CITY NEWS
Teens armed with BB guns arrested for robbery
By Lawrence Andrea | Sep. 26, 2016A 38-year-old Madison male was robbed in Northridge Terrace Sept. 25 by two Madison teens carrying BB guns.
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Feingold, Baldwin rally in Madison as early voting begins
By Andrew Bahl | Sep. 26, 2016Early voting kicked off Monday in much of the state, with Hillary Clinton’s campaign bringing some liberal heavyweights to Madison to encourage residents to cast their ballots.
CITY NEWS
Driver escapes burning car with child
By Miller Jozwiak | Sep. 26, 2016A Madison woman, her child and a male passenger were able to escape her Chrysler 300 while driving on Northport Drive Sunday morning before it burst into flames. “While driving down Northport Drive, the occupants heard some crackling coming from the trunk of the car."
NEWS
SSFC chair breaks down eligibility process for segregated fees
By Luisa de Vogel | Sep. 26, 2016This year, students attending UW-Madison will pay around $1,200 in segregated fees, which are allocated in part to several registered student organizations across campus.
STATE NEWS
Wisconsin Elections Commission unveils National Voter Registration Day effort
By Tenley Sanduski | Sep. 26, 2016The Wisconsin Elections Commission held a press conference Monday ahead of National Voter Registration Day, to discuss the measures they have in place to increase voter registration. For some, the November election is already over.
CITY NEWS
County opts for citizen-led redistricting
By Miller Jozwiak | Sep. 26, 2016In an effort to get politics out of the the process of redistricting, the Dane County Board has approved creation of an independent citizens commission to draw political boundaries after the 2020 census. The new commission will be modeled after a method used for congressional and legislative district drawing in Iowa, according to a county press release.
STATE NEWS
Kapanke challenges Shilling in state Senate rematch
By Lilly Price | Sep. 26, 2016Each week, The Daily Cardinal will be taking a look at down-ballot races throughout the state. This week we look to the 32nd Senate district in La Crosse where Republican Dan Kapanke and Democrat Jennifer Shilling are locked in a rematch. Republican candidate Dan Kapanke is challenging Democratic incumbent Jennifer Shilling in a rematch for state Senate District 32.
CAMPUS NEWS
Graduate student helps produce questions for presidential debate
By Kelly Ward | Sep. 25, 2016A UW-Madison graduate student represented UW-Madison as a student delegate to produce questions to potentially be asked at Monday’s presidential debate between Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and Republican nominee Donald Trump. Jacqueline Moss, who is pursuing a master’s degree in curriculum and instruction, went to the 2016 College Debate, a new, nonpartisan program that aims to give young voters a voice on the issues that matter most to them.
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Goldrick-Rab talks outcomes for college students receiving need-based aid
By Madeline Heim | Sep. 25, 2016Former UW-Madison professor Sara Goldrick-Rab returned to the area Friday to present findings from her recently published book, “Paying the Price.” Goldrick-Rab, who left the school last year for Temple University after sharp critiques of UW-Madison and the UW System, launched a study in 2008 following 3,000 low-income students throughout the system that received need-based aid and what those students’ higher educational outcomes looked like. The Federal Pell Grant, which Goldrick-Rab said many of the study’s students qualified for, covered roughly 80 percent of the cost for a four-year college in its beginning stages.
STATE NEWS
Trump to hold rally in Waukesha Wednesday
By Jake Skubish | Sep. 25, 2016Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump will make a campaign stop in Waukesha Wednesday, according to his website. Trump will hold a rally in the Waukesha County Expo Center, according to the campaign.
CITY NEWS
Beltline burglars tailgate, steal car
By Hunter Nollenberg | Sep. 25, 2016A 32-year-old woman had the scare of her life when she was carjacked in what Madison Police Department called a “bigger city crime” in an incident report. The episode occurred just off the West Beltline Highway near South Park Street.
CAMPUS NEWS
Wisconsin HOPE Lab addresses poverty facing undergraduate students
By Hannah Malone | Sep. 24, 2016Wisconsin HOPE Lab discussed college affordability, specifically the cost of food and housing, in the first of two events for the UW-Madison “Go Big Read” book promotion at noon Thursday in the UW-Madison School of Education. “Evicted,” this year’s “Go Big Read” novel, is written by UW-Madison graduate Matthew Desmond.
CAMPUS NEWS
UW-Madison challenge encourages students to build world-improving technologies
By Jalynn Valliere | Sep. 23, 2016UW-Madison faculty and students introduced the upcoming Wisconsin Energy and Sustainability Challenge Thursday.
NEWS
ASM pushes back against Amazon deal in Red Gym
By Gina Heeb | Sep. 23, 2016The Associated Students of Madison Student Council voted Wednesday to pass new legislation that would call for the university to move the location of a brick-and-mortar Amazon venue to an alternate location, away from current plans to house it at the Red Gym.
CAMPUS NEWS
Professor of bacteriology named HHMI Faculty Scholar
By Maggie Chandler | Sep. 23, 2016The Faculty Scholars Program has awarded Jue “Jade” Wang, associate professor of bacteriology at the UW-Madison, with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute Faculty Scholar.
CITY NEWS
State Street’s new look: More retail could be coming
By Miller Jozwiak | Sep. 22, 2016The preliminary recommendations for the city’s retail impact study include suggestions for changing the perception of parking availability, addressing homelessness downtown and possibly adjusting regulations. Tangible Consulting Services and Perkins+Will prepared an interim report of recommended policies and strategies for improving retail downtown.
STATE NEWS
Walker announces creation of task force to combat opioid addiction
By Annie Schoenfeldt | Sep. 22, 2016Gov. Scott Walker announced Thursday the creation of the Governor’s Task Force on Opioid Abuse, a panel to battle opioid addiction in the state. Walker also announced the positions on the panel, spanning law enforcement officials, public health officials, medical groups and members of the public.
CAMPUS NEWS
UW-Madison sophomore crowned Miss Wisconsin
By Sammy Gibbons | Sep. 22, 2016UW-Madison sophomore Skylar Witte was crowned Miss Wisconsin USA 2017 earlier this month after competing against 41 other women for the title. Witte balances her job as Miss Wisconsin along with her academics?she is double majoring in political science and communication arts with plans to go to law school?as well as a full-time modeling career and writing for her blog. Since she won Miss Wisconsin 10 days ago, Witte has travelled to various Wisconsin cities, including her hometown, Altoona.
CITY NEWS
Police look for Gorham battery spree suspects
By Miller Jozwiak | Sep. 22, 2016Madison police officers are looking for two to three suspects related to a series of battery incidents that occurred early in the Sunday morning. The first incident took place around 1:15 a.m. Sunday, in an apartment building on the 200 block of West Gorham Street.
CAMPUS NEWS
Memorial Library holds grand opening for graduate student study room
By Hannah Malone | Sep. 22, 2016Memorial Library had its grand opening for the graduate study room on the 4th level of the building Wednesday afternoon. An open house was held from 3-5 p.m.
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