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Avoid costly parking citations

Zach Mueth, Staff Writer March 1, 2017

Student drivers at the Madison College Truax Campus experience a stressful rat-race for parking during peak hours. Many resort to parking alongside the curbs and grass throughout the main parking lots. “When...

Public Safety Officer Luke Adler, right, receives an award from Chief Jim Bottoni.

Public Safety

March 1, 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 Feb....

Off The Shelf: A good book – the perfect vacation companion

Off The Shelf: A good book – the perfect vacation companion

Kris Glodoski Wolf, Librarian March 1, 2017

“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” ~ Dr. Seuss, I Can Read With My Eyes Shut! It’s finally here: the...

China Miller helps a student at the after school Level Up Homework Club.

Madison College student China Miller starts homework club

Alison Ahlgrim, News Editor March 1, 2017

In a community room at the Fitchburg Fire House, a dozen kids talk excitedly, work on writing compositions, draw colorful posters, and eat fruit snacks and animal crackers. In the midst of the excitement,...

Members of the Volunteer Center pose with their Action Program of the Year Award.

Service Learning Academy wins action award

Jessica Pokrandt, Staff Writer March 1, 2017

On Feb. 15, the six board members of the Volunteer Center set off to St. Louis for the 2017 IMPACT National Conference, the largest national gathering of student leaders and faculty of programs such as...

Work from students in the colleges graphic design program, like this road trip calendar, was available for sale in the Truax Gallerys Printer Wonderland sale.

Holiday-themed sale made gallery a true ‘Wonderland’

Alexandra Christensen, Artistic Director February 15, 2017

Printer Wonderland, a winter pop-up sale, made its debut at the Truax Gallery just before winter break. Paper snowflakes and Christmas lights hung from the ceiling while paper trees, colorful posters,...

A barber-cosmetology student trims a customers hair in the new TruStyle Salon at the Madison College Truax campus.

New TruStyle salon opens at Truax campus

Sedgwick Smith Jr., Managing Editor February 15, 2017

Madison College’s barber-cosmetology program has a new home in the recently renovated space at the Truax Campus in room B1208L. The program’s TruStyle Salon had its grand opening on Valentine’s Day. The...

Sedgwick Smith Jr. is the president of the Madison College Black Student Union.

Club members mentor students to provide positive role models

Lucy Smith, Copy Editor February 15, 2017

Over the years, the Black Student Union (BSU) at Madison College has evolved from only two people standing in the cafeteria handing out flyers trying to recruit students to a fairly well-known and good-sized...

The area in around the largest Madison College campus has some interesting names and lots of history that go along with them

What’s in a name? Anderson Street is named for a World War II sergeant

Jessica Pokrandt, Staff Writer February 15, 2017

As you sit in your idling car outside the college, waiting for the light to change, do you ever wonder where street names come from? Some names are easy to locate. A street called “Wright” next...

A cappella group to be a new voice on campus

Elliott Puckette, Editor In Chief February 15, 2017

While waiting for a bus in Indianapolis at the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival, four students started singing. Then they started talking. Until now, Madison College has not had an a cappella...

The 2016-17 Madison College Student Senate’s term ends this May, when a newly elected Student Senate will represent the student body.

Student Senate election filing deadline Feb. 17

Tina Marshalek, Business Director February 15, 2017

The 2017-18 Student Senate’s election and filing deadline will be earlier this year than in the past, with a filing deadline of Feb. 17 and voting from March 2 to March 7. Previously, Student Senate...

College offers financial workshops for students

Alison Ahlgrim, News Editor February 15, 2017

Madison College is partnering with Summit Credit Union and UW Credit Union to provide a series of five financial education workshops this spring at the Truax Campus. These workshops are free to attend...

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