It’s no secret that change can be hard. After many years of using Blackboard and Google Classroom, the switch to Schoology has been a bit of a shock for students and teachers alike. The main problem...

Nestled at the edge of the Vienna Plaza shopping center, the Vienna Dairy Queen is the epitome of friendly small-town business.  Sita Adhikari has owned Dairy Queen since 2009. Customers are always...

In 2020, there were 614 mass shootings in the United States that fit the definition. The predicted number of mass shootings for 2021 is 511, according to Forbes.com. These high numbers show not only a...

On February 1, Myanmar’s Tatmadaw (armed forces) staged a coup d’état against the democratically elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi and her party, the National League for Democracy (NLD). The military...

Madison sports fans and athletes are hopeful at the prospect of larger crowds being allowed to attend sporting events through the spring season.  The fall season (actually taking place in February...

Blackboard Learn is an outdated and unnecessary education software, and the difficulties it has presented through virtual learning have proven that our school system needs to move away from it.  The...

*This article was intended for publication in our March print issue, which will no longer be distributed due to Covid-19 school closures.  Presidential primary elections and caucuses are part of...

Dear Madison Community, Due to the speculation of school closures in the near future due to the COVID-19 outbreak, The Hawk Talk has decided to not distribute a print cycle in the upcoming month. Instead,...

Former Vice President Joe Biden’s campaign pulled off a major upset in the Democratic primary elections on March 3, also known as “Super Tuesday”. “Super Tuesday” is objectively the most important...

Our environment is in ruins, there is no secret about that, but what are we doing to help it? Unfortunately, we’re not doing much. However, if we all individually contributed with simple acts, we could...

In a world full of synthetic pop and vulgar rap music, throwing a couple of classic throwback songs into your Spotify queue can be rather refreshing. But what exactly does a “throwback song” mean?...

This past summer, three Madison teachers designed a brand new curriculum for a program that would approach teaching and learning in a new and non-traditional style in order to better equip their freshmen...