Madison365 Week in Review, December 3

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    unity logo finalsHere are our most popular stories of the week, brought to you by Unity Health Insurance.

     

     

     

    djbattleheaderSix local DJs will fight it out in Madison’s first-ever DJ battle tonight, hosted by Intellectual Ratchet.

     

     

    p_toricoppTorrie Kopp Mueller won the 10th annual Jeffery Clay Erlanger Award.

     

     

    p_pathtocitizenship01A new local effort is helping undocumented Dane County residents move toward citizenship.

     

    20160917ah_bronsonkoenig_007Badger forward Bronson Koenig wrote about his visit to Standing Rock in a powerful essay in the Players Tribune.

     

     

    larryjeffersonThe Mall of America hired its first black Santa, but the Minneapolis Star Tribune deemed the story too “racially sensitive” to allow comments.

     

     

    p_flanaganEdgewood College president Dr. Scott Flanagan added his name to the list of college presidents pledging support for undocumented students under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.

     

    wwocn01The upcoming Wisconsin Women of Color Network fundraiser will raise money for scholarships.

     

     

    Z!Now’s the time to nominate someone for the Martin Luther King Jr Humanitarian Award.

     

     

    trumppaclawsuit-2-jpgSupporters of President-elect Donald Trump have filed suit to stop the Wisconsin recount.

     

     

    ClementWisconsin Badgers left tackle Ryan Ramczyk and running back Corey Clement are first team All-Big Ten selections.

    But the Badgers are still on the outside looking in when it comes to the College Football Playoffs.

     

    9832535_gColumnist Mike McCabe wants to write off the Democratic Party, but knows he can’t.

     

     

    fidelcastroColumnist Matthew Braunginn believes our current view of Fidel Castro shows a certain level of amnesia.

     

     

    In other news …

    Former NFL player Joe McKnight was shot and killed in an apparently road rage incident, but his killer was released without charges.

    Nobel Prize Winning author Wole Soyinka made good on his promise to leave the United States if Trump won the presidency.

    A new black-owned ridesharing app is looking to challenge Uber and Lyft.

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