UW-Madison protesters need to revive 1960s grit. It’s time to challenge university policy
By Owen Puckett | Oct. 24Images of students marching in the streets, holding signs and chanting for justice are familiar to the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s campus community, evoking memories of the civil rights movement, Vietnam War protests and anti-apartheid demonstrations. Today, while students still make headlines, they don’t seem to hold the same political clout they once did. The question is: why?