Aanika Parikh

If you’ve been following the media coverage around the election — or even caught snippets of political ads, rallies and debates online — you’re probably familiar with the major issues of this election season.  But amid the relentless chatter about abortion and immigration policies, we seem to have let a major contender slip away —...

Oct. 19, Elon Musk announced that he would give $1 million to individuals in swing states every day until Election Day to promote voter registration amongst former President Donald Trump’s supporters. Individuals in swing states that register to vote and sign a petition in support of the First and Second Amendments are allowed to enter...

Every four years, the presidential election brings an atmosphere of anticipation across the nation. We can certainly feel the buzz of excitement here on campus as the big night inches closer. With debates between state representatives, booming campaign rallies and controversial speaker events, Madison seems to be an epicenter of civic engagement. The same cannot be...

In September, the mayor of Wausau, Wisconsin — equipped with a hard hat and work gloves — rolled away the lone drop box outside of City Hall. The mayor claims his actions were in good faith, and that he is simply “hoping for a good result,” according to CNN. Residents of Wausau, however, were not...

The American lifestyle is far from a picture of health — this is no secret. Social media posts joke about the American diet, while research studies reprimand our sleep habits. We may have been conditioned to accept the latest statistics about national health outcomes without the bat of an eye, but it doesn’t have to...

The American lifestyle is far from a picture of health — this is no secret. Social media posts joke about the American diet, while research studies reprimand our sleep habits. We may have been conditioned to accept the latest statistics about American healthcare without the bat of an eye, but it doesn’t have to be...

The Dobbs decision of June 2022 allowed Wisconsin state representatives to enforce an abortion ban that lasted for over a year. During that period, residents from every Wisconsin county traveled to Illinois to receive abortion care, resulting in a burden of over 5,000 additional patients for clinics in Illinois, according to a report from the...

Wisconsin’s affordable housing crisis has recently culminated in a disastrous spike in eviction rates for Dane County residents. According to Wisconsin Public Radio, eviction rates in 2023 doubled compared to the previous year, ridding residents of their housing security and making rehousing increasingly difficult. Landlords are beginning to take advantage of Dane County’s CORE program...

As a result of declining funds and unsteady support from the state, the University of Wisconsin System is increasing tuition at several campuses, including the University of Wisconsin–Madison. This comes as a surprise after the UW System’s commitment to a tuition freeze for nearly the past ten years. While students throughout the state continue to...

The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents recently announced a 3.75% hike in tuition for in-state students following the 5% raise students already faced this year, according to Wisconsin Public Radio. This decision comes after a nearly 10-year-long tuition freeze that protected in-state students from unexpected tuition increases from 2013 to 2021. But, the...