Madison365 Week in Review for October 26

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    Madison West High School security guard Marlon Anderson got his job back after public outrage over his firing.

     

     

     

    Overture Center is hosting an exhibition of Ho-Chunk art with an opening reception November 1.

     

     

     

    Madison College’s new South Madison campus also showcases original Ho-Chunk artwork.

     

     

     

    Just Bakery students, police officers and firefighters will face off in the inaugural Food for Thought cooking competition and fundraiser.

     

     

    A Fund for Women announced $100,000 in grants to six local nonprofits.

     

     

     

    Fannie Hicklin, the first Black professor at UW-Whitewater, passed away at the age of 101.

     

     

     

    Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes visited Badger Rock Middle School to tour its community garden.

     

     

     

    A new video by UW students demonstrates the marginalization they feel on campus.

     

     

     

    Gloria Reyes and Derek Johnson will be honored with this year’s Mentoring Positive Awards.

     

     

     

    Centro Hispano received a $1 million grant from the Wisconsin Partnership Program.

     

     

     

    The East Side music venue The Winnebago will change its name after the first of the year in response to criticism.

     

     

     

    Gail Ford has been named to lead UW’s PEOPLE program.

     

     

     

    Ground was broken this week on the new 65,000-square-foot Madison Youth Arts Center.

     

     

     

    South Madison native Denzel Irby stars in the new Hulu series “Looking for Alaska,” and hosted a watch party in Madison for the premier.

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