“We dance because we can; we stand for those who can’t.” This motivational phrase has been adopted by Wisconsin Dance Marathon, a local student organization dedicated to helping provide health care for children at the American Family Children’s Hospital here in Madison. The committee puts on a dance marathon event… Read more »

“New Year’s Eve” was created by director Garry Marshall, best known for “Pretty Woman,” who produced “Valentine’s Day” with the same team last year. The entire movie is basically just a montage of eight (yes, eight) very cliché New Year’s Eve stories, pitching New York as the ultimate place to… Read more »

Giving someone a gift during the holidays they don’t expect but really enjoy always feels great. Finding something interesting the recipient will appreciate and use isn’t always simple, though. Here are some great gift ideas for the fitness guru in the family, or for those just beginning their path to… Read more »

Hey everyone, here are some haunted house reviews from in and around Madison just in time for Halloween. The first haunted house reviewed was at “Screamin’ Acres” at Eugster’s Farm Market, 3865 Highway 138 in Stoughton. Arriving early I happened to be the first one there. The dark landscape illuminated… Read more »

Well folks, it is time for the holiday that generates the highest candy sales: Halloween. Now I know for many of you trick-or-treating is not on the menu, but care packages from home, Halloween candy commercials or those daunting candy isles at the convenience store may have you going cuckoo… Read more »

This week I want to cover a topic that I feel is crucial to discuss because it is often overlooked: binge eating disorder. It is estimated that over 8 million people in the United States suffer from an eating disorder, and that 10 percent of college women develop one. Binge… Read more »

10 quick moves for a killer workout Increasing amounts of homework, midterms not too far off and only 24 hours in a day — finding time for exercise during days like these can prove to be troublesome. But don’t fret! Here is a total-body sculpting workout for even the busiest… Read more »

“Drive,” based on the book by James Sallis and directed by Nicolas Winding Refn, is a well put-together film that keeps viewers on their toes throughout the entire wild ride. Driver (Ryan Gosling, “Crazy, Stupid, Love”) is a Los Angeles movie stunt driver by day, and a for-hire getaway driver… Read more »

Hello Herald readers! My name is Jenny Slattery and I am a sophomore here at the University of Wisconson. I am currently an undeclared journalism major, a writer for the Arts Etc. section and one of two voices that will be present in The Badger Herald’s new column, Low-fat… Read more »

Picture yourself surrounded by a beautiful tropical garden, sitting underneath an ornate Thai pavilion and floating off into a world of serenity and rejuvenation. Sounds like a great Sunday afternoon, but where can you find that in an urbanized city like Madison? The answer is closer than one might think. Yoga… Read more »

An obvious creation of the French screen-writer and producer Luc Besson (“The Fifth Element”) and self-dubbed director Olivier Megaton (“Transporter 3”), “Colombiana” is an action packed, revenge-centric B-movie starring the gorgeous Zoe Saldana (“Takers”). The film begins in Bogotá with young schoolgirl Cataleya (Amandla Stenberg in her debut feature film)… Read more »