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A Tone Madison audio extra: The torment of pedal pub season
The high for today is a balmy 68 degrees (so close!), which means winter is finally fully on its way the hell out the door. The other side of that coin, though, is the return of pedal pubs, scourge of Madison’s moderately respectable drinking establishments. One of the most popular pieces we’ve ever run on Tone […]
UW-Madison Study Finds that Undocumented Immigrants Minimize Violent C...
Many pundits and politicians alike say increased illegal immigration and increased violent crime go hand in hand, but one University of Wisconsin professor has a new study out that suggests exactly the opposite. In his new study, published in the journal Criminology, Sociology Professor Michael Light found that the presence of undocumented immigrants actually reduces […]
Language learning and memory
Think back to high school. Did you take a foreign language? If so, how much do you remember? Could you say what you ate for breakfast today in that language? Exchange a few pleasantries? Thinking back, how well do you think you could speak in that foreign language even at the time you were learning […]
Johnny Walsh presses on
Back in 2010, a guy named Johnny Walsh started to perform at open-mics in Madison, at places like the Argus and the Comedy Club on State. Over time Walsh became a familiar presence in the local stand-up comedy world. He’s got an avuncular and unflappable stage presence, and his material is a testament to how much a […]
UW Students Demand More Funding For Small Campuses
Correction: An earlier version of this story incorrectly attributed UW-Stevens Point Chancellor Bernie Patterson’s statement to Nick Schultz. “What do you want? Funding! When do you want it? Now!” A winter storm warning did not deter UW system student organizers, alumni, and faculty from marching to the Board of Regents Office in opposition to a […]
Family, Community Struggle After Cambodian Immigrant’s ICE Deten...
Sophal Chuk’s life hasn’t taken a straight path. But over the past years living in Madison, he and his family have taken on a routine. Chuk volunteers at the Buddhist temple in Oregon most days, and then comes home to play with his grandkids. But on Friday, everything changed when ICE detained him while he […]