In February, Madison.com instituted a paywall on its site, including the Wisconsin State Journal and The Capital Times. But is this an effective and essential measure? Yes, it is. Shoveling content...

A new multicultural center could provide a space for all of us Madison College is home to many things. We were first as a two-year college to bring stem cell study to the classroom. We are one of the few...

Winter was another reason why I was super excited about being placed in Madison to study. I would finally experience snow in America. As an international student from Indonesia, a tropical country with...

There is a strong drinking culture in Madison, and in a place where it can be difficult to walk a block without finding a bar, it’s no surprise that there have been several fatalities on Madison area...

As you drive up Highway 13 – just south of Mellen, Wis. in Ashland County – and look close enough you will notice a black outcropping on the side of the old highway. This black mass is called taconite,...

In the digital age, nearly everything is public. Politicians and celebrities are constantly being caught with scandalous photographs, emails, text messages or voicemails. There are very few people or public...

You might not think of school as a lonely place; not with so many people milling around and so many interesting things to do. In a recent study, Elisabeth Gareis, an associate professor of communication...

There are those for whom the next three words will haunt their every waking moment until Feb. 28: Black History Month. Carter G. Woodson developed the original “Negro History Week” with the hope that...

The GOP is in a big mess of trouble. President Obama delivered the 2013 State of the Union address on Feb. 12, and his incredibly ambitious tone seemed less like that of a president in his second term...

The connecticut shooting was an awful tragedy, not only for U.S. citizens but also for the world. Our heart is broken to hear how Adam Lanza dared to kill 26 people at Sandy Hook Elementary School and...

The president has said that he strongly believes in the right to bear arms and that most gun owners are well within the law and use their guns responsibly. However, the new legislation is a practical...