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Conman bluffs 72-year-old

A 72-year-old Madison man is dumbfounded after officials say he received a phony telephone call from someone reporting to be his grandson at the Madison Police Department. The grandfather told police the caller’s “parents” would “flip out” if he contacted them.


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CITY NEWS

Conman bluffs 72-year-old

A 72-year-old Madison man is dumbfounded after officials say he received a phony telephone call from someone reporting to be his grandson at the Madison Police Department. The grandfather told police the caller’s “parents” would “flip out” if he contacted them.


CAMPUS NEWS

Dear World invites student to share their stories

Dear World, a national portrait project, brought their group to UW-Madison Tuesday to ask all members of campus one question: “If you had one story to share with the world, what would you say?” Students, faculty and staff were invited to Gordon Commons to write these messages somewhere on their bodies and have their photo taken by executive producer Jonah Evans.


NEWS

SSFC Spotlight: Committee approves Muslim Student Association’s eligibility

The Associated Students of Madison Student Services Finance Committee unanimously approved the 2016-’17 eligibility application for GSSF funding of the Muslim Student Association at its meeting Monday. The MSA attempts to “provide a strong sense of community and family for MSA members on campus,” according to MSA President Najeeha Khan. While MSA is a religious student organization based on Islamic principles, not all of their members are religious.


CITY NEWS

Committee to discuss retail impact study Thursday

Over the past couple months, the Downtown Coordinating Committee along with Tangible Consulting Services, a Minneapolis company specializing in “services to advance public goals and high-quality development,” has been studying ways to improve retail in downtown Madison.


NEWS

Rainbow Bookstore faces potential closing after more than 25 years

After more than 25 years in Madison, the Rainbow Bookstore Cooperative is in danger of closing due to financial troubles. “We are in the process of having meetings to come together and determine what we want to do as a store and as a cooperative,” said Elizabeth Severson, a Rainbow Bookstore Cooperative volunteer. Although the store is scheduled to remain open through the end of September, its future beyond that point is uncertain.


Majority Speaker Rep. Robin Vos, R-Rochester, sent a letter to Evers “respectfully demanding” he change the special election date of former U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy’s Congressional seat. 
STATE NEWS

Republican legislator continues push for more conservative speakers on campus

State Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, continued to emphasize the need for the UW System to bring more conservative speakers to its campuses in an interview on WISN Sunday. Vos says he has gotten some pushback from liberals, but thinks there is an overall consensus on the issue. “I think by and large most people recognize that we have a problem in higher education with trying to foster ideas on both sides of the aisle,” Vos said in the interview.



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