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Madison hosts violinist Daniel Hope

Patience Vallier, Staff Writer March 30, 2015

The Overture Center and the Madison Symphony Orchestra hosted the world renouned, British violinist Daniel Hope on March 6. A prelude talk given by Teryl Dobbs, associate professor and music education...

New Orleans’ resiliency on display for student volunteers

David A. Fernandez, Staff Writer March 30, 2015

New Orleans has a lot to offer, the Volunteer Center gave me and other students an opportunity over spring break to visit and help others. It’s a city filled with rich history, unbelievable food and...

Aaron Carter’s party came to Madison

Marisa Comeau-Kerege, News Editor March 30, 2015

The crowd at the Majestic Theater, made up of millennial girls and a handful of guys – there on their own volition or dragged by their girlfriends – awaited the highly anticipated return of childhood...

Benvolio and Romeo discuss evening plans. Fine acting, along with an equisite set and intricate costuming, brought Romeo and Juiiet to a profession level production.

‘Romeo and Juliet’ performance was stunning

Natalie Connors, Editor in chief March 30, 2015

The words are immortal. “Wherefore Art thou Romeo?” They are spoken as young Juliet Capulet laments from her window of the forbidden love. This March, the play that has stood for centuries as the epitome...

Megan Herman, left, waits to assist visitors at the Baking and Decorative Arts program dessert tasting event held on Feb. 9 in the Truax campus cafeteria. The desserts served at the event were prepared by teams of students.

Event guests enjoy handcrafted desserts

Stuart Benjamin, Arts Editor March 25, 2015

The Baking and Decorative Arts program held a dessert tasting event in the cafeteria at Truax campus on Feb. 9.  Over the course of a few weeks, students from the cake class were given a theme and created...

‘Kingsman’ predictable and filled with cliches

Anna Richter, Staff Writer March 6, 2015

If you are looking for a typical, mindless, action-packed, Hollywood, mockery of James Bond 007 films, then you are in for a treat with “Kingsman: The Secret Service.” The gratuitous non-stop violence...

‘Greetings from Fitzwalkerstan’ returns

Antonia Villalon, Staff Writer March 6, 2015

With Gov. Scott Walker in every other update on your daily news feed, it seems only natural that the headlines would eventually find their way behind the blue curtain of the arts community. The musical,...

Eating gluten-free in the Madison area

Anna Richter, Staff Writer March 6, 2015

You probably have a family member, friend, or have seen a customer that asks to see a gluten-free menu from time to time. Some do it because they have celiac disease, others as a fad diet, or maybe they...

Grey Wolf

Documentary challenges views on wolf hunt

D.J. Pierce, Managing Editor March 6, 2015

Wolfie is our beloved mascot here at Madison College, and current students and alumni have prided themselves on being members of the “WolfPack” for years. If we’re lucky, we’ll see Wolfie roaming...

Several somewhat secluded and comfortable sleeping spots can be found.

Exploring the best sleeping spots on campus

Natalie Connors, Editor in chief March 5, 2015

Yaaaaawn. With midterms fully upon the student body, burning the candle at both ends can leave you exhausted during the day. Sometimes, a nap is just what you need in the three hour break between classes,...

Reggie Kellum (right) practices sword fighting with Jeff Skubal (left) for the upcoming performance of Romeo and Juliet.

‘Romeo and Juliet’ performers learn stage combat

Josh Zytkiewicz, Photographer March 5, 2015

Madison College students rehearse the finer points of sword fighting for Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Pictured actors Reggie Kellum and Carver Campos spar off, preparing for their roles as Prince...

Movie review: ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’

D.J. Pierce, Managing Editor February 19, 2015

It’s all fun and games until somebody gets hurt, right? Well, according to Christian Grey (Jamie Dornan), the brooding, rich business man that was the star of this weekend’s blockbuster hit “Fifty...

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