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UW-Madison undergraduates research shows that institutions limit the number of qualified black students that can attend their schools by requiring high test scores from underfunded schools.
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Undergraduates’ research exposes institutional racism of standardized testing

Three UW-Madison undergraduates have attempted to uncover through research that standardized testing exemplifies systematic racism and makes it challenging for young black students to attend college. UW-Madison juniors Tyriek Mack and Marquise Mays, along with sophomore Tashiana Lipscomb, presented their research on this topic through their project titled “Standardized Testing: The Social Warfare Against Black Men.” They traveled to Bermuda and shared their findings with other researchers, including numerous Ph.D.


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PAVE holds workshop to build healthy relationships

Students decided what makes a romantic relationship healthy by interacting with one another at a workshop Thursday. Promoting Awareness Victim Empowerment peer facilitators lead the interactive workshop called “Build A Healthy Relationship” about what healthy romantic relationships look like.


STATE NEWS

Federal judge orders improved voter education, more training after voter ID controversy

With Election Day weeks away, a federal judge ordered Thursday that the state must provide more information to help every legal voter navigate the complex process of acquiring state-issued voter ID. U.S. District Judge James Peterson issued the ruling to provide a "targeted remedy" to problems with a program designed by Wisconsin Department of Transportation to help people without identification documents obtain IDs promptly.


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Social justice organizer inspires students with activism experience

Community organizer and activist Bree Newsome discussed “Tearing Hate From the Sky” Wednesday evening as part of the Multicultural Student Center’s social justice speaker series. Newsome is an intersectional social justice activist who is most well-known for scaling the flagpole at the South Carolina State House and removing the Confederate flag in 2015.


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Panel urges student of color to engage through activism, voting

In an election cycle marked by racial tensions and controversial voter ID laws, a community panel at the Black and Brown Vote Discussion Wednesday night emphasized to students the importance of voting in November as well as engaging in non-traditional methods of civic action. The panel—composed of journalism professor Mike Wagner, history professor Cindy I-Fen Cheng, Associated Students of Madison Vice Chair Mariam Coker, student activist Jessica Franco-Morales, co-founder of Young Gifted and Black Coalition Matthew Braunginn and alumna of the PEOPLE program Jessenia Gomez—urged those in attendance to vote and organize through non-traditional methods to enact change on campus and in the community.


STATE NEWS

Clinton’s lead rises to seven points in new Marquette Poll

The latest Marquette University Law School poll released Wednesday shows Hillary Clinton’s lead over Donald Trump has grown to seven points. Among likely Wisconsin voters, 44 percent support Clinton while 37 percent Trump, with Libertarian Gary Johnson supported by three percent and the Green Party’s Jill Stein at three percent.


Mitchell could face felony charges related to assaulting an officer. 
STATE NEWS

State building commission green lights Witte Hall renovation

Fifty-two-year-old Witte Residence Hall will receive a $47 million renovation, after approval Wednesday from the State Building Commission. The project, slated to begin in the spring, will add an 11th floor to one of the towers, build bridges connecting the two buildings and bring new lounge space and air conditioning.



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