The Clarion

Let your imagination take flight

Are there no new ideas any more?

Patrick Kempfer, Copy Editor February 4, 2015

These days, people seem reluctant to change. We become so enthralled in our fear of the unknown, working hard to control every aspect of the world around us that we have become unwilling to allow change...

Do sports create too much emotional baggage?

Natalie Connors, Editor in Chief February 3, 2015

The Super Bowl is the single most watched television program today. More Americans collectively tune into their tubes on that Sunday than any other day of the year. It’s a day of celebrating what Americans...

What would a free college education be worth?

Isaac Brown, Staff Writer February 3, 2015

This is the land of opportunity. People from all kinds of backgrounds hope that through hard work and ingenuity they can build a comfortable life. Without a doubt, a college education facilitates the pursuit...

Leelah

A letter to Leelah

Natalie Connors, Editor in Chief January 21, 2015

Leelah Alcorn committed suicide at age 17 on Dec. 28, 2014. She revealed her story in a suicide note on the social media website, Tumblr, which gained international attention in the new year. Leelah (born...

Let’s talk about sex in a healthy way

Nicolas LaMorte, Opinion Editor January 21, 2015

Sex? Maybe. More specifically, let’s talk about slut-shaming. Let’s talk about all the good things, and the bad things, that may be. I have to thank Salt-n-Peppa for the inspiration to that hook, and...

Chained to a name

What’s in a (trans) name

Silas Day, Staff Writer January 21, 2015

My final semester at Madison College has begun. Not only my last semester as a student here at this school, but my first semester as a transgender student. I started my physical transition from female...

There is no gray area, always get consent before contact

Natalie Connors, Editor in Chief December 11, 2014
There is no gray area, always get consent before contact

Incidents harming trust of law enforcement

Marisa Comeau-Kerege, Arts Editor December 11, 2014

You have heard about what’s happening in Ferguson, Mo., Cleveland, Ohio, and Staten Island, N.Y. People have died at the hands of police officers, two officers avoided indictment in highly publicized...

More caution needed before deadly force

Joe Pruski, Opinion Editor December 10, 2014

Former Ferguson Police Department officer Darren Wilson told a grand jury that clutching Michael Brown’s arm felt like “a five-year-old holding onto Hulk Hogan.” The 6-foot-4-inch 210-pound Wilson...

Student debt illustration

Many millennials hope for loan forgiveness

Mackenzie Smith, Staff Writer November 26, 2014

Today’s economic market is at an even-keel among global, national, and local venues.  To be honest, even-keel is a reserved way of saying America is doing pretty good.  What isn’t at even-keel is...

Misuse of social media refelcts poorly on users

Kenneth Xiong, Staff Writer November 25, 2014

Social media supplies a whole new dimension of connection for the modern age. But the sharing of information doesn’t seem to be many people’s main concern. Social media has become an ego-driven boost...

Time for a cheesesteak illustration

Philly’s finest cheesesteaks

Frederic Hewitt, Sports Editor November 12, 2014

Standing as the fifth largest city in the United States, Philadelphia is known for a multitude of distinctive reasons.  “The City of Brotherly Love” has a significant place in our country’s history...

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