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October 24, 2024
Research
Campus life
Nearly 100K ballots cast on Wisconsin’s first day of in-person early voting
he early vote push continued Wednesday, with rapper and University of Wisconsin-Madison alum Yung Gravy seen leading a crowd of students toward the campus’ Memorial Union to cast in-person absentee ballots in a video posted by Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Ben Wikler.
UW journalist in residence sees a shift underway in Wisconsin’s traditional political strongholds
POLITICO columnist Jonathan Martin talks about the challenges of covering Trump, why bipartisanship could be the winning move for Harris
Rapper Yung Gravy brings ‘Party to the polls’ at UW-Madison
More than 650 young voters joined rapper and UW-Madison alumnus Yung Gravy on a festive march down University Avenue to Memorial Union to cast their ballots on the second day of early voting in Wisconsin.
Yung Gravy headlines free concert encouraging young people to vote
Hundreds of students and community members partied with artist Yung Gravy Wednesday afternoon before heading to the polls to vote.
POLITICO’s Jonathan Martin visits UW to discuss political climate
Political journalist, columnist shares unique lens on political journalism ahead of presidential election.
Yung Gravy performs in Madison, encourages students to vote
On the second day of early voting, Yung Gravy led attendees to Memorial Union to vote early.
Student organization debates voting rights, election integrity and social media
Members of nonprofit Black and brown youth organization Leaders Igniting Transformation debated issues related to democracy on Thursday.
Print journalism might be dying. But it’s thriving on UW-Madison’s campus
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is already the only campus in the nation with two daily student newspapers. The student media landscape is only growing despite deep lay-offs in the professional journalism industry.
State news
Wisconsin crop harvest is weeks ahead thanks to dry, warm weather
Jerry Clark, crops educator for the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Division of Extension, said harvest is at least two weeks ahead of schedule in the western Wisconsin counties of Chippewa, Dunn and Eau Claire where he works.
“Since corn silage started to be harvested in the early part of September right through today, it’s been excellent conditions for getting the crop off,” Clark said on Wednesday.
Health
Issue of health care access hits close to home in western Wisconsin
Tom Oliver is a professor of population health sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He said it’s not that health care isn’t important to voters, it just doesn’t always make for the best talking points and political ads.
“There’s a lot of health issues out there, just not the things that grab everybody’s attention and that people want to funnel billions of dollars behind into a whole campaign,” he said.
Athletics
Polzin: Documentary on Moore family tragedy worth watching
The documentary chronicles the Moore family tragedy: A 2019 two-vehicle crash in Michigan caused by a drunk wrong-way driver that killed two members of Howard Moore’s family and left the former University of Wisconsin men’s basketball player and assistant coach severely injured.
Opinion
Guest column: UW-Madison protesters need to revive 1960s grit. It’s time to challenge university policy
Today’s UW-Madison protests have passion but do not wield the same political influence that once shook campus and sparked national dialogue. Students must harness the generational protest tactics of the past.