Libraries Under Scrutiny, Elk Love & That Alarming Email From UW’s President
The City Cast team is here to round up the news of the week. Bianca Martin, Hayley Sperling and Molly Stentz discuss where the UW System might be headed, after the president mentioned cutting back liberal arts programs on some campuses in an email. Plus, state lawmakers are calling for libraries to contact parents about the books kids borrow, and an elk visits McFarland in search of… love?
Mentioned on the show:
🎓 Exclusive: Facing budget shortfalls, UW System president privately suggested chancellors ‘shift away’ from liberal arts programs at low-income campuses [Daily Cardinal]
💬 Rothman’s response to the above Daily Cardinal article [X, formerly Twitter]
📚 GOP bills would make librarians tell parents everything kids check out [Cap Times]
🦌 Looking for love, lost elk causes a stir in southern Wisconsin [Wisconsin State Journal]
🍻 And… does Mickey’s Tavern count as a dive bar or not? Let us know your dive bar hot takes (and be sure to listen to our episode on dive bars if you missed it on Thursday!)
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