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Online classes hard, but great for busy students

Darren Strasburg, Staff Writer May 3, 2016

Online learning can be stressful and hard at times, but it can also be very convenient and helpful to a student’s busy schedule. What should students expect before enrolling in an online course? What...

Transgender people only want to use the bathroom

Sarah Marty, Staff Writer May 3, 2016

I grew up in the 1990s.  In my world, transgender did not exist.  Sometimes you would see a drag queen or other flamboyantly dressed individual on television and we were raised to see that image as comical. ...

Heroin AM hits too close for some

Patrick Kempfer, Opinion Editor April 20, 2016

This past Saturday, the long running late night satire machine known as “Saturday Night Live” ran a skit about heroin, and while many people laughed, others were extremely offended. The two minute...

Recovery Corner – Communities of individuals

Patrick Kempfer, Opinion Editor April 20, 2016

Who knows what one could achieve in a lifetime? With all the hullabaloo surrounding me and you, and sure, it’s true, there’s no telling time its business, ‘cause it’s nobody’s business but yours...

Student senator pleads her case to keep DTEC

Jessica Grimes, Student Senate April 20, 2016

The capital borrowing plan total for 2016-2017 school year is $25.4 million. Yet the Madison College administration claims that the college cannot afford $30 million worth of upgrades for Downtown Education...

Companies have duty to stop sexual harassment

Pamela Stevens, Staff Writer April 20, 2016

The Feb. 2 killing of Caroline Nosal outside the Metro Market on Cottage Grove Road in Madison has brought a renewed focus on workplace sexual harassment and how victims should respond. A former co-worker,...

Presidential primary campaign has been a never-ending circus

Presidential primary campaign has been a never-ending circus

Patrick Kemfer, Opinion Editor April 6, 2016

At this point, you have undoubtedly seen the results of the Wisconsin primary election from April 5, and there may still be a slow “Bern” glowing in your heart strings, but from where I sit now, in...

More than puppy love

Caylei Wright, Staff Writer April 6, 2016

Owning a dog is a big responsibility. It takes a lot of money, time and patience. Although this may sound like something your mom or dad might have told you as a kid, it’s true. Owning a dog is similar...

You can be a feminist and not support Hillary Clinton

Ashley Andrews, Staff Writer March 23, 2016

Madeleine Albright, a former United States Secretary of State and ardent supporter of Hillary Clinton, was quoted at an event in New Hampshire as saying, “We can tell our story of how we climbed the...

Wisconsin’s voter ID law aims to suppress certain people’s rights

John Everman, Staff Writer March 23, 2016

Voter ID laws are now in effect across our state. This means that people in Wisconsin hoping to participate in this year’s presidential election will face a new obstacle at the polling stations. All...

An open letter to Trump supporters

Patrick Kempfer, Opinion Editor March 22, 2016

Immigrants (that’s how you spell that word, btw) are coming here for the same reasons your great grandparents came (or however long you can trace your family back), and that’s to make more opportunities...

Positive self-talk can go a long way

Patrick Kempfer, Opinion Editor March 22, 2016

Many people in the recovery community are familiar with the term “character defect,” but what does it mean to have a character defect, really? Well, some might guess we simply developed ways of behaving...

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