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Renowned UW-Madison botanist Hugh Iltis dies at 91

Leaving behind a legacy of environmentalism and advancement in botany, former UW-Madison professor Hugh Iltis died this week from complications due to cardiovascular disease. His son, Michael Iltis, told the Wisconsin State Journal his father died Monday at the age of 91.


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CITY NEWS

Man shot near State Street, suspects at large

A man was shot in the arm near State Street early Wednesday morning, with police still searching for suspects. The 36-year-old victim was taken to a local emergency room with non-life-threatening injuries, according to a Madison Police Department incident report. The shooting happened around 2 a.m.


Associated Students of Madison Vice Chair Mariam Coker said she thought “Black Lives Matter” wasn’t a political statement at Wednesday’s Student Council meeting.
NEWS

ASM addresses student criticism of ‘political’ window sign

The Associated Students of Madison—largely made up of those who ran on the activist BlindSide ticket last semester—faced anonymous criticism from a student who questioned their ability to adequately represent all student views on campus. At Wednesday’s student council meeting, ASM Chair Carmen Goséy announced the council received a complaint from the Office of Compliance.


President-elect Donald Trump visited West Allis Tuesday as part of his “Thank You Tour” Jill Stein’s recount resulted in an additional 131 votes for Trump.
STATE NEWS

President-elect Donald Trump visits Milwaukee County on 'Thank You Tour'

WEST ALLIS, Wis.—Dressed in matching black “Make America Great Again hats,” Trump pins and white Trump t-shirts, Juliana McMan and her three sisters stood together, eagerly waiting to see President-elect Donald Trump Tuesday night. McMan, a day-one Trump supporter and a recent DePaul University graduate, traveled two hours from her home in western Illinois to the State Fairgrounds where she was one in a crowd of thousands that attended Trump’s “Thank You Tour.” “The Chicago rally got shut down because crazy protesters and stuff,” McMan said.


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Student Council, SSFC struggle with low meeting attendance

Although elected and appointed representatives for the Associated Students of Madison make commitments to advocate for students at weekly meetings, two groups within the larger organization have been dealing with low attendance this year. While attendance has always been a slight problem for both the Student Council and the Student Services Finance Committee, it has grown into a bigger issue that could potentially affect the groups’ abilities to accomplish their duties. ASM’s Nominations Board has had to fill eight vacant Council seats this semester, for example—four of which have been filled, one is in the process of being filled and three still remain empty.


Madison Police Department Chief Mike Koval said Sunday that local law enforcement will continue its current inclusive immigration policies, though the city is not formally a sanctuary city.
CITY NEWS

Madison police chief says city has no plans to tighten immigration policies under Trump

Madison Police Department Chief Mike Koval said Sunday on a Wisconsin talk show that city law enforcement will uphold its current inclusive immigration policies in months to come, despite not being a formal sanctuary city. “We will not be using our local authority to sort of hunt down folks based on immigration or documentation issues,” Koval said on a WISN news program.


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