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Students Vote To Tear Down Union South, Upgrade Memorial Union

MADISON, Wis. — A student vote approved up to $150 million in construction and renovations for University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Union South and Memorial Union.

UW-Madison students voted to take Union South down and construct a new building in its place, even though that could mean increasing student fees nearly $100 a year for the next 30 years.

The actual student cost will depend on how much a major fundraising campaign brings in, WISC-TV reported.