The group presented 12 requests to the school, including to adopt the IHRA definition of antisemitism and enforce the law on encampments.
The messages, located on an electrical transformer box on North Henry Street, depicted a woman in hijab with the message “Islam is satanic/martyrs burn/in hell.”
The pro-Palestine protest and encampment organized by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) and Young Democratic Socialists of America continued through Friday night.
The pro-Palestine protest and encampment organized by organized by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) and Young Democratic Socialists of America continued through Thursday night.
What has (and hasn't) happened at UW-Madison's pro-Palestine encampment as day four continues.
More than 20 tents remained up on Library Mall through the night despite UWPD's removal of all but two tents Wednesday morning.
Pro-Palestine protesters called for divestment from a $249 million fund that includes weapons manufacturers and other war related companies.
UW-Madison identified the woman who drowned in Lake Mendota Friday as the program coordinator for the Department of African American Student Affairs.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Police Department (UWPD) ordered pro-Palestine protesters to remove their tents on Library Mall Wednesday morning, warning protesters who interfere with the removal will face “law enforcement action.”
Students reported to UWPD that an individual performed a Nazi salute Monday. There is no indication this person is affiliated with the university or Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP).
Spirits appeared high Tuesday after a mostly sunny day of peaceful marches and chants gave way to overcast skies and unease of a nighttime police crackdown that never materialized.
Tents are still up on Library Mall. It is unclear how or if UWPD and UW-Madison administration will respond.
Pro-Palestine demonstrators who organized an encampment Monday at the University of Wisconsin-Madison remained on Library Mall despite warnings from university officials that the event violated state law.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison student sexual education organization announced plans for a national implementation aimed for next year.
Under Chapter 18 of the Wisconsin Administrative Code, UW-Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin can authorize camping on university property.
UWPD is actively investigating the incident.
ASM leaders have called for changes to the UWPD Police Advisory Committee. Why has the committee failed to meet since October?
UW-Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin and Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Lori Reesor discussed recent campus policy and challenges to protesters and student belonging on campus in a student media roundtable.
Finding accepting peers and navigating the university environment can be difficult for autistic students, one student said.
Ian Robertson, dean of the College of Engineering at The University of Wisconsin-Madison, announced his plans to step down after 11 years in the role on Monday.
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