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 […]
By Reed Schroeder Residence Life would like the students of Edgewood College to stop urinating in the sinks in their dorm rooms. In a recent email, Residence Life asked the residents of West Regina Hall to stop peeing in their sinks because it damages the pipes by clogging them with calcium. The email from Residence Life said, “The plumbing in […]
By Jena Emmert Edgewood College has publicized plans to build a new athletic campus in Fitchburg, but the state has yet to approve the plan. Approval will take up to 16 months after it’s submitted in January. In a guest column on Wisconsin State Journal, interim President Sister Mary Ellen Gevelinger referred to “promising discussions with Fitchburg officials” about purchasing 40 acres of […]
By Alyssa Allemand At a faculty meeting on Nov. 25, Dean Pribbenow, vice president for academic affairs and academic dean, announced that the college will be offering voluntary separation packages to tenure and tenure-track faculty in “areas identified through program prioritization, restructuring, and our ongoing study of enrollments and loads.” Pribbenow said Human Resources will send out emails with specific details to around 50 eligible faculty […]
By Santi Elbow Edgewood College hosted a hunger banquet on Nov. 18 to spread awareness and demonstrate how world hunger and poverty affects all social classes. Katie Lange, a freshman at Edgewood and one of the organizers of this event, said that hunger banquets “are interactive events in the way poverty and wealth and the distribution […]
By Maddie Budner Edgewood Campus School held a student gallery night with artwork by students ranging from kindergarten through Grade 8 on Friday, Nov. 9. Assistant Principal Lauren Costello, who organized the event, said the school is raising money for what they are calling a “refresh project.” “We have this beautiful building, but it looks a little dated from the inside, so […]
By Mimi Wells Gina Adams’ critically acclaimed exhibit “Its Honor Is Hereby Pledged” at Edgewood College’s art gallery Nov. 1 to Dec. 15 exposes injustices done to indigenous peoples throughout history through treaties made with white settlers sewn onto colonial quilts. David Wells, director of the Edgewood College Gallery and Ernest Hüpeden’s Painted Forest, said he is always looking for top-quality […]
By Alyssa Allemand and Jena Emmert Program prioritization and faculty layoff plans have not yet been approved despite a November 14 deadline and board of trustees meeting, leaving faculty frustrated. “We were all hoping we would be farther along,” said Interim President Sister Mary Ellen Gevelinger, “and we just aren’t.” Faculty who attended the November […]
By Alyssa Allemand Faculty voted on program prioritization recommendations at the Faculty Association meeting on Nov. 11. Vice President for Academic Affairs and Academic Dean Dean Pribbenow will bring the faculty vote to interim President Sister Mary Ellen Gevelinger, O.P., who may veto the decisions, and she will bring her proposal to the board of trustees meeting on […]
