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 […]
By Carly Oeding Oct. 26, 2015 On October 9th, 2015 The Stream hosted a gallery opening for Rafael Francisco Salas’ World Without End art exhibit. The gallery opening was a success, with many people attending to enjoy good food, company and art. For several hours the doors were open for admirers to peruse the various […]
By Greg Rauls Oct. 18, 2015 Jess Pernsteiner, a student of the Sustainability Leadership program at Edgewood College, traveled to Nicaragua from August 23-29 to assist local coffee farmers whose crops are being plagued by the la Roya fungus. The fungus renders the plant unable to produce coffee beans, affecting the impoverished locals who rely […]
