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Bill Kegler has been promoted to replace Scot Vesterdahl as coach of the Madison College men’s basketball team after five years as an assistant. Vesterdahl compiled a 249-242 record in more than 14 years of coaching at Madison College.

New coach, familiar plan

Bailey Ayres, Sports Editor October 4, 2016

When a new coach is hired, it’s often an indication that the program is going to head in a new direction. That’s not the case for the Madison College men’s basketball program. When Bill Kegler...

Appreciation vs appropriation

Stephanie Riedel, News Editor October 4, 2016

I am a journaler and a stationary lover. I have so many journals that it would make your head spin. My sticker collection will impress and my washi tape (decorative tape you use in journals) will leave...

Caring for mental health

Caring for mental health

Stephanie Riedel, News Editor October 4, 2016

My time at this college hasn’t always been very successful. In fact, school in general for me has always been difficult and painful. Not a single one of the 13 years I spent in school prior to college...

Student Jolie Lippit wants to create a safe space at Madison College for people who are affected by domestic abuse

Providing support for abuse victims

Mary Joan Nastri, Staff Writer October 4, 2016

Jolie Lippitt is a student on a mission. She wants to create a space at Madison College and beyond for people who are affected by domestic abuse. Because any kind of abuse is shrouded in secrecy, shame,...

Long Shadow by David Giffey is on dispay through Sept. 30. Giffey will be at the artists reception on Sept. 22 from noon to 2 p.m.

Horror of war captured in art

Ana Bon, Art Director September 21, 2016

Paintings about remembrances of the Vietnam War currently hang on the walls of Gallery 211 at Madison College’s downtown campus. David Giffey, peace activist and war veteran, has found his “Long...

7 reasons to read a ‘banned book’

Allison Althof, Staff Writer September 21, 2016

When you really think about it everyone is guilty of banning books at one point or another. We limit children to picture books and happy fairy tales because they teach morals but we also do it because...

National hero immortalized in film

Nicholas Garton, Staff Writer September 21, 2016

Nightmares. Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger (Tom Hanks) has nightmares all the time. In them he is piloting an aircraft with 155 people on board. The plane is dead in the air and they crash into...

Economic disparity hurts minority women most

Economic disparity hurts minority women most

Sedgwick Smith Jr., Staff Writer September 21, 2016

In our country, and the world, we have a large disparity in wages earned by women comparative to those of men. In America, if asked how much money a woman makes for every dollar a man makes, many people...

Madison College’s Christian Munoz is off to a strong start this season with seven goals in six games.

Munoz has big goals

Ethan Maurice, Staff Writer September 21, 2016

Scoring a goal in a soccer game is a tough enough feat, much less a goal in six straight games. It’s something professionals like Jamie Vardy did last year for Leicester City and Luis Suarez did this...

Members of the Madison College Volunteer Center promote the new Service Learning Academy during WolfPack Welcome

Opportunity for volunteers

Stephanie Riedel, News Editor September 6, 2016

Students looking to volunteer this year can find opportunities with the Service Learning Academy at Madison College’s Truax, Portage and and Watertown campuses. Part of the Volunteer Center, the Service...

Textbook Prices Soaring

Textbook Prices Soaring

Brighid Monahan, Arts and Culture Editor September 6, 2016

As the new semester begins, so does the financial stress for many college students. Not only do students have to pay the cost of attending classes, but they also have to pay for the books in their...

Pokémon Go

Sara Hill, Staff Writer September 6, 2016

With over nine million active users, Pokémon Go is one of the biggest gaming apps we’ve seen to date. The game has made the news for the last few months with reports of injuries, robberies, and careless...

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