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4-week study abroad course to be offered in France

Britni Petitt, Photo Editor January 22, 2020

Students who are interested in learning about new cultures and languages, this is for you. Madison College students will be heading to Dijon, France this summer for a four-week French language course....

Canopy to be a cafe’ in day, club at night

Tessa Morhardt, Editor in Chief January 22, 2020

The Madison area has had a recent addition to businesses. Canopy had its grand opening on Jan. 18. This business is a café and club all in one. Replacing what used to be PRYSM. Owner Austin Carl has...

Food delivery robot provides service at UW

Mandy Scheuer, Office Manager January 22, 2020

Food delivery used to be limited to specific restaurants that wanted to provide that service, most often pizza place and Chinese restaurants. Thanks to the easy accessibility provided by phone apps, we...

Madison College Public Safety

Public Safety

Officer Lucas Adler January 22, 2020

Welcome back!  We at Public Safety hope that you had a great break and are ready for the upcoming semester.  If you are new to Madison College here are some things to know about Madison College...

Devices for checkout in the libraries

Devices for checkout in the libraries

Jennifer Kasch, Librarian January 22, 2020

For many, when they think libraries, they think books. However, did you know that all six of our campus libraries also check out a variety of equipment? Offerings and availability vary by campus so please...

Madison College’s STEM Center is adding a robotic farming machine called FarmBot, that works on raised garden beds.

FarmBot arrives at Madison College

Paige Zezulka, Staff Writer January 22, 2020

The FarmBot, a robotic farming machine that plants, waters and weeds crops, will be arriving at Madison College at the end of January. Students and staff of the STEM Center have been getting prepared for...

The UW-Madison Arboretum offers volunteer opportunities for those interested in seeing what working with plants in an outdoor setting is like.

Arboretum offers multiple volunteer opportunities

Britton Downing, Contributor January 22, 2020

Susan Carpenter is the UW-Madison Arboretum’s native plant gardener and is in charge of coordinating volunteer opportunities in the gardens. This is no small task. The University of Wisconsin–Madison...

Journalism instructor Larry Hansen visits with students about the planned study abroad trip to Kenya at a promotional table in the Truax Cafeteria in December.

Journalism students will study in Kenya

Emily Merlin, Social Media Editor January 22, 2020

Being able to travel is a luxury not everyone can afford. Thankfully, Madison Area Technical College has made it easy and fairly affordable to study abroad. Madison College allows you to travel the globe...

Masood Akhtar was one of the panelists at the Changing the Narrative conference who spoke about the “We are Many United Against Hate” movement. The conference was held on Nov. 22 at the Intercultural Exchange at the Truax Campus.

Changing the Narrative conference

Amara Gobermann, Managing Editor December 13, 2019

Social change is inevitable in this generation of progressives, which is why Madison College’s United Common Ground continues to work towards changing the narrative. On Nov. 22, the United Common Ground...

Gossens to speak at graduation

Sara Adams, Staff Writer December 13, 2019

On graduation day, Kassandra Gossens will complete the degree she began in 2008. Gossens, 30, began taking classes at Madison College’s Portage campus eleven years ago, but left after a semester. She...

Student shares story of personal journey to America

Michelle Ledesma Ceron, Staff Writer December 12, 2019

Madison College student Gilberto Osuna-Leon was 3 years old when he and his family arrived to the United States from Mazatlán, Sinaloa. The decision to move transpired when Osuna-Leons’ 16-year-old...

Tips offered to help you ensure your safety

Tessa Morhardt, Editor in Chief December 12, 2019

In this past semester, there have been incidents where students have been followed from the school to their parked cars. If faced with such a situation, Public Safety encourages you call them or use the...

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