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STATE NEWS

Third-party upstart McMullin registered as write-in on state ballot

By Katie Moakley | Oct. 27, 2016

Evan McMullin, an independent conservative candidate, is officially registered as a write-in on Wisconsin ballots, the state Elections Commission announced Thursday. The 40-year-old Utah-native is slowly gaining recognition across the nation since joining the race in August, with a recent YouGov poll showing him tied with Republican nominee Donald Trump in the Beehive State. His late entrance to the race gave rise to his tagline “it is never too late to do the right thing.” Currently, he is a valid write in option in over 30 states and is currently on the ballot in 11. McMullin spent 10 years in the CIA.

IN-DEPTH

Game day, Wisconsin pride take on new meaning for Spirit Squad

By Carlie Lamke | Oct. 27, 2016

Performance on game days doesn’t solely revolve around the football team. Wisconsin’s Spirit Squad—cheerleading, dance and the university mascot, Bucky—also has to win for the crowd. “It’s an experience that’s comparable to none,” said senior Tori Rogers, cheerleading co-captain.

STATE NEWS

Harris, Feyen vie to fill 18th Senate District

By Gina Heeb | Oct. 27, 2016

Each week, The Daily Cardinal will be taking a look at down-ballot races throughout the state. This week, we visit the 18th Senate district, composed of parts of Fond du Lac, Dodge and Winnebago counties. In the only state Senate district without an incumbent candidate, Republican Dan Feyen of Fond du Lac faces Democrat Mark Harris of Oshkosh in a race for the seat previously held by Sen.

A record number of voters submitted absentee ballots in Madison ahead of the Nov. 8 election.

CITY NEWS

City issues record number of absentee ballots

By Sam Schulz | Oct. 26, 2016

The number of absentee ballots cast and issued in Madison has already broken records with more than two weeks of early voting availability still left. The City of Madison clerk had issued 35,497 absentee ballots as of Tuesday, with 31,421 of those already counted.

U.S Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Wis., was one of three members of Wisconsin’s Congressional delegation to petition the U.S. Department of Justice Wednesday to monitor elections in Wisconsin.

STATE NEWS

Wisconsin Democrats ask DOJ to monitor elections

By Andrew Bahl | Oct. 26, 2016

Three Wisconsin congressmen are calling on the U.S. Department of Justice to monitor elections in the state after concern about the state’s voter ID law. U.S.

CITY NEWS

City leaders discuss student housing

By Miller Jozwiak | Oct. 26, 2016

City officials are looking to collect more data on housing in the downtown area to find affordable solutions for student housing.

CAMPUS NEWS

Former NASA astronaut to speak at winter commencement

By Miller Jozwiak | Oct. 26, 2016

UW-Madison announced Wednesday that James Lovell, one of 24 people to ever travel to the moon and back, will be the winter 2016 commencement speaker. Lovell graduated from Juneau high school in Milwaukee before attending UW-Madison for two years.

CITY NEWS

Attempted robbery occurs near Fahrenbrook Court

By Miller Jozwiak | Oct. 26, 2016

Madison Police Department officers are searching for a suspect who allegedly robbed and headbutted a woman doing laundry in a common area at a Fahrenbrook Court apartment building early Saturday morning. The woman went to do some wash around 2:05 a.m.

Kathy Cramer, director of the Morgridge Center for Public Service, spoke Tuesday on the importance of voters listening to one another during the election season.

NEWS

Cramer: Wisconsin Idea should promote understanding and unity within state

By Sydney Widell | Oct. 26, 2016

In order to combat the divisive political resentment separating Milwaukee and Madison from the rest of the “outstate” this election season, Wisconsin needs more respectful communication between its rural and urban populations, according to Kathy Cramer, director of the Morgridge Center for Public Service.

The new student organization Project HEAL held their first coloring night, and will hold them bi-weekly, where they invite students to come and be educated about eating disorders and discuss body positivity.

CAMPUS NEWS

New student organization promotes body positivity through relaxed group gatherings

By Sammy Gibbons | Oct. 26, 2016

The UW-Madison chapter of Project HEAL gathered Tuesday for the first of their bi-weekly coloring nights, where they create a comfortable space for people to discuss the thoughts of their bodies and eating disorders. Project HEAL is a new organization to the UW-Madison campus.

CITY NEWS

City of Madison joins partnership to improve data usage

By Chad Faust | Oct. 26, 2016

Mayor Paul Soglin announced Monday that Madison is now one of 16 new cities to be a part of the Bloomberg Philanthropies’ What Works Cities initiative, an effort to increase the city government’s use of data and evidence.

STATE NEWS

Emails show Green Bay city clerk tried to block student early voting

By Lilly Price | Oct. 25, 2016

A series of emails recovered from Green Bay City Clerk Kris Teske suggest efforts to hinder student voting by limiting access to early polling places on UW-Green Bay’s campus.

STATE NEWS

Chelsea Clinton emphasizes respect in Madison rally

By Claire Grummon | Oct. 25, 2016

Chelsea Clinton emphasized the importance of voting early, respect for others and the future in an address at the Overture Center Tuesday.

Crystal Potts, a UW-Madison alumna, was selected as the university’s next director of state relations.

NEWS

University Relations selects new director of state relations

By Jessica Hsu | Oct. 25, 2016

UW-Madison’s University Relations announced its next director of state relations Tuesday.

A naked, unconscious woman was found in a car on West Gilman Street Friday night.

CITY NEWS

Man drops his pants in front of car on Gilman Street

By Jake Skubish | Oct. 25, 2016

A man dropped his pants and exposed himself to the passengers of a car on the 400 block of Gilman Street Saturday night. According to a Madison Police Department incident report, the suspect stepped in front of the car in the middle of the road.

CAMPUS NEWS

Panel examines gender’s role in politics

By Jasmine Kiah | Oct. 25, 2016

Three women UW-Madison faculty members spoke about gender’s role in politics on a panel called “Gender In/Gender and the Election.” Janet Hyde, Jane Collins and Jenny Higgins discussed various aspects of the topic at the talk, which was part of the “On the Issue” lecture series put on by Wisconsin Union Directorate Society and Politics.

NEWS

F.H. King applies efficient habits to its finances, receives budget approval

By Megan Provost | Oct. 25, 2016

Student organization F.H. King’s budget for the 2017-’18 fiscal year was approved by the Student Services Finance Committee Monday. F.H.

Several intersections will be closed between 5 p.m. Saturday and 3 a.m. Sunday for Freakfest.

CITY NEWS

Streets to close Saturday night for Freakfest

By Miller Jozwiak | Oct. 25, 2016

Several intersections will close to allow for Freakfest Saturday, disrupting traffic and bus routes, according to a city press release. The intersections of North Lake, West Gilman, West Johnson and West Dayton streets at State Street will close at 5 p.m.

CITY NEWS

New report shows disproportionate tobacco and nicotine use

By Miller Jozwiak | Oct. 25, 2016

Several demographic groups disproportionality use tobacco, according to a recently released report from Public Health Madison-Dane County. “While the reported overall decreases in tobacco use seem like very good news, a deeper look reveals that smoking and tobacco use rates among several groups remain much higher,” Tobacco Free Columbia Dane County Coalition Coordinator Ryan Sheahan said in a Monday press release.

Civil rights advocate Rabia Chaudry will be the keynote speaker at the first UW-Madison Diversity Forum Nov. 1.

CAMPUS NEWS

Rabia Chaudry to be keynote speaker at diversity forum

By Mason Muerhoff | Oct. 24, 2016

Attorney, author and podcaster Rabia Chaudry will discuss civil rights, gender and faith as the featured keynote speaker at the UW-Madison Diversity Forum Nov.