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AI hyperscaling: Racing toward the peak

Balaji ‘Abi’ Abishek, Tech Writer March 4, 2025

It’s good to be back as a tech columnist for The Clarion after a two-month hiatus. This piece delves into what I’m calling the “hyperscaling” of artificial intelligence — a seismic shift where...

Local churches play role in helping marginalized people, shaping faith

Grant Nelson, Staff Writer March 4, 2025

Let us face it, this t has been a messed-up decade around the world. And even during it all people go about their lives clinging to family, friends, partners, escaping with DND, video games and social...

Protesters march down State Street in Madison on their way to the State Capitol on Feb. 25, protesting against Project 2025, the federal spending freeze and other actions of the administration.

Dispelling rumors surrounding the ‘federal funding freeze’

Mack Biester, Staff Writer February 12, 2025

On Monday, Jan. 27, a memo from the Executive Branch’s Office of Management and Budget called for an immediate pause to certain federal funding, which incited widespread concern and confusion. The memo...

A toast to Toastmasters International

A toast to Toastmasters International

Kristine Gallagher and Brent West February 12, 2025

For 100 years now, an organization that helps people improve their public speaking skills has existed. Clarion Staff Writers Brent West and Kristine Gallagher have not only been members of Toastmasters...

Use your lived experience to support others

Kristine Gallagher and Brent West February 12, 2025

Join the many Certified Peer Specialists in Wisconsin who make a difference every day. "Peer Specialists are an emerging, vital resource. Use your unique lived experience to support others seeking recovery...

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New Year’s resolutions and keeping a dying tradition alive

Sara Bernabe, Managing Editor January 21, 2025

Out with the old and in with the new – 2025 is finally here! Celebrations continue to stretch on well into January’s first week. No one’s quite ready to stop the party, we’re having too much fun...

Reflections on my return to school

Reflections on my return to school

Brent West, Staff Writer January 21, 2025

In November of last year, I made the somewhat unexpected decision to return to school at Madison College. Following are some of my thoughts regarding this decision, in no particular order. First, I eagerly...

Understand history before supporting it

Sara Bernabe, Managing Editor January 21, 2025

We can all remember where we were when a sudden tragedy strikes. What we were wearing, who we were with, small details you’d forget if it was any other day are engraved in our memories whenever the anniversary...

Helping all year round illustration of hands reaching to the sky.

Help all year round

Sara Bernabe, Managing Editor December 4, 2024

When the trees change color and the weather turns cold, so begins the season of giving. Most celebrate this time of the year by adopting a more positive attitude. Sometimes, it’s a change as small as...

A Google AI generated illustration of a digital garden.

Digital gardens: The internet’s new personal renaissance

Balaji “Abi” Abishek, Tech Writer December 4, 2024

Scrolling through endless feeds, bombarded by algorithmically selected content, it’s easy to feel like you’re adrift in a sea of noise, not truly connecting with anything. I felt this markedly until...

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Student speaks of challenges presented because of ADHD

Kristine Gallagher, Staff Writer December 4, 2024

T Clearwater has their say ... finally! Clearwater is a student at Madison College in the School of Journalism. Their affiliation is Menominee. Natives are some of the most discriminated against groups...

Take a deep, introspective look into your place in the universe and find balance

Grant Nelson, Staff Writer December 4, 2024

A practice worth seeking and studying for one's own betterment is an old Jewish mystic practice known as Kabbalah. Kabbalah is a Jewish mystical discipline and thinking that explores God’s nature and...

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