Alternative textbooks: Online resources can lessen the cost of higher education
Sarah Blaskey, Managing Editor
February 9, 2011
When students returned to their classrooms this semester, they said that one of their biggest headaches was textbook prices. It is a sentiment shared by many across the country and some lobbyists and legislators are beginning to notice and take action. Textbook wholesale prices rose at more than...
Recyclemania, a framework for education and awareness
Cristalyne Bell, Editor in Chief
January 26, 2011
The college continues its efforts toward campus sustainability through a four-week campaign to increase recycling and reduce landfill waste. The campaign is being called Recyclemania, but it’s slightly different than the annual 10-week competition among more than 500 colleges and universities. Unlike...
Protests held in Chicago brought attention to the Chinese governement’s continued human rights abuses in Tibet
Andrew Killgallon, Arts & Cultures Editor
January 26, 2011
Hu Jintao, the president of China, recently visited Chicago as part of the first trip to the United States by a Chinese leader in 13 years. Local Tibetans took this appearance of Hu as an opportunity to protest the treatment of their homeland by the Chinese Government. On Jan 20, students from Madison...
Public Safety Report
Joe Steffen, Crime Prevention Team Leader
January 26, 2011
What’s happening? Madison College Public Safety Department responds to many calls for service. However we would like to keep the college community informed. Here are some of the notable incidents this month. On Jan. 2, Madison College Public Safety Officers discovered that a vehicle had los...
Campus Updates
Clarion staff
January 26, 2011
Full steam ahead for Master Plan The construction phase of the Madison College Facilities Master Plan is scheduled to commence in July according to Facilities Director Mike Stark. Currently the college is in the approval and final design process. Although the renderings of the Allied Health Building ...
Off the Shelf: Words Matter
Virginia Bryan, Library staff
January 26, 2011
A couple of weeks ago “Publishers Weekly” announced that a new edition of Mark Twain’s classic “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” would be coming out in February in which all instances of the “N” word would be replaced with “slave.” Last week in Tucson, Ariz., Congresswoman Gabrielle...
Student runs for seat on city council
Ryan Spoehr, News Editor
January 26, 2011
Spencer White, a current Madison Area Technical College student, is running for a position on Madison’s city council. White is challenging Joe Clausius in the race for District 17, an area the covers much of the north and east sides of the city, including the Truax campus. This will be White’s first...
Eco-friendly education: Students learn to install solar panels in tropics
Sarah Blaskey, Managing Editor
January 26, 2011
MASTATAL, COSTA RICA – Roosters blared their daily wake up calls as everyone downed their last sips of coffee. Though it was early, the sun was already high in the sky. Birds and insects chirped, and the surrounding mountains disappeared into a distant fog. A group of around 30 students, teachers,...
High tuition rates bring world-wide student response
Cristalyne Bell & Sarah Blaskey, Staff Writers
January 12, 2011
As classes resume, students are again faced with the frustration of paying high tuition rates. Less governmental support for education due to the international economic crisis has led to budget cuts, tuition increases and privatization. For months students around the globe have been protesting for...
President’s Message
Dr. Bettsey Barhorst, Madison College President
January 12, 2011
Welcome back or for those of you joining the college this semester, welcome. I hope you had a wonderful winter break. The spring semester is here (even though the weather doesn’t feel like it) and we’re gearing-up for a number of exciting things at the College. Building Plan Update We received an earl...
Campus Updates
Clarion staff
January 12, 2011
All Club Campus Social Students can find out what clubs have to offer on Thursday, Jan. 20 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. in the Student Lounge (142C). It will have snacks, games, drawings, music and more. Lost and Found Policy The Public Safety Service Office lost and found will no longer take persona...
Public Safety Update
Joe Steffen, Crime Prevention Team Leader
January 12, 2011
What’s happening? Madison College Public Safety Department responds to many incidents daily. However we would like to keep the college community informed. Here are some of the notable incidents this month. On Dec. 13, two subjects were caught stealing from the cafeteria while the building was...
