A UW-Madison misconduct committee has voted to expel a student who prosecutors allege sexually assaulted or harassed 10 women, officials said Tuesday.
Following a 2015 survey that revealed high rates of sexual assault at UW-Madison—particularly in residence halls and Greek houses—campus groups have been working to build prevention programs aimed at reducing these numbers. This programming aims to reach a significant portion of the campus population, as 90 percent of freshman choose to live in university housing and approximately 13 percent of undergraduates are members of the Greek community.
Requests for no contact orders happen fairly often—about once every two weeks, assistant dean and director of conduct and community standards Tonya Schmidt said. Reasons can be as simple as a roommate relationship gone sour, but they more commonly deal with dating violence, sexual assault and stalking.
[S]ome on campus are worried that President Donald Trump’s administration may change standards for college sexual assault cases, making the reporting process more difficult for some survivors.
A UW-Madison disciplinary committee has decided to expel a student accused of sexually assaulting and harassing nearly a dozen women.
Attorneys of suspended UW-Madison student Alec Cook are set to receive at least 2,800 pages of police reports and other evidence previously undisclosed by the prosecution after an emergency motion was filed Friday requesting the release of the material.
Kristen Roman thought she was headed toward a career in broadcast journalism when she studied at University of Wisconsin-Madison in the mid-1980s.
After weeks of withholding evidence from University of Wisconsin student Alec Cook’s defense team, his attorneys filed a motion to compel the court to have the prosecution release at least 2,800 pages worth of police reports and other documents, according to court records.
The number of reported sexual assaults at the University of Wisconsin-Madison rose by more than 100 in 2016, when 325 sexual assaults were reported. That’s up from 217 reports in 2015.
For several years, the Rape Crisis Center and UW-Madison have been working to break down the barriers to reporting incidents of sexual assault. Education and outreach efforts have made a goal of letting victims of sexual assault know they don’t have to suffer in silence. The belief is the reporting of sexual assaults has increased, and not necessarily the incidents themselves.
In the last year, UW-Madison saw an increase of more than 100 sexual assault reports, according to a university official. The number of reported sexual assaults on campus rose from 217 reports in 2015 to 325 in 2016. This more than doubles the increase between 2014 and 2015, when the number of reports rose by only 45.
Police arrested Chanell M Cousins, 20, Friday afternoon in connection to multiple burglaries over the past two weeks in which electronics and credit cards were stolen from unlocked offices in campus buildings.
On Feb. 27, UW-Madison community members received a familiar “Timely Warning” email that highlighted the ongoing threat of burglary on campus. UW-Madison is obligated to send these emails under the Clery Act, which requires campuses to report specific crimes, such as homicide, sexual offenses and robbery. While these emails often describe the alleged perpetrator, rarely do they include identifying photographs like the one circulated on Monday.
Members of the University of Wisconsin community received a familiar crime warning email Monday describing an ongoing string of on-campus burglaries involving electronics and credit cards … Those who opened the email, however, may have been surprised that in addition to the usual description and location of the crime and a vague description of any suspects involved in the case, this particular email also included photos of the suspects — two young black men.
UW-Madison police are seeking help in locating two people believed to be involved in a burglaries from administrative and academic buildings.
A series of burglaries that have occurred over the last two weeks on campus are being investigated by UW-Madison Police Department, according to a crime warning.
A range of UW-Madison student organizations—from the Campus Women’s Center and Women’s Studies Club to Black Woman Heal and Muslim Student Association—exchanged ideas Thursday for Sexual Assault Awareness Month in April, in the spirit of the month’s theme: “Engaging New Voices.”
Lynn Rosenthal used to leave the White House gates every day thinking it was her last and that she would be fired. Little did she know that her work would spur the national campaign “It’s on Us.”
Two men were arrested Wednesday afternoon after involvement in a drug-related foot chase across UW-Madison campus, according to Madison Police Department.
The report said the assault occurred within 48 hours prior to Thursday. The victim and suspect knew each other before the assault happened.
When UW System Student Representatives lobbied at the Capitol last Thursday, they took time to ask that legislators seek provisions for a Violence Prevention Specialist on each UW System campus.
A 22-year-old University of Wisconsin student is facing charges of lewd and lascivious behavior, after police say he ran through the state Capitol rotunda earlier this month while completely naked.
A former UW-Madison student accused of sexually assaulting and harassing nearly a dozen women pleaded not guilty.
A suspended University of Wisconsin-Madison student accused of sexually assaulting and harassing nearly a dozen women pleaded not guilty to multiple charges in court Friday.
The question can be phrased in different ways: Some universities ask about whether prospective applicants have been convicted of a misdemeanor. Others ask about academic violations or if you have a pending sexual offense charge.
A suspended UW-Madison student accused of sexually assaulting and harassing nearly a dozen women has pleaded not guilty to multiple charges.
A 22-year-old Madison man was tentatively charged by Capitol police this month for lewd and lascivious behavior after running around inside the Capitol building naked.
A suspended University of Wisconsin-Madison student accused of sexually assaulting and harassing nearly a dozen women pleaded not guilty Friday to multiple charges.
Authorities say a teenager who attacked pedestrians near a UW-Madison residence hall Saturday had been visiting someone at a dormitory prior to the violence.
University of Wisconsin-Madison police said Sunday they were forced to use a Taser on an 18-year-old man who was attacking and grabbing people outside a campus residence hall.
UW-Madison Police Department arrested an 18-year-old man Saturday who caused a public disturbance by grabbing pedestrians, according to a UWPD incident report.
An 18-year man, who was reportedly grabbing and attacking pedestrians near a UW-Madison dormitory Saturday, charged at officers and ran away before he was eventually Tased and arrested, UW police said.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Police at the University of Wisconsin-Madison say an 18-year-old man is in custody after he allegedly attacked and groped people near a residence hall.
If someone set up a poll of every University of Wisconsin student, I wonder what the percentage of students who have been or have almost been hit by a moped would be.
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.
Shortly before 3:00 a.m. Sunday, Madison Police were called to Gilman Street, near State Street and close to UW’s campus, because people heard a gun fired in the area.
The University of Wisconsin System has put up a new website to help students deal with problems involving sexual harassment and violence on campus.
With growing concerns about campus safety, and news last week that a student convicted of torching black churches was trying to start a white nationalist group at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the UW System is reviewing a practice of not asking prospective students if they have a criminal history.
After multiple community tips, 52-year-old Michael P. Buckalew of Madison, was arrested for stealing a snowblower from Union South.
In front of current and former colleagues, former Madison Police Department Capt. Kristen Roman was sworn in as chief for the UW-Madison Police Department on Wednesday.
Chief Kristen Roman joined the campus police department early January. She had been with the Madison Police Department for 26 years.
The UW-Madison Police Department officially welcomed Kristen Roman as chief on Wednesday in a swearing-in ceremony at Union South.
LA Times editorial: College, we like to think, is a time of intellectual inquiry. But it is also, as anyone who has spent any time on a campus knows, a time of boundary-testing, experimentation and alcohol-fueled parties. Not exactly the kind of place where it makes sense to let folks wander around carrying hidden weapons.
With her 26 years of community outreach experience in tow, new University of Wisconsin Police Department Chief Kristen Roman is confident she can build up police-community relationships.
Before being sworn in as the newest leader of the UW-Madison Police Department, Chief Kristen Roman sat down with The Daily Cardinal to discuss the most prevalent issues on campus, including campus carry legislation, undocumented students and sexual assault, among other issues.
A UW-Madison student accused of sexual assault, stalking and harassment of 10 women was ordered to stand trial Friday after a preliminary hearing.
Shortly before 3:00 a.m. Sunday, Madison Police were called to Gilman Street, near State Street and close to UW’s campus, because people heard a gun fired in the area.
A judge refused on Friday to dismiss four charges against a suspended University of Wisconsin student from the Twin Cities accused of sexually assaulting and harassing women, rejecting his attorneys’ claim that some of his actions were no worse than “Happy Days” television character Arthur Fonzarelli’s flirtatious antics.
Campus concealed carry legislation hasn’t been formally introduced in the Wisconsin Legislature, but University of Wisconsin-La Crosse students and leaders are letting their opposition be known.
Suspended UW-Madison student Alec Cook asks a judge to dismiss several criminal charges against him, including stalking and a sexual assault count.
Campus concealed carry legislation hasn’t been formally introduced in the Wisconsin Legislature, but University of Wisconsin-La Crosse students and leaders are letting their opposition be known.
One area lawmaker will reintroduce a piece of legislation in the 2017-18 session that would expand the current concealed carry law to University of Wisconsin System owned buildings.
The UW-Madison Police Department announced on Wednesday the passing of police horse Vegas.
On her third day as the newly inducted police chief of the UW-Madison Police Department, Kristen Roman spent part of her afternoon inducting three new officers to the police force.
UW-Madison Police Department’s police horse, Vegas, died Tuesday after more than one year of suffering from Degenerative Suspensory Ligament Disease.
A long-serving campus police horse was euthanized Tuesday after suffering from a painful disease, officials said. The University of Wisconsin-Madison police said Vegas, who served with the department’s mounted patrol for 12 years, was suffering from suspensory ligament disease, an incurable ailment that affects the horse’s ability to use his hind legs, causing a lot of pain.
A Madison man was arrested Wednesday for allegedly entering unlocked apartments last summer, while nothing was reported stolen, the Madison Police Department said.
As Chief Kristen Roman swore in three new police officers, it was symbolic of a new beginning for the University of Wisconsin-Madison Police Department. The three officers join the department the same week Chief Roman assumed the leadership role.
Madison Police Department responded to an act of aggravated battery Friday that occurred at the intersection of University Avenue and Hawthorne Court near the UW-Madison campus.
Police are asking for the community’s help to find a person of interest in a theft case.The UW-Madison Police Department (UWPD) said during the Badger football game vs. Minnesota on November 26, the department was contacted by a fan who believed he was pickpocketed sometime during the game while on a concession stand run. The fan notice his wallet was missing from his pocket, and he immediately called police. The fan’s credit card was used at a local mall shortly after the theft.
