There is a lot of talk, here and in other states, of the so-called “benefits” of legalizing marijuana. They talk about its so-called “medical properties” and how it is “less harmful” than alcohol...

A Dane County referendum April 1 showed strong support for the legalization of cannabis, carrying a solid 64.5 percent of the vote in favor of the little green leaves. The marijuana legalization movement...

Passing through the Madison College cafeteria on March 12 found a number of students and faculty glued to the television watching “Breaking News.” A man in northern Colorado was running on foot from...

Making a relationship work is all about finding the middle ground.There are lots of examples of this, but let’s take a big one: dealing with exes. A number of us are still friends with those we have...

One set of standards to keep all students on the same path to academic success and success in whatever path they choose to follow after high school graduation. That is what is promised with the Common...

Chances are you are affiliated in some way with Madison College as a student, faculty member or parent receptive to the concerns associated with academic life. The stresses of the collegiate lifestyle...

Sometimes, we leap before we look. Biology overrides logic, and we fall for someone that ends up being bad for us. Love may not be blind, but it is dumb. Most of us find ourselves, at least once in...

In May 2012, I had just completed my tenure as editor in chief at The Clarion and was about to transfer to UW-Eau Claire in hopes of completing my journalism degree. I wrote a column in The Clarion saying...

People all around Madison College have been desperately yearning for some warmth and the sun to shine its way onto to us. We have been shivering in this bitter cold for months, as winter seems to last...