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Madison College women’s basketball player Rachel Slaney goes in for a basket against Milwaukee Area Technical College.

3 earn honors for women’s basketball

Clarion Staff Report March 1, 2017

After splitting with Joliet Junior College during the regular season, the sixth-ranked Madison College women’s basketball team knew it would be facing a challenge in the semifinals of the NJCAA Region...

Food is a Human Right: Cutting FoodShare benefits simply punishes people for being poor

Alison Ahlgrim, News Editor March 1, 2017

If access to adequate food is a human right recognized by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, why does Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker think it’s OK to restrict and deny this most basic of human...

A barber-cosmetology student trims a customers hair in the new TruStyle Salon at the Madison College Truax campus.

New TruStyle salon opens at Truax campus

Sedgwick Smith Jr., Managing Editor February 15, 2017

Madison College’s barber-cosmetology program has a new home in the recently renovated space at the Truax Campus in room B1208L. The program’s TruStyle Salon had its grand opening on Valentine’s Day. The...

Madison College women’s basketball player Rachel Slaney goes in for a basket against Milwaukee Area Technical College.

New Top Scorer: Slaney is new all-time leading scorer for women’s basketball with 1,094 points

Clarion Staff Report February 15, 2017

Rachel Slaney became the new all-time leading scorer for the Madison College women’s basketball team during a 50-point victory over Wilbur Wright College on Feb. 8. Slaney entered the game needing...

A nation founded by immigrants

James Roufus, Staff Writer February 15, 2017

News flash right America: you are all immigrants. No European has been or ever will be a native to this beautiful land we call home. Home: A place you feel most comfortable, at least most of the time....

Facing fear and injustice daily

Sedgwick Smith Jr., Managing Editor February 15, 2017

Fear and injustice are two simple words that plague our existence as black men in America. Fear that we can be gunned down at any moment by a man and the public will accept it based on the color of...

‘Hidden Figures’ details the stories of the 3 women who helped NASA launch a man into space

Carrie Puckette, Copy Editor February 15, 2017

In “Hidden Figures,” the title has a double meaning. Not only are the characters looking for the numbers that will get a man into space, the people responsible for find those numbers have been neglected...

From Wisconsin great to hero of the Super Bowl

Alfred C. Johnson, Staff Writer February 15, 2017

If there was anything Wisconsin could cheer for in this past super bowl, it was former Wisconsin running back James White. The country may not have heard of him, but here in Wisconsin, he was a unforgettable...

Documentary questions growth of prison system

Alison Ahlgrim, News Editor February 15, 2017

Slavery constitutes a dark chapter of U.S. history. But what if it never really ended? What if it merely changed and mutated, continuing to exploit, oppress, and destroy into the 21st century? If you think...

Madison College student Alondra Ponce received the Wisconsin Job Honors Award, which recognizes people who have overcome barriers to employment. The award was presented by Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce in December.

Overcoming Barriers: Madison College student finds success in Middle College

Alison Ahlgrim, News Editor January 31, 2017

The business advocacy group Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce awarded Madison College student Alondra Ponce with its prestigious Wisconsin Job Honors Award at a ceremony in December. The award recognizes...

Women’s march draws support

Women’s march draws support

Kim Michal, Opinion Editor January 31, 2017

Through thick fog and a dreary drizzle on Saturday Jan. 18, in Washington D.C., people of all genders, races, and ethnicity, came together to march in support of women’s equal rights and in support of...

African Art on display

African Art on display

Alison Ahlgrim, News Editor January 31, 2017

Strolling through Gallery 211, my eyes take in a wide variety of textures and colors. I marvel at the deep blue of cotton hand-dyed with indigo, the reddish-brown ancient clay, the palm fronds, elaborate...

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