By Alyssa Allemand Teachers cannot force students to learn, but they can allow them to learn, according to Ali Muldrow, executive co-director of GSAFE, an organization to help LGBTQ+ students in the Madison school district. For teachers, that may mean giving up authority in the classroom, she said. “I am no longer the most important person in the classroom if […]
EBy Alyssa Allemand The Wisconsin Newspaper Association Conference took place at the Madison Concourse Hotel in downtown Madison March 7-8. As editor of On The Edge, I spoke on a panel titled “How (Whether?) College Students Consume News.” The panel was organized by Chuck Melvin, who also served as the moderator. Melvin is currently an adjunct instructor at Marquette University and has […]
By Santi Elbow Edgewood College’s eSports student organization is exploring ways to grow. Kareem Massie, the creator and president of the eSports organization, said he plans to advertise the organization but has not decided on the angle. Vice President Jordan Bauer said the question isn’t if people want to be playing games. “It is if we can reach those people,” […]
By William R.K. Lund After 44 years at Edgewood College, Dr. Cynthia Rolling will retire this May. Rolling has been a faculty member at the college in the Social Science department since 1977. Over the years, Rolling has served as associate academic dean, a member of the Human Issues Education Committee, a professor, and chair of Edgewood’s Social Science Department. As a professor, she […]
By Nikole Jaramillo Part of the Black Arts Matter (B.A.M.) Festival took place at Edgewood College when champion poet Porsha Olayiwola performed her one-woman show Black & Ugly as Ever on March 6. The hour-long choreopoem explores the meaning of living as a queer, fat, dark-skinned woman and “utilizes original song, poetry, and movement to discover love of self in a […]
By Ari Ebert-Standard Edgewood College senior Sadie Cordova was accepted to the Midwestern Bisexual Lesbian Gay Transgender Asexual College Conference (MBLGTACC) in Wichita, Kansas, where she had the opportunity to present her ongoing research project. Cordova studies Organizational Communications with a minor in Health and Society. The conference, held Feb. 15-17, aimed to bring Midwestern colleges and […]
By Alese Steinhardt Men’s basketball team makes playoffs The Edgewood College men’s basketball team finished its 2018-2019 season Feb. 20. The team made the playoffs this year and lost the first round to Aurora University in Illinois on a last-second three-pointer. Players still feel they had a great season even though they did not make it as far as they […]
By Marissa Ramirez The Edgewood College Leadership Institute for Borderland Research and Education (LIBRE) in the School of Education visited Arizona for the third time to meet with immigration organizations and activists over spring break. Students that travelled were Vivi Velasquez, Karina Alvarez, Mindy Navarro, Marie Treleven, Zenab Nafid, Jahdai Guerrero, Stephanie Florencio, and Ciara Smith. “This trip defied all stereotypes […]
