In an open forum, ASM representatives expressed their disapproval of right-wing and anti-trans political commentator Matt Walsh, who recently spoke on campus. ASM discussed how students felt betrayed by the committee for providing the funding for Walsh’s presence on campus. Rep. Emmett Lockwood said the committee has work to do to build back the trust of transgender students.
October 28, 2022
Campus life
Tim Michels, Eric Toney speak with College Republicans about campaign goals
Michels’ policy goals include tax reform, lowering crime in Wisconsin, protecting free market economy.
Campus Vote Project begins student registration, early voting for midterm election on campus
UW students can register, vote early in midterm until Nov. 4 at Memorial Union, Union South.
UW works to increase diversity within faculty
The fall 2022 University of Wisconsin staff is the most diverse in its history. Over the past year, 49 people of color joined the faculty in an effort to create a more diverse community for students and staff.
Crime and safety
14 years after Brittany Zimmermann’s murder, David Kahl pleads guilty
The man who killed UW-Madison student Brittany Zimmermann inside her downtown Madison apartment has admitted his guilt more than 14 years after the murder.
After sharing a long-held secret, David Kahl pleads guilty to killing Brittany Zimmermann
The 14½-year mystery about the killer of UW-Madison student Brittany Zimmermann ended Thursday when David Kahl, who had been running a door-to-door scam in Zimmermann’s neighborhood the day she died, pleaded guilty to first-degree intentional homicide.
Man pleads guilty to killing UW-Madison student in 2008
David Kahl was charged more than two years ago with killing Brittany Zimmermann. His trial was set to begin in January.
Athletics
Leaked photos of Wisconsin women’s volleyball team originated from player’s phone
The University of Wisconsin released a statement on Oct. 19 confirming that “private photos” of the Badgers’ women’s volleyball team had been circulating online “without consent,” prompting an investigation by the UW-Madison Police Department into “multiple crimes.”
Opinion
Column: It’s not that hard to ride the bus, right?
It’s 8 a.m. and you’re waiting for the 80 outside Dejope to take you to class. Boom. It’s there on time. You’re in class by 8:25 a.m., and all is as it should be. But come 10 a.m., 11 a.m., the bustling University of Wisconsin-Madison student body and our haphazard walking has disrupted our beloved buses entirely off their scheduled rhythm.
UW Experts in the News
Can A Reddit Post Impact The Darrell Brooks Case?
Keith Findley, a professor at the University of Wisconsin Law School told Newsweek that it is unlikely the post will have any impact on the case.Even if the poster was determined to have been a member of the jury, Findley said it means that person acted in violation of the judge’s instructions, but it does not mean it invalidates the jury’s verdict.
UW-Madison Related
Shania Twain coming to Madison next year
Twain will be playing at the Kohl Center on May 16, 2023, promoters said.