Once the Nicholas Recreational Center is completed, the Division of Recreational Sports will change to University Recreation and Wellness, John Horn, director of the Division of Recreational Sports said at a student finance committee Monday.
The City of Madison announced Tuesday that illegal sales of tobacco products to minors had dropped between 2016 and 2017.
A swastika and the homosexual slur “FAG” were discovered written in the snow between Botany Gardens and Chamberlin Hall early Tuesday morning.
As addiction struggles sweep the region, lawmakers consider expanding veteran mental health services statewide in light of controversies surrounding opioid prescription practices.
Individuals supporting the Derail the Jail movement banded together for a teach-in Monday night to discuss proposed renovations to the Dane County Jail, which will cost nearly $108 million to restore.
Instead of offering copper IUDs to sexual assault survivors, Reps. Sophia Alzaidi and Jordan Madden introduced a proposal Monday that looks to provide oral emergency contraception so more students would have access.
Graduation rates at UW-Madison have been steadily increasing over the past few years — and university officials attribute this to advising. Data from the Academic Planning and Institutional Research Department show an increase in the four-year graduation rate, from 55.5 percent in the 2011-’12 academic year to 60.7 percent in 2016-’17. The six-year graduation rate increased 1.3 percent — to 85.2 percent — over the same time period.
The Madison Police Department Central district commissioned a survey on how citizens felt about the departments’ service in September of 2017, with the overall response being favorable to the department. Ninety-two percent of responders in the central district, which includes most of the UW-Madison campus, identified as caucasian or white.
Former UW-Madison student, Alec Cook will face the first of seven trials this month in Jefferson County Court. Cook, who was expelled from UW-Madison last year is accused of 21 counts, including stalking strangulation, second-degree sexual assault and false imprisonment.
A burglary reportedly occurred inside a resident’s room in Sellery Hall Sunday, according to a UW-Madison Crime Warning. As many as four suspects — who are not believed to be UW-Madison students — gained access to the residential floors of Sellery by “piggybacking” from other residents, according to the warning. UWPD has reason to believe there may be more than one victim.
For Halloween of 2016, a group of UW-Madison students launched Consent Snaps, a Snapchat geofilter encouraging sexual consent.
Tim Burns, Rebecca Dallet, and Michael Screnock trade criticisms of their rivals’ political and judicial philosophies leading up to next Tuesday’s nonpartisan primary.
In August the university created a task force to advise UW-Madison on how to grapple with its past affiliation with the Ku Klux Klan. The chancellor’s announcement asked for suggestions from the group by Dec.1, 2017 — and that deadline has come and gone.
Following Anne Massey’s single semester as dean of UW-Madison’s School of Business, Barry Gerhart, senior associate dean for faculty and research, will continue as the school’s interim dean.
At their last meeting, the Dane County Board of Supervisors approved the county’s corporate lawyer to seek outside counsel, showing a clear picture of what local officials are hoping to achieve with the lawsuit. According to the resolution, the board will not compensate any outside counsel unless the county receives a financial benefit from the lawsuit.
Students who go to University Health Services to visit mental health providers and participate in group therapy sessions can look forward to an increase in rooms.
Wisconsin has fewer public employees, working for less pay than in most states, according to the Wisconsin Budget Project. Wisconsin spent 7.6 percent less than the national average on public payrolls in the last fiscal year and is ranked 36th among the 50 states for the number of public employees per population.
Overdose deaths as the result of prescription opioid use rose 600 percent in Wisconsin from 2000 to 2016, according to the Department of Health Services. However, UW-Madison researchers think they have developed a program to curb overdose-related deaths in the state by laying out guidelines for when and how doctors should prescribe opioids. “Reducing the overall supply (of opioids) is important from the population health perspective,” Dr. Randall Brown, an associate professor of family medicine, told the Wisconsin State Journal. The program includes mental health screening to identify and properly treat patients who may be at a higher risk for opioid addiction as a result of conditions such as depression and yearly urine tests.
On Jan. 26, a Sam’s Club located at 7050 Watts Road on the west side of Madison was one of 63 warehouse stores of its kind chosen to shut down.
Dane County Regional Airport announced plans Wednesday to begin phase one of a $25 million terminal modernization plan.
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