Talk:Sterling Hall bombing

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[edit] Creation

I created this page to elaborate on the Sterling Hall bombing, which I felt we could go into more detail about if it were on it's own page. I did not want to detract from the UW-Madison history by discussing this even in too much detail.

I'm also interested in this article personally, not only because I took classes in this building, but now I actually work in the building next door (to which the physics department has moved). So please don't just speedy delete. There is a lot more to be said about this topic, I just didn't have time recently myself to do it. So is this a way of saying "hurry up!"? JabberWok 13:46, 5 October 2005 (UTC)

An article with original research meeting Wiki standards could be appropriate but not in the sense that the new article detracts the history of Sterling Hall from the History of the University which must remain on the main page. Also, the topic heading, Hall needs to be capitalized.

[edit] Content

There is more content on the page today, however sketchy. It appears to be going beyond what is on the main page.

So far it is kinda anecdotal and non researched.

You might expand by looking into the Karlton brothers being hometown boys from the blue collar side of town, dad worked at Gisholt on East Washington where perhaps they got some of their orientation (as opposed to being West Siders). And David was sorta a New Yorker outatown guy. It was kinda pathetic when he was released on bail in his pink sweater to see him putting up "Free David" posters all over campus by himself to be viewed by a student community that did not even remember his name by that time. Of course, the locals did.

Leo was the one that looked the part of a radical, he was a terrifically friendly guy on the rowing team with long "radical hair" that made him standout as being close to whatever secret things were going on. You might describe his writing and editorials on the Cardinal and his role as Editorial Director.

An article would be greatly improved by profiling the bombers backgrounds and also the interplay of the campus administration totally failing the community by not recognizing the ticking time bomb on their hands (admin not faculty). There probably should be inclusion of Chancellor Young who was a very nice guy, but again, had his head in the sand.

Also, this article would require a comprehensive research of the damage that ocurred, its costs, bio on the fatality, info on the MATH research project and its denials. And inclusion of how the bombing completely shocked the campus, local and state community. And how the bombing changed the anti war movement on campus.

Kyle Andrew Brown 02:11, 6 October 2005 (UTC)

Much of the information I've placed on this page is derived from the two books I've placed in the "References" section. So I'm confused by your "anecdotal and non researched" statement. Tom Bates researched his book with many personal interviews - even interviews with Karl Armstrong, and David Fine themselves. I've also personally looked up and printed off full copies of stories that ran in the Madison papers after the bombing. But I'll try to add more references as soon as I can.

Also, it sounds like you seem know a lot about the bombing and the campus at the time. You could add some stuff too, no? JabberWok 03:01, 6 October 2005 (UTC)