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Wisconsin state Journal saturday, January 16, 2021 A5 00 1 are seeing it as a way to impact the current said Maggie Porter Kratz, senior di- rector of philanthropy for the foundation. College had already set the building blocks in motion in helping students of color, but we are seeing more donors in recognizing that and join- ing that. an extra Moved by a fellow col- lege call during memorial for ev- ery college and univer- sity in America to create a scholarship in name, MATC President Jack Daniels established a George Floyd scholarship over the summer and con- tributed the inaugural gift, an amount college officials declined to disclose. The scholarship led two alumni to create their own scholarship, also in name, Kratz said. Another donor started a scholarship in Breonna name for female students of color returning to school.

Taylor, a Black medical worker, was shot and killed by Louisville police officers executing a no-knock search war- rant on her apartment last March. And a recent MATC graduate created a schol- arship aimed at bringing more people of color into criminal justice careers. Funneling more re- sources to technical colleges could help reduce educational inequities. An education lab on campus recently examined the demographics of stu- dents enrolled in the public or private colleges and universities. The Stu- dent Success Through Ap- plied Research Lab found of Native American, of Black and of Hispanic undergraduates in Wisconsin in 2019 at- tended technical college system schools, compared to of white students.

Educational barriers In the fall of 2019, Bielby noticed a student of color struggling in his Intro- duction to Programming class. But it until COVID-19 moved classes online in the spring of 2020 that he understood why. The student have a computer or working internet at home, Bielby said. Programming is im- possible on a cellphone or tablet, so any time the stu- dent needed to complete assignments, coming to campus was necessary. But the student also lacked a car, so the individual relied on the campus bus shuttle until the pandemic tempo- rarily took it out of service.

MATC loaned laptops and WiFi hotspots to stu- dents who needed them. But the obstacles facing student over the past year haunted him. students have the privilege to go home and do their work when they want Bielby said. com- pletely constrained by a shuttle bus getting you to the resources you need, no wonder you may not perform well as you other- wise Bielby spent 35 years as a software developer before coming to MATC in 2018. Working in IT can provide a he said, but long been dominated by white men.

At MATC, about two- thirds of the roughly 190 students in the web pro- gram have been white in each of the past five years, according to data provided by Bielby. Currently, there are nine Black students in the program. Reaching out Wanting to ensure stu- dents of color many se- mesters from now will receive support, Bielby contributed enough to es- tablish an endowed fund last fall. He has since then reached out to family, friends and alumni on so- cial media. As of early January, the fund has about $27,000, Kratz said.

The college has had more than 200 scholarship funds established by staff, faculty or retired employ- ees, she said, though not all of those are currently active and the majority of them came from re- tired employees, making scholarship less common. For now, one student of color each semester will be awarded the IT schol- arship and receive about $500 roughly the cost of one class, Bielby said. He said he knows not a life-changing amount of money but could be the difference between a stu- dent working a full-time or part-time job while also juggling classes. The foundation and Bielby are currently re- viewing student applica- tions and will soon decide who receives the inaugural scholarship award. Madi- son spring se- mester begins Tuesday.

OBITUARIES FROM PAGE ONE BUSINESS OBITUARIES odell, ted, 81 Brodhead slaney, William 77 elroy tanKe, lizette Kay 63 Washington state FUNERALS Faust, Willa, 11 a.m., st. Francis Xavier catholic church, 2947 thinnes cross Plains roso, steven, 11 a.m., st. ann catholic Parish, 323 n. Van Buren stoughton trinrud, dennis 11 a.m. visitation, 1 p.m.

service, cress Funeral Home, 3325 e. Washington Madison see all published obituaries on Madison.com. Odell, Ted was born sept. 19, 1939, in Galesburg, the son of athol and alice (Putnam) odell. He graduated from Madison West in 1957 and received his degree from the university of Wisconsin.

ted the Guerilla cookie at the cabin on the property which grew into his livelihood. the d.l. new- comer Funeral Home in Brodhead is assisting the family. Memorials in name may be made to the three Waters reserve, 3941 n. Golf course road, Brodhead, Wi 53520.

www.dlnewcomerfuneralhome.com (608) 897-2484 Slaney, William T. t. slaney passed away on dec. 29, 2020, at age 77. He was born June 25, 1943, the son of William t.

and Myrtle (soule) slaney. Bill is survived by three sons, Bill Patrick (nancy), and Jonathon (amy); one daughter, lorie Goeser; nine grandchildren; and four great-grand- children. He is further survived by a sister, Joyce Williams. Bill was a longtime farmer in springdale township, later moving to stoughton. Graveside services will be held on Jan.

30 at 11 a.m. at the st. andreW catHolic ceMetery in Verona. Please visit www.roseberrys.com for online condolences. Tanke, Lizette Kay WasHinGton Kay tanke, 63, longtime resident of Washington state, died on Jan.

8, 2021. she was born on dec. 31, 1957, in rockford, to Keith and ruby (due) tanke. the family moved to Brookfield, when liz was a teenager. she graduated from Brookfield east High school in 1975 and earned her MBa in engineering from the university of Wisconsin in 1981.

liz married Mark Peter on aug. 13, 1983. shortly after graduation, liz and Mark loaded their belongings into their station wagon and drove to Washington to start their careers. they fell in love with mountains and diverse landscapes and made the state their forever home. liz, Mark and their beloved labrador retrievers ventured into the backcountry to hike, camp and explore as often as they could.

liz mas- tered the technique of telemark skiing, gently descending the mountain with the grace of a dancer. she took great pleasure in identifying native plants and watching birds flit around and wildlife scamper through the snow. time spent in nature brought her immense joy and refreshed her soul. With an insatiable desire to learn, liz became a voracious reader, gain- ing knowledge about a wide variety of disciplines and interests, notably the natural sciences and psychology. she also enjoyed writing poetry, practicing meditation, and spending time with her friends and her dogs.

While she left us too soon, we find comfort in the words she shared with Mark: am at peace, in hands, and i have no liz is survived by her husband, Mark; her nephew, alex tanke; and other relatives and friends. she was preceded in death by her parents and her brother, Jon. due to coVid-19, there will be no funeral service. Memorials may be made to the Washington native Plant society (www. wnps.org) or the american cancer society (www.cancer.org spirit is dancing even if my feet are not Kay tanke WE MOVED! WE MO VED! DAILY STOCK REPORT YTD Name Ex Div Yld PE Last Chg YTD Name Ex Div Yld PE Last Chg YTD Name Ex Div Yld PE Last Chg AMC Ent NY 2.33 Inc NY 2.08 7.1 15 29.17 Accuray Nasd 4.75 AlliantEg Nasd 1.52 3.1 25 49.47 Apple Inc Nasd 47 127.14 AsscdBanc NY .72 3.6 11 20.11 Avingr Nasd 1.47 BadgerMtr NY .72 .7 99 98.42 BkMont NY 4.24 9 79.07 Bionano Nasd 8.43 BlackBerry NY 9.84 BradyCp NY .88 1.7 28 51.11 Caterpillar NY 4.12 2.1 18 194.62 Deere NY 3.04 1.0 29 295.40 DuluthH Nasd 18 12.66 EnPro NY 1.04 1.3 46 82.01 ExactSci Nasd 145.97 FidNatInfo NY 1.40 1.1 24 129.73 FBusnFn Nasd .66 3.3 8 19.71 Fiserv Nasd 51 108.20 GenElec NY .04 .4 11.33 GenMotors NY 49.97 HarleyD NY .08 .2 14 40.62 JohnsnOut Nasd .84 .8 12 109.91 Kohls NY 2.82 6.5 9 43.60 KraftHnz Nasd 1.60 5.0 9 31.99 LandsEnd Nasd 25 28.03 Lee Ent NY 1.40 MGE Engy Nasd 1.48 2.2 28 67.29 MGIC Inv NY .24 1.8 7 13.41 ManpwrGp NY 2.18 2.4 12 92.68 Marcus NY .68 4.4 12 15.50 Mattel Nasd .60 3.2 18.76 Modine NY 10 13.64 Mondelez Nasd 1.26 2.2 15 57.22 ObsEva Nasd 4.07 OrionEng Nasd 10.47 OshkoshCp NY 1.32 1.4 21 94.01 Plexus Nasd 19 84.94 RegalBel NY 1.20 .9 24 135.36 RockwlAut NY 4.28 1.7 38 255.60 SmithAO NY 1.04 1.8 22 56.83 SnapOn NY 4.32 2.6 16 168.57 Strattec Nasd .56 1.2 32 46.54 Sundial Nasd .71 Sysco NY 1.80 2.4 30 75.57 US Bancrp NY 1.68 3.5 11 48.40 VerizonCm NY 2.52 4.4 13 57.38 WEC Engy NY 2.53 2.9 28 88.69 WalgBoots Nasd 1.87 3.8 48.92 31,223.78 18,213.65 Dow Indust.

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Does not meet continued-listing standards. Stock was a new issue in the last year. Stock has split by at least 20 percent within the last year. For more information: Visit: go.madison.com/ it-scholarship Email: madisoncollege.edu Call: 608-246-6584 MATC From A1 TIM HENDERSON Stateline.org Even as average personal incomes rose during the pandemic largely because of government aid, millions of people who receive such help have fallen into poverty, struggling to pay for food and other basic expenses. That group, trying to get by with the help of local charities, may have been excluded from the federal payments because of immi- gration status, lack of time in the labor force needed to claim unemployment bene- fits, or just red tape in states that have been slow to pay jobless claims.

The situation in the Houston area is particularly desperate, with almost half of residents struggling to pay basic expenses in the week ending Dec. 7, accord- ing to a Census Bureau sur- vey. That share has grown 10 points since October to 48.4%, the highest of the 15 metro areas included. In Miami and Riverside, Cal- ifornia, more than of people said they had trouble paying for routine expenses such as food, rent and car payments. Statewide, Nevada had the highest rate, at 44.7%.

Experts say the hardest-hit areas have large numbers of immigrant workers who entitled to pandemic relief, or, like Nevada, have an unemployment system that has broken down under the strain of unemployment applications in the pan- demic. Nevada also lacks a state income tax, which can help verify unemployment claims. The new COVID-19 re- lief bill Congress passed in December includes help for more families with mixed immigration status, who were excluded from previous $1,200 stimulus payments. And lawmakers in some states such as New York are proposing mea- sures that would create re- lief funds for workers shut out of jobless payments. Average personal income was up in almost every state in the third quarter of 2020 compared with 2019, ac- cording to a Stateline anal- ysis of data from the federal Bureau of Economic Anal- ysis.

in part because many unemployed people were still getting supple- mental $600 weekly checks through July 26, as well as the earlier $1,200 lump sum. A smaller $300 weekly unemployment supplement and $600 lump sum were in the newest relief bill. But at the same time, poverty rose more than 2 points nationwide between June and November to 11.7%, the fastest jump in history, according to a study by the University of Chicago and the University of Notre Dame. The largest increase previously recorded was 1.3 points between 1979 and 1980, during a deep reces- sion caused by a spike in oil prices. The recent increase of 7.8 million more people in pov- erty hit minorities and those without a college education the hardest, along with res- idents of states with less effective unemployment systems, said Bruce Meyer, a co-author of the study and University of Chicago pro- fessor of public policy.

While the unemployment rate has dropped since its springtime high the rate declined from 14.7% in April to 6.7% in Novem- ber low-wage restaurant and hospitality jobs have been slow to come back, and many of those employ- ers are now shutting down again as the virus surges. Even people able to get government help may have fallen into poverty as extra jobless aid expired, Meyer said. payments were a long time ago. a lot of people who have been out of work since the Meyer said. used up their savings, stopped paying bills and borrowed money from family and friends.

Now cutting back on groceries and those bills are really starting to ac- cumulate. Their situation has gotten a lot more Poverty in US grows despite slowly recovering economy GENARO MOLINA, TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE Volunteers with the emergency Food Bank and members of the california national Guard deliver food to needy families and individuals who are reeling from the economic impact of the pandemic. the emergency Food Bank provides shopping carts of food for needy residents of stockton, five days a week. RUSS MITCHELL Los Angeles Times The pandemic economy has favored the well-off and made life miserable for the working poor. New motor vehicle sales for 2020 reflect that bifurcated reality.

The automobile indus- try has been more focused on higher-priced products and more affluent since the pan- demic hit, Charlie Ches- brough, senior economist at Cox Automotive, said in the 2020 year-end wrap-up, delivered online Jan. 8. Cars and trucks with price tags of $50,000 and over gained market share while the segment comprising new vehicles costing under $30,000 took a big hit, he said. At one end of the market, affluent buyers benefiting from a stratospheric stock market, low interest rates and the ability to do high-salary work from home went on a car and truck buying spree last year. At the other end, layoffs hit the working class hard, especially those in service industries that re- quire face-to-face contact.

That pushed new car buying way down the priority list for those potential buyers, Cox statistics show. And many of those with jobs but low incomes found it harder to get financing, the market research firm said. Auto industry leaders feared the worst when the pandemic first swept the U.S. early last year, but the so-called K-shaped nature of the economic aftermath helped cushion the impact. Car and truck sales did dive in 2020.

About 14.5 million passenger cars and trucks were sold in the U.S., down from 17 mil- lion in 2019, a 14.7% drop. But the increase in sales of higher-margin trucks and SUVs, and the willingness of affluent buyers to load up on options including driver assistance features such as adaptive cruise control, eased the pain for automak- ers. The average price of a new car topped $40,000 in December for the first time ever. vehicle price issue suggests the typical cus- tomer of a new vehicle is becoming even more affluent and is more insulated from the Chesbrough said. In 2020, of cars and trucks sold were priced be- low $30,000, compared with the previous year.

Vehi- cles that cost above $50,000 were of the market last year, up from in 2019 and just five years ago. Those flush with dispos- able income spent money on durable goods that might otherwise have been spent on vacations, restaurants and other service-indus- try goodies, according to Sung Won Sohn, professor of finance and economics at Loyola Marymount Univer- sity. people spend less on services and more on things, there has been greater de- mand for goods like appli- ances, furniture and house- hold repairs, boosting manu- facturing and he wrote in his monthly jobs report. Every automaker saw a U.S. sales decline in 2020 except Tesla, Alfa Romeo and Mazda.

However, Cox analysts noted that 2021 will test Tes- astounding stock price and market value (about $821 billion on a price-earnings ratio of With a flood of compet- ing electric cars from nearly all major carmakers to hit the market in 2021, com- petition will slow said Cox analyst Michelle Krebs. 2021, there will be EVs in more shapes, sizes and Rich went on car-buying spree last year.