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Just go with the flow…

University of Wisconsin student Nika Taylor demonstrates her hoop skills at the Student Organization Fair Wednesday night. Taylor represents the Madison Flow Club on campus and used her talent to draw in new members.… Read more »


Sink or swim?

Members of the University of Wisconsin Hoofers organization set sail on an almost frozen Lake Mendota Monday afternoon, despite temperatures in the mid and low 20s.… Read more »


You! Me! Dancing!

A full house of students enjoy a free concert by Welsh band Los Campesinos! at Union South on Saturday night. The event was hosted by Wisconsin Union Directorate Music and also featured the Portland-based band Parenthetical Girls.… Read more »


The writing on the wall

Children paint a wall at Bookless, a celebration in the empty building formerly occupied by the Central Library. The event was a one-day-only art show that featured the work of local artists and included interactive art and kidsí activities.… Read more »


Next stop: Sochi 2014

International students new to the University of Wisconsin campus glide by during an open skate event at the Shell Friday night. The event was hosted as part of the activities sponsored by SOAR. … Read more »


Belt it out!

Members of the Jewop A Capella group perform for the public during a free concert Wednesday afternoon. The singers are part of UW’s only official Jewish A Cappella group.… Read more »


One foggy day…

Onlookers can just barely see past the Memorial Union Terrace docks Wednesday afternoon as a thick fog plagued the campus. Halfway through December, the Madison area has yet to see its first significant snowfall, but has been hit with a number of overcast and humid days as temperatures sea-saw.… Read more »


A studying pause for paws

A friendly pup visits students at Chadbourne Hall who are in the midst of one of the most academically stressful weeks of the year. … Read more »


Breakfast with Santa!


Let them eat cake

Attendees enjoy birthday cake in honor of the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery’s first birthday. The event offered building tours, behind-the-scenes excursions and fossil hunts with prizes. Science demonstrations also highlighted the research mission of the Institute.… Read more »


Mad for the Hatters

David Persley, a senior in the UW Madhatters a cappella group, performs a solo during their Winter Concert at the Orpheum Theatre on Saturday Night.… Read more »


Just for kicks


Red Ribbon!


Photo: Gnarly, bro!


Inside the artist’s studio


Photo: The most wonderful time of the year


Do you want to play a game?

Ariela and Karl Haro von Mogel duke it out over a game of Jenga as a part of National Gaming Day. The event allowed participants to enjoy their favorite video and board games at Steenbock Memorial Library on Saturday.… Read more »


Travelin’ Band

The Henhouse Prowlers got toes a-tapping in the Rathskeller during a free performance on Friday night. The band was the focus of a PBS series sound track and was supported by opener Daylight in the Swamp.… Read more »


Whose Axe?


As the city braces for winter


Badger birthday bash

UW’s traditional pre-game Badger Bash assimilates into a birthday celebration for Dane County’s 175th before Saturday’s game against Purdue. Dane County Executive Joe Parisi joined with UW’s marching band to lead the crowd in celebrating the county.… Read more »


Bare It All!

More than 200 participants showed up for Sunday morning’s chilly Bare It All charity run. The annual 5K run/walk is free to participants, but sponsors ask for a clothing donation either before the race or as the race progresses and participants heat up. This year generated more than 300 pounds… Read more »


Free food with a side of history


Are You Afraid of the Dark?

The Horror in the Dark in Olin Park, hosted by the Madison Metro Jaycees, gave attendees the chance to test their fear of things that go bump in the night on Halloween.… Read more »


Nothing scares Badgers!


Playing on Mendota Avenue


Unfurling the new Chazen


Tokyo rock takes Madison


Taking the lead


Horns galore!


A break from the library


Going Mad(Hatters) for trivia

Members of the University of Wisconsin MadHatters men’s a capella group serenaded students duking it out for trivia superiority on Wednesday. The Trivia Night, hosted by the Wisconsin Alumni Association, awarded points for Homecoming week.… Read more »


It’s the Great Pumpkin


Man Overboard


Not another ‘Manic Monday’


Lookin’ sharp

Tubas catch and distort the red and white reflections of members of the University of Wisconsin marching band during this weekend’s game against Oregon State. The Badgers reigned victorious on the homefield over the Beavers, and while most fans kept the rowdiness in check, the game did not come without… Read more »


Anchors Away!


Just hangin’ with the young folks


Band of drummers


This is your body on dubstep


Merry Christmas, hippies


Up, Up and Away!


Relaxing on the Terrace


Grinning through finals


‘I RUVV YOUUU!!!’

With the weather finally feeling like spring in Madison, some students are venturing into the outdoors to enjoy the new warm temperatures. This student in the Lakeshore neighborhood played with a dog to blow off some steam before finals.… Read more »


Didgeridoo it

A member of the Western Percussion Ensemble plays a piece of PVC piping as a didgeridoo in a performance of “A Light Hour” by Danish composer Per Norgaard, featuring instruments from around the world and some “found” instruments.… Read more »


Sounds of Summer

University of Wisconsin freshman Margaret Palmquist says she would rather play her accordian outside for others than write her 10 page Russian paper. … Read more »


Mad as a Hatter

What at first appeared to be a scene from Alice in Wonderland was actually an Easter celebration Saturday morning on Capitol Square. Kids made hats and led the parade around the square as part of the 10th Annual Easter Hat Parade, which also included visiting farm animals.… Read more »


Partyin’ Partyin’ Yea!

Taking a break between classes, some students show off their school spirit with Bucky on Wednesday as part of the All-Campus Party. … Read more »


I want you… to eat a healthy breakfast


Get them to the Greek

The University of Wisconsin Greek community held opening night for their annual Humorology event. The collection of skits and musical numbers are written, directed and performed by teams of fraternities and sororities, and a winner will be announced Saturday after the closing performance. Proceeds from ticket sales go to Camp… Read more »


Bump, Set and Spike

Wednesday’s warm temperatures brought out many students from their winter hives, including these undergraduates playing volleyball in the Witte Backyard.… Read more »


Yummy!

Madison child Rowan Trest marvels over displays with her mother Marie at the Edible Book Festival. The event features edible creations made to represent works of literature. The books were made by student, community members and teachers, and participants voted on the winner.… Read more »


We don’t need no stinkin’ signs!

Though the beloved Memorial Union Terrace is not yet officially open, students still gathered there Tuesday afternoon to enjoy the sun and some beer. The tables and chairs are expected to be in place next week.… Read more »


Just like heaven

University of  Wisconsin sophomores Erin Johnson and Conor Roach take advantage of Sunday afternoon’s beautiful spring weather to study on Bascom Hill. The high temperatures and humidity remained through the night, but storms hit much of Wisconsin in the evening.… Read more »


Walk it out


Braaaaaains!

A group of around 100 Madisonians dress as zombies and march down State Street to the Capitol early Saturday afternoon as a way to add new ‘life’ to protests surrounding Gov. Scott Walker’s controversial decision to strip public workers of collective bargaining rights.… Read more »


Dino-fun

Paleontologists Lisa Zago-Martin and Don Pfister present at Dinosauria, an event hosted by the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery, where attendees learned about dig sites and got to see and touch real dinosaur fossils.… Read more »


Jump around!

University of Wisconsin Students jump around at an April fools Union South flash mob Friday afternoon. The new building is slated to open its doors the 15th of this month.… Read more »


If you want to be a Badger…


Not really a clock…

Young Americans for Liberty meet on Library Mall with a home made debt clock, which they hope allows onlookers to visualize the national debt.… Read more »


A helping hand

Ira Slatter, who teaches a pottery wheel class, reaches over to gently guide the diligent pottery wheel work of Sarah Caldwell, one of the students in the class at Memorial Union.… Read more »


DANCE IN A TRANCE!

Members of Hypnotiq, a UW hip-hop dance crew, rehearse one of the routines during a practice Wednesday night. The group tries to be an outlet for hip-hop dancing for all students on campus. The crew has showed off their moves during campus events, including UW Homecoming.… Read more »


Echoooooo!

A far cry from the scene at the Capitol this time last month, the rotunda was virtually empty Tuesday afternoon. Visitors still followed security protocol consistent with the protests, though; only the Hamilton Street and Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., entrances were open, still subjecting those entering to bag searches… Read more »


Bit of spring break snow

While temperatures this week teased Madisonians with thoughts of spring, a fluffy cover of snow blanketed the city Wednesday morning. Some used the unexpected snow as an opportunity to make a political statement on Capitol grounds. Frosty is apparently a union member.… Read more »


Bros on the floor

Patrick Butrym, Aaron Henry, Blake Sorensen and Montee Ball receive recognition from the Wisconsin Assembly after a season culminating in a visit to the Rose Bowl. Though the Badgers did not win the game, Assembly members congratulated the team and its coaches with an official resolution.… Read more »


Night ripper plays all day

Known for his artfully woven mash-ups spanning every decade and genre, Girl Talk (a.k.a. Greg Gillis) is bathed in light as he plays for his Madison audience at the Alliant Energy Center.… Read more »


Draba Queen

A woman peers through a high-powered microscope at the Draba station at this weekend’s Leopold Discovery Day. The event presented science stations based around naturalist Aldo Leopold, who wrote “A Sand County Almanac.”… Read more »


Forward!

Sen. Herb Kohl, D-Wis., spoke at the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery Thursday about the possible benefits for University of Wisconsin researchers under new patent reform legislation. Kohl said UW is a hub of innovation for the rest of the nation and it is crucial for inventors to be able to… Read more »


Where’s the camel?


‘Tell the Truth! Tell the Truth!’


Masticating in Madison


Someone got served!


Year of the Rabbit


Kids in suits get all the good jobs

UW students looking to avoid dreaded unemployment upon graduation gather Tuesday night at the Kohl Center for a career fair. Good luck!… Read more »


Outta my way!

Two roller derby participants at the Alliant Energy Center try to nudge one another off the track to score another point. They were competing at the center’s Coliseum for a home match of the Mad Rollin’ Dolls, Madison’s local women’s roller derby team.… Read more »


Not bad, eh?

A bundled-up ice fisher holds his catch proudly on the Monona Bay during a weekend ice fishing trip this January. While this man fished alone, many others came out to the bay to carve into Lake Monona’s ice and brave the chilly winter Madison weather in the hopes of snagging… Read more »


Not a good time to sneeze

While others look on, Bob and Trish Evans perform some tricky juggling stunts at the 47th Annual Madfest Juggling Festival at the Alliant Energy Center’s Exhibition Hall. Both said they were college athletes before taking up juggling.… Read more »


Whoops!

Two sisters skating at Tenney Park on Madison’s east side tried to take advantage of the below-freezing temperatures this weekend before one of them fell on the ice. Forecasters predict the chilly weather will, unsurprisingly, last all week and well into the weekend. … Read more »


Why can’t people drive in snow?!

A few unlucky Madison citizens are unable to control their car in the icy road conditions yesterday and end up driving head-on into a tree right outside The Badger Herald office.… Read more »


I’m too sexy for this fleece

The UW Hoofer Outing Club sponsored a Bike Winter Fashion Show Wednesday, showing off all of the new winter cycling gear.… Read more »


Just pretend there’s something there

The UW Understudies, a short-form improvizational group, had their winter improv show Wednesday night. Members of the group get together bi-weekly to practice their comedy and entertainment skills. The troupe is committed to teaching improv skills to students, as well as putting on several performances a year.… Read more »


Nothing says ‘holidays’ like free condoms!

Sexy Mr. and Mrs. Claus made a special guest appearance at Sexual Health Awareness During the Holidays. Mr. Claus brought along a stocking full of condoms for both the naughty and nice.… Read more »


Show Stopper!

UW A Cappella group MadHatters sang during a sold-out show at the Orpheum.… Read more »


Freezing for a good cause

Members of the UW chapter of the American Medical Student Association Melanie Mustful and Dan Stoltz braved the frigid weather Wednesday to hand out hot chocolate to passersby on Library Mall. The group was handing out hot drinks and AIDS ribbons to cold students as a way to commemorate World… Read more »


Gettin’ gritty

Bucky and friends enjoy a Nitty Gritty dinner with a percentage of the proceeds going to fund MS research.… Read more »


“Thank you for your attention!”

Long-time UW Botany professor Timothy Allen serves students in his famous class “Plants and Man” Caesar salad and bananas foster as part of his last “herbs and spices” lecture before retiring from teaching at UW this semester.… Read more »


Merry Thanksgiving and a happy new month

Carolers from the Wisconsin Chamber Choir sang Thanksgiving songs to their audience at Trinity Lutheran Church.… Read more »


Take a deep breath in… and out

Dancers take a moment to relax before they begin their performance at the Madison Dance Conference, a three day event featuring performances from groups like Hypnotiq and the Badger Ballroom Dance Team, as well as workshops taught by the same groups.… Read more »


Accio ginger!

Harry Potter fans flock to Madison’s theaters to see the first film of the final chapter of the epic series.… Read more »


Feel the rhythm

Members of the West African Dance of Madison group performed at the Union Wednesday for World Languages Day.… Read more »


Getting into the holiday spirit

Kris Rasmussen helped people to create a little holiday cheer during a quilled ornament making class sponsored by the Union’s mini-courses. Quilling is the term used for rolling and shaping strips of paper to create unique designs.… Read more »


How high can you go?

Students could join Bucky in rappelling off the side of Memorial Union Monday night as part of the Union’s festivities on the 15th of every month leading up to the opening of the new Union South. Other activities included bowling, pool and free snacks.… Read more »


Try it, you’ll like it!

A patron tries some of the fare offered at the Madison Farmer’s Market, now held at the Monona Terrace. Customers and vendors can still make a trip to the market a part of their Saturday morning ritual, now sheltered from the cold weather.… Read more »


Some early holiday cheer

The Olin Park holiday lights began this weekend, already reminding the city of Madison the holidays are on their way.… Read more »


Badgers belt it out

Complete with sequins and electric guitars, the Wisconsin Singers belt out tunes during their Friday night show “We’ll Take You There!” at the Wisconsn Union Theater. The performance included local high school choirs as well as a medley of UW singing groups.… Read more »


We will make things better

More than 70 people participated in a video shoot to raise awareness about bullying of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals Wednesday. UW’s LGBT Campus Center and UW Housing co-sponsored the video shoot, with the hope that the video will send the message that the LGBT community and those who… Read more »


Playing for change

Street musicians perform together at the Overture Center Tuesday night in a “Playing for Change” concert. Event proceeds go to build music schools in the communities in which these musicians lived.… Read more »


Paging Dr. Bucky

University of Wisconsin pre-medical students meet with Bucky as well as leaders in various medical departments to learn about pursuing schooling in medicine at UW and a career after school is done.… Read more »


My stomach is ready to rumble

Madison Mayor Dave Cieslewicz got ready to dig in at the Heavy Metal Chef competition at Monona Terrace Monday. The event, sponsored by Monona Catering,raised money for the city’s charity combined campaign, with the winning chef’s charity receiving proceeds from ticket sales.… Read more »


A bit of Bollywood at UW

A traditional Indian dancer performs during Diwali Night held at the Wisconsin Memorial Union Theater. Along with dancing, there were skits and a medley of musical performances.… Read more »


Peace Park opens… again!

A Lisa Link Peace Park attendee thanks the opening ceremony’s guests. While the park has been opened since homecoming weekend, this Saturday marked the park’s formal ribbon cutting. In honor of the park, a Native American group performed a traditional dance accompanied by music. Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, said… Read more »


Jim Wand hypnotizes UW-Madison

UW fraternity Sigma Alpha Epsilon hosts renowned hypnotist Jim Wand, who convinced attendees to do some rather strange things. The show’s ticket sales went to benefit the Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin.… Read more »


WID soon to open

A group tours the new Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery building, located on the 1300 block of University Avenue. The building is less than one month away from its Dec. 2 grand opening and will house private research enterprises of the Morgridge Institute for Research as well as public research enterprises… Read more »


Those crazy cats sure can jive


Winter is a comin’


1, 2, 3, stroke!

University of Wisconsin athletes and volunteers show other little Badgers how to play some of their favorite sports during Kids’ Day at the Kohl Center this weekend. Not only did kids get to play around, but they received free admission to the women’s hockey game.… Read more »


There are pumpkins in this lake

Hoofers Sailing Club members dove into Lake Mendota Thursday and emerged with fully carved pumpkins.… Read more »


Appealing to college students 101

Rep. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., and Democratic gubernatorial Tom Barrett visited Madison areas bars Thursday night to drum up support for the Tuesday election. Baldwin made it to Chaser’s Bar, but Barrett ducked out after Whiskey River Saloon. Not, Baldwin assured, because he could not handle the bar crawl—he decided to… Read more »


We’re off to see the wizard…

Madison Children’s Museum presented Baby’s First Halloween where parents brought their children to enjoy live music, special treats and an outdoor costume parade.… Read more »


Work that wood

Merlin Luschen demonstrates his skills at a basic woodworking class Monday night. Luschen, a custom furniture builder, teaches the class through UW’s mini-course program.… Read more »


Boo!

Students had the chance to get some chills and thrills at the UW Hoofers Haunted House Wednesday.… Read more »


Treats: always better than tricks

UW sophomore Sarah Black decorates Halloween cookies with a local youngster during ‘Trick or Treat with the Greeks.’… Read more »


A Madison haunting

Ghosts and ghouls jump out at attendees of Horror in the Dark haunted house at Olin Park Thursday night.… Read more »


Drop your pants


So that’s what I look like


Man on the Orpheum Moon

Hip hop star Kid Cudi played a sold-out show at the Orpheum Sunday night. A raucous crowd was treated to Cudi’s biggest hits such as the stoner anthem ‘Up, Up and Away.’… Read more »


LeRoy Butler appears for charity


Knock some back for knockers

In honor of breast cancer awareness month, the KK holds a fund raiser called ‘booze for boobs,’ which raised more than $1,400 last week.… Read more »


No job? Stay in school

More than 80 graduate schools from across the country presented their programs to prospective students at the Graduate School Fair at Memorial Union Wednesday.… Read more »


Fall is in the air

Red leaves wrap around the Chadbourne dorms on a beautiful fall day in Madison. Although the weather is still pleasant and warm, the changing colors of the campus leaves reflect the Autumnal season. Temperatures for the week will be in the upper 60s.… Read more »


Smashin’ It Up

Anyone looking to take a little aggression out could take a whack at a Minnesota-colored car for the Pi Kappa Alpha fundraiser held this weekend in preparation for Saturday’s Homecoming game against Minnesota.Correction: This photo caption originally said Phi Kappa Alpha, but the fundraiser was actually held by Pi Kappa… Read more »


Waving Goodbye to Homecoming 2010

Students watch the Homecoming Parade, which spanned parts of Gilman Street, Wisconsin Avenue and State Street. The UW Marching Band played crowd favorites amid kids diving for candy thrown from floats. At the end of the parade, the crowd was treated by a fire works display by the Memorial Union.… Read more »


Sing it, sister!

The final round of the third annual UW’s Got Talent showcased eight contestants, chosen from preliminary rounds. Men’s a capella group, Fundamentally Sound, won the competition with their rendition of “All the Above” by Maino. Second place went to Kiley Kearn and Sami Sobaski for their rendition of Lady Gaga’s… Read more »


Yell Like Hell!

UW Homecoming festivities continue throughout the week, with a challenge which let participants sing popular tunes with everyone’s favorite Badger worked into the lyrics.… Read more »


Sweet air guitar!

UW students channel their inner rock stars at the air band competition thrown by the Wisconsin Homecoming Committee in the Rathskeller.… Read more »


Heave! Ho!

UW student groups participated in the Badger Games Monday, sponsored by the UW Homecoming Committee. The event is just one of a week-long schedule of activities meant to get students pumped up for the homecoming football game Saturday.… Read more »


Future Green Thumb


Om nom ice cream!


Om nom nom

UW students meet on Library Mall Thursday to crown the champion of Ian’s Pizza eating. … Read more »


I smell dead people

Community members trickled into the D.C. Smith Greenhouse on Babcock and Linden drives Tuesday afternoon to check out the greenhouse’s resident titan arum, also known as a corpse flower, for its first bloom in its nine year lifespan. The species is named for its characteristic rotting meat smell during blooming.… Read more »


Silver and gold and Keumboo, oh my!


Wild and crazy Badger fans


After work blues


Jammin’ on Orchard Street


Let’s get social


I’ll see you…

Gunar Dieckmann was one of several people on Library Mall yesterday preaching to passing students about morality.… Read more »


Lights!

As part of UW’s Year of the Arts, a group of faculty and students from the MFA Lighting Design program will set up lighting designs on various locations throughout campus for the next three days. Tomorrow night’s display is set to appear on Lathrop Hall along University Avenue.… Read more »


A ‘barn’ good time


If you want to be a badger…


We will, we will rock you, Helen C


Burning up Library Mall


Protesters storm the mall


1, 2, 3, 4… What’s next?


Master of the tides


Boat Spotting


Leap of Faith


They’re Break Dance Fighting!


Rainbow pride

Videos of the parade and rally speakers: Baldwin, Wonder Woman appear at Madison’s pride celebrationParade photos: Madison pride parade in photos… Read more »


Yay for logs!


A night in the park

Madison residents enjoy the beautiful weather with music to match at Opera in the Park July 17. The annual event is free and open to the public and features the Madison Symphony Orchestra along with Madison Opera.… Read more »


Shopping fatigue


I’m too young for this


Will work for bananas


Oh Puppy!


DJ for charity


Going Bananas


Chancellor Scholarship Winners


A nice day for a stroll


Vroom Vroom


Medical marijuana party


Crowd comes alive with sound of ‘We the Living’


No clean jobs on Earth Day?!


State fair, Madison style


Van Hollen honors crime victims


Bucky breakdancing bonanza!


Madison’s favorite holiday: 4/20


Cuckoo for All-Campus Party


I want to ride my bicycle…


Spring in the air, farmers market on the square


Varsity Band celebrates ‘On Wisconsin’ anniversary


Spring is in the air


Freezing out sexual assault

University of Wisconsin students “froze” in place on Bascom Hill Monday to raise the visibility of Sexual Assault Awareness Month on campus. Inspired by comedy troupe and YouTube sensation Improv Everywhere, students gathered at the hill around 1 p.m. for the demonstration. Awareness events continue today with a discussion of… Read more »


NCAA title shipping back to Boston


Madhatters wail away


Now, how do I get down?


Mad tea partiers return to Madison


Where are the brakes, again?


Mall of the dead


Feingold sets up shop in Madison


Hookah-in up at the Terrace


Bagpipe brigade


Oh what a day is today!


Dave, Henry and Pat


St. Patrick descends on Madison


Look what I can do


Struttin’ her stuff on the catwalk, baby

University of Wisconsin design students hosted a lingerie show at the Segredo bar Thursday night to show off their newly created clothing sets. Hundreds of students showed up to watch sexy females strut their stuff on the runway in fashionable lingerie designed by the students, escorted by suave and debonair… Read more »


There’s something in the mist!


Colorful flowers to brighten a gloomy day


Lucky Irish?


Clinging to the wall


Bring it!


The return of a queen


Whatever you do … don’t look down


Red, white and … silver?


Phe-nom-nom-nominal


Careers FTW!


The Horror


‘On Wisconsin, On Wisconsin, Fight on for Her Fame’


Brrr….


Madison catches curling fever


Way over(ture) yonder in the minor key…

View more photos of the concert in ArtsEtc.… Read more »


Misha: The Man, The Dance, The Legend


Kids: 137 Dad: 0


Look what I can do


Spin me right round, baby


Well I met you at the blood bank…


Some lament snow…


…While others enjoy


Can you hold it up so I can see the pictures?


Badgers’ rule of ice extends outdoors

Saturday’s Culver Hockey Classic at Camp Randall saw a total of 48 individuals ejected from the games, 10 of those ejections being University of Wisconsin students, according to a statement from UW Police Department. In all, eight citations were issued, five of them to UW students. Thirty-six ejections came as… Read more »


College students v. food


Happy birthday to U…W!!!


Talent Show Contestants Bring It On


Wisconsin beats Michigan State, 67-49


Where Tina Feys are formed


Year of the Tigger!


Checkmate! No wait…Yahtzee!


Conservation Lobby Day


Putting it on ice


The thinker, redux


Favre flushes fans’ dreams


Ice fishing gets soggy


Take on me, take me on


Sijak!


Roma-ro-ma-ma


This would be fun if I wasn’t so dizzy


Presents for me?


Just add snow


Gay rights supporters march on Capitol

Click to view the full article on this event.About 200 activists gathered at Library Mall today at noon before marching to the Capitol stairs for a series of speeches promoting gay equality, universal health care and withdrawal from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.Event organizer and UW junior Jessie Otradovec… Read more »


Dishonest Abe


Come get it, dinner’s ready!


Flashing … lights (lights, lights)


Campus goes mad for the ‘Hatters’


Badgers take down wolverines 45-24


On Wisconsin 100 years old


Wisconsin soilders honored


Kickin’ it at the Union


Bombs away!


Wood Work’n


Can you count that high?


Addressing a crisis


Dancers reveal eastern philosophy


Underwater Pumpkins


Road trip your nation


Shake that ass


Madisonians ‘fall’ for beautiful weather


No one can rain on a badger’s parade


One ring to rule them all…


So you think you can rock?


Canned heat in my heels…


‘I am domestic violence’


Organizations raise awareness


A 1, and a 2, and a 3, and a 4


Get your game face on


Nader a dull moment


Confront your inner demons


Those jokes are bananas


Singin’ in the rain


JUGGLE ‘TIL YOU DROP


‘Oh I wish I were an Oscar Mayer Wiener’

The classic Oscar Mayer Weiner jingle rang through the air in the Microbial Science Building Monday as the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences began its “Wisconsin’s Best” lecture series with Steve Quickert, a scientist for Kraft foods, speaking about the classic ballpark delicacy. Wisconsin, a premier leader in the… Read more »


Abe Turns 100


Good morrow, sir! Good morrow to you.


Play ‘Freebird’


Remembering 9/11


Partying with Helen C.


Getting a ‘Taste of Madison’


Newcomers learn school spirit


Madison comes alive with Students


Workers pour foundation of new biochemistry building

In a spectacle that involved 350 concrete trucks over a 12 hour period, construction of the University of Wisconsin Biochemistry Department’s 2011 Tower finally began Friday night after months of demolition and excavation.More information on the project is available at http://www.biochem.wisc.edu/biochem_phase2/default.aspx.… Read more »


Tickets sell out in record time

University of Wisconsin undergraduate student season football tickets sold out in a record 2 1/2 hours last month after students stormed UWbadgers.com as soon as tickets went on sale at 8 a.m. local time. This year marked a change from the lottery system used the past two years to… Read more »


Concerts on the Square

The Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra’s Concerts on the Square series attracts hundreds to the state capitol Wednesday evening for some music and relaxation.… Read more »


Rhythm & Booms draws thousands despite postponement

Thousands watched as fireworks lit the sky for Rhythm & Booms Sunday evening. The annual Fourth of July display at Warner Park traditionally takes place the Saturday before July 4, but it was postponed a day due to weather concerns. Holding the event on a non-holiday weekend allows the city… Read more »


Memorial Day in Madison




Feature photo: Controller grip: Thumbs up, fingers out


Feature photo: Look ma, no hands!


Feature photo: Roll, baby, roll


Flutter by the Celebration



Feature photo: To the beat of a different drum


Feature Photo: Who turned out the lights?


Feature Photo: Lipstick on a Pig


Feature Photo: Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy


Feature Photo: Frostbite in places never thought possible

View more photos of the 2009 Polar Plunge… Read more »


Feature Photo: Elephant marches for freedom


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