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  • Radical Healing and “Solidari-tea”
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    By Sam Hennick For On The Edge   Oct. 21, 2022   Dayna Soto, a doctoral candidate at the School of Psychology at the University of Wisconsin—Madison, advised students on Sept. 23 at Edgewood College about Radical Healing, a method for communities of color to heal from racial trauma that their families may have experienced […]

  • Latinx Student Union to Hold First Meeting
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    By Sam Hennick For On The Edge   Oct. 4, 2022 Edgewood College’s Latinx Student Union (LSU) will host its first general body meeting this Wednesday, Oct. 5, at Predolin Hall room 302, featuring Hispanic Heritage month and it has other events planned in the coming weeks. LSU leaders say they are rebuilding the student […]

  • College Buys Land in Fitchburg for athletics, wellness campus
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    By Rebecca Dickman On The Edge Editor   Sept. 23, 2022   On September 7, Edgewood College announced the purchase of land for an Athletic and Wellness Campus in Fitchburg, a Madison suburb about five miles from the Monroe St. campus. The college paid $773,950 for the 40-acre parcel, according to records from the Fitchburg […]

  • Spring begs questions for graduates of pandemic-era campuses
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    By Zack Moncrieff Assistant Editor of On The Edge   April 21, 2022   I did not feel like my time at Edgewood College was truly ending until March 29, the first day of spring. Seeing campus and my neighborhood come back alive after winter has always been a reflective time for me. It is […]

  • Icelandic Melodies
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    Edgewood voice students perform Icelandic repertoire  By Reid Kamhi Staff Writer   April 20, 2022   Eight Edgewood College voice students of Prof. Cayla Rosché performed a collection of Icelandic pieces 8 in St. Joseph Chapel April 8.   Roshé, a leading expert on Icelandic Lyric Diction, collaborated with Carrie Firman, an associate professor of […]

  • Religious Studies Professor John Leonard to Retire
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    By Alysse Kuglitsch For On The Edge   April 19, 2022   Known affectionately to students as Mama John for his compassion and baking and as the heart of the Religious Studies Department to the staff, faculty and community, John Leonard, an Edgewood College religious studies professor, will retire in a few weeks after 28 […]

  • Theater Department Announces 2022-2023 Season
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    By Anna Carullo Staff Writer April 19, 2022   The Edgewood College Theater Department recently announced the four productions for 2022-2023 via email. The season will consist of:  “Five Women Wearing the Same Dress,” “25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” “She Kills Monsters,” and student-directed one acts.    Faculty select the season each year and […]

  • The Polka Dot Press Fund: A Letter from Alyssa Allemand
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    Dear Edgewood College students, staff and faculty,   My name is Alyssa Allemand; I am a 2020 Edgewood alumna and former editor of the campus newspaper, On The Edge News. I am writing to share a bit about Patricia Simms, who passed away one year ago today, on April 5, 2021. She was advisor of […]

  • Edgewood College invited to UW-Madison Journalism Ethics Conference
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    By Rebecca Dickman On The Edge Editor   March 29, 2022   The Center for Journalism Ethics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison invites Edgewood College students, faculty and staff to attend a free journalism ethics conference on how to create a just future.    This 13th annual conference, put on with support from Craig Newmark […]

  • Edgewood College Alumnae Compete in 2022 Winter Olympic Games
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    By Zack Moncrieff Staff Writer & Photojournalist   March 14, 2022   Edgewood alumnae Becca Hamilton ‘14 and Nina Roth ‘12 competed as a part of the USA Women’s Curling team at the Winter Olympic Games in Beijing this month.      The team placed 6th out of 10 teams, losing to Japan with a […]

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