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Madison College softball player Brenna Seeber pulls back on a slap hit attempt during a recent game.

The art of slapping: Technique puts softball players on the fastest path to first base

Ethan Maurice, Staff Writer April 18, 2017

If you’re a baseball fan and haven’t been exposed to college softball, you might find the concept of “slapping” confusing. In baseball, no player gets a running start to hit the ball. And drag...

Don’t reject climate science: GOP environmental plans could place the planet in even greater peril

Don’t reject climate science: GOP environmental plans could place the planet in even greater peril

James Roufus, Staff Writer April 18, 2017

From sea to shining sea, lovers of Mother Earth are under attack like Kenilworth Castle. Not only locally from Gov. Scott Walker and his followers, but from President Donald Trump as well. Back...

A day dedicated to vintage vinyl

Adrienne Oliva, Staff Writer April 18, 2017

Record Store Day is right around the corner on Saturday, April 22, and Madison record collectors and music lovers alike are rejoicing. Record Store Day is a day in which local record store culture is celebrated...

Peabody-Award winning journalist Veronica Rueckert spoke at Madison College on March 27.

Presenter encourages women to have a voice

Alison Ahlgrim, News Editor April 6, 2017

Vocal coach, public radio producer, and Peabody-Award winning journalist Veronica Rueckert inspired about 60 women and a few men with her “Speaking While Female” talk at the Truax Campus on March 27....

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...

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