Wednesday, Dec. 9
After three hours of testimony, Madison’s Board of Park Commissioners reaches a compromise on the city’s controversial changes to the public amplified sound fees and limitations for music festivals. Stay weird, Madison.
Thursday, Dec. 10
A UW System Board of Regents panel approves a resolution in support of free speech and open exchange of ideas on campus. The vote comes weeks after UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank wrote a controversial email saying no one is entitled to “express [their thoughts] in ways that diminish others, or that devalues the presence of anyone that is part of our Badger community.”
Friday, Dec. 11
The campus debate continues on day two of the UW System Board of Regents meeting. About 30 UW-Madison students protest institutional racism on campus during the regents meeting, presenting System officials with a list of demands to address racial inequality and lack of diversity.
Saturday, Dec. 12
A 28-year-old Madison man, later identified as Sammel J. Erving, is found dead from a gunshot wound in a parking lot on East Washington Avenue. Police are still seeking a motive in the killing, which is Dane County’s 11th homicide in 2015.
Monday, Dec. 14
Gov. Scott Walker makes The Chronicle of Higher Education’s 2015 “Influence List,” but not in a good way. He earns the title “Faculty Foe” for cutting the UW System budget, taking on tenure and altering shared governance.
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Tuesday, Dec. 15
We knew this was coming, but so soon? Wisconsin men’s basketball coach Bo Ryan announces his retirement, effective immediately, after the Badgers’ victory over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. Ryan’s longtime assistant coach, Greg Gard, will take over as interim coach.
