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World Series ends with bang in Madison

By Miller Jozwiak | Nov. 3, 2016

The Madison Police Department dispatch received two reports of gunshots following the Chicago Cubs'x victory in the World Series Wednesday night. According to an MPD incident report, an officer on duty also heard a “possible” gunshot, but the officer heard “nothing that allowed the officer to specifically locate the source.” “Based on the calls originating from different locations in the city, and the time of the reports, it is believed that the gunshots may have been a [celebratory] response,” officer Anthony Fiore wrote in the report.

CITY NEWS

West Johnson Street to close for Biden visit

By Miller Jozwiak | Nov. 3, 2016

The Madison Police Department will close part of West Johnson Street Friday, starting at North Bassett Street and ending at North Carroll Street for an event featuring Vice President Joe Biden. According to a city press release, the closure will be from 7 a.m. through 3 p.m

Henrique Nardi and two painters completed a mural of 1960s soul singer Otis Redding this week.

CITY NEWS

Mural shows the sound of soul through visual art

By Hunter Nollenberg | Nov. 3, 2016

One Madison neighborhood will soon be enriched by a mural of the famous 1960s soul artist, Otis Redding.

NEWS

Cole officially resigns from ASM amid sexual assault allegations

By Madeline Heim , Peter Coutu and Nina Bertelsen | Nov. 2, 2016

Associated Students of Madison Representative Kenneth Cole officially resigned from the body Wednesday with a lengthy speech that referenced sexual assault allegations against him.

STATE NEWS

Senate race essentially tied as Election Day nears

By Gina Heeb | Nov. 2, 2016

Less than a week ahead of Election Day, Democrat Russ Feingold leads incumbent Republican Ron Johnson by the closest margin yet in the U.S.

Madison residents will vote on whether to increase property taxes in order to fund schools, including Madison’s East High School.

CITY NEWS

Madison public schools seek additional funding in referendum

By Lucas Sczygelski | Nov. 2, 2016

For Madison residents who bother to flip over their ballot Tuesday beyond the boisterous partisan races, a referendum asking for a $26 million property tax hike to prevent cuts to the city’s public schools will quietly ask for a vote. At James C.

CAMPUS NEWS

Students, faculty take to social media to show solidarity with protesters in Standing Rock

By Sammy Gibbons | Nov. 2, 2016

Protests erupted at the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation in North Dakota last week after residents of the reservation stopped the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline and were met by police resistance.

CITY NEWS

Engineer Hall fan overheats, causes smoke scare

By Miller Jozwiak | Nov. 2, 2016

Madison Fire Department officials were dispatched to Engineering Hall Tuesday for reports of smoke coming out of the west end of the building.

CAMPUS NEWS

Diversity forum creates conversation between administration, community about inclusivity

By Cameron Lane-Flehinger | Nov. 2, 2016

With recent incidents of hate and bias making news locally and nationally, the annual UW-Madison Diversity Forum provided an opportunity for administrators and the campus community to discuss inclusivity on campus. This year, the forum offered a program for second- and third-shift employees, with an 11 p.m. session presented in five languages about the experiences of those employees.

Man Mound, a sacred Native American burial ground in Baraboo, was designated a National Historic Landmark Wednesday by the U.S. Department of the Interior.

STATE NEWS

Baraboo sacred burial ground ‘Man Mound’ becomes national historic landmark

By Hannah J. Olson | Nov. 2, 2016

Selected for its representation of cultural heritage and diversity, a sacred Native American burial ground in Baraboo became the first effigy mound designated as a National Historic Landmark by the federal government Wednesday.

College Republicans and College Democrats faced off in a policy forum Tuesday ahead of next week's general election.

STATE NEWS

College Democrats, Republicans square off on taxes, national security

By Sam Schulz | Nov. 1, 2016

Representatives from the College Democrats and College Republicans met ahead of the election Tuesday for a policy discussion forum, debating topics ranging from education to national security. The forum was moderated by UW-Madison political science professors Howard Schweber and Kenneth Mayer and touched on several important issues including national security and the Middle East, education, and the economy and taxes.

CITY NEWS

Common Council combats gas pump skimmer outbreak with lock requirement

By Max Bayer | Nov. 1, 2016

The Madison Common Council voted unanimously Tuesday to require all gas pumps in the city be secured by a lock by the start of the new year.

CAMPUS NEWS

UW-Madison to review Camp Randall policies following noose costume at football game

By Sammy Gibbons | Nov. 1, 2016

Chancellor Rebecca Blank and Athletic Director Barry Alvarez released a joint statement Tuesday in which they committed to keeping controversial costumes out of Camp Randall.

Matthew Desmond, a UW-Madison alumnus, addressed a packed audience of more than 1,000 at Shannon Hall Tuesday about his time living with impoverished families in Milwaukee.

CAMPUS NEWS

‘Go Big Read’ author talks Milwaukee evictions, poverty

By Jake Skubish | Nov. 1, 2016

The Wisconsin Idea is based on the belief that UW-Madison students will take the knowledge they gain on campus and apply them to issues throughout the state.

STATE NEWS

Trump tells early voters to change their ballots in Eau Claire rally

By Andrew Bahl | Nov. 1, 2016

Donald Trump told voters in Eau Claire Tuesday that they should change their early vote to support his campaign after the FBI reopened an investigation into Hillary Clinton’s private email server while as Secretary of State. Wisconsin’s so-called “spoiled ballot” law allows voters to change any aspect of their ballot up to three times without giving a reason. “You can change your vote for Trump,” the business mogul told Democrats “suffering buyer’s remorse” who have already cast their ballot for Clinton. “A lot of stuff has come out since you voted,” the Republican nominee said. FBI Director James Comey said Friday that his agency would examine new emails found on Clinton aide Huma Abedin’s computer as part of a probe into a private email server used by Clinton as Secretary of State. Trump said the controversy made her unfit to be president. “The American people are the victims of this rigged and corrupt system,” Trump said.

STATE NEWS

Kaine lobbies for early voting, hits Trump in campus visit

By Lilly Price | Nov. 1, 2016

Vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine urged students to vote early and volunteer in the next six days ahead the election during a rally for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton at Gordon Dining and Event Center Tuesday, Kaine was joined by U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., and Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Wis., none of whom mentioned the FBI’s decision to reopen the case of Clinton’s private email server.

CAMPUS NEWS

Blank calls for a sustainable budget and an inclusive campus

By Sydney Widell | Nov. 1, 2016

While the university has much to be proud of this year, creating a working budget and maintaining an inclusive campus will be critical to its continued success, according to Chancellor Rebecca Blank in her State of the University address Friday.

UW-Stout junior Hussain Saeed Alnahdi was beaten in downtown Menomonie Sunday, and was pronounced dead Monday.

CAMPUS NEWS

UW mourns after Stout student from Saudi Arabia dies following assault

By Sammy Gibbons | Nov. 1, 2016

The UW community responded to the death of Hussain Saeed Alnahdi, a UW-Stout international student from Saudi Arabia, Monday by offering condolences and holding a memorial service. Hussain Saeed Alnahdi was found unconscious and bleeding by Menomonie police and taken to a hospital in Eau Claire.

PAVE presented its budget to the Student Services Finance Committee last Thursday.

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Student org fighting against sexual assault presents budget to ASM

By Luisa de Vogel | Nov. 1, 2016

The UW-Madison student organization Promoting Awareness and Victim Empowerment, or PAVE, presented their budget proposal last Thursday in front of the Student Services Finance Committee.

Madison citizens gather for Halloween festivities on State Street in 2012 for the 7th year of Freakfest.

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11 years of Freakfest impact culture of Madison Halloween celebration

By Julia Gilban-Cohen | Oct. 31, 2016

On Halloween of 2005, Wendy Hathaway and a few of her friends found themselves in the middle of a police effort to break up the crowd that gathered on State Street for the holiday’s festivities. “I remember the police in riot gear; seeing people climbing light posts and trees and throwing things,” said Wendy Hathaway, freelance writer and UW-Madison alumna.