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- Berquam: Vandalism is unacceptable March 10, 2009 Dean of Students Lori Berquam is asking members of the Greek community to step up vigilance around Langdon Street in response to recent acts of vandalism that have impacted two UW-Madison Greek houses in the past week.
- Forum on sexual assault set for Tuesday March 9, 2009 University of Wisconsin-Madison Dean of Students Lori Berquam is convening a campus forum to discuss issues of sexual assault.
- Dean of students ready to help sexual-assault victims March 5, 2009 Dean of students Lori Berquam invites the campus community to a forum on sexual-assault issues on Tuesday, March 10.
- Women report man lurking around apartment March 4, 2009 Four young women having breakfast in their apartment on Feb. 25 had an unexpected visitor come to their patio door, prompting a call to police and a warning to residents on the near west side to call 911 if suspicious characters are seen lurking about.
- Pedestrians urged to follow safe routes near Education Building Feb. 17, 2009 Campus construction officials are urging pedestrians to heed "sidewalk closed" signs along the north side of the Education Building as construction begins there.
- UWPD warns of thefts Feb. 11, 2009 The UWPD is again warning students, faculty and staff not to leave valuables unattended in the wake of a recent string of thefts of audio-visual equipment and laptops.
- Committee plans workshop on stalking awareness Jan. 28, 2009 Recent research from the U.S. Department of Justice indicates that people aged 18–24 are at highest risk for victimization by stalkers, Women are at higher risk than their male peers and the crime is often perpetrated by current and former intimatepartners.
- WiscAlerts-Text enrolls 15,000 users Jan. 28, 2009 UW-Madison’s emergency text-messaging system has now enrolled more than 15,000 users.
- Campus, city units respond to gas, water leaks Jan. 22, 2009 The University of Wisconsin Police Department (UWPD) is responding to a gas leak this morning in the area around the Biochemistry Building, the Biochemistry Addition and Horticulture Hall.
- UW-Madison awarded grant to address sexual assault, stalking, dating violence Jan. 22, 2009 The University of Wisconsin-Madison has been selected to receive a three-year, $300,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice and the Office on Violence Against Women to help address the causes of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking.
- City declares snow emergency Jan. 9, 2009 The city of Madison has declared a snow emergency. That means that alternate side parking restrictions will be in effect throughout the entire city of Madison, including the downtown/isthmus snow emergency zone.
- Madison police seek information about Doty Street burglary Dec. 30, 2008 Madison police are seeking information about a residential burglary that took place in the early morning hours today (Dec. 30).
- UW-Madison tests text-messaging service Dec. 11, 2008 The University of Wisconsin-Madison conducted a full-scale test of WiscAlerts-Text, its emergency text-messaging service, at 1:30 p.m. today (Dec. 11).
- Self-defense options available for students Dec. 9, 2008 In the wake of the murder of University of Wisconsin-Madison student Brittany Zimmermann and a string of recent campus area robberies, crime and safety issues have been of the utmost importance to students this semester.
- Update: University open for classes, business Dec. 9, 2008
- UWPD: Protect your belongings Dec. 8, 2008 The UW Police Department (UWPD) is again reminding members of the campus community to protect their valuables after a rash of recent thefts.
- University prepares for winter storm Dec. 8, 2008 The UW-Madison campus was preparing for the first major winter storm of the season with ice, sleet and snow expected beginning later today, Monday, Dec. 8 and heavy snow throughout the day Tuesday, Dec. 9.
- MPD seeks information about East Washington Avenue incident Nov. 20, 2008
- UW-Madison braces for winter with snow removal plans, parking changes Nov. 18, 2008 On the heels of the snowiest winter in Madison's history, campus officials are making a variety of snow removal improvements designed to tame inclement weather and keep sidewalks, bus shelters and parking lots clear and safe.
- Campus remembers Brittany Zimmermann Nov. 13, 2008 The UW-Madison community is remembering the late Brittany Zimmermann this week, ahead of what would have been her 22nd birthday on Saturday, Nov. 15.