On The Edge News

By Marissa Ramirez Federal law enforcement raids seeking undocumented individuals sparked fear in Wisconsin’s immigrant communities, including those at Edgewood College. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials spent four days in the state of Wisconsin performing immigration raids across 14 different counties, including Dane County. A total of 83 people were arrested, including 20 in Dane County. Some of these individuals have been removed from […]

By Lexi Chitwood Since 2016, Edgewood College’s personal counseling policy has changed from unlimited sessions to a maximum of 10 per semester. However, there is no limit to urgent or group care. Before these limitations were put in place, students could see a counselor once a week for their entire academic career if need be. […]

By Ari Ebert-Standard One October Monday, Edgewood College senior Holly Schaal (they/them/theirs) noticed that a sanitary product dispenser in a women’s restroom in Mazzuchelli had an Out of Order sign on it. In a move that Schaal described as “kind of an art therapy moment,” they took out a marker and wrote on the sign in protest. “Make sanitary napkins free,” they wrote among other […]

By Nikole Jaramillo Edgewood College has announced the new inTuition Grant, a program designed to help make college more affordable for students, beginning Fall 2019. “The inTuition Grant is just one way that we provide educational access to students from all socioeconomic levels,” said Director of Strategic Communications Ed Taylor. This new initiative allows students to know their maximum first year […]

By Jena Emmert On Nov. 29, the Women’s and Gender Studies (WGS) faculty and Women Empowerment club held a discussion on consent culture, featuring speaker Ali Muldrow from GSAFE Wisconsin. Organized by the Women Empowerment club and WGS, the Monday-night conversation was created to stimulate discussion around what it means to give and receive consent. “There’s a […]

By Maddie Smith Edgewood college student Natasha Sichula was selected as a Clinton Global InitiativeScholar and was recognized for her commitment to women’s and children’s health in her home country of Zambia. Sichula is a Pre-Med student majoring in Cytotechnology and is a junior at Edgewood College. On Oct. 19-21, Sichula attended the Clinton Global Initiative University conference held at the University of Chicago. The conference was […]

All Saints Day Celebration 5–5:35 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018 St. Joseph Chapel The students from the class Celebrating the Mystery will be hosting the All Saints Day Celebration. There will be hymns, prayers, and singing. -Breanna Weiss

By Thea Hinck Frank Tuerkheimer’s family, like many German Jews, didn’t think that Adolph Hitler’s anti-Semitism would go beyond talk. Tuerkheimer’s own father was a decorated German war veteran, integrated into German society. He could not imagine his home country would turn on him, but it did. He was arrested and deported to a concentration camp like many […]

By Lexi Chitwood On Oct. 20, U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., and indie folk group Bon Iver held a sold-out concert to 2,500 people at The Sylvee, a new music venue in Madison. This event was held to encourage early voting in anticipation of the upcoming midterm election on Nov. 6. The money raised from ticket sales went to […]

By Annika Lundgren and Nikole Jaramillo City officials say they are confident that the $17.1 million Monroe Street construction project will be done before Thanksgiving. However, when snow begins to fall and the temperatures reach below 40 degrees, paving the roads will become nearly impossible, and Speedway Sand and Gravel will have to stop work for the season, […]