Gillian Rawling
The Boston Bomber Has a Bad Day
By Nick Rawling , Gillian Rawling and James Ma | Mar. 26Hey Almanac readers! We hope you enjoyed the special edition of our beloved column this week. The Almanac editors would like to opportunity to share some really exciting news: this section now has a podcast! (not at all related to our article published from a few weeks back about another mediocre white guy starting one) We’d love if you’d take a minute to sit back and enjoy 4 of UW-Madisons dullest students talk about random shit.
Canada Goose changing Coastie outlook on homelessness
By Gillian Rawling | Mar. 25Coastal students at UW-Madison, commonly known as Coasties, have started an effort to address income inequality after listening to their econ professor, Daveed Johnston, talk for two minutes and then tune out everything that applied to them.
Double ‘The Bachelorette’ seasons, Double the Fun
By Gillian Rawling | Mar. 25Double ‘The Bachelorette’ seasons, Double the Fun
Interview with Tanner from the Phi Alpha Fraternity
By Gillian Rawling | Mar. 11As I was browsing Twitter this week, I came across an unfamiliar face in the UW-Madison community. Member of the Phi Alpha Fraternity — notorious for excessive drinking and leaving mounds of trash on the frozen lake after dartys (as well as being completely made up). Tanner Smith left a tweet that piqued my interest: “Listen. If you abolish Greek life, who’s gonna do the dirty work of making Madison objectively worse? This city needs us.”
Donald Trump Bought Some Really Weird Shit
By Gillian Rawling | Feb. 25The day of reckoning for Donald J. Trump has finally arrived: This week the New York tyrant’s tax returns were released to the public and the Department of Justice is at last able to expose the scamming, cheating scum he really is.
UW Chancellor announces she'll take COVID-19 into her own hands
By Gillian Rawling | Feb. 18If you haven’t gotten tested for Coronavirus with the safer-badger app up until this point, you may have received an email from the university asking you to go.
Almanac’s official guide to being single on Valentine's Day.
By Gillian Rawling | Feb. 11For some, this weekend means roses, chocolate, dropping loads of money on dinners, and best of all: gifted squishmallows. Couples will be swept away by the spirit and whimsy of the holiday and enjoy themselves on intimate dates, relishing the one-on-one time that only COVID-19 can provide.
Groundhogs Day predictions: 6 more weeks of winter, detrimental climate change and a nonexistent end to the covid lockdown
By Gillian Rawling | Feb. 4Punxsutawney Phil sans mask
Experts speculate that Covid-19 causes permanent brain damage after seeing Paul Chryst’s performance Saturday
By Gillian Rawling | Dec. 10It has been a disappointing past two weeks for Badger fans, to say the least. Some have been able to chalk it up to bad luck and a couple of questionable plays, but medical experts speculate that it could be much more consequential.