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Planting seeds of entrepreneurship across the college

Joe Greenberg, Staff Writer October 24, 2017

In March 2016, Madison College officially established its Center for Entrepreneurship. The primary mission of the center is to “plant the seeds for entrepreneurship all across the college,” according...

Honor society members realize many benefits

Jessica Deegan, News Editor October 24, 2017

Over 600 Madison College students’ joined Phi Theta Kappa this fall and are on their way to further accomplishments and growth. “You see the change in students as they become professional leaders,”...

Off The Shelf: Take time to browse the book festival

Off The Shelf: Take time to browse the book festival

Mark Luetkehoelter, Librarian October 24, 2017

“In this age of getting what you want and getting it now, the simple pleasure of browsing is often forgotten.” – Tom Hodgkinson The Wisconsin Book Festival http://www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/,...

Senate, club celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day

Lucy Smith, Managing Editor October 24, 2017

When the Native American Student Association (NASA) brought a proclamation to the Student Senate asking them to recognize Indigenous Peoples Day instead of Columbus Day, student senators Alison Malek and...

Madison College Public Safety

Public Safety

Officer David Manthey October 24, 2017

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 the past couple weeks:  On...

Clarion Broadcasting General Manager Jessica Pokrandt, left, and Broadcast Producer Leigh Strommen led the groups effort to create a Madison College version of Orson Welles War of the Worlds radio show.

Clarion radio takes on ‘War of the Worlds’

Adrienne Oliva, Editor in Chief October 24, 2017
Breaking news: Aliens have landed at Madison College in the overflow parking lot. “I guess because they couldn’t find any place closer,” explains extraterrestrial witness and Clarion broadcast general manager, Jessica Pokrandt. No, there are no real aliens on campus. This is just the basic premise of Madison College’s radio production of the classic “War of the Worlds.”
A student practices massage on a client at the clinic.

Madison College Massage Clinic opens

Jessica Deegan, News editor October 24, 2017

The Madison College Massage Clinic opens Oct. 25, and will provide professional, low cost massages for the entire community. The Therapeutic Massage Program is a one-year program with 28 credits and...

Students consult with instructors as they work on a vehicle inside one of the automotive bays at Truax.

Hands-on automotive experience

Krista Olson-Lehman, Copy Editor October 24, 2017

While many have probably heard about the automotive technology program at Madison College, you may not have known that the students get hands on knowledge from working on their own cars. Diagnosing...

Online student radio station now live

Online student radio station now live

Mario Gasparri, Staff Writer October 11, 2017

In a continued effort to expand its media platforms, Madison College’s The Clarion is set to go live with its first ever radio station this October. Over this past summer, advisor Doug Kirchberg and...

Student input needed for facilities plan

Adrienne Oliva, Editor in Chief October 11, 2017

Student Senate representatives Steven Ansorge and Katrina Willis are no strangers to amplifying the voices of students at Madison College. “People will stop me in the hallway and say ‘hey, Katrina,...

Student speaks out about the travel ban restrictions

Jessica Deegan, News Editor October 11, 2017

President Trump’s newly revised travel ban concerns former Madison College student Mohamud Ali, as new restrictions have been placed on eight foreign countries. While the previous ban, signed earlier...

The Truax Camps STEM lab features new 3D printers. College officials are planning to add 3D Printers to an expanded Creator Studio, one that is technologically and disciplinary inclusive.

Dreams turn into 3D reality with expanded campus makerspace

Megan Binkley, Staff Writer October 11, 2017

A row of futuristic cubes squat in the corner of the room. Crimson girders form skeletal frames around central cavities, and chrome platforms gleam from the bottoms. Tiny cone nozzles dangle in the empty...

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