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‘Avengers: Infinity War’ pulls together much of the Marvel Universe

Matt Withers, Arts Editor May 1, 2018

After 10 years and 18 movies, it’s all been leading up to this. “Avengers: Infinity War” promised to be the biggest movie ever presented by the Marvel Cinematic Universe … and it delivered. Since...

Taylor Andaverde, left, and former Madison College student, Samantha Hack, right, are just two of the volunteers helping Lola’s relocate homeless dogs from Texas.

Students help rescued pets: Volunteers transport pets, help find homes

Jessica Deegan, News Editor April 17, 2018

Imagine an animal shelter with people wrapped around the building… just waiting to surrender their animals. Larissa Gavin, originally from Wisconsin, founded Lola’s Lucky Day: dog rescue in 2015,...

Biology students Nick Wagner and Stela Braimllari preparing to plate their diluted soil samples on a nutrient medium to grow soil bacteria.

Searching for new sources of antibiotics

Jessica Deegan, News Editor April 17, 2018

This is the first semester of many that Madison College will be involved in the search for new sources of antibiotics hidden in soil samples. The biology students who are working hard and applying their...

How can CPR stop guns? Santorum’s comments on gun violence protests are way off the mark

Melyna Acosta, Staff Writer April 17, 2018

CPR cannot save someone who is bleeding to death from an AR-15 wound. This, unfortunately, is not something that falls under common sense for everyone, even former Republican senators. Rick Santorum,...

Can you really boycott Facebook, Google and Apple?

Megan Binkley, Opinions Editor April 17, 2018

Over the last few weeks, a number of articles and opinion pieces have popped up about growing antipathy toward Facebook, Google, Apple, and big tech in general. Facebook, already on a downward trend...

State Rep. Melissa Sargent speaks recently at an event at Madison College that was sponsored by Phi Theta Kappa.

Sargent speaks on the luxury item tax of menstrual products

Adrienne Oliva, Editor in Chief April 17, 2018

State Rep. Melissa Sargent believes that menstrual products should be free and accessible in all public bathrooms, including the ones at Madison College, because they are a basic public health need. “No...

Madison College recently hosted a group of Tibetan Buddhist Monks who demonstrated mandala sand painting.

Monks create their artwork in Truax Campus Gateway

Adrienne Oliva, Editor in Chief April 4, 2018

Multiple Monks work hours at a time hunched over a black table to create a mandala painting entirely made of sand. They prove their patience for their craft through the scraping of their Chak-purs....

UW-Stevens Point turns its back on humanities majors

Dylan Martin, Graphic Designer April 4, 2018

Perhaps you’ve heard about the latest proposal from the UW school in Stevens Point. After all, it has been grabbing the unassuming central-Wisconsin town some national attention, including making headlines...

Students had the opportunity to build a Mars rover at the NASA Center in Virginia.

Students put knowledge to the test during NASA visit last semester

Jessica Deegan, News Editor April 4, 2018

When a sporadic opportunity was presented to two of Madison College’s students, they had to go out of their comfort zone, travel across the country and put their knowledge to the test while standing...

Say Goodbye to Toys ‘R’ Us

Megan Behnke, Staff Writer April 4, 2018

After filing for bankruptcy in September 2017, 69-year-old toy giant, Toys ‘R’ Us, is officially closing all of its U.S. stores, including Babies ‘R’ Us. According to Business Insider, “The longer...

Angie Trudell-Vasquez presents a workshop, "Politics, Power and Poetry," at the Intercultural Exchange on the Truax Campus on March 21.

ACLU visits Truax to talk poetry

Alison Malek, Staff Writer April 4, 2018

Madison College’s Yahara Journal hosted an intriguing, hands-on poetry workshop called Politics, Power and Poetry on Wednesday, March 21. To facilitate this workshop, they had invited Angie Trudell-Vasquez,...

Students gather around a cooking fire in the Urban Slums during the alternative break trip to Heifer Ranch in Perryville, Arakansas.

Global Village, global mindset

Megan Binkley, Opinions Editor March 20, 2018

“Numbers 10, 115, 49, 72, 33, 42, 98, 7. Please stand up and come to the center of the circle.” Eight women rose slowly from the metal folding chairs. The rest of the group —20 other women, and...

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