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Ava Menkes

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Ava Menkes

@AvaMenkes

Incoming @RaleighNewsObserver| Words in @TheNation @WisconsinWatch @CapTimes @Isthmus @UWJournEthics @VeronaPress | Former ME @dailycardinal

Madison, WI

Joined March 2023

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Ava Menkes
@AvaMenkes
Jun 25, 2025
🧵I am overjoyed to share that the @dailycardinal has been named a national finalist for the Best All-Around Student Newspaper by the Society of Professional Journliasts, placing second in the country!
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Ava Menkes
@AvaMenkes
Apr 11, 2024
This officer nearly died at the Jan. 6 riot. He hopes young voters will spur political change By: myself via @dailycardinal Read here: dailycardinal.com/article/2024/0…
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Ava Menkes
@AvaMenkes
May 2, 2024
UPDATE: High school pro-Palestine protesters from Madison West High School are walking down Regent Street toward the state Capitol. dailycardinal.com/article/2024/0…
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Ava Menkes
@AvaMenkes
May 3, 2024
UW System President Jay Rothman said the “clashes” were “instigated by the protesters.” In all video footage taken by the Cardinal, police officers were the first to encircle the encampment and begin to push.
Matt Smith
@mattsmith_news
May 3, 2024
New: Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman on Wed's clashes in Madison: "I think what happened on Wednesday morning was basically what we would have expected ... to the extent that there was clashes, it was instigated by the protesters." THE IVIEW SUN ON UPFRONT...
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Pro-Palestine protest day three: Protesters rebuild encampment after police remove tents
From dailycardinal.com
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Ava Menkes
@AvaMenkes
Mar 12, 2024
I’m incredibly thrilled to share I’ll be joining @WisconsinWatch as a statehouse intern this summer, reporting on everything from legislative maps to the RNC while fact checking claims this election year. I’m forever grateful to @byjackkelly and @MattD4th for their guidance.
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Ava Menkes
@AvaMenkes
May 3, 2024
UPDATE: Wisconsin Young Americans for Freedom (YAF), and GOP Badgers have announced a “Party in the USA” at 6 p.m. on Library Mall. This will occur in the same location as the encampments.
Day five of the pro-Palestine encampment at Library Mall
From dailycardinal.com
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Ava Menkes
@AvaMenkes
May 3, 2024
In a letter to the editor in @dailycardinal, Jewish UW faculty, staff and students are in support of protesters for divestment & ceasefire
dailycardinal.com
Letter to the Editor: Letter from Jewish UW faculty, staff and students in support of protesters...
Complete University of Wisconsin-Madison coverage since 1892.
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Ava Menkes
@AvaMenkes
Apr 10, 2024
I am super excited to share that I’ve been elected as next year’s Managing Editor for the @dailycardinal. I am so grateful for this opportunity to lead the paper alongside incoming Editor-in-Chief @francesca__pica!
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Ava Menkes
@AvaMenkes
Jun 3, 2024
Today was my first day with @WisconsinWatch as a statehouse reporting intern! Feel free to send tips and reach out to me at [email protected] 😊
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Ava Menkes
@AvaMenkes
Dec 15, 2023
Some personal news: a bit premature but I’m very excited to share that next fall I’ll be joining the @UWJournEthics center as an ethics fellow! I look forward to writing more about journalistic accountability and audience-media interactions- thank you so much @uw_sjmc 😁
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Ava Menkes
@AvaMenkes
Dec 6, 2023
An engineering student transferred to UW-Madison, and it didn’t go to plan. Here’s why. By: myself via @dailycardinal
dailycardinal.com
An engineering student transferred to UW-Madison, and it didn’t go to plan. Here’s why.
Kayla Romanovs-Malovrh previously attended UW-Stout’s engineering program, until she realized she wanted a stronger program.
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Ava Menkes
@AvaMenkes
May 5, 2024
I would like to thank @noegoldhaber the Cardinal’s College Editor who has operated + planned all the coverage this week AND has been at Library Mall everyday for hours on end. She cares so deeply about her work and reporters. I’m so grateful to work with her!
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Ava Menkes
@AvaMenkes
Apr 30, 2024
A group of police are holding batons and what appears to be Panera Bread food outside the Fluno Center.
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Ava Menkes
@AvaMenkes
Jun 8, 2023
I worked on this article for two months. A story that started about a UW System survey morphed into a larger narrative of how Wisconsin campuses address free speech and controversial views held by students. Read more here:
dailycardinal.com
UW System grapples with campus free speech dilemma
A UW System student poll and video of a UW-Madison student voicing racist views has officials debating how to regulate freedom of expression at universities
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