CAMPUS NEWS
UW-Madison to offer four new fully-online degree programs
By Gina Musso | Feb. 10, 2021UW-Madison Online aims to help make undergraduate degrees more accessible.
News
CITY NEWS
11.4 percent of Dane County residents have received a COVID-19 vaccine
By Charlie Hildebrand | Feb. 10, 2021Over 60,000 Dane County residents have received their first dose of the COVID-19.
STATE NEWS
WEC expects lower voter turnout in Spring Primary than the 2020 General Election
By Tyler Katzenberger | Feb. 10, 2021Top state election officials say it’s normal to see a dip in primary turnout after a Presidential election.
CAMPUS NEWS
ASM introduces $2 million COVID-19 student relief referendum
By Ellie Nowakowski | Feb. 9, 2021The student governance body hopes that showing students’ support of the referendum will put pressure on UW Administration.
CAMPUS NEWS
John Miller appointed to UW Board of Regents
By Hope Karnopp | Feb. 9, 2021Gov. Tony Evers appointed John Miller to the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents Monday.
CITY NEWS
Common Council puts $250,000 towards Black cultural center
By Zoe Bockhorst | Feb. 9, 2021Madison Common Council approved the allocation of $250,000 from its small business relief fund towards efforts for the Center for Black Excellence and Culture
CITY NEWS
MPD concludes tear gas is 'critical,' report to be discussed at committee meeting
By Molly Carmichael | Feb. 9, 2021The MPD released a report on the use of tear gas over three decades, will be reviewed by city council
STATE NEWS
Evers vetoes Republican COVID-19 relief legislation
By Hope Karnopp | Feb. 8, 2021Gov. Tony Evers vetoed COVID-19 legislation after the Senate passed it in an extraordinary session Friday, another sign of stalemate in the state’s pandemic response.
CAMPUS NEWS
UW-Madison to allow anti-trans group to participate in next Law School job fair
By Nathan Denzin | Feb. 8, 2021Seven student organizations are calling for the group to be uninvited, but university officials say that due to First Amendment rights, they can participate.
CAMPUS NEWS
UW Arboretum Designated A National Historic Landmark
By Sam Tuch | Feb. 5, 2021The University of Wisconsin-Madison facility is now the 44th National Historic Landmark in Wisconsin.
CITY NEWS
‘A grave error:’ Sun Prairie teachers suspended after assigning controversial lesson
By Nicole Herzog | Feb. 5, 2021The school district is investigating after middle schoolers were asked to determine how they would punish a slave in a hypothetical question meant to test their knowledge of Hammurabi’s code.
STATE NEWS
Evers implements new mask mandate immediately after Republicans repealed it
By Hope Karnopp | Feb. 4, 2021Gov. Tony Evers issued a new mask mandate Thursday afternoon immediately after the Assembly voted to eliminate it. Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu, R-Oostburg, urged the Wisconsin Supreme Court to weigh in.
CAMPUS NEWS
UW Administration: Moving forward with ASM relief fund “is still not possible”
By Gina Musso | Feb. 4, 2021Despite ASM’s efforts to implement their student relief fund by passing an amendment to create a new student government leader position, UW Administrative figures halt the legislation.
CAMPUS NEWS
ASM Approves Amendment to COVID-19 Student Relief Fund
By Sam Burlage | Feb. 4, 2021The student governance body unanimously passes an amendment to their student relief fund in an attempt to dodge legal issues.
CAMPUS NEWS
Instructors, students feel excitement, frustration while returning to the classroom
By Sophia Vento | Feb. 4, 2021With a hybrid model in place, UW professors and instructors are hoping to promote student involvement and engagement — on and offline — while facing a number of challenges relating to the coronavirus pandemic.
STATE NEWS
Wisconsin organizations donated $279,000 to conservative group that promoted Capitol riots
By Tyler Katzenberger | Feb. 4, 2021Wisconsin organizations donated a total of approximately $279,000 over the past three years to the Republican Attorneys General Association (RAGA), which promoted the Jan. 6 Capitol riots that resulted in the deaths of five people.
IN-DEPTH
'Taking care of each other:' Madison communities respond to food insecurity in the age of COVID
By Anna Feldman | Feb. 4, 2021F.H. King and Badger Rock carry on a forward approach to food justice, getting fresh food to those that need it most.
CITY NEWS
Madison and Dane County officials open new dedicated homeless shelter
By Isabel Garlough-Shah | Feb. 3, 2021Officials unveil new homeless shelter capable of housing 250 amidst ongoing COVID-19 housing crisis.
CAMPUS NEWS
UW students discuss their experiences receiving the COVID-19 vaccine
By Alexa Heller | Feb. 3, 2021As COVID-19 vaccines become more widely available, several UW students have been vaccinated as UHS vaccinates Phase 1a and some 1b qualifying individuals.
STATE NEWS
Rep. LaKeshia Myers introduces “Breonna’s Law” to the Wisconsin state assembly
By Mackenzie Moore | Feb. 3, 2021The law has already been adopted in four other states after the wrongful killing of Breonna Taylor in March 2020.
