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"That’s bare minimum that we’re guaranteed no police brutality for the next 24 hours:" On the solidarity encampment's fourth day, student demonstrators got a small reprieve - after a meeting with Chancellor Mnookin

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Here's your local news for Thursday, May 2, 2024:* We share an update on the "liberated zone" at UW-Madison,* Hear from some high schoolers who participated in today's May Day protest,* Check in with the UW faculty members speaking out in support of student demonstrators,* Discover the power of storytelling and solidarity,* Peruse the wide world of countertops,* Investigate the science of bowling,* And much more.

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