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Mayor Paul Soglin said he agreed with those “speaking out and taking action" to remove monuments dedicated to the Confederacy.

CITY NEWS

Soglin: Republicans should reach across aisle under Trump

By Gina Heeb | Jan. 19, 2017

When the Trump administration officially takes office Friday, Republican legislatures should reciprocate calls on Democrats for national unity, Madison Mayor Paul Soglin said at a Thursday press conference. Soglin said if Republicans—especially those who didn’t treat President Obama fairly during his eight years in office—are calling for unity under Trump; they also have to be open to working across the aisle. “There has to be reciprocity and consultation in consideration for the people in this country who do the work and not just for the rich and the influential,” Soglin said.

CITY NEWS

Theft suspect may be responsible for other area crimes

By Alexandra Ronnestrand | Jan. 19, 2017

A 52-year-old man is suspected of involvement with a series of downtown car thefts, Madison police said Wednesday.

UW-Madison junior Nour Saeed posted a petition Saturday that requests UW-Madison offer financial and logistical support for 10 future Syrian students.

CAMPUS NEWS

Student petitions UW-Madison to aid Syrian refugees with accessing higher education

By Sammy Gibbons | Jan. 19, 2017

Nour Saeed, a UW-Madison junior, posted an online petition Saturday that calls on UW-Madison to offer 10 scholarships to future Syrian students.

A Snapchat filter reading “Badgers Get Consent” was available to patrons at the Kohl Center Tuesday.

CAMPUS NEWS

Snapchat filter promoting sexual consent has trial run during men’s basketball game

By Hannah Malone | Jan. 19, 2017

In an attempt to continue ongoing efforts to raise awareness of sexual assault, a student-activist group ran a second pilot Snapchat filter during the Michigan vs. Wisconsin men’s basketball game at the Kohl Center Tuesday night.

NEWS

ASM removes proposed legal services from budget

By Martha Morganstein | Jan. 19, 2017

Since UW-Madison is currently the only Big Ten institution that does not offer a form of legal help to its students, the Student Services Finance Committee added $50,000 to the budget at the end of last semester intended to fund Student Legal Services.

Sigma Chi, whose fraternity house is located at 221 Langdon St., was suspended by the university Tuesday.

CAMPUS NEWS

Sigma Chi chant ‘encouraging sexual assault’ not considered violation

By Peter Coutu | Jan. 19, 2017

Inside Sigma Chi's house, roughly 50 members of the fraternity recited a sexually explicit chant Oct. 6.

The results of a UW System review were released Wednesday, and found no evidence of illegal guarantees and loans at schools other than at UW-Oshkosh.

NEWS

UW-Oshkosh former top officials face lawsuit for allegedly mishandling money

By Nina Bertelsen | Jan. 18, 2017

The lawsuit states the officials allegedly mishandled millions of dollars, made illegal financial guarantees and spent $600,000 on a foundation project with no strings attached.

The Financial Life Skills program, which is housed in the School of Human Ecology, teaches UW-Madison enrolled students real life material about their personal finances through peer-facilitated courses.

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Peer facilitated courses offer students lessons for current, post-college finances

By Hannah Malone | Jan. 18, 2017

The UW-Madison School of Human Ecology has created two workshop-oriented courses to help undergraduate students prepare to handle finances during and after college. Each course can be taken for one semester and students will receive one graduation credit upon completion.

Nancy and Ab Nicholas made a $50 million matching contribution to UW-Madison in 2015.

NEWS

Nicholas match raises $100 million to support UW-Madison scholarship programs

By Maggie Chandler | Jan. 17, 2017

The donations will be invested in the UW Foundation’s endowment and will generate about $4.5 million in scholarship funds per year.

The University Committee, led by Chair Amy Wendt, discussed UW-Madison post-tenure review policy in a meeting Tuesday.

NEWS

University Committee discusses changes to post-tenure review policy

By Noah Habenstreit | Jan. 17, 2017

Following recent uncertainty for professors regarding the future of tenure at UW-Madison, the executive committee of the Faculty Senate discussed potential changes to the school’s post-tenure review policy in a meeting Tuesday.

CITY NEWS

Madison citizens urged to contact officials to push clean energy plan

By Gina Heeb | Jan. 17, 2017

A city council subcommittee member called on citizens to urge city officials to adopt a recently introduced plan to transition city buildings and facilities to entirely clean energy, in an opinion piece for the Capital Times published Tuesday. “The council needs to hear from you, hear that our city is committed to changing and leading,” wrote Madison Sustainability Committee member Bradley Campbell.

CITY NEWS

Grant applications for food access projects to be open until late February

By Gina Heeb | Jan. 17, 2017

Applications for SEED grants, city-funded subsidies designed to support emerging food access projects and programs in the Madison community, will be open until the last week of February, according to city officials.

Two new restaurants—Italian dining joint, Strada (pictured above), and salad place, Carte—and der Rathskeller began serving food Tuesday in Memorial Union.

CAMPUS NEWS

New eateries, Der Rathskeller open in Memorial Union

By Sammy Gibbons | Jan. 17, 2017

Memorial Union fired up the grills at two new restaurants and familiar eatery, Der Rathskeller, Tuesday. Der Rathskeller will sell the familiar sandwiches, wraps and comfort food they sold before the construction, and have added breakfast items that will be served each morning.

UW-Madison suspended the university’s chapter of the Sigma Chi fraternity, which is located at 221 Langdon St.

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UW-Madison suspends Sigma Chi fraternity for alcohol violation

By Peter Coutu | Jan. 17, 2017

The fraternity, who has a history of previous violations, is suspended from all university activities until March 1.

Members of UW-Madison’s Commodity Trading group, presented their work with trading software and algorithms to trading professionals in Chicago.

CAMPUS NEWS

Student trading organization showcases work in Chicago

By Sammy Gibbons | Jan. 17, 2017

UW-Madison's Commodity Trading gropu used software from the company Trading Technologies called Algo Design Lab that was provided to them to create an algorithm that trades goods automatically and showcased their work at the company's Chicago headquarters.

Construction on UW-Madison’s Chemistry building is slated to begin this fall, which aims to ease departmental concerns about overcrowding and outdated facilities.

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Campus building projects wait for approval amid limited state funding

By Andrew Bahl and Madeline Heim | Jan. 17, 2017

For many at UW-Madison, construction is a way of life. Disgruntled students ceded Memorial Union to renovations last year and buildings, such as the Hector DeLuca Biochemical Sciences Complex, dot the campus landscape when they did not exist five years prior.

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?Student-activists doubt university efforts on diversity, inclusion

By Hannah J. Olson | Jan. 17, 2017

After delivering stories and exhortations in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day to a room filled with diversity, student activists laid out the challenges of change-making as people of color on campus, deeming the university's approach laissez-faire and in need of change.

Gov. Scott Walker's new proposal will end the current tuition freeze at UW System schools and lower tuition for Wisconsin residents. The percentage tuition will be reduced by has not been disclosed.

STATE NEWS

In-state tuition cut aims to make college more affordable for Wisconsin students

By Lilly Price | Jan. 17, 2017

Gov. Scott Walker plans to cut in-state undergraduate tuition, which many view as a move that could help ease the burden of college costs and propel Wisconsin students to a dream of receiving a higher education. The state hasn’t seen a tuition reduction since 1982. Although Walker didn’t elaborate on the details of the proposed tuition reduction when he announced it during his State of the State address last week, he did explain that the cut would extend to all of the 26 UW System schools. The tuition cut does not apply to out-of-state students or graduate students.

Dean of Students Lori Berquam delivered closing remarks to a filled Varsity Hall for the first UW-Madison Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration.

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First campus celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day focuses on community, service

By Sammy Gibbons | Jan. 16, 2017

Traditionally, members of the Madison community recognize Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day by through service.

CAMPUS NEWS

UW System schools collaborate to combat hate and bias on campus

By Sammy Gibbons | Jan. 16, 2017

The Hate/Bias Response Symposium hosted at UW-La Crosse was designed for university faculty and staff who address incidents and crimes of hate and bias in their work, according to UW-Madison Assistant Dean of Students Joshua Moon Johnson.