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Yik Yak on campus: Safe space to vent or forum for hate?

Evan Bush, The Seattle Times / Tribune News Service January 20, 2016

At the center of a hate speech incident at Western Washington University during the fall semester was an anonymous-posting app many students use and many parents may not know about: Yik Yak. It was...

Attendees of N.E.T. Saturday will learn to make the best impression to future employers.

Madison College to hold 3rd annual N.E.T. Saturday event in February

Jessica Ayala-Guevara, Staff Writer January 20, 2016

Are you interested in learning about networking, etiquette and technology? The Career and Employment Centers has partnered with Student Life, Phi Theta Kappa, and Retention Services to the third annual...

Building projects continue at Truax

Kim Michal, Staff Writer January 20, 2016

Construction at Madison College’s Truax Campus continued while you were off for winter break. There have been a few changes that you may want to make note of as you return. The restrooms on the first...

Madison College and UW spearhead a Global Studies Passport Program

Rebecca Waraczynski, Business Director January 20, 2016

The University of Wisconsin-Madison and Madison College have recently formed a partnership to help students gain greater global understanding. Through the Global Studies Passport Program, students...

The viral and/or bacterial adventures

By Matt Coan, Librarian January 19, 2016

I know it’s hard to believe, but some of us Madison College Librarians are old enough to recall gatherings when we couldn’t just Google an answer on our phones. How many times did that happen with...

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Public Safety Report

Sgt. Joe Steffen January 19, 2016

What’s happening? Public Safety Officers respond to many calls for service and we communicate our activities to the college community. Here are some of the notable incidents from this past month. On...

Cristalyne Bell (center), sits with co-editor Norman Stockwell (right), and Robert W. McChesney, who wrote the foreward to “Rebel Reporting” during the book launch inside The Rainbow Bookstore Cooperative on Dec. 15 in Madison.

From student to ‘Rebel Reporter’

Josh Zytkiewicz, Managing Editor January 19, 2016

Cristalyne Bell was 23 when she started at Madison College and she wasn’t sure what she wanted to do. “I thought about taking a couple of classes to just see how it went, and I was really impressed...

Ryan faces tough road as the new speaker

Morgan Engels, Staff Writer December 10, 2015

Wisconsin’s Paul Ryan was elected earlier this year as the 54th Speaker of the House. The vote took place nearly a month to the day of Former House Speaker John Boehner’s announcement of his resignation. Boehner,...

Title IX is about more than just collegiate sports

Mary Joan Nastri, Clarion Staff December 10, 2015

Title IX is recognized as protection against sexual discrimination in athletics, but it covers so much more. Some of the violations covered by Title IX are sexual harassment, discrimination in the admission...

Fishing for a way to treat seasonal affective disorder

Thomas Tschillard, Staff Writer December 10, 2015

Though freezing temperatures are unpleasant for nearly everyone, some people face a harsher side effect of the wintry weather than an everyday cold or a rising heat bill: seasonal affective disorder. Seasonal...

Library staff fondly recalls holiday traditions

Renee Anhalt, Librarian December 10, 2015

Holidays are instilled with traditions shared by family and friends. Here’s a glimpse of how the library staff celebrates the holidays … For many years, someone was always gifted a box of chocolates...

Finding good study spots can help when juggling final exams

Bailey Ayres, Sports Editor December 10, 2015

Last night I had that wonderful feeling you get when you finish a project and check it off of your to-do list. But I am not done yet, I have two more papers to complete and four final exams I need to prepare...

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