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 […]
By William R.K. Lund and Jena Emmert This article was previously posted on Feb. 18, 2019. We have since made a few clarifications. Beginning in June, Edgewood College will be leasing its Deming Way campus to The Dean Health Plan. In this transition, there are three or four jobs that will be lost, according to President Scott […]
By Nick Sengstock The Faculty Association unanimously voted Feb.11 to pass two new motions aimed at bolstering the resources used for decision-making pertaining to the college’s general education courses. Both of these initiatives focus on dealing with the large number of general education courses - courses with a tag - currently in the undergraduate curriculum. Some officials believe the number of […]
By Jena Emmert The Edgewood High School Board of Trustees announced on Feb. 22 that it will go ahead with outdoor lighting and a new sound system for its athletic field. But it said it has postponed a decision on a bigger expansion plan that would increase seating and add a concessions stand and a […]
By Rae Howe The third annual Women’s March at the Wisconsin State Capitol Jan. 19 drew around 700 protesters. The Women’s March is a national organization with marches held in cities across the country. Attending Madison’s march were a wide range of protesters from the State Treasurer, Sarah Godlewski, and political hopefuls Ali Muldrow, a candidate for the Madison School Board, […]
By Jacob Gomoll In both the mayoral primaries and the general election, students from both Edgewood College and UW-Madison are eligible to vote if they live in the city of Madison. In order to vote, all students must register before or on the day of the election. If a student does not live in the city […]
