Badgers fall to Western Michigan 4-1 in Kwik Trip Holiday Face-Off final, snap six-game win streak

SCIENCE

UW experts explore public health vs. personal freedoms

By Cory Rossmeissl | Jan. 3

In a culture that values individual freedoms, the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s resident science journalist and public health experts discussed how to best balance public health policy. 

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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Wisconsin women’s basketball takes down IUPUI at home, crushed at Maryland ahead of Big Ten play

By Luca Muehlbauer | Jan. 2

Wisconsin continues to handle business against lower quality opponents, but questions remain about the Badgers’ ability to compete with the Big Ten.

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SCIENCE

UW-Madison MacArthur Fellow warns of nuclear fallout risk

By Sonia Bendre | Jan. 2

Sébastien Philippe, a nuclear engineering professor and 2025 MacArthur Fellow, designed advanced computational simulations of United States nuclear fallout in the event of a nuclear war. His results indicated Wisconsin residents would be at risk. 

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MEN'S BASKETBALL

Badgers bench finds groove in dominating win against Central Michigan

By Aeron Hanson | Dec. 30

Bench tallies 44 of Wisconsin’s 88 points Monday night

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SPORTS

Badgers dominate Central Michigan to get back on track

By Matthew Schultz | Dec. 30

Badgers win is bounceback from two game losing streak

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MEN'S HOCKEY

Badgers look for threepeat in Kwik Trip Holiday Face-Off

By Haellie Opp | Dec. 28

Coming off wins in 2021, 2023 and 2024, Wisconsin men’s hockey has a strong chance to repeat performances. 

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MEN'S HOCKEY

Wisconsin men's hockey rolled over Fighting Irish

By Haellie Opp | Dec. 28

The Badgers dominated Notre Dame over the weekend, scoring 16 goals and grabbing two more conference wins. 

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SCIENCE

Behind a UW-Madison spinoff’s physics-based fusion plant design

By Sonia Bendre | Dec. 25

Type One Energy, a University of Wisconsin-Madison nuclear fusion spinoff company, is partnering with the Tennessee Valley Authority to develop a nuclear fusion power plant.

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PODCAST

Daily Cardinal Arts Radar: Ho Ho Ho: An Interview with Santa Claus

By Lydia Picotte and Oliver Gerharz | Dec. 22

This week Daily Cardinal Arts Editors Oliver Gerharz and Lydia Picotte went all the way to the North Pole for an over-the-phone interview with Santa Claus. Tune in to hear about the experiences of a Santa Claus local to Madison, from how he found himself Santa Claus to his favorite interactions with children and parents.

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SPORTS

Wisconsin’s new $104.5 million Under Armour deal could help launch athletics into NIL-era

By Spencer Teman | Dec. 20

In a new era of college football, UW Athletics hopes their renewed alliance with Under Armour puts them in a good place moving forward

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WOMEN'S HOCKEY

No. 1 Badgers sweep No. 2 Buckeyes in repeat of national championship match

By Hannah Sarnoff | Dec. 20

Wisconsin cemented their status as the No. 1 team in the country in one close, one dominant win against rivals Ohio State. 

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OPINION

Letter to the editor: Trump’s Imperialist Aggression Against Venezuela and Why UW Should Care

By Adam Donahue | Dec. 19

Editor’s note: Letters to the Editor and open letters reflect the opinions, concerns and views of University of Wisconsin-Madison students and community. As such, the information presented may or may not be accurate. Letters to the Editor and open letters do not reflect the editorial views or opinions of The Daily Cardinal 

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ARTS

‘Now You See Me: Now You Don’t’ Is no illusion, just pure entertainment

By Harper Sollish | Dec. 19

Nine years after “Now You See Me 2,” a new installment revives the magical franchise

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SPORTS

Two takeaways from Badger basketball’s devastating loss to Nebraska

By Aeron Hanson | Dec. 19

 Badgers’ defense nowhere to be found in Wednesday’s 90-60 loss

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THE BEET

Antichrist ‘not that bad when you get to know him’ Peter Thiel claims

By Dominic Violante | Dec. 18

‘It’s time we un-cancel Satan’ says the Silicon Valley entrepreneur 

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PODCAST

Cardinal Call: Lily's Classic on thin ice

By Ted Hyngstrom | Dec. 17

This week host Ted Hyngstrom speaks to Daily Cardinal Campus College News Editor Zoey Elwood about her story “‘An organized free-for-all’: SAE, UW negotiating additional security, safety measures for Lily’s Classic” in a discussion of how UW-Madison and SAE are working to improve safety at the annual lake mendota ice party.

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VOLLEYBALL

‘I refuse to f-ing lose’: Badger volleyball reaches seventh Final Four appearance

By Abigail Bures | Dec. 16

Wisconsin volleyball advances to the NCAA National Semifinals after powering through Sweet Sixteen opponent Stanford and Elite Eight opponent Texas.

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CAMPUS NEWS

Winter commencement speakers stress uncertainty, disruption and a wavering job market

By Iain Chang and Ted Hyngstrom | Dec. 15

Speakers, including University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin, UW Regent Jack Salzwedel, Miss America 2023 winner Grace Vanderhei and student speaker Jeeva Premkumar, celebrated the winter class of 2025.

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STATE NEWS

Wisconsin Supreme Court assigns judicial panels to evaluate congressional maps

By Cory Luong | Dec. 15

University of Wisconsin-Madison political science professor Barry Burden discussed two three-judge panels that will consider lawsuits looking to change the state’s congressional maps.

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ARTS

UW Theater presents classic coming-of-age story ‘Little Women’

By Yareli Gutierrez | Dec. 14

The retelling brought to life the emotions that make audiences fall in love with the novel over and over.