WolfPack baseball team to host 2013 NJCAA tournament hopes to keep winning

Madison College's Shane Alder pitches during the team's game with Elgin Community College on April 23.

Clarion Staff Report
May 8, 2013

Update:  (from Madison College WolfPack website) Madison College is proud to play host to the 2013 NJCAA Region IV Baseball Tournament from Friday-Sunday, May 17-19, at Robin Roberts Baseball Field on the Madison College Truax campus. The tournament winner advances to the NJCAA Division II College World... Read more »

Yahara Journal features student talent in fine art, writing

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Sarah Weatherbee, Multimedia Editor
May 8, 2013

From a stack of more than 200 submissions, Editor-in-Chief Zina Schroeder and her staff of editors selected 42 of the best of Madison College’s creative writing and artwork for this year’s Yahara Journal. The student-run team released the 80-page book on April 25. It is available free of charge and... Read more »

‘Adventure Time,’ now in its fifth season, continues to impress fans everywhere

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Shia Aaron Lloyd Fisher, Copy Editor
May 8, 2013

Climb aboard to a distant land filled with candy, clouds, mystical beings, and creatures made out of food. The Land of  Ooo is waiting for you; it’s Adventure Time! Meet Fin, a young adventurer, constantly questing to become a stronger warrior while keeping Princess Bubblegum out of harms way. Finn’s... Read more »

Madison College to begin charging students for printing costs this summer

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Shia Aaron Lloyd Fisher, Copy Editor
May 7, 2013

Students using school printers at Madison College will encounter Print Smart, a pay-to-print service set to launch on June 10. Madison College administrators chose the new system in an effort to address five concerns: environmental responsibility, recovering cost of printer paper, maintenance, ink, and... Read more »

Opinion: Collins is to Robinson as I am to Pulitzer

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Michael Klein, News Editor
May 7, 2013

After taking the time to absorb the recently popularized analogy, Jason Collins’ decision to come out as a gay athlete strongly correlates to Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier, the more it concerns me. While both men’s bravery is commendable and socially significant, use of it as more than... Read more »

Mentoring program at Madison College bridges cultures, opens minds

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Sylvia Lim, Staff Writer
April 23, 2013

When Virginia Bryan and her husband, Robert, became mentors in 2011 for Najeeb Ullah, a Pakistani student, they never expected that their friendship with Ullah would have a great impact for the future of a nation.  Bryan just wanted to help her mentee to have best experience during his stay in America.... Read more »

Looking for the best cheese curds? Here’s where you can find them.

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Lea Landwehr, Staff Writer
April 23, 2013

Most Madisonians will agree that, in the warm months, the best place to feed your cheese curd addiction is at the Farmer’s Market on the square. But here at the tail end of the cold season, this Madisonian had a serious yen for those fresh squeaky orange and white nuggets of pleasure. So began my quest... Read more »

Dane County Farmer’s Market offers fresh eats on Capitol Square

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Karen Cass, Staff Writer
April 23, 2013

Tents from the Dane County Farmers’ Market made their first appearances of the season on Saturday, April 20. Despite the below-average temperature, customers crowded the square for the first outdoor market of the year. Although several vendor spots remain vacant this early in the season, the market... Read more »

Sound Tribe Sector 9 lands at Orpheum Theatre, overwhelms crowded venue with bright lights, loud music

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Shia Aaron Lloyd Fisher, Copy Editor
April 23, 2013

The musical jam group Sound Tribe Sector 9 performed at the Orpheum Theatre Friday, April 12. Their deep space sound enthralled a packed house in Madison. Continuing to deliver their unique, electronic, jazz, psychedelic, hip-hop, drum and bass, post-rock sound, Sound Tribe Sector 9, or STS9, displayed... Read more »

Boston Marathon bombings in global perspective

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Michael Klein, News Editor
April 23, 2013

The Boston Marathon is not the only sports event to be interrupted by terrorism; here is a list of a few more to put this issue into a global perspective.   Munich, Germany - 1972 Type of Attack: Massacre At the 1972 Summer Olympics Palestinian group Black September killed two athletes of the... Read more »

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