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Madison College joins other colleges in banning hoverboards

Rebecca Waraczynski, Business Director January 20, 2016

Hoverboards are gaining attention nationwide, but not for what you think. For retailers, hoverboards were expected to be the “must-have” gift of the season. But for schools and largely populated buildings,...

Madison College students on an alternative break trip to Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in southern Utah gather for a photograph.

Students use winter break to help animals

Mary Joan Nastri, Staff Writer January 20, 2016

Madison College student Kim Michal is among those who recently returned from the alternative winter break co-hosted by the Madison College Volunteer Center. The trip was to the Best Friends Animal Sanctuary...

Attendees of N.E.T. Saturday will learn to make the best impression to future employers.

Madison College to hold 3rd annual N.E.T. Saturday event in February

Jessica Ayala-Guevara, Staff Writer January 20, 2016

Are you interested in learning about networking, etiquette and technology? The Career and Employment Centers has partnered with Student Life, Phi Theta Kappa, and Retention Services to the third annual...

Building projects continue at Truax

Kim Michal, Staff Writer January 20, 2016

Construction at Madison College’s Truax Campus continued while you were off for winter break. There have been a few changes that you may want to make note of as you return. The restrooms on the first...

Madison College and UW spearhead a Global Studies Passport Program

Rebecca Waraczynski, Business Director January 20, 2016

The University of Wisconsin-Madison and Madison College have recently formed a partnership to help students gain greater global understanding. Through the Global Studies Passport Program, students...

The viral and/or bacterial adventures

By Matt Coan, Librarian January 19, 2016

I know it’s hard to believe, but some of us Madison College Librarians are old enough to recall gatherings when we couldn’t just Google an answer on our phones. How many times did that happen with...

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Public Safety Report

Sgt. Joe Steffen January 19, 2016

What’s happening? Public Safety Officers respond to many calls for service and we communicate our activities to the college community. Here are some of the notable incidents from this past month. On...

Program wait lists baffling to students

Melissa Stewart, Contributor January 19, 2016

There are currently 24 programs at Madison College that have a wait list, according to the school website. The time you have to wait to get into these programs can be anywhere from a semester to two years....

Madison College sent a group of students to the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival in Milwaukee.

Drama students hone their craft in Milwaukee

Elliott Puckette, Arts Editor January 19, 2016

Thousands of drama enthusiasts flooded the campus of the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee between Jan. 5-9. The halls, previously empty in the chill of winter break, buzzed as theater students of all...

Malik Henderson (23) takes a shot during the Madison College men’s basketball game against Fox Valley Tech on Jan. 4.

Men’s basketball team finds success with the new year

Bailey Ayres, Sports Editor January 19, 2016

The Madison College men’s basketball team got off to a slow start, going 3-8 to open the season. But things have turned around a bit since then, with the team winning four of its first six games in January. Now...

Women’s basketball win streak ends after 16 games

Bailey Ayres, Sports Editor January 19, 2016

After winning 16 straight games to open the season, the Madison College women’s basketball team got what their coach called a dose of “perspective” in a 66-55 loss to rival Rock Valley College on...

Cristalyne Bell (center), sits with co-editor Norman Stockwell (right), and Robert W. McChesney, who wrote the foreward to “Rebel Reporting” during the book launch inside The Rainbow Bookstore Cooperative on Dec. 15 in Madison.

From student to ‘Rebel Reporter’

Josh Zytkiewicz, Managing Editor January 19, 2016

Cristalyne Bell was 23 when she started at Madison College and she wasn’t sure what she wanted to do. “I thought about taking a couple of classes to just see how it went, and I was really impressed...

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