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It’s going to be rainy again today. There’s a chance of a thunderstorm mostly in the morning, and showers through the afternoon. The high will be around 72 degrees, but wind gusts as high as 25 miles per hour are possible. Best to save your outdoor plans for tomorrow.
Pro-Palestinian rallies on UW campuses today
Student groups have scheduled rallies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and UW-Milwaukee this morning in support of Palestine. They are among the first planned in the state since New York police arrested more than 100 pro-Palestinian demonstrators at Columbia University, which set off protests at other colleges nationally.
The Journal Sentinel will be posting updates here throughout the day. Kelly Meyerhofer and Sophie Carson also break down what’s happening in other states and what has happened so far on Wisconsin’s campuses.
The rallies come as the semester winds down and commencement nears. The past school year has left both Palestinian and Jewish students on edge, with many feeling misunderstood, anxious and isolated.