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UW suspends South Korea study abroad program over coronavirus fears

NBC-15

As the coronavirus continues to spread, the University of Wisconsin canceled its study abroad program to South Korea for the coming Spring semester.

A UW spokesperson, John Lucas, told NBC15 the university’s Vice Provost and Dean of the International Division made the call after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention raised its Warning Level to 3, which warns people to avoid nonessential travel to the Asian nation.

The Rise In Racism On College Campuses

Essence

Noted: Enjoyiana Nururdin, a junior at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, was upset that there weren’t any people of color on the university’s Homecoming committee, this year and the lack thereof showed. The committee released a promotional video for Homecoming with no black students featured. Members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. – an African-American organization, were interviewed and tagged in the video, but their clip was not shown.

“We apologize that the video gave only a partial representation of the UW-Madison student body,” said Tod Pritchard, Director, Media and Public Relations for the Wisconsin Foundation & Alumni Association, who currently sponsors the UW’s student Homecoming Committee. “We established new review and oversight protocols for marketing and communication pieces of student-sponsored work and we are committed to creating a workforce and culture in which all perspectives are reflected.”

Students push universities to stop investing in fossil fuels

AP

Georgetown University’s board of directors announced this month that it will end private investments in coal, oil and gas companies within the next decade, and some faculty at Harvard have called for a similar shift. There were sit-ins and demonstrations last week at dozens of schools, including Gonzaga University, the University of Wisconsin, University of Pittsburgh and Cornell University.

Water main break closes 2 UW-Madison engineering buildings

Wisconsin State Journal

The break occurred outside about a half-block from the Engineering campus and traveled through steam tunnels into the Engineering Centers building, 1550 Engineering Drive, and the Materials Science and Engineering building, 1509 University Ave. Other buildings on the Engineering mall were not affected.

Madison, WI Regulators Aim to Limit Robot Food Delivery

The Spoon

Looks like Starship’s delivery robots may be blocked from roaming the city streets of Madison, WI. The Wisconsin State Journal reports that the local Transportation Policy and Planning Board there unanimously recommended a measure yesterday that would prohibit the delivery robots everywhere in the city except for the University of Wisconsin.

RecWell Presents Budget to SSFC

Badger Herald

RecWell Interim Director Mick Miyamoto and Associate Director of Member Experience Sadat Khan discussed several upcoming RecWell projects and their fiscal goals.

Elena Haasl: Dane County needs compassionate homelessness solutions

The Capital Times

Letter to the editor: When I came to UW-Madison in 2018 as a freshman, I was excited to experience the vibrancy of the State Street area and to embrace the city I would now call home. However, like many new students, I quickly realized that homelessness is a serious issue on campus and in downtown Madison. But homelessness is not an issue confined solely to State Street.

Absentee voting in Madison starts Monday

Wisconsin State Journal

On Feb. 10, the absentee voting locations will expand to include Edgewood College, Madison Area Technical College’s Truax and South Goodman campuses, Union South, UW Memorial Union, the UW-Madison Student Activity Center, and the UW-Madison Health Services Learning Center.