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Sgt. Joe Steffen & Dispatcher David Manthey January 17, 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 Dec....

Off The Shelf: Discover the Creator Studio at Madison College Truax Library

Off The Shelf: Discover the Creator Studio at Madison College Truax Library

Mark Luetkehoelter, Librarian January 17, 2017

Ah, the New Year’s resolutions. We all start the year faithfully with a few and then abandon them by Super Bowl time as we binge on junk food and gorge on television ads. With ritual failures of resolutions...

A volunteer waits to serve guests at the River Food Pantry, 2201 Darwin Road. The college's shuttle service will now make two stops a week at the pantry.

Campus shuttle to add stops at The River Food Pantry

Vernon JD Ziegler, Staff Writer January 17, 2017

In an effort to help Madison College students who struggle to afford groceries the Student Senate is directing fellow students to The River Food Pantry. It is located in a warehouse only two miles from...

Meshan Adams, a member of the Madison College Student Senate, takes a swing with a sledge hammer at the temporary wall that separated the completed cafeteria seating area from the section that was still under construction during a ceremony on Dec. 21.

Construction Update: Opening New Areas

Vernon JD Ziegler, Staff Writer January 17, 2017

More than 100 students and faculty members gathered in the recently constructed atrium to participate in the ceremonial tearing down of a wall that marks the beginning of a new era in Madison College history. Student...

Members of the Madison College Native American Student Association pose for a photograph with some of the panelists from an event the group sponsored at the Truax Campus titled “The Power of Native American Women: Resilience and Strength in Healing.”

Sharing stories of resilience

Regis Mizero, Staff Writer December 8, 2016

On the evening of Nov. 17, the Native American Student Association (NASA)organized a momentous event at the Truax campus. After going through some internal challenges, they successfully managed to put...

Fast facts about Madison College’s new west campus

Fast facts about Madison College’s new west campus

Elliott Puckette, Editor in Chief December 8, 2016

The new campus building on Excelsior Drive is opening for the spring semester. There you’ll be able to take classes towards your program (provided your program is Liberal Arts Transfer, Pre-Health, or...

Children get dental care at free event

Muna Ali, Staff Writer December 8, 2016

The Madison College Dental Hygiene Program held a four-hour event on Nov. 11 providing free dental care for children. Volunteer dental hygienists staffed the event. “We are trying to offer (dental...

Off The Shelf: Dodging the bibliography blues

Off The Shelf: Dodging the bibliography blues

Matthew Coan, Librarian December 8, 2016

Editor’s Note: In a nod to those of you who are writing research papers in the last few weeks of the semester, the citations used in this issue’s Off The Shelf column resemble those you might use in...

Public Safety

Public Safety

Sgt. Joe Steffen & Dispatcher David Manthey December 8, 2016

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 Nov. 28, Public...

Students in the Truax Library enjoyed a visit from "Dogs on Call"

Dogs on Call

Allie Christensen December 8, 2016

Students in the Truax Library recently enjoyed a visit from "Dogs on Call," whose motto is "Improving human health through service and therapy animals." The group will return during National Library Week...

Instructor evaluations getting an overhaul

Bailey Ayres, Sports Editor December 8, 2016

Long-time students at Madison College will remember the teacher evaluation forms they used to fill out at the end of the semester. Many instructors do, and some have said they miss that feedback from their...

Bigger tires allow you to keep riding all year long

Alison Ahlgrim, Staff Writer December 8, 2016

A flock of bicycles with huge, fat tires roars down Madison’s bike paths, cruises through snow, glides across ice, flies down mountain bike trails, and causes bystanders to stare in amazement. These...

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