On The Edge News

By Lexi Chitwood Jenny Kim, an Edgewood College junior, completed the six-week Summer Health Professions Education Program (SHPEP) at the University of California, Los Angeles.  SHPEP is a summer enrichment program that engages freshman and sophomore college students who are interested in health professions. The program focuses on giving opportunities to students who come from disadvantaged or underrepresented backgrounds.   Students […]

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By Lexi Chitwood and Josh Klak   A $7 million donation announced last summer is expected to increase Edgewood College’s endowment by almost 20 percent, officials say. The endowment currently sits at $40 million as of 2018.  Ed Taylor, director of strategic communications, praised the passion that the anonymous benefactor has for the college. “Large gifts are […]

By Perri Moran Over the course of four days in the middle of August, Edgewood’s new first-year students got to experience what most students in the years ahead of them also got to experience at the beginning of their college journey… orientation.   Some students were nervous about the new campus and people, some were annoyed […]

By Anna Hansen The Edgewood College Student Senate is planning four town halls throughout this semester to engage students in campus politics. In an interview, Student Body President Sydney Wilcox said diversity, equity, and inclusion are priorities. “We have four town halls planned in the upcoming months,” said Wilcox, who has been involved in politics […]

By Marissa Ramirez The Fall 2018 general election will take place Nov. 6. With many Edgewood College students voting on their own for the first time, it is important to know how the voting process works while away at college.     Edgewood College was recently placed on Washington Monthly magazine’s list of “58 Best Colleges for Student Voting,” along with the UW-Madison, Harvard University, Northwestern University, […]

By Charlotte Williams  Edgewood College has added to their security with the addition of Nightlock locking handles to buildings on campus.   The Nightlock devices create an alternative to barricading classroom doors with furniture in a lockdown situation.   Nightlock devices are installed on the base of doors, and according to their website, use the strength of the floor to withstand tremendous force. The devices installed near the […]

By Katherin Torres Edgewood College is banning plastic straws and replacing them with compostable ones in the effort to become a straw free campus.   Experts say plastic can be a threat to the environment, and abandoning plastic straws is a start to reducing carbon footprint.   According to National Geographic, major corporations like Starbucks, Marriot Hotels, and American Airlines have publicly announced they would phase out plastic straws. So have many metropolitan areas like Miami […]

By Jaden Lechelt When Edgewood College was looking for a part-time assistant women’s basketball coach, head coach Chaia Huff was extremely thrilled when former Division I head coach, Kathi Bennett, was interested in the position.   “I was just really excited” said Huff. “My initial thought was that if I can add her to my staff, we are immediately just better. Anything to make our program better, I’m […]

By Maxton Young-Jones The Edgewood Theatre Department will take part in Suicide Awareness month with its new production of Late Company, which opened Sept. 14 in The Stream, the local theatre on campus.   The play, written by Jordan Tanahill and directed by Edgewood College Prof. Jeanne Leep, tackles themes of depression, bullying, homophobia, and suicide.  Published in 2015, Late Company is the story of two families who attempt to […]