At the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Thomas Pile, chairman of the campus chapter of the College Republicans, said he is encouraged by how open-minded his classmates with different political attitudes have been in discussing the candidates’ positions.
September 26, 2024
Campus life
Cleared of antisemitism, records show Mecha attributes disaffiliation to ‘hostile’ disciplinary investigation
After UW-Madison cleared Mecha de Teejop of responsibility for an antisemitic chalking event surfaced last May, records show the former student organization faced an investigation they called “hostile” and likened to “McCarthyism.”
State news
2 years after fall of Roe, Democrats campaign on abortion rights, ‘freedom’
During an interview with WPR, UW-Madison Professor of Sociology Emerita Myra Marx Ferree said when Roe fell, “it was like this bucket of cold water poured on the public consciousness” and Americans began seeing the abortion issue as far deeper than simply having a choice.
“It’s fundamental, it’s freedom, it’s rights. It’s respect for you as a human being. It’s justice,” said Marx Ferree. “Freedom is not about buying coats or shoes or taking a vacation or not taking a vacation. Freedom is about determining the course of your life.”
What to know about noncitizen voting and the November referendum question in Wisconsin
“If you declared an intent to become a citizen, that was sufficient for you to vote,” explained Bree Grossi Wilde, executive director of the State Democracy Research Initiative at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, which has researched referendum questions this year.
Community
UW’s Food and Finance Institute is celebrating local food
A local two day event celebrating all things food and the industry is coming to Garver Feed Mill. The University of Wisconsin’s “Food Finance Institute” presents the “Food Finance Forum & Expo” on Wednesday, September 25 and Thursday, September 26.
Health
Study: Past housing discrimination affects present childhood asthma risk
Dr. Jim Gern, pediatrics professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and one of the study’s authors, said the findings could influence the current public health approach to preventing asthma.
Athletics
How much a former Wisconsin volleyball star is making as a program analyst
But the letter confirming the former Badgers star’s duties as an offensive analyst and strategy consultant with the program indicates that it’s a two-year term paying $45,000 annually.
Former Badgers football player, now an agent, at center of UNLV controversy over NIL payment
Sluka’s agent, former University of Wisconsin football player Marcus Cromartie, told ESPN that UNLV didn’t come through on the verbal offer made by offensive coordinator Brennan Marion. Sluka’s father, Bob, also told ESPN that head coach Barry Odom later said in a conversation with Cromartie that the offer wasn’t valid because it didn’t come from Odom himself.
Opinion
What is ‘dark money’ political spending, and how does it affect US politics?
Staff Attorney, State Democracy Research Initiative, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Guest column: Students have a right to leave the classroom. Canvas isn’t helping
Digital learning management system softwares changed higher education forever, but that has come at a price.
UW Experts in the News
Arizona official who certifies elections alleges fraud after his defeat
Barry Burden, a political scientist at the University of Wisconsin at Madison and director of its Elections Research Center, said Cavanaugh’s title could bring legitimacy to the notion that election officials are conspiring to falsify election outcomes. And the claim comes just as many voters are beginning to pay attention to the coming election, Burden said.
How crop science is transforming the humble potato
Hybrid breeding will enable breeders to create new varieties faster and more systematically, said Shelley Jansky, a retired plant breeder at the U.S. Department of Agriculture and a professor emeritus at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. New potato cultivars could better withstand diseases, heat, drought, or salt.