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Phoning Dr. Strangelove: FBI probes the president

Phoning Dr. Strangelove: FBI probes the president

James J. Roufus, Staff Writer April 6, 2017

Where is George C. Scott when you need him? After all, President Merkin Muffley was able to negotiate with the Russians much better than any real president had ... at least to date. Though the twentieth...

Journalists help uncover truth, and share it

Alison Ahlgrim, News Editor April 6, 2017

As the “opposition party” and “fourth estate,” journalists have an obligation to pursue the truth now more than ever. Because information is so widely available at the click of a mouse or the swipe...

Participants in the Dark Skies Severe Weather Seminar view an image of a shelf cloud.

Extreme weather the focus of day-long seminar

Zach Mueth, Staff Writer April 6, 2017

A sunny day begins to fade, but it’s only midday. An ominous cloud stretches from one end of the sky to the other, blotting out the sun, submerging the day into darkness. The once calm winds are now...

Tina Marshalek is the Madison College student senate president-elect. She will serve her term during the 2017-18 school year.

Marshalek looks forward to challenges of leading Senate

Lucy Smith, Staff Writer April 6, 2017

“I have more info on my goals, if you want to hear . . .” Tina Marshalek said, laughing. She had already covered textbooks, and next up was academic advising. After I said yes, she proceeded to whip...

Consequences of transgender bathroom bills

Consequences of transgender bathroom bills

Alison Ahlgrim, News Editor March 22, 2017

Thirty-one percent of transgender people report avoiding drinking or eating so that they do not need to use the restroom. According to a survey done by the National Center for Transgender Equity, additionally: ...

Madison College students wear protective gear as they help work on a home that was severely damaged by Hurricane Katrina.

Rebuilding homes: Madison College students spend break helping with construction in New Orleans

Regis Mizero, Staff Writer March 22, 2017

A group of Madison College students spent their spring break on a volunteer mission with the St. Bernard Project, a non-profit organization dedicated to rebuilding homes destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. The...

Madison College’s Big Band heading to Germany

Madison College’s Big Band heading to Germany

Jamie Kember, Madison College Big Band Director March 22, 2017

The Madison College Big Band is hosting a meet and greet on Saturday, April 1 from 7:30 – 10 p.m. at the Mitby Theater. Anyone is welcome to attend the free event and enjoy complimentary drinks and dessert...

Students create in Metal Fabrication Lab

Students create in Metal Fabrication Lab

Lucy Smith, Staff Writer March 22, 2017

The metal fabrication program at Madison College teaches students how to turn raw materials into a completed product through forming, machining, welding and computer controlled navigation of a cutting...

Station 8, the one nearest Madison College, has a logo proclaiming the station “The Beast of the East,”

City fire station logos blaze their own way

Bailey Ayres, Sports Editor March 22, 2017

All but two Madison Fire Department stations have individualized logos that reflect their neighborhood and community history. Cynthia Schuster, the Public Information Officer for the Madison Fire Department,...

China Miller helps a student at the after school Level Up Homework Club.

Madison College student China Miller starts homework club

Alison Ahlgrim, News Editor March 1, 2017

In a community room at the Fitchburg Fire House, a dozen kids talk excitedly, work on writing compositions, draw colorful posters, and eat fruit snacks and animal crackers. In the midst of the excitement,...

Members of the Volunteer Center pose with their Action Program of the Year Award.

Service Learning Academy wins action award

Jessica Pokrandt, Staff Writer March 1, 2017

On Feb. 15, the six board members of the Volunteer Center set off to St. Louis for the 2017 IMPACT National Conference, the largest national gathering of student leaders and faculty of programs such as...

Local chef Tory Miller offers advice and stories during ‘Chef Series’

Alison Ahlgrim, News Editor March 1, 2017

Local celebrity chef and James Beard Award-winner Tory Miller spoke and did a cooking demo in front of about 50 people as part of the Madison College Center for Entrepreneurship’s “Chef Series” on...

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