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Take extra caution to avoid card skimmers

Sara Hill, Staff Writer October 18, 2016

Fifteen credit card skimmers have been found in Wisconsin in the past year, all at gas stations in various locations throughout the state. Out of the fifteen, five were reported at gas stations in Madison....

Rape Crisis Center now has staff on on campus

Alison Ahlgrim, Staff Writer October 18, 2016

Students who have been victims of any form of sexual assault can now seek assistance from the new Rape Crisis Center Office at Madison College, which will be staffed by Madison Mayer, the new campus counselor/advocate. The...

Group to help educate others about Islam

Stephanie Riedel, News Editor October 18, 2016

“Muslim Student Union (MSU) is coming back to Madison College!” writes Mouna Algahaithi, president of the Muslim Student Union, in an email interview. It’s been three years since Madison College...

Writer’s Life Series looks at political journalism

October 18, 2016

Political journalists Dee J. Hall of WisconsinWatch.org and Matthew DeFour of the Wisconsin State Journal will discuss political journalism at the Writer’s Life Lecture Series event held at 7 p.m. on...

Off the Shelf: Resources to get your facts straight

Off the Shelf: Resources to get your facts straight

Deb Diller, Librarian October 18, 2016

Working on a research paper? A persuasive speech or a class presentation?  Those projects usually require investigating an issue, verifying the facts and then sharing your results.  Yesterday we called...

Public Safety

Public Safety

Sgt. Joe Steffen October 18, 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 Oct. 10,...

Students can register to vote and vote early at stations set up in Madison city libraries. Poll workers, pictured in the background, are available to assist at each location.

How to vote: These answers will help you prepare for Election Day

Jessica Deegan, Staff Writer October 18, 2016

Everyone remembers their “first.” Their first love, first beer, first car, first job. This November may be another one of your firsts if you choose to cast your vote in the upcoming presidential election.  ...

Students show the international hats they wore at the 2014 Global Showcase event held at the Truax Campus.

Expanding horizons

Yunzhu Shen, Staff Writer October 18, 2016

A $184,268 grant will help Madison College provide more international education opportunities to the community. Madison College was recently awarded a Title VI Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign...

AJ Carr is holding his cousin, surrounded by MPD members including officer David Dexheimer (right)

Building trust with community

Sedgwick Smith Jr, Staff Writer October 4, 2016

A chance to build a relationship between law enforcement and the community is what 13 year old AJ Carr saw when his new organization “Building Bosses” presented “Community Field Day” on Saturday,...

Author and investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill speaks at the Truax Campus on September 19

Giving a voice to the voiceless

Mary Joan Nastri, Staff Writer October 4, 2016

Author and investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill said his greatest committment is to “give voice to the voiceless.” A former Madison College student, Scahill is a war correspondent and author...

UW Lecture Offers Night of Self-refection

Mouna Algahaithi, Managing Editor October 4, 2016

On Oct. 2, Yasmin Mogahed returned to her hometown to speak to the Muslim Student Association of University of Wisconsin- Madison. Mogahed received her bachelor’s in Psychology as well as her Masters...

Students took 5-week course in Quebec

Students took 5-week course in Quebec

Bailey Ayres, Sports Editor October 4, 2016

This was the first summer that a group of Madison College students went to Quebec for a five-week course studying French. The trip to Centre Linguistique du Collège de Jonquière in the Quebec province...

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