The Associated Students of Madison Coordinating Council welcomed speakers from the Wisconsin Union Trustees Wednesday evening, before discussing increasing ASM wages.
WAUKESHA, WIS.—Donald Trump made a stop in the heart of right-wing Wisconsin Wednesday night, packing the Waukesha County Exposition Center with frenzied supporters and giving a speech that pushed his usual message of economic growth aside in favor of an appeal for “law and order.” As the state’s most conservative county, suburban Waukesha helped put Gov.
Community members, students and faculty gathered at Gordon Commons Wednesday to peacefully rally against the Dakota Access Pipeline. The rally was a chance for anyone in the Madison area to come and support the resistance against the pipeline.
College Republicans of UW-Madison formally endorsed presidential nominee Donald Trump in a Monday press release.
The Red Gym will no longer be considered as a potential location for an Amazon pickup point on campus, according to a UW-Madison press release. "We've heard the concerns from building occupants in the Red Gym about potential impacts to a variety of student organization and programming uses," said Laurent Heller, UW-Madison Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration, in the release.
Madison Police Department officers responded to reports of shots being fired on the 2700 block of McDivitt Drive Wednesday morning that resulted in at least one man being shot. The male victim, who is in his 20s, sustained life-threatening injuries and is being treated at a local hospital, according to an MPD incident report.
Team One Love UW-Madison held its first “Escalation” workshop to raise awareness on the warning signs of abusive relationships Tuesday in the UW-Madison Social Sciences building. The workshop screened a 45-minute video on the escalation of violence in an abusive relationship, followed by a small group break-out session to discuss different forms of abuse, self-help strategies and how to assist those involved in an abusive relationship. The national One Love Foundation was founded in 2010 in honor of Yeardley Love, who was beaten to death by her boyfriend one week before she graduated from the University of Virginia. UW-Madison Team One Love President Maiya Weber said the main goal of the workshop is to inform students on the topic of abuse and resources available to them on campus. “Hopefully the workshops make college kids more aware of what’s happening because they are the most vulnerable group for relationship abuse,” Weber said.
Dane County Executive Joe Parisi announced plans Monday to begin a new $12 million initiative aimed at cleaning local lakes.
University Health Services held a clinic on Bascom Hill Tuesday, offering free flu shots to UW-Madison students.
Senate Democrats blocked a Republican continued resolution Tuesday, increasing the chances of a government shutdown if a deal is not reached by Oct. 1.
The state Department of Natural Resources board approved their 2017-’19 biennial budget request Wednesday, but members also raised issues about the proposal Wednesday, which calls for a roughly 2 percent funding decrease.
A bill allowing terminally ill patients the right to try experimental drug treatments not approved by the Food and Drug Administration was blocked Wednesday by Senate Democrats.
Chancellor Rebecca Blank announced in a State of the University speech to the UW-Madison Faculty Senate Monday that she is asking the Board of Regents to raise tuition for out-of-state and professional students.
Madison Police Department officers and detectives are linking a 38-year-old woman to a series of robberies in the Madison area over the past few days, according to Madison Police Department incident reports. Sunday evening the woman, armed with a handgun, allegedly robbed the Pan & Pan bakery on East Washington Avenue.
Amid record levels of student debt in Wisconsin, Gov. Scott Walker announced Tuesday alterations to UW Credit Union’s membership eligibility, with the intention of providing a greater level of access to loan refinancing opportunities for students of the state. Walker announced the changes at a press conference in Madison and was joined by officials of both the credit union and the Department of Financial Institutions, the relevant state regulatory agency, when announcing the alterations. Under the previous criteria, UW Credit Union membership was offered exclusively to students and alumni of the UW System.
The Associated Students of Madison Legislative Affairs Committee discussed possible action the group could take regarding tuition transparency at its meeting Monday. Mara Matovitch, ASM’s shared governance campaign director, explained that the tuition transparency campaign will seek to clarify procedures surrounding the General 101 Fund, which includes tuition money from each UW System school, as well as state tax dollars allocated to the UW System. Under current policy, tuition dollars are not distinguishable from General Program Revenue, or state-funded dollars, in the 101 Fund.
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump faced off in a heated debate Monday discussing issues ranging from racial divisions to job growth to trade deals.
UW-Madison Dean of Students Emerita Mary Rouse sent a letter Sunday to Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration Laurent Heller to offer her perspective on the university’s deal with Amazon to use space in the Red Gym. Rouse, who served as dean of students from 1987 to 2000 as well as director of the Morgridge Center for Public Service, said in the letter the decision to lease space to Amazon “seems short sighted and ill conceived.”
Chancellor Rebecca Blank gave a State of the University address to the UW-Madison Faculty Senate Monday, which explained how the university will increase tuition for out-of-state students and continue to freeze tuition for in-state students.
A federal judge announced Monday his decision to deny a union plea to repeal “right-to-work” law, after opponents claimed it violated the Fifth Amendment. Three unions challenging the bill allege it is unconstitutional on the grounds that it results in an unlawful seizure of private property without fair compensation.
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