Herald blogs

Development Weblog

We hope to use this blog as a forum to allow you to give your input on the Herald's website. We'll post updates about features and pages we're working on, and you can comment to let us know what you think!

Recent entries:

• September 1, 2009: Feeds updated, too! by Charlie Gorichanaz
• September 1, 2009: Staff page finally updated! by Charlie Gorichanaz
• August 12, 2009: Threaded commenting now live sitewide by Charlie Gorichanaz
• April 25, 2009: Blogs more or less finished by Charlie Gorichanaz
• March 26, 2009: Revamping advertising pages by Charlie Gorichanaz

Extra Points

Check back often to get breaking news, funny and interesting tidbits and some live game blogging.

Recent entries:

• November 20, 2009: LIVE BLOG: Wisconsin football at Northwestern by Jordan Schelling
• November 20, 2009: LIVE BLOG: Men's hockey at St. Cloud State by Adam Holt
• November 18, 2009: LIVE BLOG: Wisconsin basketball v. Oakland by Jordan Schelling
• November 15, 2009: Recruiting Update by Max Henson
• November 14, 2009: LIVE BLOG: Men's hockey vs. Alaska Anchorage Game 2 by Adam Holt

Muckrakers

Muckrakers is a collaborative blog comprising posts by Herald columnists and Editorial Board members. The blog is designed to offer topics for debate, rebuttals and other additions to the UW-Madison public discourse.

We encourage you to add your voice to the discussion by commenting.

Recent entries:

• November 10, 2009: Report: Barrett to make decision by the end of the week by Kevin Bargnes
• November 10, 2009: Plan 2008, or Plain Racist? by Jerad McHenry
• November 7, 2009: President's Visit Marked a Speech to One of the Last Groups Not Critical of Him by Jerad McHenry
• October 29, 2009: We're All Neo-Liberals Now! by William Merrick
• October 27, 2009: A new use for an old drug by Matthew Fuxjager

Simply Sumptuous

Welcome to Simply Sumptuous, a chronicle of one student's attempts to navigate her way around the kitchen and experiment with new directions in baking and cooking.

Recent entries:

• October 13, 2009: Eating on the go: Snacks for the insanely busy student by Allie Demet
• October 5, 2009: Eating on the go: Home-made granola bars by Allie Demet
• September 23, 2009: Peanut butter muffins by Allie Demet
• September 18, 2009: Oatmeal craisin cookies with pecans and chocolate chips by Allie Demet
• September 13, 2009: Kitchen sink cookies by Allie Demet

The Beat Goes On

The Beat Goes On is a blog comprised of thought-provoking questions and unique coverage of University of Wisconsin events, as well as snarky commentary about national celebrities, television shows and film, from The Badger Herald's ArtsEtc. editors and staff writers.

Read, comment and enjoy.

Recent entries:

• November 18, 2009: Brother Ali makes an 'Exclusive' stop by Joe Nistler
• November 17, 2009: 'Vagabond Opera' musical chameleons by Sarah Grzezinski
• November 17, 2009: Two Fresh chop it up by Stephen Dixon
• November 16, 2009: 'Bad Romance' proves irresistable by Emily Dretzka
• November 12, 2009: With Wale, there is no 'Attention Deficit' by Stephen Dixon

Retired blogs

Afterthoughts Weblog

Last five entries:

• March 17, 2005: "Secularism" is not a religion by Rob Hunter
• November 18, 2004: Related articles on infringement of privacy by Rob Hunter
• November 11, 2004: Debunking "intelligent design" theory by Rob Hunter
• November 10, 2004: Submission by Rob Hunter
• October 27, 2004: Some Challenges to my Endorsement of Pres. Bush by Mark Baumgardner

Election Weblog

Last five entries:

• November 3, 2004: Bush: I won, now pay up by Rob Hunter
• November 3, 2004: A real mandate (barely) by Rob Hunter
• November 3, 2004: Kudos to Kerry by Mac VerStandig
• November 1, 2004: Am I the Only Wild-eyed Optimist Left? by Rob Deters
• November 1, 2004: Final predictions by Rob Hunter

The City Within

Online follow-ups to print stories, explanations of coverage and news bites of stories affecting college students at the local and national level.

Last five entries:

• September 16, 2008: Good night, and good luck by Alec Luhn
• April 21, 2008: University Police release exact prostitution stats by Alec Luhn
• April 16, 2008: Portrait of a prostitute by Alec Luhn
• March 28, 2008: Local Buddhist monk commends protest in Tibet by Alec Luhn
• March 9, 2008: "What was it like? Did you shoot anybody?" by Alec Luhn

The Republic

Last five entries:

• March 17, 2005: "Secularism" is not a religion by Rob Hunter
• January 18, 2005: Diploma Mills and Homeland Security by Rob Hunter
• January 3, 2005: Shirley Chisolm, 1924-2005 by Rob Hunter
• January 1, 2005: Happy New Year by Mac VerStandig
• December 20, 2004: Sealed, delivered, and signed? by Mac VerStandig