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A switch to buses run on renewables could save the city money and also reduce its carbon footprint, a study found.

CITY NEWS

Buses run on renewables could be city’s next step toward sustainability goals

By Sydney Widell | Apr. 23, 2018

In an effort to meet the City of Madison’s zero waste goal, city officials are considering switching all municipal vehicles to renewable energy. Replacing Madison’s municipal vehicles with a fleet run entirely on renewable energy would be the most cost effective way to reduce the city’s carbon footprint, according to a study presented by the Sustainable Madison Committee Monday.

CAMPUS NEWS

ASM special election would change start and end date for incoming session

By Maggie Chandler | Apr. 23, 2018

Finals are stressful enough on their own, but for incoming and returning Associated Students of Madison representatives, it’s even more hectic — the new session of Student Council takes over during the last week of classes.

For the second time this year, students and teachers around the country organized mass walkouts and protests to call on legislators to pass stricter gun control measures.

STATE NEWS

On anniversary of Columbine massacre, students and teachers walkout to demand gun reform

By Andy Goldstein | Apr. 23, 2018

For the second time this year, students and teachers around the country organized mass walkouts and protests to call on legislators to pass stricter gun control measures.

The graffiti was found on Agricultural Hall Monday morning.

CAMPUS NEWS

Apparent Hebrew graffiti found scribbled on Agricultural Hall

By Lawrence Andrea | Apr. 23, 2018

Hebrew graffiti containing Messianic language was found spray painted on Agricultural Hall Monday morning. A translation of the writing revealed the writing says, “Long live our Lord, our Master, and our Lord, King Messiah, forever and ever.”

Members of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity have denied rumors that they threw trash into Lake Mendota.

CAMPUS NEWS

UW-Madison fraternity under fire for allegedly throwing trash into Lake Mendota on Earth Day

By Gianina Dinon | Apr. 23, 2018

A Facebook post allegedly showing members of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity throwing objects into Lake Mendota sparked backlash Sunday night. The video, shared by junior Laurel Noack, showed someone throwing objects into Lake Mendota from the back lawn of the SAE Fraternity.

Wisconsin Union student workers are frustrated after wage change.

CAMPUS NEWS

Sunburst chairs to return to Memorial Union Terrace

By Lawrence Andrea | Apr. 23, 2018

It is that time of year again. The Memorial Union Terrace will celebrate the warm weather Tuesday by returning its popular sunburst chairs to their lakeside home at 4:30 p.m., the Wisconsin Union announced Monday. The Union will begin Terrace season — an almost 90-year-old tradition — by inviting UW-Madison students and community members to line up at the North Park Street entrance to the Terrace at 3:30 p.m. Each person in line will pick up a chair to take onto the Terrace, kicking off the 2018 Terrace season.

The UW-Madison undergraduate policy journal Sifting and Winnowing held the first annual Wisconsin Ideas Conference from April 18th to the 21st, bringing together students from across the nation.

CAMPUS NEWS

Wisconsin Ideas Conference encourages students to be voices of public change

By Marissa Beaty | Apr. 22, 2018

Students from colleges and universities across the U.S. came together in Madison this weekend to discuss issues of public policy and their research surrounding these topics. “This is an open discussion about current times.

A number of physical altercations occurred near campus over the weekend, including a fight at Bassett Street Brunch Club and a substantial battery on N.

CITY NEWS

Arguments escalate to violence as police respond to multiple battery incidents over the weekend

By Jon Brockman | Apr. 22, 2018

A number of physical altercations occurred near campus over the weekend, including a fight at Bassett Street Brunch Club and a substantial battery on N.

STATE NEWS

UW Regent Bryan Steil announces run for Paul Ryan’s seat

By Andy Goldstein | Apr. 22, 2018

UW Regent Bryan Steil announced Sunday that he will run to replace retiring House Speaker Paul Ryan, making him the instant frontrunner in a GOP primary that previously lacked any prominent names.

CAMPUS NEWS

UW-Madison Arboretum partners with local business to brew up unique, local beer

By Gianina Dinon | Apr. 22, 2018

To most, the UW-Madison Arboretum and local beer production make an unlikely pair. For Levi Funk, they’re a match made in heaven. Funk, owner of Funk Factory Geuzeria, was taking a walk through the Arboretum’s Longenecker Horticultural Gardens last fall when he stumbled upon the garden’s osage oranges.

CAMPUS NEWS

UW System and UW-Oshkosh Foundation case will move to trial

By Maggie Chandler | Apr. 22, 2018

An ongoing case between the UW System and embattled UW-Oshkosh Foundation will go to a trial, despite the System’s request to resolve the issue after a federal judge’s April 12 ruling.

Some senior members within Madison’s Streets Division have said this is “the worst spring they can remember.”

CITY NEWS

“Worst spring they can remember:” Madison’s street superintendent reflects on unusual April day

By Max Bayer | Apr. 19, 2018

When Madison Streets Superintendent Charlie Romines woke up on Wednesday, he knew a storm was coming.

Dane County Executive Joe Parisi announced plans for a new biofuel conversion facility at a press conference Thursday.

CITY NEWS

From garbage to energy? Dane County set to build new biofuel conversion facility

By Jon Brockman | Apr. 19, 2018

A first-of-it-kind biofuel conversion facility is coming to Dane County, county executive Joe Parisi said at a press conference Thursday at the county landfill.

CAMPUS NEWS

Student org to bring controversial talk show host to campus

By Jenna Walters | Apr. 19, 2018

A UW-Madison conservative student organization will bring political commentator Dennis Prager, a talk show host who has drawn controversy over remarks criticizing gay marriage and the AIDS crisis, to campus next week to discuss Judeo-Christian Morality. The event — hosted by Young Americans for Freedom — is scheduled highlight the foundational principles of Judeo-Christian morality including the Ten Commandments and how they have impacted the construction of Western culture.

CAMPUS NEWS

Morgridge Center announces shift in leadership

By Maggie Chandler | Apr. 19, 2018

In January 2019, a new face will be at the helm of the Morgridge Public Center for Public Service, the organization on campus charged with promoting civic engagement.

Madison police arrested a suspect Thursday connected with a sexual assault that occurred near Tenney Park earlier this month.

CITY NEWS

MPD arrests suspect in stranger sexual assault, chief hails surveillance as the key

By Max Bayer | Apr. 19, 2018

Madison police arrested a suspect Thursday connected to the sexual assault of a 24-year-old on East Johnson Street that occurred earlier this month.

Associated Students of Madison host distinguished campus organizations to talk about diversity on campus.

CAMPUS NEWS

KKK study group tells university to focus on struggles of current underrepresented students

By Nina Bertelsen | Apr. 19, 2018

After months of speculation, a UW-Madison study group recommended campus should confront its past ties to the Klu Klux Klan by addressing struggles of underrepresented students today.

Though Wisconsinites prepare to celebrate Earth Day this weekend, many conservationists fear the state has taken a step back when it comes to protecting the planet.

STATE NEWS

How new state policies could adversely affect our planet this Earth Day

By Andy Goldstein | Apr. 19, 2018

Though Wisconsinites prepare to celebrate Earth Day this weekend, many conservationists fear the state has taken a step back when it comes to protecting the planet.

In 2017, significantly less waste was recycled than taken to the landfill as trash. UW-Madison attempts to move away from this toward a sustainable campus in part by relying on students to drop waste in the correct bins.

IN-DEPTH

University grapples with trash disposal as it moves toward zero-waste goal

By Erica Gelman | Apr. 19, 2018

Significantly fewer items are usually recycled than thrown away. In comparison to 5,165 tons of trash sent to the landfill in 2017, 3,010 tons of materials were recycled. This means the university has not yet accomplished its goal of zero waste. Additionally, trash disposal still costs more than the extra revenue that recycling adds.

NEWS

Report: Student Council members less likely to engage in 'respectful debate' than they were last semester

By Bremen Keasey | Apr. 18, 2018

Over the course of the year, Associated Students of Madison members’ commitment to constructive and respectful debate has dropped, despite other improvements to the council, according to a recent survey.