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Brain power teaches how to deal with mental health and stress

Britni Petitt, Photo Editor October 31, 2019

Stress and mental health play a large part in people’s day-to-day lives. We’ve been seeing the headlines for years about how chronic stress can negatively impact both physical and mental health. College...

“Star Wars” for a night at Bierock

Nelson Grant, Staff Writer October 31, 2019

This Halloween night you can journey to a galaxy far, far away to a hive of scum and villainy known as Bierock, a bar in Madison that has a lot to offer. The owners of Bierock have recreated the...

5 things to do for Halloween

Britni Petitt, Photographer October 31, 2019

Double bubble, toil, and trouble! Here are five things to do this Halloween season to get you and your friends or family in a spooky mood. 1. Wisconsin Scary Land Wisconsin Scary Land is a haunted house...

Madison College Public Safety

Public Safety

Officer Lucas Addler October 31, 2019

Public Safety Officers respond to many calls for service and we communicate our activities to the college community. Here are some notable incidents from the past two weeks. On Oct. 16, Madison Fire department...

Off The Shelf

Off The Shelf

Mark Luetkehoelter, Librarian October 31, 2019

A community college study conducted in 2018 entitled “Student Needs are Academic Needs” surveyed over 10,000 students across seven community colleges spread across the country to assess the value and...

Madison College Performing Arts is putting on the play, “Puffs,” on Oct. 30-Nov. 3, in Mitby Theater.

Just feel the magic

Andrew Kicmol, Editor Emeritus October 31, 2019

If you’ve ever felt like a side character in someone else’s story, then “Puffs” is the story for you. Taking place in the world of Harry Potter, the show focuses on the characters of the lesser...

Madison College student Emily Dimond charges her car using one of the MGE charging stations at the college’s Truax Campus.

Options available for those who drive electric vehicles

Britni Petitt, Photo Editor October 31, 2019

Many students may not know it, but if you drive an electric vehicle, you can get it charged at Madison College. While most charging for electric vehicles happens at home, charging stations have been installed...

Britton Downing, left, meets with Luke Wynn of the Nearshore Water Quality Monitoring program at James Madison Park.

Into the Field: Monitoring Area Lakes

Britton Downing, Contributor October 16, 2019

On a typical windy fall day, Luke Wynn and I walked down to the beach at James Madison park, with our turbidity tubes in hand. Wynn runs the Nearshore Water Quality Monitoring program for Clean Lakes Alliance,...

Volunteers from Madison College went to the Florida Everglades last year to help clean up storm damage.

Take an Alternative Winter Break in Florida

Cassandra Cullen, Music Director October 16, 2019

Winter break is closer than you think. It’s almost time to kick back on the beach in Florida feeling the sand in your toes…or in your sneakers if you’re planning on heading to Homestead, Florida...

Nerds of the Round Table gather

Grant Nelson, Staff Writer October 16, 2019

These days there’s a lot of nostalgia going around for things that seem to be counter to the main-stream forms of entertainment we surround ourselves with. Walk around the WolfPack Den and you will find...

Professor Claire Lind, Co-advisor Emmalee Pearson, Co-advisor Victor Raymond, GSA officer Tierney Miller, and GSA officer Pete Beach gather for a photo after the club’s National Coming Out Day celebration at the Truax Campus on Oct. 11.

National Coming Out Day event was hosted by GSA

Christopher Bird, News Editor October 16, 2019

National Coming Out Day was on Oct. 11, and the Gender Sexuality Alliance at Madison College held an event for the day in Room D1360 on Truax Campus. The event had two featured speakers. The first speaker...

Student art show moved to fall

Christopher Bird, News Editor October 16, 2019

The Yahara Journal Student Art Show is a student-led and organized showing of art from Madison College students. Miles Roth, a member of the Yahara Journal, described the show as a way to “celebrate...

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