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Mike Verveer
CITY NEWS

Proposed campus-area park approved for construction

The city’s Board of Estimates cleared another hurdle for the construction of a downtown park near campus Monday, approving a proposal to acquire the current properties by a voice vote. The park, proposed to sit on a six-parcel, one-acre piece of land at the corner of West Mifflin Street and North Bassett Street, would replace six private properties that primarily serve students. Despite criticism from several of the property owners in a previous city meeting, the Plan Commission voted unanimously to approve condemnation of the properties Sept.


Chris Larson
NEWS

State Sen. Chris Larson announces bid for Milwaukee County executive

State Sen. Chris Larson, D-Milwaukee, announced his candidacy for Milwaukee County executive Monday, challenging incumbent Chris Abele. Larson, who has served as Milwaukee County supervisor and Senate minority leader, said that Abele has not addressed the needs of county residents and that he is running to “take the office back for the middle class.” "I'm running for county executive, because we need to restore power to the people," Larson said at his childhood home in Greenfield.


Daily Cardinal
CAMPUS NEWS

UWPD responds to recent college shootings

In light of the recent shootings at Umpqua Community College in Oregon and Northern Arizona University, UW-Madison Police Department Chief Susan Riseling informed students about the university’s preventative measures in a Monday email.


Scott Walker
NEWS

Fresh off national stage, Gov. Scott Walker turns eye toward state problems

Fresh off the national stage, any hopes of Gov. Scott Walker sliding back into his comfortable role as the equal parts loved, reviled and respected governor of America’s Dairyland were dashed by a new poll showing his approval rating at a record low 37 percent. Unpopularity being new territory for the former Tea Party golden boy, experts and legislators are bracing themselves, as he and his party decide how to respond. Walker’s approval started spiraling downward in November from a post re-election high of 49 percent.


Retention grads
CAMPUS NEWS

UW-Madison freshman retention, graduation rate increase

More than 95 percent of Badgers returned to campus this fall after their freshman year at UW-Madison, an increase from the previous academic school year. The Office of Academic Planning and Institutional Research at UW-Madison released fall 2015 enrollment numbers, which showed the university had a freshman-sophomore year retention rate of 95.8 percent, an increase from 95.3 percent the previous year, according to a UW-Madison release. UW-Madison’s average time to degree is the lowest in university records at 4.13 years, decreased from last year’s data of 4.16 years. “These metrics are viewed as indicators of quality of the educational experience and represent a focus on student success by all of the faculty and staff who work with and teach undergraduates,” UW-Madison Provost Sarah Mangelsdorf said in the release.



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