By Nora-Kathleen Berryhill Jan. 16, 2021 In 2018, Katherine Gehl and Austin Ramirez worked together to create Democracy Found. Their proposed Final-Five Voting™ system would combine an open “top five primary” and a ranked-choice general election where voters can rank up to five candidates. This past November, OTE met with Democracy Found’s executive director Sara […]
By Anna Hansen Dec. 19, 2020 Edgewood College has canceled 17 low-enrolled course offerings for the spring 2021 semester. The cancellations stem from a top-down mandate changing Edgewood’s student-to-faculty ratio from 8-to-1 to 15-to-1. Edgewood College President Andrew Manion said this change is routine for the college. “The practice of canceling low-enrolled sections is not […]
By Pierce Doyle Nov. 28, 2020 Edgewood has selected Dr. Angela Salas as its next Vice President for Academic Affairs (VPAA). The eleven-member VPAA search committee selected Dr. Salas from a pool of over 60 applicants. “She brings to Edgewood College extensive and substantive experience as a faculty member and administrator and received overwhelming support […]
By Mandy Scheuer Nov. 28, 2020 Edgewood College’s theatre department just wrapped up their social justice play readings. These readings, which took place over WebEx, consisted of three plays, each with a social justice theme. The idea for this, according to director Jeanne Leep, developed over the summer. “Edgewood’s Dominican heritage has ALWAYS had a […]
By Anna Hansen Nov. 28, 2020 Edgewood’s Student Senate hosted two virtual town halls, one in late October, and one in November addressing the issues of discrimination and racial justice on campus. These events, which took place on Oct. 26 and Nov. 19 featured Senate president Shawn Padley as well as chair Lydia Dean, while […]
By Rebecca Dickman Oct. 31, 2020 Edgewood’s spring semester schedule looks much the same as it would have in a pre-COVID world. President Andrew Manion announced in an October 29 email that the college would conduct its spring semester as posted on the academic calendar, with Spring break and Easter break remaining the same. “We […]
By Nora-Kathleen Berryhill Oct. 31, 2020 Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Mark Pocan spoke to Wisconsin students at a virtual campaign event about the issues most at stake in the upcoming election. The Zoom event, hosted by UW-Madison, was part rally and part get-out-the-vote effort where attendees volunteered by making campaign calls to Wisconsin voters. […]
By Mandy Scheuer Oct. 27, 2020 COVID-19 is still spreading despite the Center for Disease Control’s guidelines. Doctors, nurses and other essential healthcare workers are doing their best. I chose to write this article because I know an employee at UW Health. He’s my dad and is the director of materials management, responsible for insuring clinicians and support staff have the medical/surgical supplies […]
By Anna Hansen Oct. 27, 2020 Edgewood’s Office of Student Inclusion and Involvement (OSII) hosted a Badger football tailgate party Oct. 24 that some students said was unsafe The event, featuring a root beer keg and bean bag toss in Predolin’s Recreation Area, sought to divert Edgewood students from the potentially hazardous activities of downtown […]
By Rebecca Dickman October 22, 2020 As the Pandemic wears on students, Residence Life and the Office of Student Inclusion and Involvement are staying creative and finding new ways to keep students engaged on campus and maintain a connected college community. Programming has taken many different forms this year, according to Claire Mand, Director of […]
