Badgers deliver late for Team USA in gold medal win

PODCAST

Crisis at the Khol: #24 Badgers fall to underdog Buckeyes

By Matt Titus , Otto von Sothen and Matthew Shultz | 5:00am

Hosts Otto Von Sothen and Matthew Shultz dive into the Wisconsin mens basketball team's upset loss to Ohio State late Tuesday. Then, the pair recap the recent Wisconsin mens hockey series against Ohio State. 

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MEN'S BASKETBALL

No. 24 Wisconsin collapses in Columbus

By Matthew Schultz | 7:12pm

Badgers blown out by unranked Buckeyes in revenge-minded road clash.

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LIFE & STYLE

Bar guide: State Street Brats voted best college bar by students

By The Daily Cardinal | Feb. 19

The Daily Cardinal revived its annual bar guide, letting students vote for their favorite campus-area bars across six categories.

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CITY NEWS

Madison residents share memories, express support for detained Señor Machetes owner

By Ted Hyngstrom | Feb. 19

Madison community members organized a fundraiser aimed to support the family of Señor Machetes owner Noel Quintana after the restaurateur was detained at O’Hare International Airport on Jan. 23.

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SCIENCE

‘Measles is no holiday’: What to know about the respiratory virus

By Sophia Han | Feb. 19

With measles lingering around campus, University of Wisconsin-Madison infectious disease specialist Joseph McBride discussed the steps students can take to stay safe. 

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SCIENCE

Meet the UW-Madison lab developing technology for the blind, visually impaired

By Elizabeth Baumberger | Feb. 19

MadAbility, run by Yuhang Zhao, is developing access technology that relies on machine learning to fill information gaps for people who are blind or have low vision. 

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CAMPUS NEWS

Regents float reduced-credit, three-year bachelor’s degrees amid enrollment, retention concerns

By Tori Baerenwald | Feb. 19

The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents reviewed policy revisions to potentially introduce reduced-credit bachelor’s degree programs as many system schools weigh lagging enrollment and retention. 

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ARTS

‘The ‘Burbs’ is a faithful reboot with its own soul

By Andrew Holton | Feb. 19

When I was younger, my dad owned “Big,” “Money Pit” and “Forrest Gump” on DVD. These movies served as my introduction to Tom Hanks. Naturally, I was intrigued when I saw Peacock planned to reboot “The ‘Burbs,” another Hanks classic, into a TV series.

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ARTS

‘Kimberly Akimbo’ where age is just a number

By Britta Sevcik | Feb. 19

The curtain rises, and the stage is set. Students skate across the stage, sharing their high school struggles and disdain for their small-town lives. 

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THE BEET

The Beet’s Top 5 candidates to replace Mnookin as chancellor

By Dominic Violante | Feb. 19

Who’s best to sift, winnow and all that jazz in Mnookin’s absence?

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THE BEET

Starships sunset? UW Food delivery robots on strike!

By Dominic Violante | Feb. 19

The robots are refusing to deliver food and drinks across campus until they get better working conditions.

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WOMEN'S HOCKEY

Wisconsin women’s hockey is leaving its mark in Milan

By Annika Bereny | Feb. 19

With the gold medal match on the horizon, the Badgers on Team USA have proved priceless.

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WOMEN'S HOCKEY

‘They’re a true dynasty’: Badgers reflect on Wisconsin women’s hockey Olympic run

By Tejas Rao | Feb. 19

From LaBahn Arena to Milan and Cortina, Wisconsin women’s hockey is setting the standard for Badger sports.

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THE BEET

Mnookin causes measles outbreak, claims it’s key to ‘diversity of health’, The Beet uncovers

By Dominic Violante | Feb. 19

Mnookin’s measles mandate madness in Madison 

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LIFE & STYLE

Talk of the town: Is Valentine’s Day more than just a consumer holiday?

By Jackson Baker | Feb. 19

For a holiday that often equates material items with real affection, it felt like love was in the Madison air on Saturday.

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OPINION

Culture or costume? The line between Chinese appreciation and appropriation.

By Sydney Frusher | Feb. 19

Being Chinese is not a trend or a brand that can be defined by a consumer base to which people cherry-pick and customize to their own convenience. Being Chinese is an identity and lived experience marked by traditions and values established far before the emergence of the countries and peoples who seek to exoticize it.

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OPINION

Who gets to belong on America’s biggest stage?

By Lily Andrias | Feb. 19

If belonging depends on exclusion, it will always be fragile. If national identity cannot accommodate linguistic and cultural plurality, it does not reflect the country as it exists. Bad Bunny’s halftime show became a question America needs to answer: is expansion a threat, or is it simply the next chapter in a story that has never been singular to begin with?

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PODCAST

Cardinal Call: University of Wisconsin–Madison Students for a Democratic Society Lead Anti-ICE Protest

By Amellia Fowler | Feb. 18

This week host Amellia Fowler speaks to Features Editor Avery Chheda about his story “Students climb Bascom Hill to demand a safer campus against ICE.” in a discussion of students, faculty and alumni protesting increased ICE presence. 

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STATE NEWS

Wisconsin honors crossing guards during new recognition week

By Zoey Jiang | Feb. 18

The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction announced Feb. 16-20 as Adult School Crossing Guard Recognition Week.

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STATE NEWS

Proposed bill shields Badger NIL contracts from public records law

By Haellie Opp | Feb. 18

University of Wisconsin Athletics staff testified in favor of an assembly bill that would enact a series of regulations and provisions to protect athletes and university interests regarding name, image and likeness agreements.