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Student Judiciary ruling orders Morrison to write apology letter

By Maggie Chandler | May. 11, 2017

The Associated Students of Madison’s Student Judiciary voided legislation Wednesday which would have created a bylaw change for the creation of a financial transparency and ethics subcommittee. The ruling comes after former ASM Chair Carmen Goséy and current Chair Katrina Morrison received a complaint about their conduct at the April 12 student council meeting.

Alumni Park—a 1.3 acre park located between Memorial Union and the Red Gym—is set to open to the public Oct. 6.

CAMPUS NEWS

Park honoring alumni to open on Lake Mendota

By Lawrence Andrea | May. 10, 2017

UW-Madison students and community members will soon be able to enjoy a new park overlooking Lake Mendota.

Chief Diversity Officer Patrick J. Sims and Dean of Students Lori Berquam issued a statement Tuesday highlighting the university's achievements relating to diversity on campus.

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UW-Madison issues statement highlighting diversity achievements

By Sam Schwab | May. 9, 2017

Just under a week after opening the Black Cultural Center on campus, UW-Madison released a statement detailing the university’s accomplishments over the past year—particularly those relating to diversity on campus. Dean of Students Lori Berquam and Chief Diversity Officer Patrick J.

Multiple university Twitter accounts were hacked Wednesday morning.

CAMPUS NEWS

University deactivates official class Facebook groups

By Noah Habenstreit | May. 9, 2017

After many UW-Madison students were confused by a May 5 Facebook notification telling them their official senior, junior or sophomore class groups had been “archived,” a university official confirmed to The Daily Cardinal that the school shut down the groups.

UW-Madison used about 70 million kilowatt-hours of renewable energy this school year, which is roughly 15 percent of the campus’ total energy use.

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UW-Madison plays key role in Big Ten’s Green Power Challenge victory

By Noah Habenstreit | May. 9, 2017

The Big Ten won the Environmental Protection Agency’s 2016-’17 Green Power Challenge, and UW-Madison was a key player.

CAMPUS NEWS

?Local and student organizations join for grassroots divestment march

By Lawrence Andrea and Maggie Chandler | May. 5, 2017

A week after the Associated Students of Madison passed controversial divestment legislation, a mix of local and student organizations held signs and chanted outside four different “destructive banks” in Capitol Square Friday in a denunciation of their dealings with private prisons and the recent pipeline projects.

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New faces join the Student Council table

By Maggie Chandler | May. 5, 2017

There will be new faces at the table at the next Student Council meeting after the group elected new sustainability, grant allocation and SAC governing board chairs Thursday night.

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After Goséy’s letter, students weigh in on university’s treatment of people of color

By Maggie Chandler | May. 4, 2017

A major diversity goal for UW-Madison officials is “enhancing the campus climate for inclusion.” However, for some students, including outgoing Associated Students of Madison Chair Carmen Goséy, the administration is failing to uphold this ideal.

CAMPUS NEWS

Got scammed on your WiscMail address? Here’s what you should do

By Noah Habenstreit | May. 4, 2017

Did you get a mysterious email inviting you to open a Google Doc some time in the last few days? Chances are, you were scammed.

Controversial political scientist Charles Murray gave a speech at the Madison Club with protesters banged drums, honked horns and chanted outside.

CAMPUS NEWS

Controversial political scientist continues with speech despite small protest outside

By Lawrence Andrea | May. 4, 2017

After much anticipation for protests during a speech from controversial libertarian political scientist Charles Murray’s Wednesday the only disturbance came from a brief fire alarm.

CAMPUS NEWS

Outgoing ASM chair condemns university’s attitude toward students of color

By Maggie Chandler | May. 3, 2017

The outgoing Associated Students of Madison chair called UW-Madison an institution that “lacks the capacity, courage, and integrity to protect communities of color” in a letter addressed to the campus community—signing it as “your woke, ratchet 23rd ASM Chair Carmen Goséy.”

The Red Gym is now home to the Black Cultural Center after it's grand opening this Wednesday

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A year after #TheRealUW, campus opens Black Cultural Center

By Lawrence Andrea | May. 3, 2017

Answering the year-old demands of #TheRealUW movement to provide a hub for UW-Madison’s black community, the university opened the Black Cultural Center Wednesday in the Red Gym.

Students enrolled in a UW-Madison theatre course created "Hunger/Here," an interactive performance that engages audience members with the issue of food insecurity.

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Students use theater to engage Madison kids with the issue of hunger

By Alexa Miller | May. 2, 2017

A group of eight UW-Madison students is aiming to start a conversation about hunger with the city’s children as part of a theatre course offered by the university.

Next year's Go Big Read book will be "Hillbilly Elegy" by J.D. Vance.

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‘Hillbilly Elegy’ selected as 2017-’18 Go Big Read book

By Lawrence Andrea | May. 2, 2017

“Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis” is the 2017-’18 selection for Go Big Read, the university announced in a release Tuesday.

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Faculty Senate passes transgender rights resolution

By Maggie Chandler | May. 2, 2017

UW-Madison’s Faculty Senate unanimously approved a statement Monday in support of transgender rights for students, faculty and staff on campus. The resolution comes after an unnamed professor recruit turned down a job offer from UW-Madison due to the political climate on campus and two transgender former UW-Madison faculty sued the state after being refused gender reassignment medical treatment under their state employee insurance coverage. It states that members of UW-Madison’s transgender community have the right to pursue an education or career on campus with “safety and dignity” as well as receive the same “benefits, privileges and protections” that the rest of the UW-Madison community enjoys.

New ASM Student Council Chair Morrison looks to the year ahead after tumultuous spring

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Morrison and Welsh to lead 24th session of Student Council

By Maggie Chandler | May. 2, 2017

Leading the new session are ASM Chair Katrina Morrison, former chair of the Student Activity Center Governing Board, and Vice Chair Billy Welsh, former chair of Sustainability Committee.

Out of 24 sexual assault crime warnings between 2013 and 2017, few resulted in a UW-Madison Police Department investigation. Only one resulted in an arrest, which ended up with the offender deferring prosecution.

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Many warnings of sexual assault on campus, but few arrests ever follow

By Sammy Gibbons | May. 1, 2017

Few of the sexual assault crime warnings issued in the last four years resulted in police investigations, and even fewer—one out of the 24 total—resulted in an arrest. That arrest ended in deferred prosecution.

According to Data Digest, there is still a significant gap in the number of male and female faculty—but the numbers are more even now than they used to be.

IN-DEPTH

For women faculty, more roadblocks along the academic pipeline

By Madeline Heim | May. 1, 2017

Numbers from the university’s most recent Data Digest clocked women faculty at just 750 in 2015, compared to 1,455 men. This may not sound too promising given the national conversation around gender equality, but 20 years ago, the gap looked more like a four-times difference.

The Wisconsin Union announced Wednesday that they will soon accept food stamps at Badger Market in Union South.

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Fourth-degree sexual assault reportedly occurred in Union South

By Sammy Gibbons | Apr. 28, 2017

UW-Madison Police Department received a report of the fourth-degree sexual assault Friday, according to a UWPD crime warning. They are currently investigating the crime.

Legislation that ASM Rep. Tyriek Mack proposed in February inspired members of the Western Kentucky University student government to craft a similar bill.

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Inspired by UW-Madison, Kentucky students ask for free tuition for black students

By Noah Habenstreit | Apr. 28, 2017

The student government at Western Kentucky University passed a bill last week supporting reparations, and members said Rep. Tyriek Mack, the author of the ASM bill, helped make it happen.