Ava Menkes is a former managing editor for The Daily Cardinal. She previously served as the state news editor. She has covered multiple elections, legislative redistricting, healthcare and campus news. She also led 2024 presidential coverage and a project on news deserts. She previously interned with Wisconsin Watch and Isthmus, and will report with The Nation in 2025 on foreign policy and immigration. Follow her on Twitter at @AvaMenkes.
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By Kathryn Zehr | 1:28pmFood for Thought event, a collaboration with Slow Food and Wisconsin Alumni Student Board at The Crossing in Madison, Wis. on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025.
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By Kathryn Zehr | 1:28pmFood for Thought event, a collaboration with Slow Food and Wisconsin Alumni Student Board at The Crossing in Madison, Wis. on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025.
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By Kathryn Zehr | 1:27pmFood for Thought event, a collaboration with Slow Food and Wisconsin Alumni Student Board at The Crossing in Madison, Wis. on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025.





