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Rallies are held intermittently on campus in support of the three until they are given 18 month sentences in March 1973. Three soldiers, Tom Chase, Steve Geden, and Daniel Kreps, are accused of the bombings. The power substation, reservoir, and telephone exchange at Camp McCoy, near Sparta, Wisconsin, are damaged by explosions. Campus Crusade, first aid flierДЇollowing bombs being found in Memorial Library, the Association of Student Library Workers strike in protest over the rising violence on campus. The National Guard is again called to campus and uses tear-gas against protesters. The killing of students protesting the Vietnam War at Kent State (OH) and Jackson State (MS) spark a week of protests and violence on campus, including several firebombings. TAA Strike on campus, Abe Lincoln statue on Bascom Hill. VisitВ the Campus Voices page on the TAA StrikeВ for more information. Student David Burress comments on his feelings after the strike.History Department Chairman Morton Rothstein comments on harassment he received from students due to injunctions in his department.В (2:50).Student Patricia Russian comments on the injunctions issued to German Department teaching assistants.В (1:54).Student Patricia Russian comments on the picket lines.Student Henry Haslach comments on the TAA leadership at the time of the strike.William Loomer comments on the status of teaching assistants before the strike.В (2:48) Professor of Agricultural Economics C.Student Henry Haslach comments on the build-up to the TAA strike.While results of the strike are mixed, TAA does win recognition and exclusive representation and bargaining rights for TAs, more job security and a clearer grievance process. The strike lasts through early April, when the TAA accepts the UniversityвЂ™s contract offer. The Teaching Assistants Association (TAA) calls a strike on March 15 over collective bargaining issues with the university. The Chicago Seven had been arrested during protests at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.

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Over 1,000 people rampage around campus breaking windows and confronting police, after five members of the Chicago Seven are convicted of crossing state lines to incite riots. Student James Rowen comments on the SDS offshoot вЂњMother Jones.вЂќ (7:54).Student James Rowen comments on SDS and the GE protest.When met by police, the crowd rampages through State Street and University Avenue breaking windows. Other attacks during this week target the Dane County Selective Service Board, the ROTC building, the Racine County Selective Service Board, and the Army ammunition plant near Baraboo, Wisconsin.Дў500 people march from Library Mall toward the Engineering Building to protest GE recruiters on campus (photo below).

On January 4, the Primate Lab is firebombed (photo below). On January 3, a firebomb causes $20,000 in damages to the Red Gym.

On January 2, vandals cause $1,300 in damages to the Army Reserve Center on Park Street.

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