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Renting 101: Words of caution for your first apartment

Ellen La Luzerne, Clarion staff August 24, 2012

Renting a first apartment and signing a first lease can be a great experience or a major nightmare. According to the Tenant Resource Center, the best way to avoid a nightmare is to do a bit of research...

Student-made baked goods will be available

Jacob Ennis, Managing editor August 24, 2012

The construction may make finding your way into the school confusing, but all you need to do is follow your nose to The Bakery for some fresh student-made – and student-priced – baked goods. Students...

Senate turns focus to books, buses and parking

Ellen La Luzerne, Clarion staff August 24, 2012

Books, buses and ballots are on the minds of Madison College’s elected leaders. The MATC student senate is tackling issues related to these items in the upcoming school year. According to Senate President...

Off the Shelf: Library update

Deb Diller, Librarian August 24, 2012

Welcome to Madison College and the excitement, tension, fun, and challenges of a new semester. The Madison College librarians and staff look forward to meeting you and helping you succeed in your classes. The...

Public Safety report

Joe Steffen, Crime Prevention Team Leader August 24, 2012

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...

Karen Roberts Student Life Leadership Award Winners.

Awards banquet celebrates student success at Madison College

Clarion staff report May 8, 2012

Members of several student clubs and organizations were honored during the annual Celebration of Student Success held on April 25th. The event was organized and run by the Executive Leadership Team to...

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...

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...

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...

No prayer rooms available for students on campus

Muhammad Anta Kusuma, Clarion staff May 8, 2012

Shimaa Mohamad is a 26-year-old international student from Egypt. She is Muslim and she wears a head scarf. She came to the United States last year under the State Department scholarship program. Madison...

Illustrator Theo Howard is shown giving free 5-minute caricatures to students looking to get their goofy on.

Sizzling Sensation: Cookout brings good food, music, entertainment

Shia Aaron Lloyd Fisher, Clarion staff May 8, 2012

The yearly tradition known as the Campus Cookout was back this year several of the college’s campus. At this years annual campus cookout there were even more activities to get involved with than in years...

Student workers to see slight pay increase next year

Trevor Stephani, Clarion staff May 8, 2012

The Student Senate along with college administration helped approve an increase in student help pay wages that will go into effect on July 1. The student pay rate for the 2012-2013 fiscal year has increased...

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