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  • On The Edge wins national SPJ award
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    By OTE staff On the Edge News is proud to accept both the Mark of Excellence Region 6 award as well as the national Mark of Excellence award from the Society of Professional Journalists for Best Breaking News Reporting. OTE staff has been awarded the Mark of Excellence at a small school (containing less than 9,999 […]

  • COVID-19 UPDATE: Edgewood offers pass/fail grading
    Posted in: COVID-19, News

    By Anna Hansen Edgewood College is providing students with the option to choose pass/fail grades for the Spring 2020 semester. Margaret Noreuil, Edgewood College vice president for academic affairs, sent the announcement in an email on Wednesday morning. Students — both graduate and undergraduate — who wish to keep their letter grades may do so. […]

  • Women’s basketball team wins NACC tournament 
    Posted in: News, Sports

    By Alese Steinhardt  The Edgewood College women’s basketball team made school history this 2019-20 season, winning the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC) tournament in their game against Benedictine University on March 1. It was the first time the Eagles made it to the NACC Tournament since their 2014-15 season.  Their historic season came to an end in the National Collegiate Athletic Association tournament after a […]

  • More money spent on men’s sports teams for first time since 2016 
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    By Hayley Nau  Edgewood College spent $27,450 more on men’s sports teams than women’s teams in 2019, the first time since 2016 that the college spent more on men’s team sports than women’s teams.   Al Brisack, Edgewood College athletic director and head baseball coach, said it is common for athletic spending to fluctuate from year to […]

  • ‘columbinus’ script keeps racial slur 
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    By Maria Chacin  The Edgewood College Theatre Department’s showings of ‘columbinus’ did not edit out the use of the n-word, a racial slur, in the script.  Jeanne Leep, head of the acting and directing program and theatre producer at Edgewood College, said that the department was not legally allowed to change the words of the play because the script is a transcript of what actually happened during the Columbine shooting.   More than a dramatization, Leep said ‘columbinus’ is […]

  • First Community Partnership Fair connects students with internship opportunities 
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    By Kenzie Carlson  Edgewood College held their first ever Community Partner Internship Fair on March 3 in the Washburn Heritage Room.  The Community Partner Internship Fair was open to all Edgewood College students to help them connect with organizations and alumni, grow their professional network, and get a professional headshot for free.   A large portion […]

  • Edgewood College first-year enrollment 89% ahead compared to 2019 
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    By Lexi DeMinter and Santi Elbow  Edgewood College enrollment is 89% ahead on confirmed freshmen students as of March 15.  In March 2019, there were 132 confirmed first-year students as opposed to this March when there are 250 confirmed first-year students for the fall.   Confirmation process  This is in part because Amber Schultz, vice president for enrollment management, has worked to make the confirmation process easier […]

  • SVA’s “A Healthy Competition” stirs criticism 
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    By Anna Hansen  An email with the subject line “A Healthy Competition,” sent to 180 Edgewood College community members on Feb. 28, has stirred confusion and criticism.    The email, sent by Chase Crull, vice president of Edgewood’s Student Veterans Association (SVA), encouraged participation in a weight loss competition modeled after the controversial reality TV show “The Biggest […]

  • Student Senate holds town hall with SAFE students 
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    By Rachel Gomoll  Edgewood College Student Senate and SAFE, the LGBTQ+ advocacy group on campus, came together March 3 to have a town hall where they discussed how Student Senate could help SAFE, as well as promote next year’s MBLGTACC, the Midwest Bisexual Lesbian Gay Transgender Asexual College Conference.  Campus requests  SAFE President Sean O’Brien asked whether students could […]

  • Number of lecturer contracts not renewed for Fall 2020 
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    By Alyssa Allemand   Appointments will not be renewed for a number of Edgewood College faculty after this spring semester. Vice President for Academic Affairs Margaret Noreuil told faculty in a Feb. 28 letter.  Shad Wenzlaff, director of student research and senior lecturer of Art History, said there are 10 faculty in this group of cuts, though Noreuil has […]

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