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Guests review the options available at the Madison College Atrium Cafe on the Truax Campus. The newly completed cafeteria opened with the start of the spring semester.

Newly completed cafeteria offers more options

Sedgwick Smith Jr., Managing Editor January 31, 2017

After two years of construction and a semester without a cafeteria, the Atrium Café opened on Jan. 17. The new cafeteria features a multitude of food options and has professionally trained chefs serving...

Balance only exists if you seek out many perspective

Patience Vallier, Staff Writer January 31, 2017

The conversation about bias in the media tends to begin with a sense of betrayal by the audience. Standard media ethics include the assertion that journalism should not be biased. When a story is covered,...

A volunteer waits to serve guests at the River Food Pantry, 2201 Darwin Road. The colleges 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...

New live stream option makes it easy to keep up with WolfPack athletics

New live stream option makes it easy to keep up with WolfPack athletics

Bailey Ayres, Sports Editor January 17, 2017

Realizing that there is a WolfPack basketball game today, you really want to go and watch them play. After double-checking the schedule, you see that they are playing in Milwaukee and it is an away game. You’re...

The nation grapples with fake news

Kim Michal, Staff Writer January 17, 2017

Issues with fake news have become so problematic to the future of our nation that President Barack Obama gave his final farewell speech about why fake news is damaging. We are so stuck in our talking...

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...

Books to put on your reading list for 2017

Carrie Puckette, Copy Editor January 17, 2017

To anyone who loves a good book, there can never be enough. While it’s impossible to list every book that’s coming out in the New Year, I was able to find 11 books that everyone can look forward to....

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...

Make democracy work for everyone

Paul Little, Staff Writer December 8, 2016

Democracy has always been something we have held very dear. In theory, it ensures that everyone’s voice will be heard and that the desires of the population will determine how our government is run....

Panelists join in the Local 243 Faculty and Staff Union forum as part of the Gathering for Tolerance, Solidarity, and Inclusion on Nov. 29.

College emphasizes shared values in response to offensive graffiti

Mouna Algahaithi, Managing Editor December 8, 2016

During the same week that Madison College faculty and staff union hosted a solidarity gathering to “ensure students and employees that MATC is committed to its values of student success, diversity, inclusion,...

Local winter break events include sports, entertainment

Tina Marshalek, Business Director December 8, 2016

With an entire month approaching without classes, most students are giddy with thoughts of traveling, saving money, or just resting. Now, whatever plans (or lack thereof) you’re gleefully waiting for,...

Members of the Madison College Pool club, left, pose for a group photograph with the Carnegie Mellon team on Nov. 13 after winning the University of Michigan’s annual Team Pool Championship. Carnegie Mellon finished second. Madison College team members include Eric Bumgarner, Touy Bouapha, Ian Robertson and Jason Matzke.

College’s pool club finds success in challenging year

Ethan Maurice, Staff Writer December 8, 2016

Many people see pool as just a recreational game – something you play at a bar or in the man cave. To members of Madison College’s pool club, it’s more than just a pastime. It’s a competitive sport...

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