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Students reminded to take steps to protect vehicles, items

Sedgwick Smith Jr., Managing Editor January 31, 2017

Students at the Truax Campus reported 27 incidents of vehicles being intentionally damaged or having items stolen from them in campus parking lots during the fall semester. While most of the incidents...

Student wins at theater festival

Calrion Staff Writer January 31, 2017

Over the winter break Madison College Performing Arts sponsored 15 students to attend the regional Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival in Indianapolis. While there they competed, performed,...

Off The Shelf: Help select novel for the Overdue Book Club

Off The Shelf: Help select novel for the Overdue Book Club

Dana Ryals and Kelley Minica, Librarians January 31, 2017

The Madison College Libraries book club has a new name – the Overdue Book Club.  This semester, we invite you to cast a vote and help us choose a book for our book club discussion. We have selected...

Public Safety

Public Safety

January 31, 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 Jan....

Madison College student Alondra Ponce received the Wisconsin Job Honors Award, which recognizes people who have overcome barriers to employment. The award was presented by Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce in December.

Overcoming Barriers: Madison College student finds success in Middle College

Alison Ahlgrim, News Editor January 31, 2017

The business advocacy group Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce awarded Madison College student Alondra Ponce with its prestigious Wisconsin Job Honors Award at a ceremony in December. The award recognizes...

Women’s march draws support

Women’s march draws support

Kim Michal, Opinion Editor January 31, 2017

Through thick fog and a dreary drizzle on Saturday Jan. 18, in Washington D.C., people of all genders, races, and ethnicity, came together to march in support of women’s equal rights and in support of...

Guests review the options available at the Madison College Atrium Cafe on the Truax Campus. The newly completed cafeteria opened with the start of the spring semester.

Newly completed cafeteria offers more options

Sedgwick Smith Jr., Managing Editor January 31, 2017

After two years of construction and a semester without a cafeteria, the Atrium Café opened on Jan. 17. The new cafeteria features a multitude of food options and has professionally trained chefs serving...

List of candidates for Downtown space narrowed to 5

Alison Ahlgrim, News Editor January 17, 2017

The Madison College Board of Trustees recently voted to narrow the field of proposed developments for the Downtown campus from eleven to five. All five of the remaining proposals feature a housing component. In...

Starbucks selected as new coffee vendor

Bailey Ayres, Sports Editor January 17, 2017

With all the changes construction is bringing to Madison College food services, there is one change that is not construction related. Starbucks Coffee will now be featured in the coffee shop on the first...

Rental and other options can help reduce book costs

Rental and other options can help reduce book costs

Sara Hill, Staff Writer January 17, 2017

One of the most common worries about college is how to budget to cover the costs of attending. Part of these costs are the textbooks required for each semester.  Financial aid and student loans can...

A look back at 2016 and who we’ll miss

Brighid Monahan, Arts Editor January 17, 2017

A lot can happen over the course of a year. Some legends die, but new ones are born with even greater potential. Politics change and shape the coming year as new people are elected into office. Here is...

Various groups plan protest events for inauguration day

Alison Ahlgrim, News Editor January 17, 2017

Madison has several events going on to protest or take action related to Donald Trump’s inauguration on Friday, Jan. 20. All of these events are free and open to the public. Details are as...

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