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Peer tutoring services to be available for criminial justice students

Andrew Kicmol, Staff Writer September 27, 2017

Students of the Criminal Justice program are getting peer tutoring help for the classes Introduction to Corrections and Introduction to Criminal Justice, a class where some students were struggling. The...

Immigration policy changes add to worries

Adrienne Oliva, Editor in Chief September 27, 2017

Jesse Nunez moved from Mexico to America with her family at age seven. As an undocumented immigrant, the Madison College graduate spent much of her young life fearing deportation from the country she grew...

Former Gov. Tommy Thompson, left, poses for a photograph with Simulation Instruction Coordinator Jeffrey Wenzel.

Health Simulation Center named for former governor

Jessica Pokrandt, Broadcast General Manager September 27, 2017

Madison College’s Health Simulation Center is now named after former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson. A renaming ceremony was held at the Health Education and Information Technology Building on Friday,...

Allie Christensen, third from left, joins other winners in the “advertising design” competition on stage at the SkillsUSA national competition in Louisville, Ky., this summer.

Madison College students compete at SkillsUSA: 7 students shine at national event, 1 wins gold

Edward Herzberg, Staff Writer September 27, 2017

Picture hundreds of college students from across the nation converged into a crowded arena prepared to compete against one another for a national title. For many, this would conjure images of the NCAA...

Off The Shelf: Promoting the Freedom to Read

Off The Shelf: Promoting the Freedom to Read

Atumn Hall-Tun, Librarian September 27, 2017

Each year, the American Library Association advocates for intellectual freedom with its Banned Books Week. This is a week highlighting books that have been challenged in libraries and schools across the...

Madison College Public Safety

Public Safety

Sgt. Joe Steffen and Dispatcher David Manthey September 27, 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 Sept....

Campus Updates

September 27, 2017

Poetry reading on Oct. 5 The Yahara Journal is hosting a reading by poet Amie Whittemore on Thursday, Oct. 5, from 1 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. in the Truax Studio Theater, Room B2031. An instructor at Middle...

The Madison College optical dispensary is located in Room 271 of the Health Education Building.

Optical dispensary open for semester at Madison College

Jessica Deegan, News Editor September 27, 2017

The college’s optical dispensary is now open for semester. Located in Room 271 on the second floor of the Health Education Building, the dispensary is open on Fridays from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. through...

Former Madison College student Jacob Eugster has been frighteningly successful in his seven years as owner of "Screamin' Acres."

Business can be scary

Jessica Deegan, News Editor September 27, 2017

Most young entrepreneurs have fears about starting their own business. At just 20 years old, former Madison College student Jacob Eugster has turned scaring people into a business. Eugster’s well-known...

A campus-to-campus shuttle waits for students outside the Truax Campus Gateway.

Offering more access was priority of shuttle changes

Jessica Deegan, News editor September 13, 2017

Hearing only the rushing of the afternoon traffic, students sit with headphones in their ears and eyes glued to their phones. A Madison College shuttle pulls up and, with a smile on her face, the driver...

The main Truax Campus parking lot often fills early during the first few weeks of classes each semester.

Use these strategies to find parking at Truax

Bailey Ayres, Sports Editor September 13, 2017

During the first week of school, things are usually crazy for everyone. Students are running around to get their textbooks, One Cards, free bus passes and parking permits. Instructors equally as busy getting...

Study abroad within reach of more due to CIE efforts

Megan Binkley, Staff Writer September 13, 2017

For much of the last millennium, the high cost, perils, and discomfort of the open road have placed travel beyond the reach of the average individual. While many transportation improvements have been made...

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