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Writing Center Resources Available Online

Caleb Brown, Staff Writer April 8, 2020

Though differing from its past way of functioning, the Writing Center continues to serve and assist the student body of Madison College. For those who didn’t know, the Writing Center has had an online...

Franciso Perez performs with EMTN during the group’s second show at the High Noon Saloon in Madison.

Culinary arts student follows many paths

Michelle Ledesma Ceron, Staff Writer April 8, 2020

“What do you want to do when you grow up?” the question that we have been asked since before we even learned to write it. The buildup pressure of growing up and figuring out what and how we will contribute...

Madison College students display all the cakes they took to the Wisconsin Bakers Association cake and cupcake competition in Milwaukee on March 9-11.

Bakery Program Students Win State Competition

Tessa Morhardt, Editor in Chief April 8, 2020

The Wisconsin Bakers Association hosted a cake and cupcake competition at the Midwest Foodservice Expo in Milwaukee at the Wisconsin Center from March 9-11. Fourteen students competed in the student...

Madison College recently added a composting machine for its Culinary Arts program.

Culinary Arts program now composting food waste

Tessa Morhardt, Editor in Chief April 8, 2020

The Culinary Arts program received a new composting machine which has been a great help to recycling efforts at Madison College. With this machine, both the culinary arts program and the cafeteria are...

Presentation in March discussed women in STEM fields

Hunter Turpin, Staff Writer April 8, 2020

Madison College manufacturing instructor Theresa Valencia knows exactly how female students in STEM fields can feel. “It’s quite uncomfortable for a woman to walk into a classroom filled with male...

Ventilators from the college’s respiratory care program have been loaned out to local hospitals for use during the expected surge in patients from the coronavirus pandemic.

College donates supplies to help hospitals

Mandy Scheuer, Office Manager April 8, 2020

As state hospitals prepare for a potential influx of COVID-19 patients, many of them have expressed concerns about running low on medical supplies and ventilators. It’s a problem that the nation is...

Vintage Brewing Company in downtown Madison is one of many services that have been closed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Students who rely on the service industry for their income are feeling the financial pinch.

How COVID-19 is affecting students in the service industry

Hailey Griffin, Arts Editor April 8, 2020

The COVID-19 virus has severely impacted the way that people all over the world go about their day to day lives. In China, Wuhan and several other cities have been quarantined in attempts to control...

Student Senate election begins March 30th

Hailey Griffin, Arts Editor March 25, 2020

Despite the closing of all Madison College campuses, the Student Senate election will still take place. The election process is set to begin on March 30 via student email. Ballots will be sent out to students’...

Student Senate President Candidate Profiles

March 25, 2020

Sean Green Academic program: IT Network Specialist. Senate position running for: President and Student Senator. Involvement: Incumbent Student Senator. Student Senate Involvement: Admininstration...

Student Senate Candidate Profiles

March 25, 2020

Jenna Boyd Academic program: Post-Baccalaureate Paralegal. Senate position running for: Madison Senator. Involvement: At University of Wisconsin Law School:  1L Class representative; Middle...

Protestors march past the Madison College Truax Campus on their way to the airport in opposition to plans to bring F-35 fighter jets to the Dane County Regional Airport.

F-35 protest held at Madison College campus

Anica Graney, Managing Editor March 25, 2020

On Feb. 29, a large group of Madison community members spent their leap day gathered outside the Madison College Truax campus to protest the incoming F-35 fighter jets the Air Force wants to station at...

Applying for unemployment can help through this challenging time

Caleb A. Brown, Staff Writer March 25, 2020

As places of work and businesses around the world close or reduce operations, employers are forced to make the hard decision of laying off dozens of employees, attempting to minimize losses during these...

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