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More than a month later, recovery from quake slow

Mary Joan Nastri, Staff Writer • October 4, 2016

On August 2016, a 6.0-magnitude earthquake ravaged several picturesque small towns in central Italy, and killed 298 lives, according to BBC News. Some of the towns affected: Amatrice, Accumoli,...

Prepare to fight the flu

Stephanie Riedel, News Editor • October 4, 2016

The leaves are turning colors, the sun is setting earlier and that means flu season is creeping ever closer. As students, laden with stress and abhorrent eating habits, you are especially susceptible to...

Providing support for abuse victims

Mary Joan Nastri, Staff Writer • October 4, 2016

Jolie Lippitt is a student on a mission. She wants to create a space at Madison College and beyond for people who are affected by domestic abuse. Because any kind of abuse is shrouded in secrecy, shame,...

Scahill presentation available online

Josh Zytkiewicz, Broadcast General Manager • September 22, 2016

Want to learn about the cost of textbooks, Performing Arts Leadership, or the WolfPack Volleyball team? Then you should be watching “The Clarion” YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/user/TheClarionMC). This...

Supreme Court Justice implores students to fight for fairness

Mouna Algahaithi, Managing Editor • September 21, 2016

Over 1,500 audience members watched in curiosity as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor stood up on stage of Wisconsin Union Theater with a large smile on her face, warned the...

Hipler joined Student Senate to help amplify student concerns

Stephanie Riedel, News Editor • September 21, 2016

“Integrity, respect and communication” are what being Student Senate President means to Alex Hipler. Born and raised in Madison, Hipler is a proud transfer student of Madison College because of...

Library’s ‘Creator Studio’ to open in early October

Julie Gores, Library Director • September 21, 2016

The Library will be opening up a new kind of space for students in early Oct. at the Truax campus. The Creator Studio will be a student-centric, flexible space that will allow participants to learn and...

Public Safety Sept 21 2016

Sgt Joe Steffen • September 21, 2016

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 Sept. 7,...

Program opens access to education

Mouna Algahaithi, Managing Editor • September 21, 2016

Madison College is taking even further steps towards their mission of providing “open access to quality higher education that fosters lifelong learning and success” within the community by the launch...

Music festival a showcase of cultures

Carrie J. Puckette, Staff Writer • September 21, 2016

I made it to the Madison World Music Festival at 3:30 p.m., just in time to see the dismantling of the Tibetan Buddhist Mandala, which had been worked on with excruciating detail of the last few days. The...

Fiesta sponsored by UCG marks Hispanic Heritage

Brighid Monahan, Arts and Culture Editor • September 21, 2016

On Sept. 15, over 75 families and friends of the Madison College’s Hispanic community came to the Truax campus to celebrate heritage month in a-four hour long fiesta filled with games, dancing and a...

Community holds clothing drive for the people of Syria

Mouna Algahaithi, Managing Editor • September 21, 2016

The Madison community is organizing an emergency winter clothing drive for the Syrian people. Three local mosques are partnering with the Rahma Relief Foundation. The final date to donate items is September...