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Student hit with pipe, robbed on UW campus

A UW-Madison graduate student was struck in the back of the head with a pipe early this morning and robbed of his wallet.
UW police are looking for the suspect who attacked the 31-year-old male at about 12:45 a.m. in the 1400 block of Observatory Drive on campus.

The unidentified victim was taken to the hospital for treatment.

Police said the perpetrator is a black male, 25-35 years old, with a thin build and between 5-foot-8 and 6 feet tall. He was wearing blue jean shorts and a light-colored T-shirt.