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UW-Madison introduces of MFA to further secure personal information

By Tiffany Huang | Oct. 10, 2018

Multi-factor authentication process will be implemented at UW-Madison in order to create a safer online experience for students and staff. In addition to the original login process, UW-Madison is adding a second verification process — multi-factor authentication (MFA) — to strengthen digital security usually used in many businesses. This process is an additional step that is utilized by a smartphone or token (also called a fob) to verify personal identity and takes no more than a few seconds to complete.

Nearly two hundred parking spaces could be added to campus with the addition of the Linden Drive Parking Garage, which would replace Lot 62.

NEWS

New parking structure could make visiting campus more accessible

By Jenna Walters | Oct. 10, 2018

The proposed parking structure on Linden Drive could increase parking accessibility for UW-Madison’s campus visitors.

Cephus argues that the simultaneous criminal and Title IX investigations into sexual assault charges made against him violated his rights.

CAMPUS NEWS

Cephus sues university for mishandling Title IX investigation

By Sydney Widell | Oct. 9, 2018

Quintez Cephus, the Badgers wide receiver who was suspended from the team following two counts of sexual assault, announced he is bringing federal charges against UW-Madison for violating his constitutional rights to a fair investigation.

CAMPUS NEWS

UW-River Falls and UW-Eau Claire bolster STEM programs with new science buildings

By Robyn Cawley | Oct. 9, 2018

Following in the footsteps of many UW System universities, UW-River Falls and UW-Eau Claire have proposed new science buildings to encourage STEM growth.

CAMPUS NEWS

UW-Oshkosh alumni to generate crucial funds for students through Titan Alumni Foundation

By Robyn Cawley | Oct. 9, 2018

UW-Oshkosh graduates are collaborating in a new foundation to aid more than 16,000 students in scholarship funds.

A recent survey administered to Dane County education professionals showed they are largely in support of more regulations against e-cigarette use.

CITY NEWS

Rise in e-cigarette popularity among teens causes school staff to worry

By Kayla Huynh | Oct. 9, 2018

The rise in popularity of e-cigarettes have Dane County education professionals worried, the City of Madison announced Tuesday. The city shared results of a survey focused on e-cigarettes, which was sent in May to staff from Dane County schools, including nurses, social workers and Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse program coordinators, as well as middle and high school principals.

Gov. Tony Evers intends to decriminalize recreational marijuana and legalize medical use in the upcoming budget.

STATE NEWS

Marijuana referenda on ballot in 16 Wisconsin counties

By Will Husted | Oct. 9, 2018

Wisconsin voters in 16 counties will voice their opinion on marijuana legalization in the November election.

The first debate in Wisconsin’s race for U.S. Senate outlined the combative nature of the campaign thus far.

STATE NEWS

Baldwin and Vukmir face off in first Senate debate

By Andy Goldstein | Oct. 9, 2018

The first debate in Wisconsin’s race for U.S. Senate outlined the combative nature of the campaign thus far.

Chemistry Professor and research assistant develop new technology that could improve energy storage and distribution.

NEWS

New technology could help generate and store electricity

By Jenna Walters | Oct. 9, 2018

A UW-Madison chemistry professor and research assistant developed a new technology that can generate and store electricity.

Student Services Finance Committee members voted to pass their new operating budget Monday.

NEWS

SSFC approves internal operating budget

Oct. 8, 2018

The new $177,566.22 budget will help cover the hourly rate of SSFC members as they work to allocate $51 million in student segregated fees over the course of the year, as well as travel, programming and supply expenses.

At UW-Oshkosh, a former art professor engaged in an “intimidating and degrading” sexual relationship with a student. Now, that student is suing the university and the UW System Board of Regents for mishandling the case.

NEWS

UW-Oshkosh student seeks justice in federal court for neglected sexual harassment reports against professor

By Sydney Widell | Oct. 8, 2018

The complaint, filed Oct. 3 with the U.S Eastern District Court, stated that former professor Michael Beitz violated the former student's rights under Title IX and the 14th Amendment's Equal Protection Clause. The complaint states that the university "acted with deliberate indifference to Beitz' sexual harassment of the plaintiff."

U.S. Postal Service workers gathered in front of Madison’s main post office to protest potential privatization suggested by the Trump administration.

CITY NEWS

Madison’s postal workers hold ‘U.S. Mail Not For Sale’ rally against privatization

By Jon Brockman | Oct. 8, 2018

Madison postal workers gathered Monday in front of the city’s main post office on Milwaukee Street for the “U.S. Mail Not For Sale” rally protesting threats from the Trump administration to privatize the postal service.

While the Association of American Universities prepares to launch its second survey about sexual assault on college campuses, the state Department of Justice said it is seeking to help colleges respond to reports.

STATE NEWS

DOJ leads campus sexual assault training in La Crosse

By Andy Goldstein | Oct. 8, 2018

While the Association of American Universities prepares to launch its second survey about sexual assault on college campuses, the state Department of Justice said it is seeking to help colleges respond to reports.

In the wake of a successful vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court, student groups on campus share their thoughts on the controversy.

STATE NEWS

Student groups react to Kavanaugh confirmation

By Andy Holzmann | Oct. 8, 2018

In the wake of a successful vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court, student groups on campus share their thoughts on the controversy.

An increase in the amount of graduate students at UW-Madison could be due to the recruitment process used by the university.

NEWS

International graduate student enrollment rate rises

By Jenna Walters | Oct. 8, 2018

The enrollment rate for international graduate students at UW-Madison has risen steadily in recent years, increasing by over 5 percent in the past decade.

CAMPUS NEWS

UW System seeks funds to promote affordability, prosperous opportunities

By Robyn Cawley | Oct. 8, 2018

The UW System shared plans to improve resources and increase student opportunities post-graduation through the Capacity-Buildings Initiatives and Fund for Wisconsin Scholars Grant Thursday.

Madison Mayor Paul Soglin denounced the Town of Madison police department’s decision to hire former DeForest police chief Daniel Furseth, who resigned in August after racist comments came to light.

CITY NEWS

Soglin “disappointed” in Town of Madison’s hire of former DeForest police chief

By Jon Brockman | Oct. 7, 2018

Madison Mayor Paul Soglin expressed his disappointment in the Town of Madison police department’s decision to hire former DeForest Police Chief Daniel Furseth, who resigned in August after making racist comments in a YouTube video. The video, posted to YouTube in December 2015 by a former DeForest police intern, features Furseth speaking in a stereotypically black voice while filming a group of well-dressed black men walking into a Steak and Shake restaurant.

Students appealed to the department of Gender and Women’s Studies and UW-Madison for a more inclusive curriculum.

CAMPUS NEWS

Students call for reforms, representation in Gender and Women’s Studies curriculum

By Sydney Widell | Oct. 7, 2018

Campus activists are calling on the Gender and Women’s study program to change the name of their class “Women and Their Bodies in Health and Disease,” arguing that the name excludes and marginalizes trans and nonbinary students.

A still from the 2018 UW-Madison 2018 TV spot. The university released the short feature to celebrate some of its values and achievements with football fans.

CAMPUS NEWS

UW-Madison mini film showcases progress, achievement

By Aylin Merve Arikan | Oct. 7, 2018

UW-Madison released its 2018 TV spot during Saturday’s football game, featuring themes of challenge and achievement.

A Society for Professional Journalism speaker offered reporters election coverage tips and security advice as part of a joint effort between the organization and Google to promote data-driven reporting.

STATE NEWS

Tech and journalism organizations team up to boost innovative reporting

By Sydney Widell | Oct. 6, 2018

A variety of lecturers talked security, analysis and big data at an event Thursday to an audience of journalism students and local reporters. The speakers introduced the audience to new ways of using technology to tell stories, while also cautioning them about the security risks inherent to navigating life in a digital age.