An art installation protesting rape culture on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus and the response from authorities to reports of sexual assault appeared Thursday at the Mosse Humanities Building, 455 N. Park St.
Instead of focusing on their failure to adequately investigate sexual assaults, and instead of working with the greater UW community on the racial tensions, UWPD spent six months hunting down someone addressing the problems UW has failed to address.
A UW-Madison student was arrested Thursday for allegedly creating a string of anti-racist graffiti that has marred buildings across the campus in recent months, resulting in thousands of dollars in damage.
A University of Wisconsin-Madison student was arrested Thursday in connection with at least 11 incidents of graffiti protesting racism that appeared on campus buildings and structures over the past six months and caused in excess of $4,000 damage, according to UW-Madison Police.
UW-Madison police have made an arrest in connection to at least 11 instances of graffiti on the UW campus.
In a release on the UWPD’s website, officials say 21-year-old Denzel McDonald was arrested Thursday. His arrest comes after a six month investigation.
A University of Wisconsin-Madison student was arrested Thursday for his suspected involvement in a string of vandalism incidents on campus, with graffiti showing up on campus buildings signed by “God,” according to a release.
Students and experts representing different University of Wisconsin organizations encouraged open dialogue on sexual assault, its impact and common misconceptions in a panel Wednesday.
On Wednesday, a controlled burn took place in certain areas of the Lakeshore Nature Preserve on the University of Wisconsin – Madison campus. The burn included a section of the Eagle Heights Woods. The City of Madison disclosed receiving reports from residents who noted ash floating in the air in certain parts of the city.
Noted: Crews were conducting controlled burns Wednesday in portions of the Lakeshore Nature Preserve on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, including a section of the Eagle Heights Woods, officials said.
News spread quickly on UW-Madison campus after authorities say a woman in her 20’s was raped by three men near Memorial Union Friday night. Police say no suspects have been identified and the investigation is still ongoing.
UW students who work to educate their fellow students and to raise awareness are shocked by the attack, but say they’re not surprised.
The victim of an alleged sexual assault near Memorial Union on Friday night is not a UW-Madison student and did not initiate the reporting of the crime, police said.
A woman reported that she was raped at knifepoint outside the Memorial Union between at the University of Wisconsin-Madison between 10 p.m. and 10:40 p.m. Friday, police said.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Police Department is investigating a sexual assault that was reported near Memorial Union.
The FBI Milwaukee Division issued a consumer warning Thursday for a phone scam that primarily targets college students using the FBI’s phone number on caller ID.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s vice provost for diversity and climate took to YouTube last week to condemn a racist, threatening note placed under a student’s dorm room door, referring to it as a “cowardly act” and calling on all students to be part of the solution.
In a candid, emotional video, Patrick Sims, chief diversity officer at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, demanded an end to the racist messages that have tarnished the campus in recent weeks. “Enough is enough. I’m done,” Sims said in an eight-minute video posted Thursday on You Tube that was quickly shared on social media.
A sexual assault was reported to UW-Madison police early Sunday morning, the assault happening at a fraternity house.
A month in which UW-Madison launched several investigations into racially charged incidents and minority students complained in public forums about the university’s climate came to a close Thursday with yet another high-profile incident on campus.
Police at UW-Madison are investigating a reported sexual assault on Langdon Street.
The UW-Madison Police Department says the reported assault happened between 12:45 a.m. and 1:30 a.m. Sunday at a fraternity house.
First-year UW student and Sellery Hall resident Launa Owens was the victim of the hate speech that prompted a strong and emotional response from Vice Provost Patrick Sims, Madison365 has learned.
University of Wisconsin-Madison police are investigating a sexual assault that reportedly happened at a fraternity house Sunday morning, according to a release.
The presidential race has brought a lot of excitement and debate to Wisconsin this week, but for the law enforcement agencies charged with keeping everyone safe at these events, the visits have also created a lot of extra work.
Officials at the University of Wisconsin are investigating a report of a flier that included hate speech being put under the door of a UW student’s dorm room.
A University of Wisconsin student was rescued Tuesday from a malfunctioning elevator in a campus residence hall. Firefighters were called to Witte Hall at 9:05 p.m. on a report of a student trapped in an elevator. Her car was found between the fourth and fifth floors.
If the Beltline seems to be smoky on Tuesday, don’t call 911. The smoke is from a prescribed burn at the Arboretum.
University of Wisconsin cybersecurity staff members are trying to identify attackers who are sending hate messages to printers on campus.
Hate mail sent through the Internet was printed out on UW-Madison printers last week, part of a cyber assault on campuses across the country, university officials said on Tuesday. The flyers, sent from an off-campus site, were racist, anti-Semetic and anti-gay, and started appearing on campus on Thursday.
MADISON — Gov. Scott Walker signed a bill Thursday ensuring that sexual assault victims and people who report sexual assaults can’t be cited or disciplined for underage drinking.
UW-Madison police say Olive has been found and is safe.
Authorities believe one person is responsible for vandalizing campus buildings with graffiti over six months, with the latest incidents making reference to racial intolerance.
UW-Madison police said early Sunday morning that Olive Martin has been found.
A female University of Wisconsin student said administration is not doing enough after she was injured while intervening in an altercation last weekend.
The student, Elizabeth Olguin, was injured while intervening in an apparent act of partner violence March 11. She is calling on the university to issue a stronger response against Joseph McDonald-Hardy, the UW cross-country runner who was charged with a misdemeanor.
University of Wisconsin Police Department met with UW National Alliance of Mental Illness members to discuss how UWPD addresses mental health issues and what students can do to reform the stigma surrounding mental health issues.
UW-Madison Police are investigating another racist incident on the UW-Madison campus.
Racist graffiti was reportedly found in a bathroom at the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery Monday.
Police said it was reported just after 7 p.m They believe the vandalism happened sometime between 3:30 p.m – 7 p.m. that day.
A student will not face charges in a reported racial incident on campus
UW-Madison Police were called to Sellery Hall Saturday just after 2 a.m. for an incident between four students.
Police said 19-year-old Matthew Hsieh got into an argument with three female students who were reportedly playing loud music and talking loudly.
The UW Police Department is investigating after someone sprayed graffiti on the outside of Memorial Library Wednesday evening.
The words “White Supremacy is a Disease. – God” can be clearly seen still Thursday morning as students head to class Thursday morning.
University of Wisconsin police are investigating vandalized property at the Wisconsin Institute of Discovery that was reported Monday night. Graffiti of a stick figure hanging from a tree by a noose was found in a men’s bathroom. The N-word was written out next to the image, officials said.
Graffiti declaring that “White supremacy is a disease” was left on Memorial Library at the University of Wisconsin Wednesday night, according to University of Wisconsin police.
A UW-Madison student who shoved and spit on other students during a dispute in a dorm over the weekend will not face criminal charges for the incident, which helped energize conversations about the campus’ racial climate.
A male was beaten and robbed by a group of five others after they offered to take him to a hospital for medical treatment, according to a release from University of Wisconsin police.
A 23-year-old Madison man was arrested Monday on suspicion of fourth-degree sexual assault after a student was sexually assaulted Wednesday.
A skateboarder who injured himself in a fall was mugged in a UW-Madison parking ramp by those offering to take him to the hospital, police reported.
UW-Madison freshman Synovia Knox still can’t believe what happened early Saturday morning at Sellery Hall. She and a group of friends had returned after grabbing some late night food and were met by her frustrated neighbor who started shouting profanities and racially charged comments.
UW-Madison officials are investigating another instance of insensitivity at a campus dorm.
Three students say they were pushed and spit on at Sellery Hall over the weekend. Campus police say they do not consider it a hate crime right now, but they did give out a ticket for disorderly conduct.
A possible pilot study would investigate the effects of mindfulness training on Madison police officers. MPD Chief Mike Koval says he’s working with the Center for Healthy Minds at the University of Wisconsin to plan the project to determine how mindfulness training affects a police officer’s physical and mental well-being.
Faculty and University of Wisconsin police are looking into their third incident of discrimination on campus in the past month after a group of students were pushed and spit on in Sellery Hall. Synovia Knox and Francisco Velazquez were walking to their dorm room in Sellery Hall with two other women when they were confronted by another resident, who they say began yelling at them and said they didn’t belong because of economic status.
UW-Madison freshman Karie Le reported to university officials and took to social media Sunday to detail a Saturday night incident of discrimination, which is now the third incident of bias to be reported in the last week.
Le, who is Vietnamese, said she was spat on by a middle-aged white man outside of the Student Activity Center at around 7 p.m. Saturday night. The man then told her to return to China, and the roughly five other men he was with laughed at Le.
University Housing is leading an investigation into an incident of discrimination that occurred early Saturday morning in Sellery residence hall, according to an email sent to First Wave Scholars from Vice Provost and Chief Diversity Officer Patrick Sims.
A student reportedly pushed three residents of Sellery Hall at roughly 2 a.m. The aggressor also spat on one of the students, according to an email sent to Sellery Hall residents later Saturday morning.
A little over a month after UW students posted pictures of Hitler to a Jewish student’s dorm, the University of Wisconsin-Madison is investigating another act of intolerance. At Dejope Hall on campus, an important Native American ceremony was cut short, Wednesday night.
Students from inside the dorm started shouting mocking war cry sounds, upsetting everyone at the event.
A UW male student was sexually assaulted Wednesday at 6 p.m. According to a police report, the student was on the fourth level of the Student Activities Center, 333 East Campus Mall, when a man approached him and asked for help.
A UW student received a cut hand after an attempt to intervene in what appeared to be an incident of partner violence Friday night. UW Madison police confirmed to News 3 Saturday that two UW-Madison students witnessed what appeared to be partner violence outside 45 N. Randall Street.
Under Riseling, UWPD also has been on the forefront of some changes or advances in police practices, becoming the first agency in the state to put computers linked to dispatch in police cars in 1992, and last year being one of the first locally to add body-worn cameras for officers.
A male UW-Madison student was propositioned for sex in a campus activity center this week, an incident that prompted UW-Madison police to remind students that unwanted advances should not be tolerated or ignored.
A female UW-Madison student was cut on the hand multiple times after trying to intervene in a domestic situation Friday night.
Noted: UW-Madison Police: Last year, the number of officers who received crisis intervention training increased to 72 percent from 5 percent of the 60-officer agency, Chief Sue Riseling said.
Quoted: “It greatly reduces the use of force, if we know the reason someone isn’t complying is not because they’re being belligerent but because they’re ill,” said UW-Madison Police Chief Sue Riseling, who co-chaired the local task force. “That’s a huge psychological shift for an officer. We generally want to help those who are ill and control those who are belligerent.”
Federal Aviation Administration officials say UW-Madison was fined $56,000 after a university researcher put hazardous materials in luggage and checked the baggage onto a flight, only to have TSA screeners intercept the cargo.
Unlikely international sex symbol Dean Strang and Jerry Buting, former defense lawyers for Steven Avery, the Manitowoc, Wis., man exonerated on a rape charge and subsequently convicted in 2005 for the murder of photographer Teresa Halback, announced this week they are launching a North American tour.
Noted: Agencies involved in the project include the Sheriff’s Office, State Patrol, District Attorney’s Office, Wisconsin Hygiene Lab, state Department of Justice and police departments of Madison, Verona, Fitchburg, Stoughton, DeForest, Oregon, Middleton and UW-Madison.
Sexual assault is a problem on college campuses nationwide, including UW Madison, and it’s sparking conversations across the country.
A survey from the Association of American Universities shows one of every four female students say they’ve been sexually assaulted. That same survey also showed more than three-quarters of women who reported being a victim said the offender had been drinking.
“We have a substantial problem at this campus and many campuses across the nation that we need to address,” said Carmen Hotvedt, with UW Madison’s End Violence on Campus.
