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Letter | Protesters turn to MAGA tactics

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The Capital Times

Letter to the editor: I went to the encampment at the UW to see for myself what the conditions were. A student, who identified himself as Jewish, was talking about the Oct. 7 attack on the Supernova Music Festival where hundreds of peaceful concert audience members (many who were for a two-state solution) were brutally massacred and/or taken hostage by the Hamas terrorists. Keffiyeh-wearing protesters near him began to shout at him: “Fake news,” “It didn’t really happen,” “Exaggerated by the media!”

‘Poisoner’s Handbook’ author hunts for the antidote to misinformation

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The Capital Times

Pulitzer Prize-winning author and journalism professor Deborah Blum has lived at that intersection for much of her career. She earned a master’s degree at University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1982, and later taught journalism at UW-Madison as well. On Friday, Blum will be the keynote speaker for the UW-Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication Graduation Celebration.

Opinion | You can fight antisemitism and still respect free speech

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The Capital Times

Republican operatives and the billionaire right-wing donors who fund them have launched a fierce assault on dissent by students on campuses across the country, including UW-Madison and UW-Milwaukee, who are raising legitimate objections to U.S. policies regarding Israel and Palestine.

Robert Edward Terrell

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Wisconsin State Journal

Bob went on to achieve his doctorate in High Energy Particle Physics from the University of Wisconsin at Madison (1970) where he conducted post-doctoral research and taught with a multi-disciplinary team at the Marine Studies Center and the Institute for Environmental Studies.

In Wisconsin, poll workers can have a partisan origin story

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The Capital Times

In those situations, having members of both parties present reduces the risk that observers might think poll workers are trying to benefit one side or another, said Barry Burden, director of the Elections Research Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

“It should build trust in the system, because it means that each polling place, if it were staffed by at least one Republican and one Democratic poll worker, has a monitor from each party essentially keeping eyes on what’s happening,” Burden said.

Garding Against Cancer signature event comes together amid wild Wisconsin men’s basketball offseason

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Wisconsin State Journal

University of Wisconsin men’s basketball coach Greg Gard used to have more time. But ahead of his cancer foundation Garding Against Cancer’s signature event Friday, he still needed to run back to his office and print out the night’s script so he could present in his bright blue suit — “The future is bright” is the theme — and, for just a while, escape from the transfer portal.

Leslie L. Thimmig

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Wisconsin State Journal

In 1971, Les became a member of the faculty of the University of Wisconsin – Madison to direct the composition program. Later, Les added woodwind performance and jazz studies to his teaching curriculum. Les was completing his 53rd year at UW-Madison when he passed.

Lawrence David Shriberg

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Wisconsin State Journal

In 1970, following clinical work in Bridgeport Connecticut, Larry joined the faculty of the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at UW-Madison. He began his prolific research career at the Waisman Center where he established the Phonology Clinic and built what may be the largest database in the world of recordings of children’s speech.

Dr. Ronald (Ron) David Schultz

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Wisconsin State Journal

After two persistent years, Dr. Tass Deuland finally convinced Ron to be the inaugural chair of the Department of Pathobiological Sciences in the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Wisconsin when the school opened in 1983. He remained chair until 2016.

Wisconsin has a new Alice but she didn’t grow up on a farm

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Wisconsin State Journal

A UW-Madison senior has been selected as the next Alice in Dairlyland but the Oconomowoc woman did not grow up on a dairy farm.

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection has selected Halei Heinzel as Wisconsin’s 77th Alice, a year-long paid communications position that will send Heinzel around Wisconsin promoting the state’s agricultural industry.

UW-Madison students, staff react to Gaza protests on campus

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PBS Wisconsin

Student protests on campuses around the nation have led to violently police crack-downs, so when pro palestine encampments sprung up- to milwaukee and madison campuses, organizers and officials weren’t sure what to expect. Students and community members on both sides of the issue and has this report.

Letter | Supervisors oppose sheriff’s participation in breaking up encampment

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The Capital Times

Letter to the editor: University campuses maintain a special status in society where First Amendment rights, and their extension into academic freedom, must be zealously preserved. UW-Madison maintains a robust history of free expression, which has helped shape the university into a world-class institution that substantially contributes to the vibrancy of our Dane County communities.

UW protester arrests: 18 students, 7 staff, 9 unaffiliated

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The Capital Times

As University of Wisconsin-Madison leaders continued discussions with student organizers of a pro-Palestinian protest Thursday, campus police released more details about the people who were arrested the day before. Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin met with student and faculty negotiators as both sides remained in a stalemate over an encampment on Library Mall.

Dueling protesters clash at UCLA hours after police clear pro-Palestinian demonstration at Columbia

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The Associated Press

Dueling groups of protesters clashed Wednesday at the University of California, Los Angeles, grappling in fistfights and shoving, kicking and using sticks to beat one another. Hours earlier, police burst into a building at Columbia University that pro-Palestinian protesters took over and broke up a demonstration that had paralyzed the school while inspiring others.

Margaret H. Fose

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Wisconsin State Journal

In 1946, Margaret accepted a position as membership secretary at the UW Memorial Union. She married Dale Fose on August 28, 1948 at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Madison. When their first son was born in 1949, Margaret began her career as a stay-at-home mom until 1979 when she returned to work at the UW Memorial Union Director’s Office. She retired in 1988.

Pro-Palestinian encampments go up at UW-Madison protest

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Wisconsin State Journal

An encampment erected Monday in support of Palestinians and against the war in Gaza appeared dug in after a day-long demonstration on Library Mall that defied warnings and threats of consequences from UW-Madison leaders and the campus police department.

Georgia M. Shambes

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Wisconsin State Journal

She became a professor in the Department of Physical Therapy in 1968 after receiving her PhD in physical education and anatomy. During her 20-plus years in this Department she played an important leadership role, by helping to develop the graduate program in therapeutic science and by serving as coordinator of the Physical Therapy program.

Ronald J. Reynolds

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Wisconsin State Journal

As a Professor Emeritus of Astronomy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, astrophysics was both his career and his passion.

City to hold informational meeting on potential passenger rail station sites

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Wisconsin State Journal

The city and national consultant HNTB have explored six corridors and recommend in January advancing three of them — Downtown/Isthmus, First Street near the Public Market, and around Oscar Mayer — for further evaluation. The study recommended dropping three other corridors — the UW-Madison campus, the East Side near Starkweather Creek and by Dane County Regional Airport.