Japanese and Korean students, but did not see any representation for Chinese Americans.

UW Madison associate professor Jack Nitschke spoke Monday in Memorial Union on stress and the brain.

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Professor speaks on the brain, anxiety

By Lawrence Andrea | Oct. 30, 2017

Feeling especially stressed about your midterms? This is likely because your brain is used to these feelings.

UW-Madison students and community members held a banner denouncing potential Fed Chair nominee John Taylor.

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Potential Trump nominee’s speech goes smoothly despite small protest

By Noah Habenstreit | Oct. 27, 2017

A prominent economist — seen by many as the frontrunner to be the next chair of the Federal Reserve — spoke on UW-Madison’s campus Thursday, drawing a small protest organized by an outside group that opposes the speaker’s ideology.

The Food Recovery Network, a student organization on campus that redistributes food throughout the UW-Madison community, partnered with ASM's Open Seat pantry earlier this month.

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Student group on campus to shift focus to student hunger

By Lawrence Andrea | Oct. 26, 2017

What started as a once-a-week effort to bring leftover food from Gordon Avenue Market to Madison community members has grown into a larger effort to supply food to not only the community, but also UW-Madison students in need.

University Health Services Director of Administrative Services Arnold Jennerman and Accessible Reproductive Healthcare Initiative president Jordan Madden discussed, in multiple email exchanges, a possible plan to provide Plan B in vending machines at UW-Madison.

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UHS to search for new executive director

By Megan Provost | Oct. 25, 2017

After the June departure of its director of nearly a decade, University Health Services is seeking a new executive director and university chief health officer.

Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz will be UW-Madison’s winter commencement speakers this year.

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Hollywood screenwriters to speak at winter commencement

By Noah Habenstreit | Oct. 25, 2017

A pair of screenwriters who met at UW-Madison and have worked together throughout their Hollywood careers will speak at the school’s winter commencement ceremony.

The Office of Sustainability and a team of UW-Madison students have partnered to create an art campaign aimed at informing students about proper waste disposal.

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New disposal initiative at Union South puts waste on display

By Lawrence Andrea | Oct. 25, 2017

What 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.

Sarah Stillman, a staff writer at The New Yorker and one of this semester’s Public Affairs Writers in Residence, said there is an “increasing convergence of overcriminalization in the realm of justice policies” in today’s society.

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New Yorker writer speaks on immigration, criminal justice

By Elizabeth Schreiber | Oct. 24, 2017

Students, faculty and UW-Madison community members gathered in the Discovery Building Tuesday to learn about crimmigration — the intersection of immigration law and criminal law.

Cardiac Campus' Red Tutu Trot 5K at the Howard Temin Lakeshore Path raised over $9,000 that will fund the CPR training of UW-Madison students.

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Student group raises money for CPR training

By Lawrence Andrea | Oct. 23, 2017

John 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.

University officials announced Monday that the lead-contaminated dust found in Agricultural Hall and surrounding areas was at low levels of detection and did not pose a major threat to the community’s health.

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After lead contamination scare, university officials say campus is safe

By Lawrence Andrea | Oct. 23, 2017

Nearly 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.

A class from the School of Human Ecology aims to create innovative ways to improve the lives of women in Kenya while also giving them the tools to become self-sustaining entrepreneurs.

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SoHE class aims to give Kenyan women entrepreneur opportunities

By Lawrence Andrea | Oct. 23, 2017

What 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.

The $25 million gift from Ted and Mary Kellner will go towards the All Ways Forward campaign, a $3.2 billion dollar campaign launched in 2015 to fund various departments across the university.

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Homecoming Week capped with $25 million gift

By Megan Provost | Oct. 22, 2017

Some 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.

The Center for Religion and Global Citizenry was founded to provide a space for students to have difficult but respectful conversations about religion.

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After tumultuous year, new campus group aims to foster dialogue between religions

By Noah Habenstreit | Oct. 20, 2017

After a year of religious tension at UW-Madison, a new program is hoping to use religious dialogue to bring together students with different beliefs.

Kelly Kahl, now the president of CBS Entertainment, gave this year’s Red Talk, a homecoming week tradition.

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CBS Entertainment exec recalls time at UW-Madison in festive homecoming week speech

By Katie Kalvelage | Oct. 19, 2017

It 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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