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Madison College freshman softball player Brenna Seeber (3) prepares to slap the ball during a recent game on the team’s Florida trip over spring break. The WolfPack’s first home game of the season is scheduled for April 3.

WolfPack softball team stands at .500 after annual spring trip

Clarion Staff Report March 22, 2016

Madison College softball fans will have to wait until April 3 to see their team play a home game. Still, thanks to two indoor tournaments and a Florida spring break trip, the team has already played 22...

An estimated 20,000 people gathered outside the State Capitol in mid-February in protest of anti-imigration legislation.

Time has passed, will the bills?

Mouna Algahaithi and Nicolas LaMorte March 2, 2016

“I am an American citizen but my heart is illegal,” one sign read, held up high amongst the thousands of signs in the crowd gathered at the state capitol on Feb. 18 demanding acknowledgment and equality...

Puppy rooms may improve student life

Caylei Wright, Staff Writer March 2, 2016

Puppy rooms are a great way to help improve a students’ day to day life. Having puppy rooms for students to visit has been shown to help with mental and physical health. These rooms can be used to help...

Brieann Robbins, left, and Antonia Villalon perform in a dress rehearsal of the Madison College Performing Arts production of Clybourne Park.

Clybourne Park hits the stage March 4th

Elliott Puckette, Arts Editor March 2, 2016

The intensive week of dress rehearsals, known as “tech week,” that are part of every theatrical production began Monday, Feb. 29. A team of seven actors have been working since January under the direction...

Kaitlyn Kast (15) dribbles past a Joliet Junior College defender during her team’s home victory on Feb. 17. Madison College beat both Joliet and Rock Valley College to win the NJCAA Division II Regional IV title.

Women’s basketball team wins region IV championship

Bailey Ayres, Sports Editor March 1, 2016

Rock Valley College has been the team to beat in both the North Central Community College Conference and the NJCAA Division III Region IV women’s basketball tournament. Despite splitting regular-season...

Todd Bowie tunes a guitar on stage before the start of an Eagles concert.

Todd Bowie’s rock and roll fantasy

Bailey Ayres, Sports Editor February 17, 2016

The students in Todd Bowie’s visual communications classes have to feel somewhat amazed when their instructor starts telling stories about his past. When Bowie lists the people he’s worked with...

Tristan Wheeler at work on a student’s laptop.

WolfPack Techies can fix your computer

Eric Swanson, Staff Writer February 17, 2016

The WolfPack Techies are reimagining the way computer repair service is done. They can solve an assortment of computer problems, including virus removal, and even hardware installation. Starting out in...

Social media users and sports analysts display a double standard in their reactions to how two quarterbacks have behaved after Super Bowl losses.

Super Bowl role models held to a double standard

Patrick Kempfer, Opinion Editor February 17, 2016

Let’s talk about the public’s reaction to the way two men leave a Super Bowl. On the one side, you’ve got a pure bred southern boy, ripe with all the morals this side of the Mississippi, and on the...

Movie review: ‘Hail Caesar’

Elliott Puckette, Arts Editor February 17, 2016

The Coen Brothers are some of the most recognizable names in directing. Along with creators Wes Anderson and Quentin Tarantino, they are known for creating films with highly recognizable and unique styles...

Madison College womens basketball coach Jessica Pelzel speaks to her team during a time out at a recent home game.

WolfPack women’s basketball suffers tough losses

Clarion staff report February 17, 2016

Two late-season losses have likely derailed the Madison College women’s basketball team’s hopes of winning its first conference title since 2009-2010. Madison College avenged an earlier loss by...

Madison College West Campus Sign

West Campus plans

Kimberly Michal, Staff Writer February 3, 2016

Welcome to the new. Goodbye to the old. In June 2016, Madison College’s West Campus will be shut down. The building located at 302 S. Gammon Road is not actually owned by Madison College, rather the...

Hookup Culture Illustration

Hookup culture and P.C. sex

Patrick Kempfer, Opinion Editor February 3, 2016

We have a big problem in this country. Young people are not receiving adequate information that will give them the knowledge and the aptitude required of them to make confident, sound decisions that...

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