Anticipation mounts among caucus-goers as Chair Wolfe opens the Clinton First Precinct Caucus. Photo: Sam Buisman Author: Sam Buisman Iowa led the nation in choosing the 2020 Democratic presidential candidate on Feb. 3, with the Iowa Caucuses. In this almost …

Host Adam Fell opens the reading. Photo: Sam Buisman Author: Sam Buisman It’s Saturday night at a packed bar on Madison’s north side. Friends laugh and joke with one another, jazz music quilts the room, and a pair of bartenders …

By Sam Buisman The 2010s will be remembered as one of the most divisive and accelerated decades in American history.  Marked by widening polarization and the conflation of ideological and personal values, manifested in a zero-sum, “us-versus-them” approach to politics, …

Protestors gather on Engineering Mall. Photo: Sam Buisman Author: Sam Buisman Students and activists gathered on Engineering Mall on Dec. 6 to protest the reinstatement of Dr. Akbar Sayeed.  The crowd of over 200 protesters demanded that the University reverse …

Protestors gather at Bascom Hall. Photo: Sam Buisman Author: Sam Buisman The newly-formed Student Inclusion Coalition, or SIC, organized a protest on Bascom Hill this Friday to demand inclusive policies for marginalized students.  Roughly two hundred protestors crowded the walkways …

A SAC employee confronts Jasmine during the protest. Video still courtesy of @GOPBadgers Author: Sam Buisman On Wednesday, Oct. 9, UW Senior Jasmine Kiah protested Donald Trump and the presence of the UW College Republicans by postering their office in …

Director Glenn Silber. Photo: Glenn Silber Author: Sam Buisman In honor of the 40th anniversary of his Academy-award nominated documentary “The War at Home,” Director Glenn Silber sat down with WSUM News Director Sam Buisman to discuss the parallels between …

Photo by Bryce Richter / UW-Madison Author: Sam Buisman As many students on campus have already noticed, signing into your MyUW account is a little different this year. All students must now enroll in the UW’s multi-factor authentication program, which …

Here is our WSUM spring general election guide with the candidates running for Madison mayor and common council. To find information on your polling place and what will appear on your ballot, visit myvote.wi.gov. Mayor Paul Soglin (incumbent): Hear …

Authors: Will Kenneally and Sam Buisman Democrat Tony Evers denied Gov. Scott Walker a third term and will become Wisconsin’s next governor. A late surge of votes in Milwaukee were enough to push Evers over the one percent threshold needed …

Author: Sam Buisman The Wisconsin governor’s race was too close to call on Tuesday night. At press time, Democratic challenger Tony Evers edged ahead of Republican incumbent Scott Walker by 304 votes, with 89% of precincts reporting according to

Authors: Sam Buisman and Will Kenneally A 21-year-old Madison woman has been arrested in connection with Sunday’s shooting that left one man dead. According to Madison police, Kenyairra Gadson and the victim — 21-year-old Steven Villegas — were involved in …