On The Edge News

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 […]

By Alese Steinhardt and Alyssa Allemand The Edgewood College Women’s Basketball team traveled to Puerto Rico near Old San Juan over winter break for the Puerto Rico Clasico tournament that was Dec. 17-20.    Ten teams participated in the tournament, each playing twice. Alongside Edgewood College was Emporia State University, the University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon, the University of […]

By Lexi Chitwood On Sunday, January 27, educators from around Wisconsin gathered in Edgewood College’s Anderson Auditorium to prepare for the National Black Lives Matter at School Week and hear from one of the teachers and activists spearheading the movement, Jesse Hagopian.  Hagopian teaches Ethnic Studies at Garfield High School in Seattle, Washington, the site of the […]

By Alyssa Allemand  Professor  Jack Vitek, who spent 25 years in journalism before deciding to teach,  retired  from Edgewood College  last semester  after 16 years  in the English Department. Vitek’s journalism experience began at the  Washington Daily News  where he started as a copy boy. Within three months, he  had  worked his way up to being  a […]

By Jaden Lechelt  Edgewood College will be hosting the Bringing the Gifts That My Ancestors Gave Black History Education Conference. The conference is February 15-16, 2019 at Edgewood College and the Madison Concourse Hotel. Day two of the conference will be hosted at Edgewood College in Predolin Hall. This new event features education experts Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings, Professor Emerita and former Kellner Family Distinguished […]

By Alyssa Allemand  I’m filled with infinite gratitude as my first semester as editor for On The Edge News comes to a close. Firstly, I thank our staff writers, editors, media editors, and photographers, whom are all students at Edgewood College. They take time out of their already hectic schedules for On The Edge because they have a passion for the work that […]

By Hunter Holum  Edgewood College is the only private school in Wisconsin to be recognized as a top school for military veterans. 70 of the 2,221 students on the Edgewood campus are veterans, and military veterans’ graduation rate at Edgewood is 67 percent.  A comprehensive list of colleges has been developed by the Military Times Best for Vets: […]