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A UW-Madison student said a man touched her and attempted to kiss her at approximately 3 p.m. Monday in the business building.

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UW-Madison student reports ‘unwelcome sexual advances’ in Grainger Hall

By Noah Habenstreit | Feb. 6, 2017

A UW-Madison student reported that a man touched and tried to kiss her without her consent in Grainger Hall Monday, according to a UW-Madison Police Department crime alert. The student said an unknown man approached her at approximately 3 p.m. and began touching her back. He then attempted to kiss her, after which she left the room and then the man eventually left the area.

Daniel Dropik, 33, who attempted to form a Madison chapter of the American Freedom Party in January, has given up trying to bring the “alt-right” organization to campus and will take a break from his studies.

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UW-Madison student abandons ‘alt-right’ group, will take leave of absence

By Noah Habenstreit | Feb. 6, 2017

Daniel Dropik, a computer science student, originally sparked outrage when he handed out flyers advertising the group and urging students to “fight anti-white racism.”

Members of the Wisconsin Alumni Student Board offered free cake and hot chocolate to students Friday to celebrate 168 years of UW-Madison classes on Founder’s Day.

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Students, alumni celebrate university’s history through Founders' Day

By Catherine Goslin | Feb. 5, 2017

One hundred sixty-eight years ago, the inaugural group of Badgers sat down for the first classes at UW-Madison.

The UW-Madison Office of Sustainability Green Fund will support students with $50,000 to make future university infrastructure more sustainable and less expensive.

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UW Green Fund application opens to students

By Chayce Cornette | Feb. 4, 2017

UW-Madison students can reduce the environmental footprint of buildings on campus with the help of $50,000 of funding from the Office of Sustainability’s Green Fund. The application for the first year of the UW Green Fund, which will support student-initiated projects, opened Jan..

UW-Madison students braved the cold Friday and rallied on Bascom Hill to show support for refugees.

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Law students, others show solidarity with refugees

By Noah Habenstreit | Feb. 3, 2017

Braving frigid February temperatures, UW-Madison students rallied Friday morning against President Donald Trump’s controversial immigration policies.

Head coach of the UW-Madison club baseball team (above) released a petition online earlier this week calling on Director of Athletics Barry Alvarez to reinstate a varsity baseball team.

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Club baseball coach petitions to make baseball varsity sport

By Sammy Gibbons | Feb. 3, 2017

Jeff Block, head coach and one of the founding member of the club baseball team, published a petition online early this week calling on Director of Athletics Barry Alvarez to reinstate baseball as a varsity sport. After four days of being live the petition already has more than 1,000 signatures.

The practice of considering criminal records is quite common among UW-Madison’s peer institutions, with 12 out of the 13 other Big Ten schools receiving information about applicants’ criminal histories during the admissions process.

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Big Ten competitors already consider criminal history in admissions

By Noah Habenstreit | Feb. 2, 2017

The practice of considering criminal records in admissions is quite common among UW-Madison’s peer institutions. Twelve out of the 13 other Big Ten schools, all but the University of Nebraska, say they receive information about applicants’ criminal histories during the admissions process.

Columbia University professor and mental health activist Andrew Solomon spoke about children with distinct traits and how they shape their identities from these qualities at his Distinguished Lecture Series talk Wednesday.

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Writer, activist identifies unity in differences

By Megan Provost | Feb. 2, 2017

“Identity” takes on a different meaning from person to person. Wisconsin Union Directorate welcomed renowned writer, lecturer and activist Andrew Solomon to speak on this topic and its roots as part of the Distinguished Lecture Series Wednesday. In addition to publishing several successful novels, such as National Book Award winner “The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression,” Solomon is a professor of clinical psychology at Columbia University Medical Center and president of the Poets, Essayists and Novelists American Center.

A hijab-clad student watches the presidential election results at Union South last November. Since the election, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to limit immigration.

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?‘Targeted’: Immigration ban complicates life for Muslims in Madison

By Hannah J. Olson and Jake Skubish | Feb. 2, 2017

Seeking refuge from a violent civil war, Hussein Amach fled Syria and Jordan, ultimately pursuing safety in Madison, but sweeping immigration restrictions have put that newfound security in peril.

UW-Madison Police Department Chief Kristen Roman formally accepted her title at a swear-in ceremony Wednesday.

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UWPD formally swears to protect campus

By Téalin Robinson | Feb. 1, 2017

UW-Madison Police Department Chief Kristen Roman began her duties as chief three weeks ago, but officially accepted her title at the public event.

UW-Madison students and members of the Madison community held a rally against the Madison American Freedom Party, an “alt-right” group on campus.

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Students rally against ‘alt-right’ group, deliver demands to administration

By Noah Habenstreit | Jan. 31, 2017

Ten days after the Women’s March on Madison drew 100,000 people to State Street, UW-Madison students and members of the community once again picked up their signs Tuesday and protested what some see as a byproduct of the rise of President Donald Trump.

115 UW-Madison students, faculty and staff will be affected by President Donald Trump's executive order to ban immigrants from entering the U.S.

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Number of individuals at UW-Madison affected by immigration ban rises to 115

By Sammy Gibbons | Jan. 31, 2017

The number of UW-Madison students, faculty and staff affected by President Donald Trump’s executive order to bar immigrants from entering the U.S.

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White Privilege 101 teaches students to utilize their privilege

By Sammy Gibbons | Jan. 31, 2017

The conversation, led by Multicultural Student Center Social Justice Educator Khaled Ismail, provided attendees with an understanding of their privileges. He urged individuals to examine how racism occurs in day-to-day life and gave ideas of how to use their privilege to fix these issues.

Issa Rae, host of the web series “Awkward Black Girl,” discussed black joy in her question and answer event that kicked off UW-Madison’s Black History Month celebrations.

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‘Awkward Black Girl’ Issa Rae kicks off UW’s Black History Month celebrations

By Cameron Lane-Flehinger | Jan. 29, 2017

Issa Rae kicked off the month’s events, which include a yoga session featuring trap music, several arts and craft sessions and a family reunion for black UW-Madison students.

University Staff celebrated Chinese New Year with a presentation given by interpreter Shuwen Li and food at Union South.

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University Staff celebrates Chinese New Year, promotes culturally-diverse campus

By Megan Provost | Jan. 28, 2017

While many UW-Madison students rang in the new year at midnight on Jan. 1, others had to wait to celebrate their new beginning with the Chinese New Year.

UW-Madison sophomore Eneale Pickett strives to spark conversations through his apparel, which he models above, from his line “Resistance: Gold Edition.”

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Student’s clothing line aims to inspire ‘resistance,’ discomfort

By Sammy Gibbons | Jan. 27, 2017

With help from designer Jenaé Hu, Pickett created a line of shirts called “Resistance: Gold Edition.” The new apparel feature phrases outlined in gold that say “Stay Woke or Get Killed in Your Sleep,” “Black Boy Brilliance” and “Fuck White Supremacy.”

UW-Madison student Daniel Dropik, who passed out fliers advertising an "alt-right" group on campus Wednesday, has been confirmed to have committed two racially motivated crimes in 2005.

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Leader of UW-Madison ‘alt-right’ movement committed racially motivated crimes in 2005

By Noah Habenstreit | Jan. 26, 2017

A UW-Madison student who stirred up outrage on campus Tuesday by distributing flyers denouncing “anti-white racism” committed two racially motivated crimes.

A UW-Madison professor showed a lecture slide in class Monday labeling an image of a black woman as “animals.”

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Professor’s PowerPoint slide labels black woman as animal, sparks outrage

By Sammy Gibbons | Jan. 25, 2017

A lecture slide that showed a black woman above the word “animals” in a UW-Madison lecture Monday sparked student outrage on social media. A student in the class tweeted a picture Tuesday of the PowerPoint slide, which appeared in a lecture of Botany 123.

Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz will be UW-Madison’s winter commencement speakers this year.

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Steven Levitan announced as 2017 Spring Commencement Speaker

By Noah Habenstreit | Jan. 25, 2017

UW-Madison announced Steven Levitan, a UW-Madison alumnus and the co-creator of ABC’s “Modern Family,” as the 2017 Spring Commencement speaker Wednesday.

Students on campus Tuesday were handed flyers outside the Chemistry Building urging them to join a club fighting “anti-white racism on campus.”

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Students denounce possible ‘alt-right’ movement on UW-Madison’s campus

By Noah Habenstreit | Jan. 25, 2017

Daniel Dropik, a UW-Madison student and the founder of the Madison American Freedom Party, caused a stir Tuesday. Flyers advertising the “alt-right” club urged students to “fight anti-white racism on campus.”