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Downtown lockdown: Emergency situation leads to safety alert

Ryan Spoehr, News Editor September 30, 2013

A scare at the Downtown campus has led to an even closer look at safety and protective measures at all campuses at the college. After a botched robbery attempt in the 100 block of Langdon Street on...

Downtown Cafeteria

Finances force closure of DTEC cafeteria, bookstore

Will Sandberg, Staff Writer September 30, 2013

Students at the Downtown Education Center were surprised to learn at the start of the semester that the Downtown bookstore and cafeteria had been shut down. With little notice, they had to seek other means...

Physics Club

Club Spotlight: Physics club has ambitious goals

Karen Cass, Staff Writer September 30, 2013

Magnets, lasers and fission, oh my! The Madison College Physics Club held their first meeting of the semester, Sept. 18, at Truax. Nine students attended the meeting. Each of them is currently enrolled...

Public Safety Update

September 30, 2013

What’s happening?  Public Safety officers respond to many calls for service and we enjoy communicating our activities to the college community.  Here are some of the notable incidents from this...

Off the Shelf: Student help desk in library

Donna Marconnet, Library staff September 30, 2013

Did you know the Student Computer Help Desk is located right in our wonderful new Truax Library? Come on up and check it out! As the fall semester kicks into full gear, we’ve answered lots of questions,...

Volunteer to help ESL students

Daniel Herron, Multimedia Editor September 30, 2013

There is a program at the college to help ESL students in their studies, and the program needs volunteers. The VISTA program is part of The Literacy Network, a United Way project, and is designed to...

Marketplace menu, prices see changes

Jason Millis, Copy Editor September 30, 2013

The Truax Marketplace is a place to talk to friends, work on homework and of course, eat. With all the changes throughout the building over the last two years the marketplace is one of the places that...

Rixie helps students find jobs

Onawa Powell, Staff Writer September 30, 2013

Rixie has been working at Madison College for just a little more than three years now. She was previously an academic advisor in the Student Development Center, primarily working with students in the Liberal...

Professional Pathways: Visual Communications

Nicole McIntosh, Staff Writer September 30, 2013

Many students wonder what finding a job will be like after graduation. In today’s job market employers are looking for talent and diversity. This is good news for the students in the visual communications...

Petition organizers hope to honor Al Studesville

Callie Vasey, Staff Writer September 29, 2013

For almost two decades, Al Studesville worked as a counselor at Madison College. His wife, Janet, was very active in a non-profit agency called Women in Focus and would have served as president this year. Many...

Gabriel Millette-Bell

A New Trail

Will Sandberg, Staff Writer September 25, 2013

Speeding silently across a busy Wisconsin Avenue onto West Mifflin St., a rider approaches. His tall, gaunt figure is a notorious shape for those who have put on the miles, and he sits astride a 1947 Brooks...

Parking Meter

Parking Changes

Michael Klein, Editor in Chief September 10, 2013

Many students were greeted by full parking lots and backed-up traffic, during the start of the school year. A permanent resolution may not be in place but corrections are being made. The first day was...

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