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If you haven’t registered to vote, Tuesday is your chance

By Gina Heeb | Sep. 25, 2017

UW-Madison students can grab a slice of democracy at Ian’s Pizza restaurants and other locations near campus this week as city officials host voter registration drives. As a part of a national effort to increase turnout on election days, Madison officials will offer opportunities Tuesday for members of the community to register to vote at about two dozen locations throughout the city.

Members of the Green Bay Packers, like many NFL players, kneeled during the national anthem Sunday.

STATE NEWS

Wisconsin Republican legislators take to social media to criticize NFL, Packers protest

By Leah Kramer | Sep. 25, 2017

Game days generally unify the state of Wisconsin behind the Green Bay Packers. But this past Sunday, football divided state legislators along party lines.

State Sen. Kathleen Vinehout, D-Alma, announced Monday she will enter the 2018 race for governor.

STATE NEWS

Kathleen Vinehout, dairy farmer and state lawmaker, joins race for governor

By Noah Habenstreit | Sep. 25, 2017

Another Democratic face is in the 2018 race for Gov. Scott Walker’s seat.

CAMPUS NEWS

Diversity Liaisons Program aims to foster inclusivity, acceptance in classrooms

By Megan Provost | Sep. 25, 2017

As part of their continued effort to facilitate acceptance and inclusiveness in the UW-Madison community, campus administrators are accepting applications for a program in which select faculty members advise others on best practices for creating a welcoming classroom environment.

UW-Stevens Point has announced it will cut programs to offset declining enrollment and budget problems. UW-Superior has been dealing with the same issues for years.

CAMPUS NEWS

Two northern UW schools struggle with program cuts, declining enrollment

By Noah Habenstreit | Sep. 25, 2017

Students graduating from UW-Superior this year will be leaving a far different school than the one they applied to. UW-Stevens Point is now facing similar problems.

CAMPUS NEWS

ASM sued for violating Council bylaws during divestment vote last spring

By Maggie Chandler | Sep. 24, 2017

Three UW-Madison Jewish students are suing the Associated Students of Madison’s Student Council for violating ASM bylaws by acting on legislation that would have required the university to divest from Israeli companies on the same day it was brought forth last year.

Ryan Ring is a junior at UW-Eau Claire studying finance and political science.

CAMPUS NEWS

New student regent and representatives forge emerging relationship

By Nina Bertelsen | Sep. 24, 2017

Now, Ring has a more prestigious seat — not through student government, but appointed by the governor. Succeeding former UW-Whitewater student James Langnes III, the first-generation college student will be confirmed next month by the state Senate as the next student regent.

STATE NEWS

Baldwin criticizes Obamacare repeal in Madison appearance

By Andy Goldstein | Sep. 24, 2017

As Senate Republicans consider new legislation to repeal the Affordable Care Act, U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., held a press conference Sunday to criticize the effort, and encourage continued public pressure in opposition to it. The bill, sponsored by U.S.

CITY NEWS

Body-worn cameras could become a part of Madison police uniforms

By Gina Heeb | Sep. 24, 2017

The Madison community could be one step closer to seeing body-worn cameras on its police officers, despite privacy concerns that have raised contention among citizens and lawmakers in the past.

Madison will accept a $1.3 million grant from the Federal Transit Administration to allow Metro Transit to implement the use of three battery-electric buses.

CITY NEWS

City hopes buses can go green through new grant

By Katie Kalvelage | Sep. 24, 2017

Whether the 80, the 22, the 44 or some route in between, chances are most UW-Madison students have utilized a public bus. Now, the city is hoping to make those buses more sustainable through a new metro transit grant.

UW-Madison's class of 2021 consists of 6,610 students, the largest class in school history.

CAMPUS NEWS

UW-Madison’s class of 2021 the largest in school history

By Lawrence Andrea | Sep. 24, 2017

UW-Madison’s class of 2021 is the largest in school history, according to a university census taken on the 10th day of classes.

CAMPUS NEWS

Sims asks for ASM’s endorsement of diversity statement again

By Maggie Chandler | Sep. 24, 2017

The Associated Students of Madison are the only governing body on campus that has not endorsed UW-Madison’s institutional statement on diversity, according to Vice Provost and Chief Diversity Officer Patrick Sims.

37-year-old Curtis Langlois will stand trial on charges of first-degree intentional homicide and attempted first-degree intentional homicide.

CITY NEWS

Madison man charged with murder, attacking a Dane County deputy ordered to stand trial

By Brandon Brown | Sep. 22, 2017

A Madison man charged with shooting a man to death and wounding another on the south side in August will stand trial, a county judge ruled Thursday, after he also threatened to kill a county deputy at the Dane County Jail this week.

UW-Madison is investigating potential lead dust contamination in Agricultural Hall and surrounding areas.

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UHS: Flu shots may not be fun, but they’re essential for campus health

By Noah Habenstreit | Sep. 22, 2017

University Health Services is holding free flu shot clinics throughout the semester, and the first clinic took place Thursday on Bascom Hill.

After ALPs’ growing pains and unpaid work, student finance committee ups salary cap

CAMPUS NEWS

ALPs seeks reconfirmed eligibility from SSFC

By Max Bayer | Sep. 21, 2017

Adventure Learning Programs, which has received the largest portion of money from the General Student Services Fund over the last two years, made its case to the Student Services Finance Committee for reconfirmed eligibility at their hearing Thursday night. ALPs is slated to have a budget of nearly $170,000 for this fiscal year.

State Reps. Amanda Stuck, D-Appleton (left) and Adam Neylon, R-Pewaukee, (right) are the heads of a new millennial caucus created to work across the aisle on modern issues.

STATE NEWS

New caucus of young lawmakers aims to close partisan gaps

By Benita Mathew | Sep. 21, 2017

In an attempt to end partisan divides and craft policy in technology, entrepreneurship and other areas, Democrats and Republicans under the age of 40 created a “millennial caucus” Wednesday. Lead by state Reps.

CAMPUS NEWS

Walker veto to limit UW System’s control on performance-based measures

By Maggie Chandler | Sep. 21, 2017

UW System institutions will no longer be able to choose which categories of the performance-based metrics they will be measured on after Gov. Scott Walker made his vetoes on the state’s 2017-’19 budget Wednesday.

Gov. Scott Walker officially signed the 2017-’19 budget into effect Thursday at Tullar Elementary School in Neenah.

NEWS

Walker signs overdue budget into law, finalizing UW funding boost

By Lilly Price | Sep. 21, 2017

Gov. Scott Walker officially signed the 2017-19 state budget Thursday in Neenah, ending a months-long stalemate over the $76 billion document. The UW System will receive a slight funding boost, although it does not make up for the $250 million slashed from the university's coffers in the last budget.

Mayor Paul Soglin plans to officially announce his candidacy for governor next week, entering a crowded field of Democratic hopefuls.

CITY NEWS

Soglin says new national tax code could hurt Madison

By Cailynn Hensen | Sep. 20, 2017

When Congress rewrites the tax code, hundreds of thousands of Wisconsin residents could see higher taxes and lower home values, but Mayor Paul Soglin says cities could take the hardest hit. In a press conference Wednesday morning, Soglin discussed the effects of eliminating the state and local tax deduction, a possible move for Congressional Republicans as they vote on a proposal next week. The state and local tax deduction is claimed by taxpayers across the spectrum.

A new UW-Madison directory, announced Monday by Chancellor Rebecca Blank, aims to make it easier for researchers to access databases, technologies and contact information.

CAMPUS NEWS

Researchers, rejoice: UW-Madison introduces new resource directory

By Noah Habenstreit and Maggie Chandler | Sep. 20, 2017

Researchers on campus are now just one click away from brain imaging tools, cancer prevention data and hundreds of other resources.