Wisconsin – The Idea Place

University of Wisconsin Hangs Out No Screen Readers Allowed Sign For Big Ten Opener

Published October 25, 2020 by Kelly Ford

On Friday, the University of Wisconsin Badgers kicked off the COVID-19-influenced 2020 football campaign with a resounding 45-7 victory over the Illinois Fighting Illini. Like much in this year of change, Camp Randall was empty of the typical 80,000 fans. To bring some of the gameday experience into the home, Wisconsin social media touted a new Badgers Live gameday experience. Unfortunately, what Wisconsin Athletics clearly failed to do was ensure this experience was open to…

Farewell to a Familiar Place

Published December 7, 2006 by Kelly Ford

Each time I visit Madison I’m astounded by the changes happening in the city. The neighborhoods I once knew like the back of my hand have changed dramatically since I left the city in 1994. Oh sure, I know change is inevitable and all that but each time I read about another of the places I used to visit closing, I feel a twinge of sadness for the city as I knew it. I now…

Quirky, Yes: But Hey The Ice Cream’s Worth the Price of Admission

Published May 3, 2005 by Kelly Ford

The Washington Post ran an article on Madison, Wisconsin in a recent travel section. I wasn’t born in Madison but in many ways consider it my home town, or at least my home town from adulthood. The article, brief as it is, captures much of the essence of Madison. Afternoons on the Memorial Union Terrace are some of the fondest memories I have of my nine years of living in Madison. Then too there’s the…

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University of Wisconsin Hangs Out No Screen Readers Allowed Sign For Big Ten Opener

Farewell to a Familiar Place

Quirky, Yes: But Hey The Ice Cream’s Worth the Price of Admission