When asked which food industries represent Wisconsin, anyone will jump to “beer and cheese,” with maybe sausage and sauerkraut for good measure. There is, however, a reason those foods come up together, beyond the fact that they make a great meal: They all fall under a category of fermented foods… Read more »

This past Friday marked the 17th annual Day of Silence, a day of silent protest for the LGBTQ community. But at the LGBT Campus Center, Friday was about breaking the silence through [un], a new zine featuring art by LGBTQ community members and allies. Anyone can participate in the Day… Read more »

The University of Wisconsin is known for its competitive edge, with football and basketball teams consistently ranked near the top in the nation. And it’s no secret that Madison students have a knack for eating and drinking. So maybe it shouldn’t come as a surprise that this college town is… Read more »

Everyone knows a pessimist — a lamenter of everyday life that can’t find the bright side of a desk lamp and then asks you to turn it off so it doesn’t hurt his eyes. Generally they are a guaranteed buzz-kill and the last person you want to listen to. Pessimist… Read more »

In a small basement venue, crowded but not packed, Chicago rockers in Young Jesus are set to take the stage, preceding a pair of local Madison bands — Temple and Pushmi-Pullyu. A mingling audience pays little mind to the imaginary stage barrier, one broken throughout the night as the bands… Read more »

A student organization is trying to reduce waste in Madison by getting their hands dirty and scouring downtown Dumpsters for useful items worthy of donation. Dumpster Diving Revolution is an organization led by UW senior Andy Bose, whose interest in reusing and recycling seems to come from a general awareness… Read more »

There are some places on Earth that few people have ever seen. Places where humans, if unprotected, would die within moments. Places like deep-sea chemosynthetic vents, where the Earth’s crust emits deadly fluids, where some creatures have actually adapted to survive and thrive. Artist and natural illustrator Karen Jacobsen, with… Read more »

It’s been three long years since anyone has heard from Minneapolis hip-hop collective Doomtree as a whole. The group’s five MCs and two producers have been hard at work on solo projects, each with their own flavors. In No Kings, the seven flavors have finally reunited in synergy to create… Read more »

Longboarding is on the rise in Madison and across the nation. Most have likely seen swarms of longboarders meeting at Capitol Square, tearing down the hill on Observatory Drive or at least a few solitary riders around town. But the boards they are riding don’t come cheap. A typical longboard,… Read more »

The University of Wisconsin’s art department opened its studio doors last week for its annual Studio Days, giving the public a taste of what’s going on in the graduate art community. Art lovers on campus have plenty of opportunities to see the final products created by students in the graduate… Read more »

Hanna Roth knows child abuse and hopes to end it through her nonprofit organization based in Madison, the Rainbird Foundation. She wants to put an end to stories like that of one 2-year-old Kenosha girl. The toddler arrived at an Intensive Care Unit covered in so many bruises doctors stopped… Read more »