Life Style

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Stir up your typical java with Madison’s coffee scene

Joe has many names. Some say java, others affectionately call it mud, but most just say coffee. Regardless of the name, for many of us running hectic lives on this bustling campus, it’s the only thing that gets us out of bed in the morning. In honor of last week’s coffee day, WalletHub put together a list of the best cities for coffee-lovers to call home in 2016.

Get back into the midterm groove

Midterm season can be an extremely stressful time, especially if this is your first experience with it.

Makeup tips for drawing the classic winged liner

For those of us not gifted with a perfectly steady hand or a team of expert makeup artists, a lot of q-tips, makeup remover and frustration can be wasted trying to get that cat-eye just right. Learning to master this classic beauty look can be a difficult process.

Dane County Farmers' Market Guide 2016

Find out everything you need to know about the Dane County Farmers' Market with our guide below! Here's a sneak peek at the puns inside: "Peas get excited to turnip the beet and make your way out to Wisconsin's most happening market."

Fun and free activities for every Badger

Orientation and move-in day are just around the corner for the newest batch of Badgers at UW-Madison!

Choosing the 'right' college major

I hail from the Golden State, where the temperature is mild and the beach is near. Many people ask me why I traveled all the way across the country to Wisconsin for college.

2016 Daily Cardinal Readers' Choice Issue

We asked. You chose. Read to find out what you, the readers, chose as some of your favorite restaurants/places/things in and around Madison. 

Revamping traditional winter accessories

It’s that inevitable time of the year again: walks to class feel longer, we are teased with sneak previews of spring, but because we live in Wisconsin, it’s still cold out.

Forage Kitchen blends food, health and style

This fall, co-owners Doug Hamaker and Henry Aschauer, along with chef Katie Brozen opened Forage Kitchen — a restaurant where delicious and healthy food meets convenience.  Hamaker and Aschauer both graduated UW-Madison in 2010, but the idea for Forage Kitchen was dreamt up long before then.  Forage Kitchen was conceptualized while the two were still attending school and noticed a lack of, as Hamaker puts it, “homegrown or healthy restaurants to eat at.” Thus, Forage Kitchen was born.  “[People] don’t have to stress about eating healthy, because everything in the restaurant is healthy,” Hamaker said.  The duo wanted to create a setting that had a sophisticated vibe comparable to a sit-down restaurant in New York City or Chicago.

Raw vegan in college

Imagine a lifestyle where you could eat as much as you want while experiencing a healthy weight, clear skin, increased energy and more.

Dear Single People: A guide to finding love on Valentine's Day

As Valentine’s Day inches closer, a familiar divide emerges between people, recognized by either the excited or spiteful reactions to aisles of pink and red candy.

2016 Brunch Guide

Cardinal staff members delve into which restaurants are go-to locations for the perfect brunch getaway. From the "magic coffee" of Graze to the Valentine's Day ambiance of Sardine, this guide details the best spots for your next meal.

Tackle the sophomore slump this semester

It’s that time of year again where I seriously question if I have seasonal affective disorder, or if I’m  simply too lazy to get out of bed because it’s bone-chillingly cold outside.

Cooking & College: Easy overnight oats

A week away from the start of spring semester, the morning hit me like a bag of bricks. Classes were starting again, textbooks needed to be bought, my ex-boyfriend’s things returned, a bus pass to get, groceries to buy—the list never seemed to end...

Maintaining new motivation for predictable resolutions

Perhaps one of the most dreaded and unoriginal resolutions of the new year, “working out” never fails to be revisited by tired adults everywhere in an annual attempt to get into shape.  While the resolution itself might be predictable, your workouts don’t have to be.

Getting the best out of a liberal arts institution

Brandy Melville lacks clothing size diversity

Comfortable. Cozy. Soft. Trendy. Casual. Stylish. Cute. These are all words that my peers replied with when I asked them about the popular female clothing brand, Brandy Melville. This brand has gained an insane amount of popularity in the last year. The products are, in my opinion, just as described—a socially acceptable way to wear pajamas outside.

Vilas Zoo will add two new animals in 2016

The Henry Vilas Zoo plans to add two new animals in 2016—a young male harbor seal and an adult female orangutan—with the help of donations from the community, according to a press release.

Internet radio does what music blogging never could

“Are you sick of this sh*t yet?” reads the first sentence of Pitchfork’s “Top 10 Albums of 1999” article published in 2001. “...Let's not forget the New York Times' incredibly out- of- touch list of the 25 best albums of all time. (One word: No.)” The introduction reads like an angry college student madly pounding at their keyboard, more concerned with establishing a flippant attitude towards mainstream music journalism than introducing a list for the best albums of the year. A Pitchfork article beginning in such a manner in the year 2015 would raise eyebrows with its complete lack of professionalism, yet it was this exact attitude that propelled the website into the cornerstone for independent music journalism that so many regard it as today.

Crowd dances to ODESZA’s EDM beats at the Orpheum

It doesn’t seem too difficult a feat anymore for DJs, dubstep artists or electronic dance music creators to get a crowd to move with their rhythms and beats. It takes something more than just beats to transport people somewhere else though, or to introduce qualities that inspire more than just losing yourself to the music. ODESZA did that Nov. 22 in the Orpheum Theater, and they did so without ever losing the dreaminess that also accompanies their music.