Obama endorses Crowley for Wisconsin governor

OPINION

“You should not be here”: The chilling implication behind President Trump’s word

By Maxwell Goldberg | 5:00am

We’re supposed to be a country built upon free speech. 

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COLUMNS

Column: When the coaches and the media disagree, who’s right?

By Jonathan Mintz | 4:00am

The women’s hockey world can’t yet decide who they think is going to win it all this year. Maybe they should.

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CITY NEWS

MPD advances implementation of body-worn cameras through MCF grant

By Zoey Jiang | 3:00am

The Madison Police Department received a grant from the Madison Community Foundation to deploy body-worn cameras by the end of 2027 in response to community concerns.

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SCIENCE

Wisconsin residents help Marshfield researchers track tick-borne threats

By Brad Wensel | 3:00am

As part of a new citizen science project, Wisconsin residents can contribute to tick-born disease research by going for a hike.

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IN-DEPTH

Education student rates across the country are dropping. Higher ups won’t stop fighting it

By Haellie Opp | 3:00am

The University of Wisconsin-Madison was named the No. 1 School of Education (SoE) in the nation for the third year in a row in April. An additional 12 graduate programs in the school were also ranked in the top 15 by U.S. News. And yet, in the last two decades, awarded education degrees have been on a steady decline.  

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FOOTBALL

Coach Fickell promises to keep doing whatever the hell it was that won them the Penn State game

By Parker Rupnow | 2:00am

All articles featured in The Beet are creative, satirical and/or entirely fictional pieces. They are fully intended as such and should not be taken seriously as news.

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CAMPUS NEWS

A day in the life of the UW-Madison Marching Band

By Erin Bickford | 2:00am

The University of Wisconsin-Madison Marching Band helps to create the football gameday environment everyone knows, but what does the gameday experience actually look like for the musicians?

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STATE NEWS

While Wisconsin’s political divide deepens, experts say elections remain competitive

By Karma Voth | 2:00am

Former Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Washington Bureau Chief Craig Gilbert spoke about Wisconsin’s changing political landscape and the factors influencing the 2026 midterm elections.

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CAMPUS NEWS

Wisconsin Union debuts purple terrace chairs for domestic violence awareness

By Maia Weissman | 2:00am

15% of proceeds from the chair sales will be donated to the University Health Services’ fund for student survivors of intimate partner violence, sexual assault or stalking.

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CITY NEWS

Madison failed to pass funding for Willy Street stabilization program. What does it mean for its businesses?

By Phoebe Morris | 2:00am

Madison Common Council denied Williamson Street businesses $100,000 after protests disrupted business operations for two weeks.

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SCIENCE

The research behind the first FDA-approved drug for Alexander Disease

By Addison Dama | 2:00am

The FDA approved Zanvastro, the first drug to treat Alexander Disease, a breakthrough that wouldn’t have been possible without research at the Waisman Center.

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CITY NEWS

Public Health launches campaign for Dane County gun safety

By Isa Killian | 2:00am

Steady increase in suicides and accidental firearm injuries prompt further action from Public Health Madison and Dane County.

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CAMPUS NEWS

Fill the Hill flamingos set another fundraising record

By Zoey Jiang | 2:00am

The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s 14th annual Fill the Hill fundraiser effort covered Bascom Hill in plastic flamingos and brought in over $800,000 to support the university’s greatest needs.

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MEN'S SOCCER

Emile Kisse finds success in first season at Wisconsin

By Ava Hudson | 2:00am

The Fordham transfer has established himself as a key contributor for the Badgers.

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OPINION

Looksmaxxing: Who wins in the race to look your best?

By Robin J. Faulk | 12:00am

Social media influencer Clavicular has tapped into a deeply insecure audience, and it's proven very lucrative. 

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News

“Moonlighters” redefines what it means to make incomparable work

By Danielle Witelson | Oct. 7

“Moonlighters,” the second annual University of Wisconsin-Madison staff and faculty art show, celebrated the idiosyncratic nature of being an artist. Each piece was uniquely itself, yet still in harmony with every other work in the gallery. 

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News

Cardinal Call: UWPDs Annual Security and Fire Safety crime report recap

By Amellia Fowler | Oct. 7

This week host Amellia Fowler speaks to Daily Cardinal Staff Writer, Alena Shored about her story “UW-Madison crime reports show increase in reported stalking, hate crimes in 2025” in a discussion of the University of Wisconsin–Madison Police Department's Annual Security and Fire Safety report.

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CAMPUS NEWS

UW-Madison students hold vigil honoring national victims of ICE

By Karma Voth and Ophelia Sidmore | Oct. 7

A dozen students gathered at a candlelight vigil hosted Thursday by Madison Students for a Democratic Society to remember victims of ICE and bring attention to the human impact of immigration enforcement. 

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ARTS

Memory and joy at MMoCA’s Art Market

By Grace Yue | Oct. 7

By Sunday, Oct. 4, Julie Jasinski had figured out what Madison wanted to hang on its walls: Swedish recipes.

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ARTS

Chazen Art Museum and Kohler Art Library host zine-making event for UW-Madison students

By Ophelia Sidmore | Oct. 7

The Kohler Art Library, in partnership with the Chazen Museum of Art and the Department of Art History, hosted a free night of zine-making for students in the Chazen's Mead Witter Lobby on Thursday, Oct. 1.