BY SHANZEH AHMAD | YASIR ALHUMAIDAN There are an estimated 11 million undocumented people in the United States right now, according to Aissa Olivarez, a staff attorney from the Community Immigration Law Center, but even someone who is a lawful permanent resident is still at risk for deportation. “Only U.S. citizenship can actually protect you from […]
BY SHANZEH AHMAD | PHOTO BY ALEX THOMAS On Monday, Feb. 19, President Flanagan invited the Edgewood community to an all-campus diversity forum in light of the recent acts of vandalism on campus. To an almost-filled Edgedome, Flanagan, along with the vice presidents of Edgewood, said that the perpetrator behind the vandalisms probably didn’t expect […]
BY WILLIAM LUND | PHOTO CREDITED TO TONY EVERS/FACEBOOK “Vote the correct way.” That was the message from Tony Evers, a Democratic candidate for the 2018 Wisconsin gubernatorial election, who visited Edgewood College the night of Feb. 12 to talk about policy and meet with students. Evers, who is currently the state superintendent of Public […]
BY SHANZEH AHMAD | PHOTO BY SHANZEH AHMAD On Tuesday (Feb, 13), Edgewood College President Scott Flanagan said in an email that a poster was vandalized outside of the Office of Student Inclusion and Involvement. This is the second act of vandalism on Edgewood’s campus in just two weeks, as a similar incident took place […]
BY LINDSEY HAZLETT | PHOTO BY ALEX THOMAS The Monroe Street construction project will impact accessibility, bus routes, and commute times to Edgewood College, Edgewood High School, and the Campus School through November of 2018. The construction will span from Odana Road to Regent Street. Side streets will not be included in this project. The […]
BY ALEX THOMAS Melanie Herzog is set to become the new dean of the School of Arts and Sciences, effective Aug. 1, according to Dean Pribbenow, Vice President of Academic Affairs at Edgewood College. Herzog has been here since the fall of 1995, marking nearly 23 years at Edgewood, and has been very connected to […]
BY ALYSSA ALLEMAND | PHOTO COURTESY OF EAGLE CRU Eagle Cru is a new organization on campus that offers interdenominational Christian opportunities to Edgewood College students. Cru is an international group that has many chapters on college campuses throughout the world. The title ‘Eagle Cru’ is used to clarify the club’s affiliation with Edgewood College. […]
LEXI CHITWOOD AND RACHEL GOMOLL | PHOTO BY YASIR ALHUMAIDAN Edgewood College’s LGBTQ organization, SAFE, is up and running after a year of decommission, and they have multiple events planned. The organization had been left in a free fall after the previous President and Vice President graduated, leaving no one else to take the reins. […]
BY LEXI CHITWOOD AND RACHEL GOMOLL | PHOTO BY LEXI CHITWOOD MADISON, OCTOBER 20, Edgewood College’s LGBTQ student organization, SAFE, collaborated with both the Office of Student Inclusion and Involvement (OSII) and Women and Gender Studies (WGS) to host their first drag show in over a year. At 7 p.m. the seats of Anderson Auditorium were […]
BY LINDSEY HAZLETT | PHOTO BY YASIR ALHUMAIDAN On Thursday, November 16th, the fourth installment of the Executive Speaker Series will take place in Anderson Auditorium. The focus of the event is Women in Leadership and will run from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. with a reception following in Wingra Cafe from 6 p.m. to 7 […]
