- UW-Madison fraternity cancels annual fundraiser event on Lake Mendota due to safety concerns, leading to post-party trash cleanup by student volunteers.
Student volunteers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison gathered to remove litter after photos of post-party trash scattered on a frozen Lake Mendota circulated online.
What happened?
Per The Badger Herald, the UW-Madison Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity generally holds the Lily’s Classic fundraiser and hockey event on the ice each year to raise money for epilepsy research. This year, the event was canceled after SAE said it could not comply with UW administration requirements to address safety concerns…