This week’s Melanin Speaking contribution comes from Noah Laroia-Nguyen, who uses photography to portray varying identities and the implications that these identities hold.
Sen. Kamala Harris, D-California, and lieutenant governor candidate Mandela Barnes joined incumbent Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, for a rally in Madison to urge Wisconsinites to get tot the polls and take advantage of early voting.
Around 400 UW-Madison students and community protestors marched from Library Mall and down Langdon Street until they reached the Capitol in the #CancelKavanaugh Walkout Against Sexual Assault, a call to stop Judge Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Best known for their laser-and-balloon-filled live shows, The Flaming Lips and frontman Wayne Coyne brought their fans the same experience they've been churning out for more than a decade on Friday night at Summerfest, but the show wasn't short on personalized touches — including a giant inflatable banner that read "F*ck Yeah Summerfest."
For the second time in less than two weeks, Madison-area students led a major protest against gun violence in schools and across the country. Saturday's march was one of more than 800 "sister marches" held worldwide and included speeches by U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin and U.S. Representative Mark Pocan.
More than 5000 high school and middle school students from around Dane County walked out of classes at noon on Wednesday and gathered at the steps of the Capitol to call for gun control measures. The walkout comes as part of the #enough movement that has emerged out of high schools across the country following the Valentine's Day shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.
Badger legend and former national player of the year Frank Kaminsky had his number 44 jersey retired Thursday night at the Kohl Center, with many former teammates on hand to participate in the ceremony.
With numerous former players in attendance for the retirement of Frank Kaminsky's number 44, Wisconsin's men's basketball team upset No. 6 Purdue 57-53 in a game that came down to the wire.
Photographers Brandon Moe and Cameron Lane-Flehinger capture Wisconsin's 27-21 loss to Ohio State in the 2017 Big Ten Championship. Wisconsin has now lost their last three championship appearances and likely falls out of contention for a College Football Playoff spot.
Photographers Brandon Moe and Jon Yoon capture the action of Wisconsin's 31-0 shutout of Minnesota at TCF Bank Stadium. The win solidified a perfect 12-0 regular season for the Badgers.
Photographer Brandon Moe captures Wisconsin's 24-10 win over Illinois, in which the Badgers remained undefeated with an 8-0 record.
Horizon High School, located just a couple miles west of UW-Madison's campus, is the only recovery high school in Wisconsin. A new piece of legislation recently passed by the State Legislature would create a charter for a second recovery school located somewhere in the state.
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