Life & Style

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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.

Social media etiquette in the modern age

We live in an age of social media. It is a fact. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, you name it: The accounts have become a part of our lives.  We interact with people from around the world, find out news, upload pictures and do it all from the comfort of our own homes.

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.

Tapping into the benefits of coconut oil

During a routine trip to the store, it’s common that we need to have separate lists in our head for food, toiletries and beauty products. It’s rare that a single item can cross over multiple lists and serve a variety of roles.

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.

Record Routine: Showing vulnerability, Adele's vocals highlight '25'

Fame is a monster. The public spotlight pointed at every celebrity, athlete and politician probably places more stress on them than any number of stage lights under which media figures thrive. But not every celebrity opens up under the harsh scrutiny of a reporter’s question or paparazzi flash bulbs. After releasing a seminal break-up album in 2011, Adele closed herself off, focusing on establishing a family and having a baby. As 21 remained on Billboard’s top album chart, Adele didn’t lavish in the spotlight. Instead, the singer-songwriter reflected upon the relationship which spawned her record-breaking album and crafted a follow-up.

BadgerSpill aims to accommodate recent user increase

Supporting Peers In Laidback Listening, a student organization focused on helping students maintain mental health, aims to use its recently raised budget to aid the group as it accommodates a recent spike in usage, according to its president Adela Tomsejova.