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Professor’s plan aims to streamline aid for prospective students lege to help pay for certain necessities that I also need. It’s been hard For first-year student Melissa because all the money I saved up Strupp, the struggle to start her from high school is gone in the first college career began long before year,” she said. she ever scaled Bascom Hill. +ALMANAC, Despite scholarships and out“I had to apply for a lot of side help, Strupp still has to work to page scholarships, as well as financial cover7the cost of college. aid to help cover some of the “Over winter break I worked costs, but I also have been work- every single day to help save up ing since my sophomore year of money and it’s definitely really high school to start saving for stressful,” said Strupp. “Money college,” said Strupp. seems to disappear really fast It’s no surprise that students when you have to pay for tuition scramble to pay tuition; the and costs of housing and all of that. national cost of attending college I have to find a balance between is on the rise. Tuition at four- working and my studies.” year public universities rose by 9 According to the U.S. Census percent from the 2011-’12 school Bureau, in the 2015-’16 school year to this year, according to the year 72 percent of college students College Board Trends in College worked while in school to offset Pricing 2016 report. the cost and save for the future. Though Gov. Scott Walker’s On the UW-Madison campus, recently announced tuition cuts a professor’s plan hopes to ease will lower tuition by $360 per year the burden of rising college costs. on average for in-state students Partnering with other researchthroughout the UW-System, out-of- ers, UW-Madison’s La Follette state and professional students will School of Public Affairs professor pay the price, with upcoming tuition Timothy Smeeding created a nationincreases for both groups. al plan to reconfigure the aid given Despite the announced savings, to children in poverty, expanding in-state students like Strupp still opportunities for low-income chilstruggle for daily funds. dren to attend college and pursue “I’ve been working while in col- advanced degrees.
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Students from universities around Wisconsin and Minnesota came together in River Falls to hear talks that discussed methods of addressing high levels of sexual assault on their campuses.
UW System students convene in River Falls to fight sexual assault By Nina Bertelsen THE DAILY CARDINAL
RIVER FALLS, Wis.—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.” The student government at UW-River Falls held a conference last weekend that hosted Rosenthal, the first national advisor on Violence Against Women, as the keynote speaker. She spoke to Wisconsin and Minnesota students interested in learning how they can do more to prevent sexual assault and dating
violence on their campuses. “Those other leaders have diverse roles and expertise. Going to the summit is the only way to tap into their efforts and share ours,” Colin Barushok, chair of the Student Service Finance Committee, said. Barushok was one of nearly 20 UW-Madison students who made the treck to River Falls, some affiliated with the Associated Students of Madison and some who decided to join after an email sparked their attention. “I met Ellie Shelp, a UW-Madison freshman,” Matt Wulf, ASM
Smeeding’s plan, based on similar proposals in Canada and Europe, would increase legislative representation for children under the poverty line Entitled “Universal Monthly Child Allowance,” the proposal distributes money directly to families in poverty, giving them $175-$300 per child each month until the child reaches 18. Children would be able to use some of the money each month to start saving for college earlier. Utilizing funds from current child poverty legislation, Smeeding’s proposal aims to streamline aid allocation. “We’re making it explicit; we’re making it monthly,” he said. First-year UW-Madison student Caitlin Attaway sees potential in the plan. The daughter of a Madison East High School economics teacher, she has witnessed the challenges children in Madison face at school and at home. “In general, I feel as though the tax reduction that children get doesn’t really give a tangible source of money for them, because they
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Family of Tony Robinson to receive large settlement By Megan Provost THE DAILY CARDINAL
Early Thursday morning—nearly two years after Tony Robinson, an unarmed 19-year-old, was shot and killed by Madison police officer Matt Kenny—a lawsuit filed against the city of Madison by the Robinson family concluded in a $3.35 million settlement. The lawsuit is the largest settlement in the case of an officer-related shooting in Madison’s history, according to the family’s attorneys. The historic settlement was announced and discussed by the Robinson family and their attorneys at a press conference held Thursday on the east steps of the
Capitol building. “That settlement figure does nothing for the Robinson family to fill the void of losing Tony. What that figure does do is it gives them vindication,” Robinson family attorney Anand Swaminathan said. Swaminathan, fellow prosecuting attorney David D. Owens and the Robinson family consider the large settlement an attempt by the city at avoiding a trial in which a jury may be presented with incriminating evidence that could have potentially proven Kenny, who was not charged with unlawful behavior and remains on the
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For many UW-Madison students, financial aid is not enough to subsidize a college career. Professor Timothy Smeeding looks to curtail financial burdens early on with a new proposal.
Sexual assault reported in ‘southern area of campus’ A sexual assault reportedly occurred in the southern area of campus, according to a UW-Madison Crime Warning. The report said the assault
occurred within 48 hours prior to Thursday. The victim and suspect knew each other before the assault occurred. U W-Mad i s o n Po l i c e
Department could not immediately be reached for comment.
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