PHOTOS: Wisconsin Men's Hockey loses to Penn State 1-2
Oct. 30, 2022The University of Wisconsin Men's Hockey team lost 1-2 against Penn State at the Kohl Centre on October 28, 2022.
The University of Wisconsin Men's Hockey team lost 1-2 against Penn State at the Kohl Centre on October 28, 2022.
Former U.S. President Barack Obama visited Milwaukee on Saturday in order to support Democratic candidates in Wisconsin ahead of the 2022 midterm elections. Other speakers included Chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin Ben Wikler, candidate for lieutenant governor Sara Rodriguez, Attorney General Josh Kaul, Senator Tammy Baldwin, Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes and Governor Tony Evers.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., visited the University of Wisconsin - Madison campus on Wednesday to encourage students to vote in the upcoming midterm elections. Sen. Warren spoke alongside Gov. Tony Evers, Sen. Tammy Baldwin and other high-profile Wisconsin Democrats.
Protestors rallied outside Memorial Union on Monday against conservative commentator and self-described "theocratic fascist" Matt Walsh, who came to the University of Wisconsin - Madison campus to speak on his documentary "What is a Woman?" (2022). Protestors chanted trans-rights slogans while decrying transphobia, racism, sexism, fascism and white supremacy. A small number of counter-protestors arrived to rally in favor of Matt Walsh.
The Dane County Farmers' Market celebrated its 50th anniversary during the 2022 season. Local producers and customers have flocked to the Capitol since its creation in order to buy fresh, local goods.
Rapper Yung Gravy, a University of Wisconsin - Madison alumnus, performed a free concert for thousands at the Wisconsin Capitol during the Taste of Madison festival.
The Wisconsin Badgers beat the Illinois State Redbirds 38-0 at Camp Randall Stadium in their first game of the season. Two school records were broken during the game - John Torchio's 100-yard interception return and Braelon Allen's 96-yard rush were both the longest of their kind in Wisconsin history. Allen led the game in both touchdowns and yards.
Abortion rights activists gathered to protest against the overturning of Roe v. Wade on Friday, June 24 at the Wisconsin Capitol. The Supreme Court issued a decision on Friday morning in the case Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization. The 6-3 decision overturns the prior decisions of Roe v. Wade (1973) and Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992). As a result of the ruling, regulation of abortion is left up to individual states. In many states, including Wisconsin, this means that abortion access is effectively or near-totally banned. Many protestors expressed fear and uncertainty about the decision. A large number of protestors also expressed uncertainty about the future of reproductive healthcare, LGBTQ+ rights, and access to contraception.
Protestors gathered at the Wisconsin Capitol on June 11, 2022 to protest against gun violence and in favor of gun control. Madison-area students affiliated with March For Our Lives, a national student-led gun control advocacy organization, led the protest. A number of the students, as well as community members, activists and gun violence survivors spoke to the crowd. The protestors marched down State Street to Library Mall, where a moment of silence was held for victims of gun violence. After a few more speeches, the protestors marched back up State Street to the Capitol building. Despite the pouring rain, a large crowd of protestors remained throughout the event hoping to seek an end to gun violence.
George Floyd was murdered on May 25, 2020. Two years later, on May 25, 2022, we look back at the protests that shaped the Madison community. Protestors gathered at the Wisconsin Capitol on May 30, 2020, just days after the murder of George Floyd. Protestors demanded police reform and an end to police violence. Many at the protest recalled the death of Tony Robinson, an unarmed 19-year-old black man killed by Madison Police Department officer Matthew Kenny in 2015. The protest was peaceful, but by nightfall a riot began on State Street that left many businesses boarded up for months. These photos show the peaceful protest that occurred to demand police reform and an end to police violence at the Wisconsin Capitol in the wake of George Floyd's murder.