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By Evan Verploegh  Dec. 8, 2015 Hailing from Portland, Oregon, MarchFourth Marching band combines thick, horn-driven funk with acrobatics and elements of the burlesque. Dressed in a mismatch array of clothes ranging from buffalo heads, chest hair revealing vests, and more stripes than you can count, the 20 members of MarchFourth were a spectacle before […]

By Ciaran Fitzpatrick   Nov. 23, 2015   “You met Moses!? I saw him, we high-fived. I was like whoa, another dude from the bible.” So began my conversation with Jesus Christ, real name Jesse Bodnar, at Madison’s largest Halloween party. Freakfest is a yearly event drawing upwards of 34,000 people, according to NBC15 WMTV. […]

By Carly Oeding Nov. 23, 2015 On Thursday, November 5th Edgewood College hosted a panel discussion in Anderson auditorium on the Achievement Gap and what we, as a community, can do to fix it. The achievement gap is the disparity in success between people of color and their Caucasian counterparts in academics, which in turn […]

By Parker Weber  Nov. 21, 2015

By Yasir Alhumaidan Nov. 15, 2015 In early September, Madison opened the first and biggest skatepark in Wisconsin. With an approximate 20,000 square feet, skating near downtown is now legal only in this location. “The skatepark is a wonderful addition to Central Park, and many years in the making. I am especially grateful to the […]

Photo by Yasir Alhumaidan By Shelby Loock  Nov. 15, 2015 Tricks, treats, and new traditions filled Marshall Hall the Thursday before Halloween as Edgewood kicked off its first ever Haunted House on the Hill. More people than expected made their way through the haunted house tour on its debut night. Marshall Hall RA, Katie Rickert […]

By Vivian Washington  Nov. 9, 2015

By Evan Verploegh  Nov. 1, 2015 The Wood Brothers have done it again. The Nashville-based trio have released another heart-stirring, whiskey soaked record that encompasses exactly what they do best. In Paradise, their blues/americana act adds a touch of pizzazz and a little more distortion to their traditionally acoustic sound. Ultimately, The Wood Brothers have […]