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This years distinguished faculty award winners include Professors Ellen Damschen and Simon Gilroy.

CAMPUS NEWS

2018 UW-Madison Distinguished Faculty Awards announced

By Luisa de Vogel | Mar. 18, 2018

Twelve UW-Madison faculty members will be honored this April with the university’s annual Distinguished Teaching Awards. Recipients of this historic award, which dates back to 1953, are chosen based on student nominations and contributions faculty have made to student learning in their departments. This years winners include associate professor of integrative biology, Ellen Damschen, botany professor Simon Gilroy and professor of Afro-American Studies Michael Thorton.

Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder visited campus Friday to discuss the importance of redistricting reform, political participation and his legal battle with Gov. Scott Walker.

STATE NEWS

Former U.S. AG Eric Holder visits campus to talk gerrymandering

By Will Husted | Mar. 16, 2018

Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder visited campus Friday to discuss the importance of redistricting reform, political participation and his legal battle with Gov. Scott Walker.

Dr. Christy Clark-Pujara spoke to approximately 60 students about the historical aspects of race in the U.S. and how this history plays a role in UW-Madison students’ day-to-day life.

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UW professor discusses racial intricacies of U.S., campus histories

By Jenna Walters | Mar. 15, 2018

UW-Madison students gathered at the Social Science building Thursday to learn about the history of race, as well as discuss why race continues to be a relevant issue on the UW-Madison campus.

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After impeachment hearings, student finance committee member advocates for excused absence policy

By Sydney Widell | Mar. 15, 2018

The Student Service Finance Committee narrowly shot down an amendment that would change its current attendance policies, after a debate that lasted for nearly an hour Thursday.

CITY NEWS

Parking commission approves motion to increase parking rates

By Ethan Fenske | Mar. 15, 2018

The Madison Transit and Parking Commission approved a motion Wednesday to increase parking rates at lots and garages around the city starting in June. Because of an increase in usage, the rates for the State Street campus and State Street Capitol garages are set to jump $0.20 and $0.30, respectively.

A city committee approved a new option landlord certification program that would take the place of numerous tenant-related rule changes approved by the state Legislature.

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Landlord and tenant best practices certification program passes city committee

By Marissa Beaty | Mar. 15, 2018

Following months of negotiations and debate, Madison’s Landlord and Tenant Issues Committee voted Thursday to pass a certification that hopes to encourage positive landlord practices in the city.

Days after thousands of Wisconsin students protested, calling for increased school safety, Gov. Walker called for a special legislative session to address school security reform.

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Walker calls special legislative session to propose $100 million school safety grant program

By Colin Durlacher | Mar. 15, 2018

Gov. Scott Walker on Thursday called for a special session of the State Legislature to introduce a $100 million grant program to fund school security improvements. Walker’s grant program would increase funding for updated security technologies and facilities.

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UW-Parkside student government follows UW-Stout, gives vote of no confidence in Cross

By Robyn Cawley | Mar. 15, 2018

UW-Parkside became the second UW System school to declare no confidence in System President Ray Cross, following controversial comments he made in the wake of a decision to merge the state’s two-year and four-year schools.

The Associated Students of Madison hosted a town hall with representatives from city, state and student governments along with campus law enforcement Wednesday to address student safety concerns.

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ASM Town Hall addresses student safety concerns, Wisconsin gun laws

By Robyn Cawley | Mar. 15, 2018

Students, law enforcement and state representatives met for an Associated Students of Madison town hall Wednesday to discuss safety measures on campus and throughout Madison. Following the Parkland shooting, demands for improved gun control legislation and discussions of concealed carry have spread throughout the U.S., with the UW-Madison campus being no exception.

While new research may reveal a connection between gun ownership and depression, experts warn against connecting mental health status and violence.

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UW researchers investigate connection between mental health, gun ownership

By Sarah Jensen | Mar. 15, 2018

Research from a group of UW-Madison graduate students sheds new light on the potential relationship between gun ownership and mental health. Sociology graduate student Jinho Kim found that teens with easy access to a firearm in their home were 3 percent more likely to experience severe depressive symptoms, and the effects were greater for girls.

Only 2,411 UW-Madison students completed ballots in this springs ASM elections, a three percent drop from last year's voter turnout.

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ASM elections see lowest student voter turnout in 10 years

By Luisa de Vogel | Mar. 14, 2018

Just six percent of UW-Madison students turned out to vote in the Associated Students of Madison elections this spring, down from nine percent in last spring’s general election and the lowest turnout in 10 years. “We’re always looking for new ways that we can reach our demographic, especially on a college campus where [there] can be a lot of noise,” said Kate Wehrman, Student Elections Commision Chair.

As public pressure rises to generate meaningful solutions to ensure school safety, lawmakers clash over how best to address the issue.

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As public demand for safety reform grows louder, lawmakers weigh policy solutions

By Sonya Chechik | Mar. 14, 2018

As public pressure rises to generate meaningful solutions to ensure school safety, lawmakers clash over how best to address the issue.

Hundreds of UW-Madison students and community members rallied with MMSD students on the steps of the Wisconsin State Capitol.

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Hundreds gather, march to Capitol for UW-Madison walkout

By Lawrence Andrea | Mar. 14, 2018

It’s not just a high school movement. Hundreds of students and community members gathered Wednesday at noon on Library Mall to get the attention of legislators and advocate for tighter gun laws as part of National Walkout Day.

The controversial Lincoln Hills youth prison will likely remain open despite allegations of abuse and mistreatment after the state Senate's judiciary committee, chaired by state Sen. Van Wanggaard, rejected the Assembly’s plan to shut the facility down.

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Abuse allegations may not be enough to close Lincoln Hills amid a cross-chamber policy battle

By Andy Goldstein | Mar. 14, 2018

The controversial Lincoln Hills youth prison will likely remain open despite allegations of abuse and mistreatment after the state Senate rejected the Assembly’s plan to shut the facility down.

A year following the mass shooting in Parkland, staggering numbers of student activists, local lawmakers and gun control advocates have demanded reforms to be set in motion — a movement sweeping not only in the state, but throughout the nation.

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“I just want to see change:” Thousands of Madison-area students march on Capitol steps to demand gun reform

By Max Bayer | Mar. 14, 2018

Around 5,000 Madison-area high school students marched to the Capitol steps Wednesday to protest new gun legislation in the aftermath of last month’s shooting in Parkland, Fla.

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TAA petition fights proposal that forces grad students to pay segregated fees at start of semester

By Bremen Keasey | Mar. 13, 2018

Graduate students are challenging a recent proposal from the UW-Madison Bursar’s Office that would force students to pay their segregated fees and tuition in full before the start of each semester.

After the implementation of a cashless system at Gordon dining hall, every dining hall run by University Housing will be cashless.

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Man charged in sexual assault of student near Gordon

By Kayla Huynh | Mar. 13, 2018

Coleman Chung was charged Tuesday with sexually assaulting a woman who passed out at a UW-Madison dining hall on Sept. 29 and recording the incident on video. According to a criminal complaint obtained by the Wisconsin State Journal, the 30-year-old Monona resident was charged with four counts of second-degree sexual assault of a 17-year-old UW-Madison student outside Gordon Dining Hall.

Students marched through Four Lakes Market Tuesday to voice their opposition against UW-Madison's meal plan for incoming freshmen.

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Students ‘still angry’ during meal plan protest at Four Lakes Market

By Lawrence Andrea | Mar. 13, 2018

Cries of “I can’t eat” once again rang through a UW-Madison dining hall as students gathered Tuesday evening in opposition to the university’s meal plan for incoming freshman. Nearly two dozen UW-Madison students and community members shared stories about how the meal plan will negatively impact loved ones, as well as chanted slogans like “This meal plan has got to go” as they marched through Four Lakes Market in Dejope Residence Hall.

As Scott Walker was honored for his executive orders on government transparency, an open records advocacy group debated his record on the matter.

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As Sunshine Week celebrates accountability, watchdog group questions Walker’s record on open government

By Dylan Ayer | Mar. 13, 2018

As Scott Walker was honored for his executive orders on government transparency, an open records advocacy group debated his record on the matter.

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UW-Stevens Point Chancellor on proposed liberal arts program cut: “Reaction has led to an incorrect narrative”

By Maggie Chandler | Mar. 13, 2018

Pushback continued Tuesday after UW-Stevens Point announced a proposal to cut 13 humanities majors while adding or expanding 16 STEM programs last week, even as Chancellor Bernie Patterson wrote a piece in the Stevens Point Journal to justify the university’s proposed cuts.