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Blink-182 Returns

Sam Johnson, Clarion Staff Writer October 12, 2011

The musical prowess of Blink-182 is vast with the development of their music proving a versatility and intelligence rare in many contemporary American bands. With a discography that can give many of...

Choose from these top game releases this fall

Brian Washington, Clarion Staff Writer October 12, 2011

Fall is here, school is in session, football is being played, and most importantly we have embarked on the biggest fall releases of video games in history. Being in school, you obviously have time and...

SNL star shines on State Street

Brooke McGee, Clarion Opinions Editor October 12, 2011

Need an idea for a great date? Tired of your normal State Street bar scene? Grab a highlighter and keep this paper then because Saturday Night Live’s Seth Meyers, will be hosting a comedy show at the...

EOTO performs at the Majestic Theatre in Madison, Wis. on Sept. 28, 2011.

EOTO

Peter Schaeve October 3, 2011

If live music is about generating heat in the audience, grabbing a ticket to a live EOTO (pronounced ee-oh-toe) show is like getting a boarding pass to fly dangerously close to the sun. One buys a boarding...

Music, tie-dye, games and entertainment offer students a break

Music, tie-dye, games and entertainment offer students a break

Aaron Miller, Clarion Staff Writer September 28, 2011

Where can you practice your chopstick skills, gyrate with a hula-hoop, and learn about backpack safety? This was possible at Campus Fun Days. Campus Fun Days were held at DTEC on Sept. 20 and at Truax...

1200 Cupcakes

1200 Cupcakes

Aaron Miller, Clarion Staff Writer September 28, 2011

One hundered dozen cupcakes were produced over the span of several days by the baking department to celebrate Madison College’s 100th Anniversary. The cupcakes came in six varieties each one designed...

Culture shock

MUHAMMAD ANTA KUSUMA, Clarion Staff Writer September 28, 2011

Almost two months ago, I left my archipelago country of Indonesia. After a flight lasting over 20 hours from Jakarta, the capitol city of Indonesia, I landed in Atlanta, Ga. As a Fulbright scholarship...

Good food, good beer go together at Hawk's

Good food, good beer go together at Hawk’s

Jacob Ennis, Clarion Copy Editor September 28, 2011

It’s a bar, it’s a deli, it’s Hawk’s Bar and Grille on State Street. Walk through the door on the left, and you’ll be entering the bar. Walk through the one on the right, and you can walk right...

Don’t Be Afraid of del Toro

Katrina Simyab, Clarion Staff Writer September 28, 2011

Guillermo del Toro is a master director. In his most recent project, del Toro turns over the directing reigns to Troy Nixey, a first time motion picture director, and instead focused on writing the screenplay. “Don’t...

Contagiously dim or dimly contagious?

Sam Johnson, Clarion Staff Writer September 28, 2011

The premise to “Contagion” is a contagious virus appears out of nowhere and leads to a global epidemic that develops into a pandemic. With these notions, the film has the potential to either be shockingly...

Nightwatchman inspires the ‘Union City’ with music

Nightwatchman inspires the ‘Union City’ with music

Phil Ejercito, Clarion Photographer September 13, 2011

It was a different world the last time Tom Morello picked up a guitar in Madison, Wis. In mid-February, passage of Gov. Scott Walker’s budget repair bill and its controversial provisions stripping public...

Exploring performing arts

Exploring performing arts

Muhammed Kusuma, Clarion Staff Writer September 13, 2011

I ran to the library after reading about The Red Badge of Courage audition time. It happened after WolfPack Welcome at Truax. I asked to the staff for a copy of the script and I scanned it. Thirty-one...

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