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State Rep. Brett Hulsey circulates bill to regulate mining industry
By Andrew Hahn | Feb. 25, 2014The state Assembly may soon discuss new regulations on Wisconsin’s mining industry.
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UW-Madison to join Digital Lab to advance U.S. manufacturing
By The Daily Cardinal | Feb. 25, 2014The University of Wisconsin-Madison will team up with the Digital Lab for Manufacturing, an initiative funded in part through the U.S. Department of Defense, in an effort to create new technologies and improve the nation’s global competitive status in manufacturing, according to a Tuesday university news release.
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UW-Madison to slow email, calendar system transition
By The Daily Cardinal | Feb. 25, 2014University of Wisconsin-Madison officials announced plans to slow down the campus-wide email and calendar system transition to Microsoft Office 365 Tuesday to ensure the switch is carried out correctly, according to a university news release.
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University Affairs Committee expresses concern over lack of specificity in new campus Diversity Plan draft
By Scott Bembenek and JoEllen Amato | Feb. 25, 2014The Associated Students of Madison University Affairs Committee met Tuesday to discuss the latest campus diversity plan as drafted by the Ad Hoc Diversity Planning Committee.
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SSFC freezes Wisconsin Union’s 2014-’15 budget
By Emily Gerber | Feb. 25, 2014This article has been updated to reflect updated financial numbers.
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TAA singles out Athletics in funding Rec Sports Master Plan
By Emily Gerber | Feb. 24, 2014The University of Wisconsin-Madison Teaching Assistants’ Association is set to issue a letter-writing campaign directed at the Athletic Department, in an effort to increase contribution from the department in the upcoming Recreational Sports Master Plan.
CITY NEWS
Police search for suspect in attempted robbery
By The Daily Cardinal and Jay Olle | Feb. 24, 2014Police are investigating an attempted robbery that occurred early Sunday morning on South Bedford Street, according to Madison Police Department spokesperson Joel DeSpain in an incident report.
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Plan Commission to discuss daytime shelters, Mifflin Street developments
By The Daily Cardinal | Feb. 24, 2014Madison’s Plan Commission members referred discussions of distributing a demolition permit and amending uses of land at daytime shelters to the next meeting March 10.
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Jesse Kremer announces candidacy for 59th state Assembly seat
By The Daily Cardinal | Feb. 24, 2014Jesse Kremer announced Monday he will run for the 59th state Assembly seat currently held by state Rep. Dan LeMahieu, R-Cascade, who will not seek re-election in November.
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Assembly Democrats defend Latinos from immigration department
By The Daily Cardinal | Feb. 24, 2014State Assembly Democrats protested what they called “racial profiling” in Wisconsin courthouses in a letter to the federal agency in charge of regulating immigration.
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Legislator cites economic report supporting increase of minimum wage
By The Daily Cardinal | Feb. 24, 2014After authoring Wisconsin’s Fair Minimum Wage Act in January, state Rep. Cory Mason, D-Racine, released a statement Monday citing a report suggesting an increase in the minimum wage would boost the state's economy.
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Action Project: From the runway to campus-wide equality
By Gillian McBride and C.P. VanValkenburg | Feb. 24, 2014“The day of the pageant, I just wasn’t even nervous,” laughs Alexandria Mason, a freshman, hopeful journalist, dancer, published writer and the 2014 winner of the “Miss Black and Gold: Diversity of a Woman” scholarship pageant.
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Action Project: Room for improvement in LGBT housing
By Adelina Yankova | Feb. 24, 2014Among excitement, Cass Henriques’ admittance to the University of Wisconsin-Madison two years ago brought with it a great deal of anxiety and a mounting list of uncertainties, atop which loomed questions of where he would live freshman year.
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Action Project: Gender gap fosters dedication
By Franco LaTona | Feb. 24, 2014Melissa Abler is used to being one of the few females in her classes; it has been that way since her freshman year at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She recently recalled day one of her introduction to computer engineering class, where she met her best friend.
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Action Project: International students strive to make a home at UW-Madison
By Alex Bernell | Feb. 24, 2014An international student from China was recently sitting at a table in Dejope Residence Hall talking to one of his American friends in English, when another Chinese student saw him and attempted to translate for the American student, believing the international student did not speak proficient English.
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Action Project: Recruiting and retaining future Badgers who complete the conversation
By Melissa Howison | Feb. 24, 2014A simple taste of Madison’s scenery and school spirit is all it takes to clinch many incoming students’ commitment to the Badger family. However, had Maria Espino been exposed to the environment pre-enrollment, she said there is a good chance the ethnic uniformity of the student body would have dissuaded her from becoming the junior at the University of Wisconsin-Madison she is today.
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Action Project: Survey exposes minority faculty dissatisfaction
By Conor Murphy | Feb. 24, 2014While college students need a diverse selection of faculty members to provide multiple perspectives and viewpoints in the educational environment, a recent survey from the Women in Science & Engineering Leadership Institute shows minority faculty members feel less satisfied with their departmental workplace environment, according to the Study on Faculty Worklife.
CITY NEWS
Dane County assists residents in health care enrollment
By Patricia Johnson | Feb. 24, 2014Dane County officials are urging residents to enroll for health insurance coverage with local enrollment assistant events held throughout the county before the upcoming Affordable Care Act deadline, according to Dane County Executive Joe Parisi in a press release.
CITY NEWS
Police arrest two men Thursday for battery
By The Daily Cardinal | Feb. 24, 2014Madison police arrested two men Thursday for battery and disorderly conduct after engaging in combat in front of the City-County Building, according to Madison Police Department spokesperson Joel DeSpain in an incident report.
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TAA singles out Athletics in funding Rec Sports Master Plan
By Emily Gerber | Feb. 23, 2014The University of Wisconsin-Madison Teaching Assistants’ Association is set to issue a letter writing campaign directed at the Athletic Department, in an effort to increase contribution from the department in the upcoming Recreational Sports Master Plan.
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