UWPD releases records of purchases for handguns, pepper spray
By Gina Musso | Oct. 20, 2020UWPD spent over $8,600 on crowd-control materials over summer, released records show.
UWPD spent over $8,600 on crowd-control materials over summer, released records show.
Starting on Oct. 20, Madison, Wis. residents may begin to cast their ballots for the 2020 presidential election at designated campus locations.
The UW School of Medicine and Public Health’s Wisconsin Partnership Program will award six community initiatives with $1 million grants.
According to newly released data, UW-Madison set records in its graduation and retention rates across a variety of categories last year, and increased the amount of degrees it conferred.
Renovations to the UW-Madison Red Gym are complete after nine months of remodeling aimed to improve the meeting areas and student spaces for UW-Madison’s diversity centers and programs.
A recently published study from a UW-Madison psychology lab found that only a small proportion of individuals commit certain types of racist and discriminatory acts on campus, providing data that could be used to counter intolerance and a lack of inclusivity toward students who come from marginalized backgrounds.
The newly established UW-Madison BIPOC Coalition responds to the UWPD, ASM, and UW administration regarding the treatment of the BIPOC community in and around campus.
District 8 Ald. Max Prestigiacomo’s resolution calls for another UW-Madison campus closure, despite the recent decrease in active COVID-19 cases on campus.
UW-Madison sees a steady decline in COVID-19 cases after implementing initiatives, including quarantines and a limit in in-person interactions.
After the online spat, Chancellor Blank pulled out of her commitment to speak with ASM citing a scheduling conflict with Mitnick’s proposed agenda.
The Wisconsin Alumni Association (WAA) will celebrate Homecoming 2020 virtually from Oct. 19-24, with events and activities to safely bring alumni and the UW-Madison community together.
Students from a number of UW-Madison organizations marched on the Chancellor’s residence to demand a university response to racial injustice on campus.
UW-Madison stands against a proposed Department of Homeland Security rule that would limit the duration of international student visas.
Interim UW System President Tommy Thompson hired or promoted three new employees with increased salaries even as the number of layoffs within the system’s administration continues to rise.
The Wisconsin Union Directorate Arts Committee, in partnership with the Black Men Coalition of Dane County and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Dane County, projected George Floyd’s last words on the wall of Memorial Union Thursday night as a tribute to bring attention to injustices faced by the Black community.
ASM and UWPD leaders reflect on the results of last week’s vote of No Confidence in the UWPD.
The UW-Madison Arboretum Visitor Center will undergo a solar panel upgrade and LED light installation with the goal of increasing sustainability.
Amanda Nguyen and Beverly Gooden discussed advocating for rights for survivors of sexual and domestic violence as part of the Wisconsin Union Directorate’s (WUD) Distinguished Lecture Series Monday evening.
UW-Madison is not listed among the UW system campuses that will reimburse students and families for segregated student fees.
A resolution passed by the Dane County Board of Supervisors calling to send UW-Madison students home and move to fully remote learning faced opposition from the university, amid increased enrollment numbers and housing contract cancellations.