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Student Senate hosting second town hall event

Kaleia Lawrence, Editor in Chief February 15, 2022

Student Senate is hosting the second Town Hall on March 1 from noon-1 p.m.   This town hall will have a focus on getting all students involved. Different clubs and organizations will have a chance...

COVID testing now available at the Truax Campus

Stuart Pate, News Editor February 15, 2022

Madison College students and faculty have exclusive and free access to COVID-19 testing at Truax. Currently testing is only open to members of the college community who are asymptomatic. Those experiencing...

Planning for employment opportunities gets funding

Stuart Pate, News Editor February 15, 2022

Obstacles exist in Dane County that prevent individuals in underserved communities from becoming successful at local businesses.  Director of Continuing Education at Madison College, Dennis Wessel...

Get help in the Student Achievement Centers

Carolyn Shaffer, Manager, Student Achievement Centers February 15, 2022

By the time you read this, you will be one quarter of the way through your classes for the spring semester!  In another few weeks you’ll be facing mid-terms.   You know that your instructor...

Report parking incidents to Public Safety

Sgt. Lucas Adler, Public Safety Officer February 15, 2022

Public Safety has responded to multiple vehicle accidents in the parking lots the last few weeks.  If you are involved in an accident, report the incident to Public Safety immediately.   Remember...

Students begin working on their paintings during the Ruby Bridges Paint Party in the Intercultural Exchange at the Truax Campus to kick off Black History Month activities.

Lessons through art

Lauren Taillon, Arts Editor February 15, 2022

In honor of Black History Month, the Intercultural Exchange sponsored the Ruby Bridges Paint Event. The event was held in room C1430 at Truax campus and was led by Wine and Design paint instructors.  Students...

The culinary retail space in the Truax Campus cafeteria now offers fresh meat sold by the meat butcher shop retail sales class.

Butcher shop retail class now has a sales counter

Stuart Pate, News Editor February 15, 2022

The butcher shop retail class enjoyed watching customers sample the class’s freshly created bologna on Feb. 7, the first day the retail counter was open in the culinary area of the Truax cafeteria.   Mondays...

Chester the Digester and machines like it save tons of waste from landfills.

Chester the Digester better for environment

Kaleia Lawrence, Editor in Chief February 1, 2022

For the past three years, Madison College has harbored an impressive device. When it was first installed two years ago, it was the first one in the United States.  Found behind the culinary department's...

National Guard learns nursing skills at Truax

Stuart Pate, News Editor February 1, 2022

COVID-19 has led to an unusual collaboration between the Wisconsin National Guard and Madison College.   Late last semester, Dr. Lisa Marie Greenwood, Associate Professor of Nursing at Madison...

Volunteer Center helps out at kitchen

Lauren Taillon, Arts Editor February 1, 2022

On Jan. 17, nine students from Madison College’s volunteer center helped Little John’s Kitchen get meals out to community sites in need for Martin Luther King Day .   “The volunteer center...

Menning offers new ideas as peer health educator

Kaleia Lawrence, Editor in Chief February 1, 2022

A new semester brings new events on campus and fresh faces to student organizations. Katie Menning is a new peer health educator, and she’s excited for what’s ahead.  Although she’s new to...

Financial assistance is now available for all students

Kaleia Lawrence, Editor in Chief February 1, 2022

Students, no matter their life experiences, are typically in need of financial assistance. Whether it’s for food, housing, medical needs, textbooks or childcare, college students must find ways to make...

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