Wednesday marked day three of a demonstration on UW-Milwaukee’s campus. Despite tension at UW-Madison, there are no signs of the Milwaukee encampment shutting down.
Rabbi and protestors react to day three of UW Milwaukee protest
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May 2, 2024
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Police dismantle UW-Madison anti-war encampment protests, but tents return
Wisconsin Examiner
Campus and state police officers broke up University of Wisconsin-Madison students’ anti-war encampment protest Wednesday morning — physically removing tents and arresting several protesters in the process.
Despite clash with police in Madison, encampments continue at UW-Madison, UWM
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Police swarmed a University of Wisconsin-Madison encampment Wednesday morning and arrested 34 people, two days after pro-Palestinian protesters took over Library Mall.
Library Mall encampment up in full force, protesters to meet with chancellor
Wisconsin State Journal
A day after police had largely dismantled it, a pro-Palestine encampment on Library Mall at UW-Madison has returned with 28 tents as of 7:30 Thursday morning.
Research
New research warns against eating ultra-processed food
Wisconsin Public Radio
Beth Olson, an associate professor of nutritional sciences in the Department of Agricultural and Life Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, recently spoke to WPR’s “Central Time” about
Wisconsin man finds meteorite on his farm, donates to local museum
Spectrum News
A meteorite found in Wisconsin 15 years ago is now on display at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Geology Museum.
Chimps are dying of the common cold. Is great ape tourism to blame?
The Guardian
Months later, molecular testing revealed the culprit: human metapneumovirus (HMPV), one of a collection of viruses that presents in people as a common cold but is “a well-known killer” in our closest primate relatives, says Goldberg, a researcher at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. More than 12% of the community that Stella belonged to died in the outbreak. Others were lost as a result of being orphaned. “Stella had a baby that was clinging to her body for a while after she died,” Goldberg says. “The baby subsequently died.”
Book bans, threats and cancellations: Asian American authors face growing challenges
ABC News
Representation for people of color has been steady over the years – books for children and teens that have Asian representation are up from an estimated 2.9% in 2002 to 11.7% in 2023, according to research by the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Cooperative Children’s Book Center.
Higher Education/System
Universities of Wisconsin President, UW-Madison Chancellor speak out on protests
WMTV - Channel 15
Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman said the system supports freedom of speech while upholding the law and ensuring the safety of the community. “The free exchange of ideas through open dialogue and debate is a hallmark of the Universities of Wisconsin,” Rothman said. “We support the First Amendment and the right to free expression – including through legal protest – and we continue to uphold these ideals, even in the face of difficult and competing demands.”
Campus life
Dahlia Saba on Gaza solidarity demonstrations at UW-Madison
PBS Wisconsin
UW-Madison graduate student and Students for Justice in Palestine spokesperson Dahlia Saba discusses why protestors continued to assemble on campus after police officers moved to end an encampment.
Protest at UW-Madison: Police tear down tents, protesters arrested
WKOW – Channel 27
Tensions grew between police and pro-Palestine protesters Wednesday morning as officers tore down tents and arrested some protesters on UW-Madison’s campus.
UW-Madison professor injured at protest: ‘They specifically targeted me’
Wisconsin State Journal
UW-Madison professor Samer Alatout was attending the protest on Library Mall early Wednesday when police gave the order to remove the encampment that had been set up Monday morning.
Pro-Israel students gather on UW Madison’s campus across from Pro-Palestine protesters
WMTV - Channel 15
Student Salomon Delarosa said he and other Jewish students on campus felt the need to show their support to one another by gathering at the steps of the Wisconsin State Historical Building, directly across from Memorial Library. Pro-Palestine protestors have been holding a peaceful protest outside of Memorial Library since Monday morning.
Police authorities destroy UW-Madison Pro-Palestine encampment, arrest students and faculty
Madison365
Early on Wednesday morning, on the third day of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s pro-Palestininan encampment in front of Library Mall, police from multiple agencies arrived to remove students camping in protest of Israel’s genocide on Gaza and demanding UW-Madison’s disclosure and divestments from Israel.
UW seniors across all disciplines drive change in local community
Badger Herald
Participation in community engagement projects helps students prepare for workforce, expert says.
Protesters demonstrate on Library Mall for fourth straight day
Badger Herald
Demonstrators stay in encampment for third night in a row.
Pro-Palestine encampment continues into fourth day
Daily Cardinal
More than 20 tents remained up on Library Mall through the night despite UWPD’s removal of all but two tents Wednesday morning.
Madison City Council members ask UW-Madison chancellor to OK encampment protesting Gaza war
Wisconsin State Journal
Alds. Juliana Bennett, Marsha Rummel and Nasra Wehelie are offering a resolution to the Council asking Mnookin to allow the encampment “in the spirit of the Wisconsin Idea.”
Tents back up at UW-Madison after police raid pro-Palestinian encampment
Wisconsin State Journal
Two days after it went up, a pro-Palestinian encampment on Library Mall was largely dismantled by police early Wednesday, with 34 people arrested and some protesters and police officers injured in the noisy fracas that followed.
A review of UW System’s investments amid demands for divestment
Daily Cardinal
Pro-Palestine protesters called for divestment from a $249 million fund that includes weapons manufacturers and other war related companies.
Here’s what we know about the protests at UW-Madison
Wisconsin State Journal
Aprotest at UW-Madison over the war in Gaza started Monday. On Wednesday morning, police clashed with protesters as they took down the encampment. Here’s what we know.
Crime and safety
Woman who died after being rescued from Lake Mendota was a UW-Madison staff member
Daily Cardinal
The Department of African American Studies confirmed her death in a statement Tuesday. “Nina was kind, quiet and generous,” the statement read. “She was a devoted mother and beloved daughter and sister. Nina had a welcoming spirit and smile.”
Community
Older generation weighs in on UW–Madison student protest
WMTV - Channel 15
82-year-old Bonnie Block is a Wisconsin native who lives in Madison and is a part of a group called the Raging Grannies, who encourages people to speak out. “We wanted to come and tell these students thank you for being here because I think it’s really important,” Block said. “All my life I’ve been heartened by groups of people who are saying no to what they see is wrong. I think that that’s critical.”
Health
Parenting in the digital age, Color perception, Sleep apnea
Wisconsin Public Radio
Sleep apnea has become more common in recent years, with an estimated 30 million Americans affected by the condition. Interview with Dr. Stacey Ishman from UW Health.
Opinion
The police brought violence to UW-Madison’s Gaza encampment
Tone Madison
Perhaps it was an example of progressive policing or Madison-centric policing or the “Madison Model.” In any case, a pro-Palestine encampment protest on UW-Madison’s Library Mall got through two overwhelmingly peaceful days and nights—full of speeches, chants, praying, reading, sharing food, card games, and studying—before police violently attempted to break it up on Wednesday morning.
Nothing short of jail will make a defiant Trump respect court orders
The Hill
If Trump continues to defy a lawful order of the court, Justice Merchan shouldn’t hesitate to use the only effective deterrent the law allows: imprisonment. John Gross is a clinical associate professor of Law at the University of Wisconsin Law School and director of the Public Defender Project.
UW system didn’t treat Richland County community with respect — John Poole
Wisconsin State Journal
Letter to the editor: President Jay Rothman and other Universities of Wisconsin officials have proven to be callous, disingenuous and morally bankrupt with the manner they’ve treated the citizens of Richland County.
Barry C. Burden: US election laws doom third parties
Wisconsin State Journal
Column by Burden, a professor of political science at UW-Madison.
UW Experts in the News
Do financial-literacy programs actually work? Some experts still aren’t so sure.
MarketWatch
There are some educational interventions that could help those at the lower end of the income-distribution spectrum. Educating consumers on certain kinds of fraud or teaching them how to negotiate or dispute debts are examples of some effective interventions, said J. Michael Collins, a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and faculty director of the school’s Center for Financial Security.
UW-Madison Related
Donald Trump targets Joe Biden on economy, immigration at Waukesha rally
Wisconsin State Journal
Trump also took aim at the pro-Palestinian protests taking place on college campuses across the country, including at UW-Madison, where protesters clashed with police on Wednesday. Trump called on local leaders to “vanquish the radicals” and “take back our campuses.”