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Kaitlyn Kast (15) leaps for the ball during WolfPack 96-37 win against the Fox Valley Technical College Foxes on Jan. 4.

Kast lacks height, but brings the energy for WolfPack

Stephanie Riedel, Staff Writer January 19, 2016

There’s a bit of a stereotype in basketball. You’ve got to be tall, real tall, if you want any chance to play. Here at Madison College, there’s one player who absolutely defies this stereotype....

Cinderella played by Stephanie Frank in “Gadzooks! Cinderalla! (It ain’t Shakespeare!)” at the Bartell Theatre.

‘Gadzooks! Cinderella’ at the Bartell Theatre

Josh Zytkiewicz, Managing Editor December 15, 2015
“Gadzooks! Cinderella! (It ain’t Shakespeare!)” is not your traditional theater production.

Drug testing of welfare recipients begins

Jennifer Justice, Staff Writer December 10, 2015

On Nov. 9, a new Wisconsin law took effect that requires applicants for welfare to participate in drug screening and testing. Soon this policy may also apply to those who receive assistance through Foodshare,...

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Change only happens when you vote

Elliott Puckette, Copy Editor December 10, 2015

To start, I just want to say that I love comedians, especially political ones. It is because of political comedians that I became interested in the political process and can today count myself as a reasonably...

‘Mockingjay’ ends Hunger Games series

Megan Toman, Staff Writer December 10, 2015

“The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2” is a real tearjerker. The movie is filled with love, heartbreak, deaths and tears. Of course we still have the love triangle between Katniss, Gale, and Peeta,...

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Head injuries cast a shadow over the game

Morgan Engels, Staff Writer December 10, 2015

On Nov. 4, Luke Schemm scored two touchdowns for his high school team. Then he suffered a traumatic brain injury during the game that caused his brain to swell and the blood flow to it. Schemm was a...

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Madison College gives support to Oscar Mayer employees

Antonia Villalon, Broadcast Editor November 26, 2015

In the wake of the announcement of Oscar Mayer’s closing as part of a restructuring plan, over 1,000 employees will lose their job by the year 2017. Roughly 250 corporate employees will have the opportunity...

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Thanksgiving no longer about thanks

Timothy Witt, Staff Writer November 26, 2015

The holiday season is finally here and with it, a concoction of advertisements and controversy. As Thanksgiving quickly approaches, it’s the traditional holiday’s younger sibling, Black Friday that...

Cameron Jace ‘Insanity’ book review

Allison Althoff, Staff Writer November 25, 2015

Retellings are a popular way of taking a story you have heard multiple times and putting a creative twist on them. One classic story that has gone through a number of retellings, both creative and classic,...

WolfPack volleyball placed third in the NJCAA division III National Tournament on Nov. 14 in Rochester, MN.

Volleyball team ends season with top 3 finish

Clarion Staff Report November 25, 2015

Madison College came up just a few points short in its unprecedented quest to become the first team to win three straight NJCAA Division III volleyball national titles. But the team showed true character...

Panelists discuss equity in Wisconsin education

Mouna Algahaithi, News Editor November 10, 2015

Institutionalized racism is the root of which the “achievement gap” thrives on. This term doesn’t insinuate that most individuals in the United States are racist, but rather that government policies...

Are we being too sensitive?

Patrick Kempfer, Opinion Editor November 10, 2015

Free speech is but one of the key components of a democracy, and a right that Americans have been advocating for and fighting about for centuries. As a journalist, an American, and a free thinker, free...

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