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May 21, 2025

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Higher Education/System

Here’s what we know, and don’t know, about the shootings at UW-Platteville that left 2 students dead

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Two University of Wisconsin-Platteville female students died May 19 of gunshot wounds, the university announced May 20.

The university announced May 20 that Kelsie Martin, of Beloit, died from a gunshot wound, and Hallie Helms, of Baraboo, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at Wilgus Hall, a dormitory.

Community still processing UW-Platteville shooting that left two students dead

Wisconsin Examiner

More details are emerging about a shooting at UW-Platteville Monday which left two students dead. In a statement released Tuesday, the university said the UW-Platteville Police Department had responded to a call at Wilgus Hall, a student residence hall, for a “disturbance.” When officers arrived, they found two individuals with gunshot wounds.

Campus life

Where does Wisconsin’s ‘Jump Around’ rank among top college football gameday traditions?

Badgers Wire -- USA Today

n 247Sports’ latest ranking of college football’s top 10 gameday traditions, the Badgers’ famous “Jump Around” landed at No. 2, falling behind only Virginia Tech’s “Enter Sandman” entrance theme. Past that top duo, Chief Osceola’s spear plant at Florida State secured the No. 3 spot, Ohio State’s “dotting the ‘I'” secured the No. 4 position and Auburn’s practice of rolling the oak trees at Toomer’s Corner took the No. 5 ranking.

Athletics

Badger sports prepare for new era of paid college athletes

The Cap Times

Chris McIntosh, UW-Madison’s athletics director, has called revenue-sharing with the students long overdue. But the settlement would mark another seismic shift in college sports, said Matt Banker, who runs MB Sports Consulting, is a senior adviser to CCHA Sports Law, and teaches an NIL workshop at Marquette University Law School.