In this morning’s Wisconsin State Journal story about the ongoing drama on the UW Madison campus I thought there were a couple of especially revealing quotes. The first comes from Samer Alatout, a professor of community and environmental sociology who claims to have been injured on Wednesday when police removed the encampment of pro-Palestinian protestersContinue reading “University or Day Care?”
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Mnookin Messes Up
Yesterday I wrote that I sympathized with UW Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin’s plight. Today I’m not so sympathetic. On Wednesday morning Mnookin made a tough call. She ordered that the small encampment of pro-Palestinian protesters on Library Mall be removed. The police showed up and did their jobs, taking down the tents with minimum trouble, thoughContinue reading “Mnookin Messes Up”
The UW’s Tents Situation
UW Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin made a tough call. I think it was probably the wrong one. Yesterday, Mnookin ordered that the relative handful of tents on Library Mall be removed by force. I get it. The encampment violated campus rules. The protesters had been warned repeatedly. This should not have come as a surprise.Continue reading “The UW’s Tents Situation”
Yellow Stripes & Dead Armadillos 