Gorman takes helm for men’s golf team
Clarion staff report
August 24, 2012
The Madison College men’s golf team begins the season with a new coach – Pat Gorman. Gorman was an assistant golf coach at University of Wisconsin-Madison, for both the men’s and women’s teams, from 1997-2003. He’s also the only three-time PGA Teacher of the Year and was lead instructor at... Read more »
Homeless students struggle for stability while making the grade
Kait Vosswinkel, News Editor
May 8, 2012
Nadia Akrabawi’s car is overflowing with a strange array of stuff. Lamps and kitchen appliances peek from the dark corners of her trunk. Schoolbooks, notebooks, and paperwork litters the seats. Pictures and memoirs stuff the glove compartment. The Madison College student also tries to keep water, trail... Read more »
Kabre wins Senate presidential election in close race
Ryan Spoehr, Clarion Editor in Chief
May 8, 2012
Ousmane Kabre was named Student Senate President after this year’s elections beating out two other candidates. Kabre, a Liberal Arts Transfer student, was named President on May 2. He had 38.8 percent of the vote just narrowly defeating Brittny Campbell, who had 37.9 percent of the vote. Kabre accepted... Read more »
As an alternative pet, chickens are a local favorite
Kait Vosswinkel, News editor
May 8, 2012
Parrots, cockatiels and canaries all make wonderful pets, but a new and more unconventional household pet has recently become a local favorite: the backyard chicken. Chickens have been domesticated for thousands of years, but over the past century the practice has become rare. As cities became... Read more »
New culinary building means new opportunity for students
Aaron Miller, Copy editor
May 8, 2012
Four years ago this September, I walked into the Madison College Culinary Department. Things were different back then: our logos were more abstract, the dining room did not have video feeds to the kitchen, and dreams of a new Culinary Department were far away. Cut to a few weeks ago when years of planning... Read more »
Conference champs prepare for playoffs
Clarion staff
May 8, 2012
As the Madison College baseball team prepares for post-season play, it continues to rack up the wins and accomplishments. The team just completed a week that saw it capture the conference title and win 8 of 9 games. The WolfPack claimed the North Central Community College Conference title with a pair... Read more »
Softball team ousted in tournament play
Clarion staff
May 8, 2012
Although Madison College’s softball season came to an end May 5, with a loss to the College of DuPage, the team had to be pleased with the improvement it showed throughout the season. After not winning a game in 2011, the WolfPack softball team finished this year with 14 wins and had a number of closely... Read more »
Finnish student in carpentry program
Kait Vosswinkel, News Editor
April 25, 2012
Madison College might not seem like a high-priority destination to an international student, but Miska Karvinen came all the way from Joensuu, Finland in order to study carpentry here. “I heard about this from my teacher. He visited MATC one and a half years ago,” Karvinen said. The young student... Read more »
Construction effort moves according to schedule
Faith Hughes, Clarion Staff
April 10, 2012
The ongoing construction projects are in full-force at each Madison College campus, and significant progress is being made in the push to completion. Students and faculty can look forward to many changes, both on small and large-scale levels. Michael Stark has been the Director of Facilities at Madison... Read more »
Back in the game, back in school
Eric Daft, Clarion staff
February 22, 2012
Mitchell Bohn is not the average college athlete. The 6-foot, 10-inch, 230-pound center from Muscoda, Wis., is currently a freshman for the WolfPack. The catch is that he’s a 29-year-old freshman. Bohn attended Riverdale High School where he played basketball for just a single season before losing... Read more »
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