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Sarah Blaskey, far left, is one of four Miami Herald reporters who collaborated on a book about President Trump called "The Grifter's Club."

From Madison College to The Grifter’s Club 

Mackenzie Moore, News Editor September 2, 2020

Sarah Blaskey, an investigative reporter for the Miami Herald and author of “The Grifter’s Club,” did not take a traditional path.   After transferring to UW-Madison from...

Illustration by Maia Lathrop

Battling COVID-19 conspiracies

Kaleia Lawrence, Opinion Editor August 31, 2020

The U.S. economy was doing well, and that’s why the Chinese government released the coronavirus. They were spraying it via aerosol cans to unknowing persons in airports. The government killed the people...

Madison artist Tony Catteruccia created a number of the murals in downtown Madison this summer, including this depiction of Angela Davis and a panther.

Powerful paintings

Hailey Griffin, Arts Editor August 31, 2020

Downtown Madison has undergone a transformation similar to the one that society has experienced in the past several months. The Mural Project, orchestrated by Madison Arts Program Administrator Karin...

Madison College’s volleyball team, show in action during the fall 2019 season, will have to wait until the spring semester to compete this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

NJCAA shifts fall sports to spring semester

Kaleia Lawrence, Opinion Editor August 31, 2020

Madison College Athletics has seen many changes since its start in 1965.  This fall will see the biggest change that’s happened yet. There will be no fall sports. The National Junior College...

Former Student Senate President Tina Marshalek

Former Madison College student named a Harry Truman Scholar.

Kaleia Lawrence, Staff Writer May 7, 2020

Former Madison College Student Senate President Tina Marshalek was recently named a Harry Truman Scholar. The prestigious academic title comes with a scholarship to support her studies in community...

Protestors march outside the State Capitol at the end of April opposing the extension of the “safer-at-home” order.

Response to COVID-19 draws protest

Michelle Ledesma Ceron, Staff Writer May 7, 2020

Early in Wisconsin’s battle against the new coronavirus, Gov. Tony Evers advocated for people to social distance to try to slow the rate of infection, give hospitals time to prepare and protect vulnerable...

Caring for your mental health during quarantine

Hailey Griffin, Opinions Editor May 7, 2020

For some, quarantining prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic has provided an opportunity for people to spend more time with their families at home. For others, quarantining prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic...

Musician Dana Perry

Life without live music

Mackenzie Moore, Staff Writer May 7, 2020

Since Wisconsin’s bars and restaurants closed for in-house dining on March 17, it hasn’t only been bartenders, servers, and cooks who have had to come to terms with increased financial instability....

Hearts decorate the windows of St. Mary’s operating room in Madison.

Hunting for hearts

Krista Olson-Lehman, Staff Writer April 22, 2020

You may have noticed them popping up in people’s windows in your neighborhood, on closed businesses, in the windows of a health care facility: Hearts. Across Madison and across the country, people...

An Experiencing Mindfulness and Stress Reduction session held in 2015 is led by Amy Nicolson, center.

Mindfulness and stress reductions workshops offered

Mandy Scheuer, Office Manager April 22, 2020

When you see the phrase Somatic Experiencing Mindfulness, you might wonder, "What exactly is that?" No need to ask Google. Just check in with Madison College’s expert, Amy C. Nicholson, a therapeutic...

The best podcasts to keep you motivated during quarantine

Tessa Morhardt, Editor in Chief April 22, 2020

This past couple of weeks I have been listening to motivational podcasts. Not only do they help pass time, but they also help lift my mood these days. It’s good background noise while working on different...

COVID-19 pandemic illustrates the effect that humans have on the environment

Hailey Griffin, Arts Editor April 22, 2020

This year, Earth Day will be different from Earth Day in previous years. Shelter-in-place orders prompted by COVID-19 will prevent you from attending any outdoor Earth Day seminars or activities. Schools,...

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