The Badger Herald and three non-voting advisers, including noted First Amendment expert Donald Downs and former Republican congressional candidate John Sharpless. The staff consists of nearly 100 students. The office is located off-campus at 152 W. Johnson St. Suite 202. The paper is printed by Capital Newspapers, Inc., home of the "Wisconsin State Journal" and "The Capital Times". "The Badger Herald" was founded in 1969 by a group of four students seeking a conservative alternative to the UW–Madison's primary student newspaper, "The Daily Cardinal", which editorialized against the Vietnam War and had close ties to leaders of the radical campus protest movement. When
Brad Badger he earned honorable mention All-State honors, catching 18 passes for 252 yards and a score. Badger also lettered in baseball and basketball. He was named honorable mention All-State in basketball as a junior and first team All-State in his senior year at center. At Stanford University, Badger was converted from a tight end into an offensive lineman. He was a three-year starter for the Cardinal, starting 34 of 35 games dating back to his sophomore year. As a senior, he was named to the All Pac-10 first-team. Badger was drafted in the fifth round of the 1997 NFL Draft by