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Student purchases textbooks at Truax Bookstore on Thursday, Jan. 11.

Focus on Focus seeks to impact student success

Adrienne Oliva, Editor in Chief January 16, 2018

Students will be receiving more welcome letters from their instructors this semester than they have ever received in past semesters. Though this might seem like an easy email to overlook during the...

Vianey Hernandez, center, poses with her family at graduation. Hernandez was the student speaker at the mid-year graduation ceremony.

International student shares perspective at gradation

Jessica Deegan, News Editor January 16, 2018

As Vianey Hernandez stood at the podium during Madison College's graduation ceremony, she was living an experience she never would have pictured years ago. The mid-year graduation ceremony speaker's...

Madison College’s BCycle station is located near the entrance to the Health Building at the Truax Campus.

Campus BCycle rolling strong in 2nd year

Julia Simenz, Staff Writer December 5, 2017

For college students, finding affordable and easy forms of transportation can be difficult. With monthly parking prices on the rise, and limited space in public lots, parking your car seems to be a simple...

Members of Madison College's Smash Club compete in "Super Mario Smash" in the WolfPack Den late on a Friday afternoon.

Smash Club members share love of game, competition

Adrienne Oliva, Editor in Chief December 5, 2017

Dan Janto, the President of Madison College’s Smash Club, compares the game “Super Mario Smash” to a game of chess. “It’s competitive and it’s constructive, and you use your head,” Janto...

Denise Holin

Blood drive held at Truax sees 61 donors

Mel Acosta, Staff Writer December 5, 2017

Madison College students had the opportunity to give the gift of life at the Truax Campus this past November during an American Red Cross blood drive. For four hours on Nov. 28, Room D1630B was hustling...

Off The Shelf: The value of an attitude of gratitude

Off The Shelf: The value of an attitude of gratitude

Deb Diller, Librarian December 5, 2017

If you’re like most of us you spent Thanksgiving visiting family, eating too much, and giving thanks. But one week later and we’re caught up in the rush towards the end of the semester, the holiday...

Madison College Public Safety

Public Safety

December 5, 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...

Students and staff from Madison College have participated in the walk for the National Alliance on Mental Illness

Raising funds to help people coping with mental illness

Jessica Deegan, News editor December 5, 2017

Nursing student Tonia Weber recently participated in the walk for NAMI, a mental health center, in support of an individual suffering from substance abuse and another who recently committed suicide. Both...

Louis Bentley, left, and his son, Luca Bently, visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus at the Snacks with Santa event in the Truax Campus Gateway on Dec. 2. Louis Bentley is a 2008 graudation of the college’s EMT program.

Holiday Traditions: Students tell what they like the most about the season

Jessica Deegan, News editor December 5, 2017

Common holiday traditions typically include going to the grandparents’ house for Thanksgiving, decorating holiday cookies, and putting up the Christmas tree with family. While some Madison College students...

Madison College student Ashley Hermanson is in the college’s Vet Tech program and will graduate this May.

Madison College student Ashley Hermanson has passion for pets

Jessica Deegan, News editor December 5, 2017

Vet Tech student Ashley Hermanson, holds an infinite amount of passion for animals, as she previously housed 17 cats at one time, while she worked as a foster parent. Some would stay for only a month,...

Ken Kohl is the president of the Madison College Veteran Club.

Veterans Club president proud to be a Marine

Jessica Deegan, News Editor November 21, 2017

Following the humbling experience of actively serving in the Marine Corps, and now serving as a U.S. armed forces veteran, Ken Kohl, president of the Madison College Veteran Club, holds Veterans Day close...

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