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The Clarion

The news site of Madison Area Technical College

The Clarion

The Clarion teams up with WPR on effort to connect with voters

The Clarion teams up with WPR on effort to connect with voters

Kelly Feng, Editor in Chief April 30, 2024

The Clarion has joined forces with Wisconsin Public Radio (WPR) to provide election coverage and engage with first-time voters in the fall. Election coverage often resembles horse race coverage because...

Increasing tuition and fees can be difficult to manage.

Advocating for college affordability policies

Kai Brito, Copy Editor April 30, 2024

Earlier this year in March, the Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS) Board decided to increase tuition rates by 2.25%, the largest increase to tuition rates in the last five years. They have increased...

Journalism in Gaza is in the line of fire

Eli Schmidt and Paul Becker April 30, 2024

A colleague of well-known Palestinian journalist Wael al-Dahdouh said of him that he “looked beyond the catastrophe that befell him as if he was telling us that it is the tragedy of the Palestinian people...

Israel, Palestine and how not to be an activist

Mikey White, Contributor April 30, 2024

Sometime before 10 a.m. on April 8, a group of protesters began to congregate on the corner of Wright and Anderson, their gathering prompted by President Joe Biden’s visit to Madison Area Technical College...

Why you don’t need a beach body by the summer

Emily Cauthen, Contributor April 30, 2024

Summer is a fun time of year, although it goes by so fast. With the heat, you may enjoy going to the water parks at the Dells, your friend's pool at their apartment complex, or traveling to another state...

Kai Brito takes a selfie with United States President Joe Biden in the background.

At the intersection of privilege and power

Kai Brito, Copy Editor April 10, 2024

On Monday, United States President Joseph R. Biden Jr. visited our Madison College campus to announce his new federal student debt relief plan and renew his commitment to offering free tuition for two-year...

Brayan Kabore models the new suit he picked up from the WolfPack Closet.

WolfPack Closet re-opening worth celebrating

Kai Brito, Copy Editor April 3, 2024

Brayan Kabore is a man with many hats on campus. He’s a Student Life Front Desk Worker and the Volunteer Opportunity Coordinator for the Goodman South Campus.  One day when he was working at...

The digital divide has wide ranging impacts.

Digital divide has far-reaching impacts

Balaji "Abi" Abishek, Tech Writer April 3, 2024

In our “information age,” access to the internet and its tools such as laptops, workstations, mobile devices etc., are not luxuries but a necessity, especially in a society shaped by digitization and...

People with autism are under-utilized by most businesses

Evan Halpop, Staff Writer April 3, 2024

While the month of April is designated as Autism Awareness Month, the needs of Wisconsin’s individuals who have Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are a part of a larger issue.   Receiving a high...

AIM IT member from Oneida Nation speaks about land disputes

AIM IT member from Oneida Nation speaks about land disputes

Mx T Clearwater, Staff Writer April 3, 2024

Recently there has been a number of articles across various outlets in regard to the recent land disputes between Oneida Nation and the Village of Hobart residing within the Oneida Nation reservation....

Time management made easier with free Toggl App

Michelle Meyer, Graphic Designer March 5, 2024

Never know how long an assignment will take you, that’s OK! Me too. You do not need to do an assignment in the suggested amount of time.  Educators give an average guess of how much time an assignment...

Healthcare crisis in Gaza

Paul Becker, Arts Editor March 5, 2024

Two workers from the Doctors Without Borders group were killed early last week by Israeli forces, according to Truthout, a non-profit news organization. Christopher Lockyear, head of Doctors Without Borders,...

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