What’s the best gift?
Casey Anderson, Opinion Editor
December 12, 2019
For most, the holiday season is a time filled with tinsel, gift-giving, and family time. The holidays are wonderful until, well, you realize that someone special is expecting a gift. And let me tell you, fellas, it is not a heart shaped necklace she is looking for. Now, now, don’t panic. I’ve got ...
Cultural anthropology broadens horizons
Tara Olivia Martens, Staff Writer
December 12, 2019
Many who are current and continuing college students fit last-minute electives into their schedules like small puzzle pieces. These students try to see the bigger picture of personal interest and create a broader view of the world for themselves. For me, that panoramic world view came to light while ...
Mailbag
Letter to the Editor
December 12, 2019
Buried in the minutes of the June 5, 2019, Madison Area Technical College District Board meeting was the proposed FY19/20 Capital Remodel Project – Athletics, Physical Education, Locker Rooms, and Fitness Center. It states that “this project will address recommendations from the Facilities Master Plan b...
What’s in a name?
Krista Olson-Lehman, Staff Writer
December 12, 2019
Governor Tony Evers made a stir unveiling the theme for this year’s State Capitol holiday tree: “Celebrate Science.” The controversy wasn’t the theme for the tree, but what he called the tree: holiday tree. Originally coined a Christmas tree when first displayed in 1916 in the capitol rotunda, th...
Too divided to even talk about politics
Britni Petitt, Photo Editor
December 12, 2019
In recent weeks, every other headline seems to have something to do with the impeachment proceedings against Donald Trump or the upcoming presidential election. As a nation, this is huge news. Generally, college campuses tend to be breeding grounds for political debate. Interestingly, chatter ...
Changes coming in social media
Emily Merlin, Social Media Editor
November 27, 2019
Social media is constantly changing, moving, and talking. Each social media channel provides different outcomes, but they essentially have the same concept: to communicate with other people and to see what they doing. One update from Instagram is a little out of the ordinary. This month, Instagram released an expe...
Plastics in packaging is going overboard
Mandy Scheuer, Office Manager
November 27, 2019
Have you ever opened something you ordered online, and there was way too much packaging for the item you bought? Even an item such as a new iPhone 7 case there was about twice the amount of packaging as needed. When I was unpackaging a set of earbuds, I was amazed by how much plastic was used in...
Parents need to take care of personal mental health
Destiny Hines, Staff Writer
November 27, 2019
For a lot of people there is never a good time to bring up mental health concerns like depression, anxiety or suicide. I myself have struggled and continue to struggle with PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder), generalized depression and anxiety. One of the hardest times I’ve experienced was PPD (pos...
Take a break to manage stress
Tessa Morhardt, Editor in Chief
November 27, 2019
I never knew how stressful life could be. Being a full-time student with a full-time and part-time job while trying to have a social life is a challenge. Life can get tough sometimes, and you tend to push this feeling back and tell yourself you will be fine. You need to remember that you are only h...
Try being blunt and bold
Amara Gobermann, Managing Editor
November 27, 2019
Recently I have been hearing this term a lot. Being politically correct. What does that mean exactly? The phrase politically correct is used to describe language, policies, or measures that are intended to avoid offense or disadvantage to members of particular groups in society. From my experience, ...
Global warming: Mother Nature’s flu
Brooke Foye, Contributor
November 13, 2019
Global warming has been a debate for years. What it is, how to fix it, and whether or not it’s really a danger to people. What is global warming? Global warming is a term used to describe the worldwide heating of the planet’s surface, caused by heat from the sun being trapped within our atmosphere. ...
WolfPack parenting: Flu season
Destiny Hines, Contributor
November 13, 2019
There’s nothing worse than being sick while being both a parent and a student. Well, at least it feels that way when you’re in the middle of it; brain fog, sore throat, cough or even worse a fever and vomiting. As diligent as most of us try to be with washing hands and sanitizing doorknobs it’s inevit...
