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House Speaker Paul Ryan will not seek re-election
By Andy Goldstein | Apr. 11, 2018House Speaker Paul Ryan will not pursue re-election, instead retiring after the end of his current term.
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After security breaches, new cybersecurity policy to protect vulnerable university data
By Grace Wallner | Apr. 11, 2018Your social security number will be more secure in UW-Madison’s system once the university unveils their new Cybersecurity Risk Management Policy, which looks to protect other vulnerable information like legal and health data and research.
CITY NEWS
City council approves removal of confederate monuments after contentious final debate
By Jon Brockman | Apr. 11, 2018Madison’s Common Council unanimously approved an ordinance on Tuesday ordering the removal of two monuments honoring the Confederate soldiers buried in Forest Hill Cemetery on Madison’s west side.
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Sandeen says delayed UW System restructuring deadline will help student experience
By Bremen Keasey | Apr. 10, 2018As UW College administration grapples with “thousands” of decisions in merging the state’s two-year colleges with four-year schools, Chancellor Cathy Sandeen said this week she is pushing to help her students get the help they need during this turbulent time.
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Students, administration discuss future of cultural centers on campus
By Sydney Widell | Apr. 10, 2018Representatives from the Multicultural Student Center met UW-Madison officials and representatives from the Associated Students of Madison Tuesday to advocate for cultural centers for groups who will be displaced from their Red Gym locations by construction this summer. Interim Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Lori Berquam and Vice Provost Patrick Sims, among others, met with students who are interested in creating additional spaces for under-represented communities on campus, according to UW-Madison spokesperson Meredith McGlone.
STATE NEWS
‘Dignity of work’ welfare reforms signed into law
By Dylan Ayer | Apr. 10, 2018Conservatives celebrate the signing of Gov. Scott Walker’s welfare reforms into law, which increase the work requirements and other eligibility standards required to receive public assistance.
CAMPUS NEWS
Finalists chosen for chief information officer position
By Ethan Feller | Apr. 10, 2018A search and screen committee has named two finalists for the next chief information officer and vice provost for information technology, the university announced Tuesday.
CAMPUS NEWS
Student org collects backpacks for Dane County homeless community
By Lawrence Andrea | Apr. 9, 2018If you have a spare backpack, a UW-Madison student organization in the Department of Kinesiology may be interested in it. The Student Occupational Therapy Association has set up collection bins across the UW-Madison campus in an effort to collect bags like backpacks, athletic bags and suitcases to give to homeless individuals and families across the Dane County community.
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Sociology Department TA placed in non-teaching role after sexual harassment allegations
By Maggie Chandler | Apr. 9, 2018A teaching assistant in the Sociology Department has been put in a non-teaching role and will leave the university at the end of the academic year after additional concerns about their conduct — following a sexual harassment case — arose again this fall.
CITY NEWS
Sexual assault reported on near East side
By Luisa de Vogel | Apr. 9, 2018The second reported sexual assault in two days allegedly occurred on Madison’s near East side Monday morning. An 18-year-old woman visiting Madison from New York alerted Madison police that she was assaulted on Ohio Street early Sunday morning.
CITY NEWS
Joining other Wisconsin counties, Dane County to file lawsuit to take on opioid epidemic
By J. Adam Wigger | Apr. 9, 2018Joining Milwaukee County and other municipalities, Dane County Executive Joe Parisi announced today that Dane County has hired law firms to assist the county in filing a federal lawsuit against drug manufacturers and distributors for their role in fueling the opioid epidemic. The epidemic has hit Dane County families hard, according to Parisi, with opioid deaths skyrocketing from 13 in 2000 to 85 in 2016. “Everyone has been affected by this crisis, and it’s only growing,” Parisi said.
STATE NEWS
Walker supports taking Trump’s border militarization order ‘a step further’
By Colin Durlacher | Apr. 9, 2018Gov. Scott Walker says he would take President Trump’s border militarization “a step further,” while Democrats criticize the narrative altogether.
STATE NEWS
More opioid reforms to become law, as Wisconsin leads most of the country in deaths
By Andy Goldstein | Apr. 9, 2018While officials around the state try to make headway against the growing opioid crisis, Gov. Scott Walker signed two bills into law in an attempt to tackle different facets of the issue.
CAMPUS NEWS
With extra funding, chemistry building adds renovations
By Maggie Chandler | Apr. 8, 2018Students and faculty who dealt with outdated facilities, tight space and course enrollment issues inside UW-Madison’s chemistry building can rest assured that their concerns will be addressed after the Board of Regents granted $29.3 million in extra spending for the renovation.
CITY NEWS
Before city officials even debate, proposed arcade bar dividing neighbors
By Max Bayer | Apr. 8, 2018City council members are scheduled to discuss a new liquor license for a proposed arcade bar on Willy Street at Tuesday’s meeting, but the plan has already divided local residents.
CITY NEWS
Sexual assault reported near Tenney Park
By Max Bayer | Apr. 8, 2018A sexual assault was reported on East Johnson Street next to Tenney Park early Saturday morning. According to the Madison Police Department, the incident occurred at the corner of East Johnson and Blair Street.
CAMPUS NEWS
UW-Madison considers new, inclusive sexual assault reporting technology
By Sarah Jensen | Apr. 8, 2018Students looking to report sexual assault to the university may soon have another option: an online software advocates says will serve as an accessible, inclusive way of connecting survivors with the resources on campus. Through the implementation of Callisto, an online platform, UW-Madison students who experience sexual assault would be able to document their experience and report it to the university’s Title IX coordinator, if and when they feel it necessary. The university currently offers a series of options for sexual assault survivors to discuss their experiences, whether it is through the Title IX coordinator, the Madison Police Department or confidential resources such as University Health Services’ Survivor Services.
STATE NEWS
Sex trafficker sentenced to more than 60 years as officials try to navigate a troubling trend
By Andy Goldstein | Apr. 8, 2018Milwaukee is set to lock up a sex trafficker for nearly 70 years as state officials attempt to tackle growing rates of known trafficking activity around the state.
CAMPUS NEWS
After six finance committee representatives faced impeachment, none were removed
By Sydney Widell | Apr. 5, 2018Six Student Services Finance Committee representatives faced impeachment Thursday, leaving some frustrated that the committee failed to amend its attendance policy in a hearing last month. None of those representatives, who had missed meetings for reasons ranging from exam conflicts to family deaths, were removed from the committee. SSFC recently voted to maintain its attendance policy in favor of a different policy that would have allowed representatives unlimited absences as long as they were excused. Under the current policy, representatives may miss 25 percent of SSFC meetings in a given month, for any reason.
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During Sexual Assault Awareness Month, the UW-Madison community speaks out
By Kayla Huynh | Apr. 5, 2018If you’ve logged on to Twitter lately, you may have noticed that the University of Wisconsin Police Department’s logo is now teal. This is just a small step in UW-Madison’s effort to increase dialogue about sexual violence on campus during Sexual Assault Awareness Month.
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