If John Bascom strolled through his namesake today, he would be pleased to find a university whose state focus turned global, and whose Wisconsin Idea became a worldwide one.
Although the statistical majority of perpetrators are men, anyone can be a survivor of sexual assault.
The earthy, muted Capitol Theater at the Overture Center provided a canvas for the Baraboo-raised and Madison-propelled band, Phox.
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.
After delivering stories and exhortations in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day to a room filled with diversity, student activists laid out the challenges of change-making as people of color on campus, deeming the university's approach laissez-faire and in need of change.
Gov. Scott Walker announced Tuesday in his seventh State of the State address that he will seek to cut in-state tuition at all UW System schools.
Split between university-centered cities and vast dairyland, state leaders are moving to re-format environmental regulations, which protection-minded activists said they find troubling. Last month, the state Department of Natural Resources moved to privatize permit acquisition, proposing what DNR Secretary Cathy Stepp, in an opinion editorial on the agency’s website, called “assurance programs” which she explained would increase independent information sourcing, relieving the agency until the final step. While staff rates dwindle, the DNR is crafting methods to deal with budget cuts, redirecting positions and reorienting systematic structures, inducing environmentalist’s anxieties. Since her appointment by Gov. Scott Walker in 2011, Stepp’s actions drew criticism from conservationist groups.
While undocumented students proactively fight to secure university protection from deportation as the president-elect’s inauguration approaches, state legislators are divided on how to move forward. Though not officially a sanctuary city, Madison’s police department follows a resolution passed by common council in 2010 discouraging MPD officers from reporting undocumented people to immigration officers, except in instances of violent crime. After a presidential campaign that emphasized deportation and wall-building, anxieties continue to rise for undocumented students as Trump gets closer to the Oval Office. A letter to university administration urging protection for students, staff and their families by making the campus a sanctuary for the undocumented has gained 4,500 signatures. Mike Mikalsen, chief of staff for state Sen.
As post-election tensions rise nationwide, UW-Eau Claire came under fire for a school policy denying students community service credit for religion-focused volunteer work. After strong GOP gains in state legislature, Republicans are speaking out about a squabble characterized as “anti-religious political correctness” by state Sen.
House Republicans maintained a majority in Wisconsin and nationwide, an unsurprising result in an otherwise volatile election season.
“It definitely puts us on the front line of being targeted ... For me, it’s like, ‘But I am American, I am from here,’” said junior Iffat Bhuiyan. “‘I was born and raised with you—you’re my neighbor—and yet you still hate me. Why is that?’”
Dean of Students Lori Berquam delivered closing remarks to a filled Varsity Hall for the first UW-Madison Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration.
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