Spring break is the perfect opportunity to invest in yourself after midterms. It’s important to practice self-care when you’re in college and dealing with stress and constant changes. Here is a list of ideas you can do to recharge yourself before going back to school to finish off the school year. 1. Netflix and chill Read More…
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5 Fall and Winter Nighttime Activities to Keep you Warm and Entertained
When the nights start to get colder and it gets dark out sooner, sometimes it becomes harder to fun things to do on these nights during the fall and winter months. From my time at Madison, I have found to staying happy and warm during fall and winter is actually not done by staying bundled Read More…
Envygram Story: UW-Madison Freshman Night Life
envy·gram story /ˈenvē.ɡræm/ /ˈstôrē/ noun 1. An Instagram story designed to create envy from those who follow you. In this post particularly useful for freshman students seeking to make their home friends jealous. “she felt a twinge of regret for not attending UW-Madison after watching his envygram story” This envygram list is designed specifically for UW-Madison Read More…
The Brewers are the best team in the NL and maybe all of baseball
During Spring Break, it’s crucial that incoming freshman prepare for Brewers baseball. After this opening day commenced the beginning of the Brewer’s reign at the top of the NL (and possibly Major League Baseball) for an indefinite amount of time, a movement grabbed hold in Madison, and all of Wisconsin really. The Brewers are the Read More…
Sweat Out School Stress on Spring Break!
One may think that their fellow peers sipping smoothie margaritas and eating chips with guacamole on the beach over break are living the liiiiife, man. Wrong! Not all students have the luxury to afford extravagant vacations over spring break. By staying home and working on yourself students will be more in shape and happier Read More…
There are 85 Buckys–How Many Can You Find?
Unit 2, Night Life Not sure how to spend your first few nights in Madison as a Badger? Problem solved. Grab some new friends and set out on a Bucky Badger scavenger hunt. That’s right, there are 85 life-size statues of THE Bucky Badger in Madison and throughout Dane County. This event, called Bucky on Read More…
Following a Food Truck—Nightly Guide to Good Tacos
One thing to know about Madison is that you should enjoy all the nice weather while you can—what better way than eating outside. Eat El Grito Taqueria! El Grito is a local food truck, with the new addition of an ice cream cart called MIJO, that pops up in different spots around town. One Read More…
Social Pressures of Breaks
By Genevieve Vahl The heat of the semester when classes are in full swing, exams are every other week and you never feel like you are caught up can make anyone go a little crazy. Breaks seem to come just in the nick of time before you have a breakdown. Winter and spring breaks are Read More…
Take a hike—in Door County that is!
Don’t let those new muscles go to waste! Now that you’ve spent almost two semesters trekking up and down Bascom Hill, building up your cardiac strength and sculpting your calves like a Greek god’s, you might as well keep up your stamina. Wisconsin’s Door County could be the solution. Home to five state parks, 19 county Read More…
Leaving the Books Behind, but Keeping the Friends: 3 Ways to Spend Spring Break in NYC
You don’t have to travel far for a great spring break, especially when it’s only a week long. So, why not take a trip to New York City with some college friends! It’s the perfect place to go on mini adventures throughout the city. Even if you’re already from Read More…