BY SHANZEH AHMAD | PHOTO BY YASIR ALHUMAIDAN The period of status renewal for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA, has come to a close as of Oct. 5. Edgewood helped students protected under DACA, or DACA Dreamers, through the process of reapplying by offering financial support and several other resources. Scott […]
BY DAMIEN SCHUERMAN AND NATHAN GILBERT | PHOTO BY ALEX THOMAS Construction on Monroe Street beginning in early 2018 will affect all students, employees, and visitors to Edgewood College. Monroe Street will be resurfaced from Odana Road to Edgewood College Drive and reconstructed from Edgewood College Drive to Regent Street. The city of Madison currently […]
BY LINDSEY HAZLETT | PHOTO BY YASIR ALHUMAIDAN Edgewood College has installed gender-inclusive restrooms in residence halls and academic buildings around campus. These restrooms, some single-stalled and others multi-stalled with showers, are available to be used by any student or faculty member, of any and all gender identities. The installation of these restrooms occurred rapidly. […]
BY ALYSSA ALLEMAND | PHOTO BY YASIR ALHUMADIAN Edgewood College has worked towards implementing a composting program for students on campus in the past. With the help of Edgewood graduate Halie Tenor, the process of starting that program is coming along. Tenor is serving through Chartwells as the Dining Services Sustainability Intern at Edgewood. Though […]
BY WILLIAM LUND Edgewood College is set to launch a new safety and security app, Director of Transportation and Security Mike Metcalf confirmed. “This will replace The Eagle Alert system,” he said. “Eagle Alert works well, but it’s cumbersome, older technology. . . . This app will be easier for the user.” Students have the […]
BY ON THE EDGE STAFF | PHOTO BY ALEX THOMAS In the latest development in the controversy surrounding Edgewood College’s hate speech policy, Edgewood College faculty have been asked to complete a survey on free speech. After a Faculty Association meeting April 24, Bonnie Sierlecki, assistant professor of communication studies at Edgewood College, emailed faculty a survey. In the […]
BY JESSICA BLACKBURN The American Red Cross, a non-profit organization, does not pay their donors, but they do sell the blood they collect. Red Cross Communications Manager Christy Peters said, “I wouldn’t be able to speak to why donors would be paid.” For many donors and people thinking about donating, it may not be common […]
BY ALEX THOMAS | PHOTO BY YASIR ALHUMAIDAN New programs will be introduced on May 12 to improve the transfer numbers between Edgewood College and Madison College, according to Christine Benedict, the director of admissions at Edgewood College. Through Madison College, there will be three new “2+2” programs. This allows students to get their associates […]
BY SHANZEH AHMAD Wisconsin is ranked in the middle of all states for quality of healthcare but second highest in the nation for cost. Chris Queram, president and CEO of the Wisconsin Collaborative for Healthcare Quality, said that even though Wisconsin and the rest of the nation have made progress in the last 15 years, […]
