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Reminder of Bookstore and Welcome Center closings

Sgt. Lucas Adler December 10, 2020

There will be several changes to the Truax Campus after the Thanksgiving break. Access will be more restricted and there will be less services available. Check online or call before coming to campus....

Students and staff came together on Dec. 4 to visit with some fluffy friends through the Virtual Pet Therapy session. The event was held in a WebEx meeting room. While usually held every year in-person, this year, as with most in-person events, was formatted to fit the online environment due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Hosted by the Peer Health Educators, this event allowed students and staff a nice relief from the stress of finals season. Handlers with “Dogs on Call” were also available for those students who would benefit from a session with a therapy dog.

Graduation and Employment

Mark Luetkehoelter, Librarian December 10, 2020

For those of you graduating this December or next May, the timing of the December 4, 2020 research report in our library subscription database CQ Researcher entitled “Graduates’ Prospects” couldn’t...

“Difficult Conversations” course coming to Madison College

Sherra Owino, Staff Writer December 10, 2020

A course titled “Difficult Conversations” is coming to Madison College in the summer of 2021. While this can fulfill the Humanities requirement for the Liberal Arts transfer program and is part of...

Tuition and Madison College

Ezra Peters, Staff Writer December 10, 2020

Tuition, just the mere utterance strikes fear in the hearts of high school seniors and college sophomores alike, so just what about it is so scary? Tuition is what you end up paying in order to enroll...

Christine Bellport with her husband Jon Erpenbach.

Christine Bellport on Life After NBC15

Mackenzie Moore, News Editor November 24, 2020

For many people, it is not difficult to name the news anchors that were on the family television growing up. While kids aren’t often interested in the news, the voices become familiar and turn into a...

Active Citizen Challenge

Eimy Gonzalez, Staff Writer November 24, 2020

The Volunteer Center is actively working to reinvent volunteering. At the beginning of the month of October, they launched the Active Citizen Challenge to motivate students and staff of Madison College...

Historic Theater Attempts to Stay Afloat Through Pandemic

Mackenzie Moore, News Editor November 24, 2020

When COVID-19 struck the United States in the spring, movie theaters began to close their doors. While many appear concerned for the well-being of large movie theater chains, those in smaller towns are...

Students participating in the local alternative break trip help with the Madison Reading Project on March 21, 2019. This year’s winter break service trip will be done virtually.

Virtual Winter Break Trips

Adeline Holte, Staff Writer November 24, 2020

The Volunteer Center at Madison College is holding Virtual Alternative Breaks Service opportunities over the upcoming winter break. What is that exactly? Since COVID-19, things have become different...

Confronting racism and xenophobia

Hailey Griffin, Arts Editor November 24, 2020

Amy Kue, Caitlyn Lee, and The Hmong Allies and Affinity Group worked together to make the idea of the discussion panel, “Let’s Talk: Confronting Racism & Xenophobia in the Asian Community during...

Students reminded to lock your vehicle in college lots

Sgt. Lucas Adler November 24, 2020

An incident occurred last week in our Truax Parking lot where we believe an individual was attempting to steal car parts from a vehicle that was parked.  Luckily, Public Safety made contact with the...

Ermahgerd! Term perprs!

Matthew Coan, Librarian November 24, 2020

Some of my fellow old people and a few that are younger than I am don’t know what the term “internet meme” is, even if they have seen and enjoyed them. A favorite of many ages is the “Ermahgerd”...

A vote sign outside Memorial Union’s voting station.

Poll Worker Speaks Out on Trump’s Claims of Voter Fraud

Mackenzie Moore, News Editor November 24, 2020

The day after the 2020 presidential election began, AP News declared Joe Biden to be the projected winner of Wisconsin’s 10 electoral votes. Trailing by a narrow margin of about 20,000 votes in the Badger...

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