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The new college president, Dr. Jennifer Berne, speaks during a student forum held at the Truax Campus on March 31.
Berne tells of her journey from faculty member to provost
Dr. Tim Casper, Madison College’s interim president and a finalist for Madison College president, speaks during a student forum held at the Truax Campus on April 2.
Casper shares his experience, vision during student forum
Dr. Dawn Crim, a finalist for Madison College president, speaks during a student forum held at the Truax Campus on March 24.
Crim shares what makes her a good fit for Madison College
Dr. Charles W. Lepper, a finalist for Madison College president, speaks during a student forum held at the Truax Campus on March 27.
Lepper tells students about his educational journey
Social media and body image
Social media and body image
Suada Murseli and her family pose for a photo in front of the Big Ben Clock tower in the UK.
The toll of being a stay-at-home student mom
Image generated by Balaji "Abi" Abishek using ChatGPT 4o image generator.
AI vision model changing how machines see
Confessions of a binge-watcher
Confessions of a binge-watcher
A sinister toy monkey returns to the family he haunted long ago in “The Monkey.” (Neon/TNS)
‘The Monkey’ shows some toys should never be played with
The HAWS mascot poses at one of the many booths raising money for charity.
Furries raise money for HAWS charity at annual convention
“Punch-Drunk Love” is an example of autism portrayal in a movie.
Portrayals of autism in film can be outdated
1989 Indiana Jones game continues to hold up well
Rylee Rogers rounds first base after a hit against South Suburban College during a game at home on March 28.
WolfPack softball is off to a strong start this season
Madison College women’s basketball coach Angel Whetstone speaks to her team during a game this past season. The WolfPack showed strong improvement in Whetstone’s second year at the helm.
Team shows solid improvement in Whetstone’s second season
Madison College’s Chris Calico (10) hits a ground ball, allowing teammate James Duncan (22) to score another run against Bryant & Stratton on April 1.
Madison College baseball is ranked No. 13
Madison College’s George Whaley IV gets fouled by a College of DuPage player during the WolfPack’s 77-69 loss at home on Feb. 11.
WolfPack falls in Region 4 tournament semifinals
Yahara Journal Art Show Opens
Yahara Journal Art Show Opens
Student Success Awards
Student Success Awards
Shared Governance Listening Session
Shared Governance Listening Session
Celebrate Hmong American Day
Celebrate Hmong American Day
Members of the cast of Cabaret sing the last musical number of the first act during rehearsal on March 1.
‘Cabaret’ remains relevant
A youth group performs at the annual Hmong New Year Celebration on Dec. 7 at the Truax Campus.
Hmong New Year Celebration
Jovhany Michaud walking out of his polling place on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024.
Voting lessons from an immigrant
Kodiak Koessl presents the Top 5 Stories from the Clarion video.
Top 5 stories from the Oct. 23, 2024 issue of The Clarion
Vet Tech adopt a pet poster
Mascotas del Programa de Veterinaria listas para ser adoptadas
A new rapid transit bus for Madison Metro.
Las líneas del autobús ‘Rapid Transit’ ya están en funcionamiento
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‘Limbpossible’ founder shares his success story

Briant Lawler, News Editor • November 7, 2018

On Oct. 16, Madison College hosted an event, showcasing that anything is possible with enough hard work and galvanized determination. The keynote speaker for this event, Robert Anthony, 31, is a below-the-knee...

College’s latest security report is now available

Jake Roxen, Staff Writer • November 7, 2018

The Madison College Annual Security Report for the year of 2017 is quite a hefty document, with over 90 pages of notices, procedures, training methods, statistics, and more. Need to know what to do in...

A short ‘vacation’ in Brazil – at midterm

Tomaz Farina Escoteguy, Staff Writer • November 7, 2018

The midterms were practically knocking on my door when my cellphone popped with a notification from my dad: “You are coming back to Brazil this Friday” (of course it was not exactly like that, since...

Learning to be confident in salary talks

Antilica Xiong, Graphic Designer • November 7, 2018

WomenLead hosted a workshop, “Salary Negotiation Skills” at Madison College on Oct. 31. The workshop was part of a campaign, Women and Student Loan Debt, during the month of October to create awareness...

The new WolfPack Connect App is shown on a student’s phone. Madison College is utilizing the new phone app to help students gain easier access to resources and to connect with clubs and student groups.

WOLFPACK CONNECT

Damara Gillett, Staff Writer • November 7, 2018

Access to Madison College resources and services just got much easier, and it all comes in an easy to use smartphone app. Madison College used to rely on The Link for student, faculty and staff accessibility...

Madison College women’s soccer player Peyton Trapino (10) takes control of the ball during the NJCAA Regional IV Division III Tournament Championship at home against Joliet Junior College on Oct. 24. The WolfPack fell, 3-0.

Defending champs fall

Tomaz Farina Escosteguy, Staff Writer • November 7, 2018

It was a beautiful Wednesday evening, with Madison College honoring the WolfPack’s sophomore players prior to the Oct. 24 tournament game. Women’s soccer players Autumn Petroski, Britt Schumann, Cintia...

Are we plugged in, but stressed out?

Tara Olivia Martens, Staff Writer • November 7, 2018

National Stress Awareness Day is Nov. 7 and this year’s theme is, “Does Hi-Tech cause Hi-Stress?” There have been many studies on what causes stress. One of the most famous studies being the 1967...

Daniel WIlliams, a survivor of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida, speaks at the ACP National College Media Convention on Oct. 28 in Louisville, Kentucky. Students from the school planned last year’s March for Our Lives rally in Washington D.C. and are now on a Vote for Our Lives Tour. Learn more at marchforourlives.com.

Vote for Our Lives Tour

Andrew Kicmol, Editor in Chief • November 7, 2018

Daniel Williams was a high school senior at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, when the Feb. 14 shooting happened. Now, eight months later as freshman in college, he was a keynote...

Libraries & Academic Support Services at Madison College

OFF THE SHELF

Autumn Hall-Tun, Librarian • November 7, 2018

What does community mean to you? How has your community helped you, supported you, and driven you to succeed despite difficulty? This fall, the Madison College Libraries and Academic Support Services...

MEET THE PACK

Profiles of WolfPack athletes • November 7, 2018

MEN’S SOCCER A 5-11 defender/midfielder, Logan Carstens is a sophomore on the Madison College men’s soccer team. He was selected as second team all-conference and first-team all-region. He had four...

Madison College Public Safety

PUBLIC SAFETY

Officer David Manthey, Public Safety Officer • November 7, 2018

Public Safety Officers respond to many calls for service and we communicate our activities to the college community.  Here are some of our recent notable incidents:  On Oct. 9, Public Safety...

A screen shot shows one of the slides from the “Take a Stand: Stop Sexual Violence Prevention Training” video series.

A survivor’s perspective

Hannah Switzer, Staff Writer • October 25, 2018
When I got that email from the Dean of Students, letting me know I was “required to complete this online prevention program,” I was exhausted at the thought of it. “Exhausting” is the way I’d describe being a survivor of sexual assault, years after the fact.
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