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Clarion staff earns national recognition

Clarion Staff Report November 7, 2017

The Clarion received eight national awards at the Associated Collegiate Press National College Media Convention held Oct. 25-29 in Dallas. The collection included four individual Pacemaker Awards, three...

Thanksgiving Basket Drive has become a holiday tradition

Tiffany Jones, Staff Writer November 7, 2017

Located on Madison’s East side, The Goodman Community Center is a long-standing nonprofit organization that has been serving people of all ages for over 50 years. The Goodman Community Center, 149...

College gets $3 million grant to improve advising

Jessica Deegan, News Editor November 7, 2017

Madison College was awarded a $3 million research grant to improve advising services to students and increase college degree completion or transfer. Over the next year, staff will work to identify process...

Fundraiser supports dental service trip to Belize

Jessica Deegan, News Editor November 7, 2017

Simple things, like functioning bathrooms, garbage pick up and running water are just a few things that some people from Belize do not have, and things that we take for granted, explained Colleen Volenberg,...

Instructor Profile: Timothy Twohill- Class treats aren’t the only tricks instructor employs

Spice Phongthiengthan, Staff Writer November 7, 2017

Trail mix and Twizzlers are the snacks that Timothy Twohill brings to his literature class every Tuesday night. At 5:30 p.m., students are usually tired from classes or work that they had throughout the...

Juliet gives her trainer, Heather Morgan, a hug during a recent visit to the Madison College Student Life Center.

More than a companion: Service dogs like Juliet improve the lives of people who need extra assistance

Adrienne Oliva, Editor in Chief November 7, 2017

It is a special moment to receive a hug from Juliet, a service dog in training who is frequently found in the Madison College Student Life Center. Hugging is just one of the things Juliet is learning...

Madison College architecture students used a 3D scanner to measure the dairy barn located on the UW-Madison campus.

ArchiTECHture students work with buildings in 3D programs

Andrew Kicmol, Staff Writer November 7, 2017

The advancement of technology has changed the way architects design and create buildings. Instead of spending hours at a drafting table using a pencil and a piece of paper to design and create a building,...

Instructor Nancy Stillwell and her family took two Danish students to a Middleton High School football game during their visit to Madison College.

Visiting Danish students experience American culture

Adrienne Oliva, Editor in Chief October 24, 2017

Danish student Jacob Brunn sat down on the rain-drenched bleachers at Middleton High School’s football field where he jumped up with a shiver and a wet bottom. Madison College instructor and mentor...

Now is the time to start thinking about next semester classes

Joe Greenberg, Staff Writer October 24, 2017

Registration for the 2018 spring semester begins shortly, and now is the time to act. Course listings and times can be viewed on students’ myMadisonCollege page. All students have been assigned a specific...

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/,...

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