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Counties across the state are slated to finish a recount of the state’s general election results by next week, the state Elections Commission said Monday.
STATE NEWS

Counties slated to finish recount by deadline

By Andrew Bahl and Miller Jozwiak | Dec. 5, 2016

All counties are on track to report their recount results by the federally mandated Dec. 13 deadline, the state said Monday. Dane County Clerk Scott McDonell also released a statement earlier in the day detailing the progress of the recount in Dane County. “We are one-third of the way through the number of days we have to conduct the recount and we are slightly ahead of schedule with over 100,000 ballots counted to date,” McDonell said.

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CAMPUS NEWS

Student organizations create outlets for expression of Indian culture on campus

By Mason Muerhoff | Dec. 5, 2016

While in an Uber driving across Madison, Ashish Shenoy, a graduate student at UW-Madison from Bangalore, was surprised when his driver asked if he’d heard of Diwali night, an event Shenoy organizes. Shenoy is the president of the Indian Graduate Student Association, which facilitates many events that students and community members—both of Indian heritage and not—cherish.

Sex Out Loud educated attendees on World AIDS Day about issues queer people of color face when obtaining preventative HIV medication.
CAMPUS NEWS

Sex Out Loud discusses stigma surrounding HIV/AIDS during World AIDS Day

By Hannah Malone | Dec. 1, 2016

UW-Madison student organization Sex Out Loud led a discussion at the Memorial Union Council Room to raise awareness on HIV/AIDS during World AIDS Day Thursday. The group showed a video on PrEP, a preventative HIV medicine for those who have an increased risk for exposure to HIV/AIDS. Sex Out Loud is a peer-led resource on campus that promotes sexual health through sex education and activism. Events Coordinator Char’Lee King said her involvement with the organization was heavily influenced by her upbringing in an African-American community that did not talk about topics related to sex. “Sex Out Loud incorporated pleasure which is a great part of sex ed,” King said.

County clerk offices statewide are beginning a recount of Wisconsin’s general election results.
STATE NEWS

General election recount officially begins in Wisconsin

By Andy Goldstein | Dec. 1, 2016

The unprecedented recount of the state’s almost 3 million presidential ballots by the Wisconsin Elections Commission began Thursday, after it was formally requested by Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein, who raised concerns of fraud or error. The first day of the recount, which is expected to take just under two weeks, has proceeded smoothly thus far, according to the Elections Commission.

A fire has displaced ten resident of the Uncommon apartments, located on North Bedford street.
CITY NEWS

Fire in Uncommon displaces 10 residents

By Miller Jozwiak | Dec. 1, 2016

A fire on the fourth floor of the downtown highrise Uncommon displaced 10 residents Wednesday, according to a Madison Fire Department daily report. “An automatic sprinkler activation kept the fire contained to the room of origin, which suffered smoke and fire damage,” MFD Public Information Officer Cynthia Schuster wrote.

CAMPUS NEWS

‘Hijabi for a Day’ aims to end stigma, provide new perspectives

By Sammy Gibbons | Nov. 30, 2016

For many Muslims on campus, wearing a hijab comes with a number of daily challenges. On Wednesday, 45 non-Muslim participants wore hijabs to try and get a sense of the Hijabi experience. Wisconsin Union Directorate Global Connections Director Swetha Saseedhar, along with Muslim Student Association members Noor Hammad and Iffa Bhuiyan, said the goal of the event was to normalize the hijab on UW-Madison’s predominantly white campus.

The Republican Party of Wisconsin filed a complaint with the Federal Elections Commission Wednesday alleging Hillary Clinton and Jill Stein coordinated their advocacy of a recount of Wisconsin’s general election results.
STATE NEWS

Wisconsin GOP alleges coordination in recount between Clinton, Stein campaigns

By Gina Heeb | Nov. 30, 2016

The Republican Party of Wisconsin alleged unlawful coordination between the campaigns of Hillary Clinton and Jill Stein Wednesday as the state begins its general election recount. In a complaint filed with the Federal Elections Commission, the state party asked for the commission to begin an investigation into whether campaign finance laws are violated by the two campaigns in efforts to reaffirm the validity of Election Day ballots.

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