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Sgt. Joe Steffen and Dispatcher David Manthey October 11, 2017

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 the past couple weeks:  On...

Mexico City quake hits close to home for student

Jessica Deegan, News Editor October 11, 2017

When Madison College student Paulina Kababie first heard about the earthquake in Mexico last month, she “kept frantically trying to call” her father, but didn’t get a response. On the night of...

Off The Shelf: Let librarians be your research guides

Off The Shelf: Let librarians be your research guides

Kris Glodoski Wolf, Librarian October 11, 2017

Wow! We’re officially six weeks into the fall semester. No doubt you’ve settled into a routine balancing home, work, and life as a student (whatever that looks like for you this term). Maybe you’ve...

Campus Updates

October 11, 2017

Domestic Abuse Awareness Month In 2011, Obama proclaimed that October is Domestic Abuse Awareness Month. According to the UW-Madison web site, Madison has been a leader in providing services for survivors....

Students and staff grab lunch in the Truax cafeteria on Oct. 9. The Student Senate is working to raise awareness about student hunger, and recently completed a survey on the topic.

Helping with hunger: Student Senate attempting to measure the problem, look for ways to assist

Jessica Deegan, News Editor October 11, 2017

The Student Senate recently conducted a survey to increase awareness and promote solutions for student hunger. It was the first time such a survey has been done. The survey began Sept. 25 and ended...

Emilo DeTorre, director of community engagement for the American Civil Liberties Union of WIsconsin, speaks about banned books and censorship during a presentation at Madison College on Sept. 26.

Addressing the harms of censorship, speaker discusses impact of ongoing efforts to ban books

Mason Flanagan, Staff Writer October 11, 2017

Every autumn in late September, as students are returning to school, the American Library Association dedicates one week to raise awareness of the harms of censorship – an event called Banned Book Week. To...

Volunteer Center helps students serve others

Brandon Amato, Opinion Editor September 27, 2017

In life, there are a few things we can give to others: our money, our time and our love. The majority of us, as college students, have very little of the former, leaving us with the still-amazing ability...

Peer tutoring services to be available for criminial justice students

Andrew Kicmol, Staff Writer September 27, 2017

Students of the Criminal Justice program are getting peer tutoring help for the classes Introduction to Corrections and Introduction to Criminal Justice, a class where some students were struggling. The...

Immigration policy changes add to worries

Adrienne Oliva, Editor in Chief September 27, 2017

Jesse Nunez moved from Mexico to America with her family at age seven. As an undocumented immigrant, the Madison College graduate spent much of her young life fearing deportation from the country she grew...

Former Gov. Tommy Thompson, left, poses for a photograph with Simulation Instruction Coordinator Jeffrey Wenzel.

Health Simulation Center named for former governor

Jessica Pokrandt, Broadcast General Manager September 27, 2017

Madison College’s Health Simulation Center is now named after former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson. A renaming ceremony was held at the Health Education and Information Technology Building on Friday,...

Allie Christensen, third from left, joins other winners in the “advertising design” competition on stage at the SkillsUSA national competition in Louisville, Ky., this summer.

Madison College students compete at SkillsUSA: 7 students shine at national event, 1 wins gold

Edward Herzberg, Staff Writer September 27, 2017

Picture hundreds of college students from across the nation converged into a crowded arena prepared to compete against one another for a national title. For many, this would conjure images of the NCAA...

Off The Shelf: Promoting the Freedom to Read

Off The Shelf: Promoting the Freedom to Read

Atumn Hall-Tun, Librarian September 27, 2017

Each year, the American Library Association advocates for intellectual freedom with its Banned Books Week. This is a week highlighting books that have been challenged in libraries and schools across the...

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