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Campus shuttle service available at Commerical Ave.

Marisa Comeau-Kerege, News Editor January 21, 2015

Madison College’s shuttle system will be adding a rolling stop to their East Shuttle. The stop will be located on Commercial Avenue right outside the main entrance of the main Commercial Avenue campus...

Find library help online

Jennifer Kasch, Librarian January 21, 2015

Do the freezing temps make you want to just stay home, curled up by the fireplace with a cup of hot cocoa? We know how it goes; January and February are rough. If you have research to do but want to avoid...

Public Safety report for Jan. 21, 2015

Joe Steffen, Public Safety Officer January 21, 2015

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 Dec. 16, Public...

Madison College’s Downtown campus will be renting out space on the sixth floor to a local biotechnology museum.

Science museum planned for Downtown Campus

Marisa Comeau-Kerege, News Editor January 21, 2015

Madison College’s Downtown campus will be renting out space on the sixth floor to a local biotechnology museum.  The consortium, made up of retired science professors, museum experts, and entrepreneurs...

New course teach drone safety, handling

Andrea DeBauche, Staff Writer January 21, 2015

“Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Operator Course for Public Safety” is a two-day course to be offered for the first time this March at Madison College. The safe, legal and ethical use of unmanned aerial vehicles...

Heroin struggle

Heroin use grows in Dane County

Deanna Pierce, Copy Editor December 10, 2014

To say that heroin use and addiction is a problem in Wisconsin would be a gross understatement. The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ), says that heroin use is rapidly becoming their biggest public...

Phi Theta Kappa members presented their honors project on invasive species in the Truax Student Lounge.

Honors project examines invasive species

Joe Ballard, News Editor December 10, 2014

The Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society Chapter presented their honor’s projects on invasive species on Dec. 3 in the Madison College student lounge. The students did a cost-benefit analysis of several invasive...

Student Senate secures Wi-Fi for shuttle

Joe Ballard, News Editor December 9, 2014

The Madison College Student Senate is working to improve the campus experience for everyone. To that end, the Student Senate will work with school administrators to ensure that student concerns are taken...

Defy diabetes, the No. 7 killer of Americans

Jessica Keophilavanh, Staff Writer December 9, 2014

Heart disease and cancer come to mind when American mortality is discussed, but there’s another killer claiming more lives each year than AIDS and breast cancer combined. Diabetes diagnoses have risen...

Employee benefit plan accepts same-sex couples

Alison Malek, Staff Writer December 9, 2014

In October of this year, the Wisconsin Supreme court recognized same-sex marriages as legal and equal to opposite-sex marriages. Starting Dec. 1, Madison College offered a special benefits plan enrollment...

Shop locally to support your community

Natalie Connors, Editor in Chief December 9, 2014

As the temperatures dip and the windshields begin to frost, Madisonians know what’s coming. Shorts and sandals are now stored beneath beds, and woolen long-johns suddenly reappear on our significant...

Stop in the library to brighten your day

Matthew Coan, Librarian December 9, 2014

For some, this is a dark time of year. Daylight savings time has ended, the days are short and the nights are extra inky. Others recognize that, despite the cold and the narrow angle of the sun’s...

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