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The Clarion

Off the Shelf: True confessions from guilty pleasure readers

Shelley Peschel, Library staff February 9, 2011

Are you an educated individual who likes fantasy or magic? A law-abiding citizen fascinated by true crime? A mature adult that loves children’s fiction? A “manly man” that enjoys some “chick lit”...

State debt reduction efforts could impact college

Sarah Blaskey, Managing Editor February 9, 2011

The public sector prepares to face cuts as Gov. Scott Walker develops a plan to reduce the estimated $2- to $3-billion state deficit with a new budget that is to be unveiled at the end of the month. ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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”...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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