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Don’t let Valentine’s Day get you down

Autumn Hall-Tun, LIbrarian February 13, 2024

February 14 is here again. That means seeing couples in the hallways, watching the exchange of gifts of flowers, cards and candy, and a general feeling of love being in the air. Or... not. For a lot of...

Public Safety provides updates on incidents from recent weeks

Lt. Lucas Adler, Public Safety Officer February 13, 2024

Public Safety Officers respond to many calls for service and we communicate our activities to the college community.  Here are some of the more notable incidents from the past couple weeks. On Wednesday,...

Artist Monica Mims discusses her mixed media artwork, “Happening,” that is part of the “Restoring the Black Woman” art exhibit on display in the Truax Campus Gallery.

‘Restoring the Black Woman’

Kai Brito, Copy Editor February 13, 2024

The Madison College Black Women’s Affinity Group (BWAG) is hosting the third Annual Dzigbodi Akyea Art Exhibit, titled “Restoring the Black Women” in honor of Black History Month. The exhibit opened...

Madison College student Iman Alrashid and her husband Chadi Kadour spoke to a journalism class during the fall semester.

Syria: From an uprising to a tragedy

Sarah, Contributor January 17, 2024

Syria, once inhabited by over 26 million citizens across various regions, boasted different cultures, backgrounds and religions. Known for its thousands of years cultural heritage and deep significance...

Preparing the next generation of teachers

Tessara Clark, News Editor January 17, 2024

Ongoing K-12 teacher shortages across the United States mean that preparing educators for the classroom is more important than ever. To help with this growing need, Madison College’s education academy...

About the FAFSA Simplification Act

Kylie Phillips, Assistant Editor January 17, 2024

If you have ever tried to fill out and complete a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form, you will know that it is often more difficult than taking a final exam. Many students become overwhelmed...

Helping out with those New Year’s resolutions

Mark Luetkehoelter, Librarian January 17, 2024

There’s a good chance that by the time you are reading this, you may have already given up on some or all of your New Year’s resolutions. According to The Ohio State University’s Fisher School of...

Students can access several services from Public Safety

Lt. Lucas Adler, Public Safety Officer January 17, 2024

Welcome back to Madison College!  Hopefully you had a great Holiday break, and you are coming back refreshed and ready to take on the Spring semester. During the school year, Public Safety will publish...

On-going vandalism in the fall resulted in the temporary closing of a student work space.

Incidents of vandalism at Truax cause concern

Kylie Phillips, Assistant Editor January 17, 2024

Incidents of vandalism have impacted areas of the Madison College Truax building, raising concerns among custodial staff, facilities teams and faculty members. Areas in the Truax Building face ongoing...

Commencement Speaker Emily Dolan speaks to the Class of Fall 2023 graduates.

Commencement speaker Emily Dolan reflects on her path to graduation  

Kelly Feng, Editor in Chief January 17, 2024

On Dec. 18, Madison College graduates turned their tassels during the Fall 2023 Commencement Ceremony at the Alliant Energy Center Coliseum.   Graduate Emily Dolan was the student speaker...

Spanish 1 and Spanish 4 classes used virtual reality equipment along with ImmerseMe software to practice speaking Spanish in a different context.

Spanish language learners use virtual reality for immersion

Tessara Clark, News Editor December 5, 2023

During the fall semester, Professor Carolina Bailey’s Spanish 1 and Spanish 4 classes used virtual reality to practice in-class vocabulary with a new perspective.   This semester was the first...

Student vote supports the activity fee referendum

Student vote supports the activity fee referendum

Kelly Feng, Editor in Chief December 5, 2023

Between Nov. 13 and 19, Madison College students logged into their email and cast their ballot for the Student Activity Board (SAB) referendum.   With support from the student community, the referendum...

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