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
The Minnesota State Rouser change to Minnesota State University, Mankato in 1998 and has certain emphasis on the nickname 'Minnesota State'. The tune references the latest school mascot adopted in 1977, the Maverick, a wild unbranded male steer bull and was written as a result of the winning suggestion by then Professor of Education Roy Cook. Hail to our colors, <br> The purple and the gold. <br> Rally for vict'ry, <br> We're back of you so fight, fight, fight. <br> You'll conquer our foes all you Mav'ricks brave and bold. <br> So fight on Minnesota State, <br> Come on let's go, let's go! <br>