Summer 2024

What makes Madison stand out from the rest of the world? Taking a step away from the city can give students a fresh perspective to answer this question. Like any city, Madison has its own unique culture. Understanding it empowers you to know how the city differs from the rest of the world and understand…

Throughout the 128-year history of the magazine, its writers have attempted to predict what the future will look like. Now that the future’s here, is it everything they dreamed of? First and foremost, let’s get one thing out of the way: No, humans haven’t developed nuclear fusion power yet. Despite predictions made by WEM writers…

25 years after the magazine featured a story about life on Mars, we’re still searching — but recent science sheds light on what we could find. Aliens have been the darling of human imagination since ancient times. From Christiaan Huygens’ hemp-growing sailors and musicians to Marvel’s trees and racoons, visions of alien life over the…