On The Edge News

By OTE staff  Around 40 students gathered Monday (Dec. 9) with Heather Harbach, Edgewood vice president for student development, and interim college President Sister Mary Ellen Gevelinger. This meeting was “for students only,” according to an email from Harbach.   At the same time, five faculty members called a meeting for both faculty and staff in which some expressed distaste for the actions taken by administration.  […]

By Anna Hansen A routine Google search lead an anonymous student to an article from the College Fix that informed readers about the involvement of a far-right national group, Traditional Family Property (TFP) Student Action, in the college’s decision to remove a link to Planned Parenthood from its wellness resource page. “When I saw the […]

On The Edge Editorial Board In an October essay sent to faculty and staff, Chief of Staff/Diversity Officer Willie Larkin said: “Among the many qualities I like and respect most about Edgewood College is that President Mary Ellen Gevelinger and her Senior Leadership Team have invited the entire college community to join in as we […]

On my visit to Edgewood College in high school, it was amazing to walk past the offices in Predolin and see the resources that Edgewood has to offer to make students feel included. It was one of the main reasons I chose Edgewood over other colleges in the state. Working for the equality of all people is […]

By Alyssa Allemand Interim Edgewood College President Sister Mary Ellen Gevelinger angered her students when she failed to appear at a public forum on Friday, Dec. 6. The Student Senate had asked her to publicly apologize for removing a link to Planned Parenthood services from the Edgewood website several weeks ago under pressure from a […]

By Alyssa Allemand  Edgewood College students are mobilizing for a meeting tomorrow (Friday, Dec. 6) with Edgewood College Interim President Sister Mary Ellen Gevelinger in an escalating battle over removal of a Planned Parenthood link from the college website in response to a petition from a far-right national student group.  Student anger about Gevelinger’s action roiled this week after Tradition […]

By Alyssa Allemand and Anna Hansen  During the Christmas tree decorating ceremony Wednesday (Dec. 4), the Edgewood College chamber choir silently protested the removal of a link on the college’s wellness resources page that connected to Planned Parenthood—they put “I Stand With Planned Parenthood” stickers on their music folders.    Meanwhile, Tradition Family Property (TFP) Student Action, a conservative […]

By Kate Martinez  Edgewood College’s fall production of “The Drowsy Chaperone” will reflect on social norms and issues in the original Broadway musical while finding ways to be culturally sensitive.   One of the larger social issues that is reflected in the musical is the use of “yellowface” in the original Broadway production. “Yellowface,” commonly used in Hollywood in […]

By Maria Chacin  In response to a survey that asked students what groups they would be interested in having on campus, Edgewood College hired Laura Kruschke in a part-time position to initiate an acappella program this fall semester. The survey was sent by Edgewood’s Division of Student Development.   High Altitude  The group is named High Altitude. Kruschke said the […]