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A worker installs the plaques and wording on the award wall.

Wall to honor students

Mel Acosta, Opinion Editor January 24, 2019

As we brace ourselves for a new semester, we return to a fresh-faced student leadership hallway. Words of encouragement line the brightly designed walls past the athletics recognition wall, near the WolfPack...

No national emergency

Mel Acosta, Opinion Editor January 24, 2019

At the start of the new year, the United States had 31 real ongoing national emergencies and is now nearly one month into a partial shutdown in the federal government over a multi-billion dollar, xenophobically...

Mystery misfire a suprise

Sean Bull, Broadcasting Manager January 24, 2019

I can gauge whether you’ll like “Holmes and Watson” by asking one simple question: How funny do you find Will Ferrell’s British accent? If his characterization of Sherlock Holmes can amuse you...

Madison College’s Nathanel Buss makes a no-look pass to a teammate against Wilbur Wright College on Jan. 12.

WolfPack men’s basketball team scoring big

Andrew Kicmol, Editor in Chief January 24, 2019

The Madison College men’s basketball team ended the 2018 year with 6-6 overall. The new year has seen the team bounce back with four North Central Community College Conference wins giving them an overall...

Santa played by student volunteer Jhoan Cosme-Torres brought a lot of smiles to visitors at the Volunteer Center and PAC’s Snacks with Santa event on Dec. 1.

A holiday to remember

Arsenio Sorrell, Staff Writer December 5, 2018

The holidays are a time for spending time with family, friends and loved ones. When you think of your favorite holidays it usually involves some sort of gifts or traditional festivities. Unfortunately,...

A year of extreme contrasts

Mel Acosta, Opinion Editor December 5, 2018

As we make it to the last month of 2018, all the defining moments begin to stand out. If we can all come to one conclusion, it’s this: 2018 dragged us through such unbelievable situations that jokes...

Sophomore guard Tianna Sackett drives in for a layup during the Madison College women’s basketball win over Rochester Community College on Nov. 20.

Win streak hits 6 games

Joseph Craker, Sports Editor December 5, 2018

The WolfPack women’s basketball team continues to roll through their opponents into December, extending their red-hot winning streak to six. Over the course of the run, the now 6-3 ‘Pack have always...

Holiday specials peaked with 1974’s ‘The Year Without a Santa Claus’

Sean Bull, Broadcast Manager & Staff Writer December 5, 2018

Late 2018 has been a weird time for pop culture. Smash Mouth’s “All Star” is now classic rock. The years don’t stop coming, indeed. If that excites you, I’m guessing you’ll also be thrilled...

A student looks through items at the Shop the Closet event in the Intercultural Exchange.

Shop the Closet event helps students with warm clothes, items they need

Andrew Kicmol, Editor in Chief December 5, 2018

Students have the opportunity to shop at school. The Shop the Closet event started on Dec. 3 in Intercultural Exchange C1430. There students can pick up a range of items like clothes, toiletries, to household...

Motivational speaker Ian Humphrey was the keynote speaker at the annual Changing the Narrative Conference.

Changing the Narrative: ‘Be a voice, not an echo’

Katie Paape, Staff Writer November 21, 2018

CEO of a multi-million-dollar company and motivational speaker, Ian Humphrey, gave a presentation at the second annual “Changing the Narrative – Be a Voice, Not an Echo” conference at Madison College....

Commercialism, controversy shouldn’t ruin this holiday

Katie Paape, Staff Writer November 21, 2018

As the fall leaves begin to be replaced with snow and the pumpkins become overshadowed by evergreens, Thanksgiving gives us all one more opportunity to enjoy the harvest season before entering the crazy,...

Madison Annen, left, and XinXin Nong lead the way down the walkway at the end of the “Embrace Fashion Show” on Nov. 16 at Madison College’s Truax Campus.

EMBRACE: a global styling fashion show

Tara Olivia Martens, Staff Writer November 21, 2018

The second annual Madison College “Embrace Fashion Show” was a display of ethnic pride, memories of oppression and voices from the past with memories meant to shed light on our future. With each piece...

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