New protest rules at UW-Madison: Keep it quiet, and don't block commencement photos
KIMBERLY WETHAL
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Protesters demonstrating against the war in Gaza circle a series of unsanctioned tents on Library Mall last spring as police prepared to remove the encampment. A new protest policy at UW-Madison expressly forbids erecting tents on campus, already prohibited by state law.
JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
UW-Madison's revised policy governing campus protests prohibits protesting in front of the Abraham Lincoln statue on Bascom Hill. Students and their families mob the site every spring for graduation photos.
Just days before the start of a new school year — and with it the likely resumption of pro-Palestinian protests on campus — UW-Madison has revised its rules on student protests, including several new restrictions on where and how loud demonstrations can be.
Protesters demonstrating against the war in Gaza circle a series of unsanctioned tents on Library Mall last spring as police prepared to remove the encampment. A new protest policy at UW-Madison expressly forbids erecting tents on campus, already prohibited by state law.
UW-Madison's revised policy governing campus protests prohibits protesting in front of the Abraham Lincoln statue on Bascom Hill. Students and their families mob the site every spring for graduation photos.
