In an era where political charges of “junk science” and “fake news” get thrown around to stifle opinions that differ from one’s own, getting science journalism right is a difficult, and often dangerous task. University of Wisconsin Journalist in Residence Christie Aschwanden recently tackled this minefield in her book “GOOD TO GO: What the Athlete […]
Canteen Cuisine: Respite from the Prison-Chow Blues
For the 23,000 people incarcerated in Wisconsin’s prisons, getting a decent meal is not an easy task. Prison canteens offer a very limited selection, cooking utensils are few and far between, and most prisoners earn too little on the inside to afford much in the way of food from the for-profit canteens. Necessity, however, […]
Rural Wisconsin Healthcare in Trouble
If you’re going to have a heart attack or a stroke, don’t do it in a small town. According to a national study, you have a six percent higher chance of dying in areas without a local hospital. And across the country, hospitals in rural areas are closing at an alarming rate — 155 since […]
Laboring Bodies: The Plantation Legacy
In the 16th and 17th centuries, a new type of agriculture began appearing in the new world: the plantation. Focused exclusively on cash crops for an international market, but lacking industrial technology, plantations were dependent on cheap, human labor in order to turn a profit. A lot of labor, the cheaper the better. After finding […]
Xandria Phillips Debuts New Poetry Collection, “Hull”
Xandria Phillips has published poems in the shade journal, American Poetry Review, Scalawag and the Virginia Poetry Review. Phillips’s debut poetry collection, “Hull,” explores emotional impacts of colonialism and racism on the Black queer body and the present-day emotional impacts of enslavement in urban, rural, and international settings. A University of Wisconsin First Wave Poetry […]
Fermentation Fest Lets the Microbes Do the Work
For nine years now, the Wormfarm Institute has been presenting Fermentation Fest: A Live Culture Convergence. The 2019 edition of Fermentation Fest takes place on the first two Thursdays and Fridays in October in Reedsburg, Wisconsin. Expect a cornucopia of edible and quaffable products produced by the metabolism of microorganisms. Two 2019 Fermentation Fest presenters […]
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