Faculty Republicans manning a voter data desk early Tuesday morning on the College of Wisconsin-Eau Claire had been surprised by the conduct of an unhinged professor who violently flipped their desk over after inaccurately complaining they had been too near the campus polling website for the statewide election on a Supreme Courtroom seat and voter ID referendum.
Video posted by the UWEC Faculty Republicans exhibits the alleged attacker strolling away after flipping over the desk. Voter materials may be seen strewn on the sidewalk within the transient video:
Violent Crawford supporter flipped our desk this morning. Vote Schimel to deliver again justice and civility! pic.twitter.com/0RttOLdMkf
— UWEC Faculty Republicans (@UWEC_CR) April 1, 2025
UWEC Chair Tatiana Bobrowicz posted a video saying the attacker was IDed by the college because the chair of the English division:
@WisGOP @gop @A1Policy pic.twitter.com/pt8Q3LxoCA
— UWEC Faculty Republicans (@UWEC_CR) April 1, 2025
Bobrowicz gave a extra detailed account of the attack to WQOW-TV (excerpt):
18 Information spoke with the chair of the group, Tatiana Bobrowicz, who was there when it occurred. In keeping with her, that they had a desk arrange for the election Tuesday after they had been approached by a person. She stated he requested her why they had been so near the polling place. When she stated they had been previous the 100-foot requirement, Bobrowicz stated he instructed her ‘the time for that is over’ and flipped the desk over.
Bobrowicz stated the complete incident lasted round ten seconds.
The person has been recognized as a professor and division chair of the English division, José Felipe Alvergue.
Jose Felipe Alvergue has now been confirmed by the college to be the attacker from this morning. pic.twitter.com/X1F2OtEoni
— UWEC Faculty Republicans (@UWEC_CR) April 1, 2025
UW-Eau Claire Interim Provost Michael Carney issued an announcement to the media in regards to the incident (via WEAU-TV):
I’m deeply involved that our college students’ peaceable effort to share data on campus on election day was disrupted. UW-Eau Claire strongly helps each individual’s proper to free speech and free expression, and the college stays dedicated to making sure that campus is a spot the place all kinds of opinions and beliefs may be shared and celebrated. Civil dialogue is a crucial a part of the college expertise, and peaceable engagement is key to studying itself. We’re working with the Universities of Wisconsin and the Workplace of Common Counsel, which is conducting a complete investigation of this matter. The college member concerned has been positioned on administrative depart pending that investigation.
UPDATE: WSAU-TV reports police are investigating (excerpt):
Police in Eau Claire are reportedly trying right into a college professor after college students alleged that they (sic: he) attacked a bunch of Faculty Republicans and flipped their desk, supporting former state Lawyer Common Brad Schimel on Tuesday morning.
UPDATE 2: Court records show Jose Felipe Alvergue has been charged with disorderly conduct, given $295 bond and has a courtroom date of Could 7.
