A holiday to remember
Arsenio Sorrell, Staff Writer
December 5, 2018
The holidays are a time for spending time with family, friends and loved ones. When you think of your favorite holidays it usually involves some sort of gifts or traditional festivities. Unfortunately, there are people who are much less fortunate and don’t have the resources to celebrate during holida...
New advisor connects students with volunteer opportunities
Joseph Craker, Staff Writer
September 12, 2018
As the fall semester begins to take shape for students, many begin to find a bit of spare time as they settle into a routine. Thankfully, Madison College has countless of extracurricular opportunities for students. One of these opportunities is a perfect mixture of all others; mee...
Alternative winter breaks give students opportunity to help communities in need
Mary J. Nastri, Staff Writer
November 29, 2015
Madison College is offering an upcoming Alternative Winter Break from Jan. 3 – Jan 9. Typically, alternative breaks allow students, who are interested in being a part of social change, an opportunity to work with people in communities most in need. Last year’s trip was to Gleaners Food Bank in Indianapolis....
New Orleans’ resiliency on display for student volunteers
David A. Fernandez, Staff Writer
March 30, 2015
New Orleans has a lot to offer, the Volunteer Center gave me and other students an opportunity over spring break to visit and help others. It’s a city filled with rich history, unbelievable food and people who know how to have a good time. Believe me when I say there were booty-shaking contests, homeless...
Volunteer Fair shows how you can help
Alison Malek, Staff Writer
February 3, 2015
The Volunteer Center held a Volunteer Fair in the Student Lounge on Jan. 28 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Once a semester, the Volunteer Center has brought in representatives from many different types of non-profit organizations. This semester, 23 representatives attended the fair. “We want to get college...
Abundant opportunities to help
Marisa Comeau-Kerege, Arts Editor
October 4, 2014
The Volunteer Center held a Volunteer Fair Sept. 17, in the Student Lounge. Many different organizations came to inform and recruit students and staff for their projects. Presenters at the fair included Second Harvest Food Bank, Urban League of Greater Madison and the Wisconsin English Second Language...
Veterans, volunteers take time to remember Sept. 11
Marisa Comeau-Kerege, Arts Editor
September 18, 2014
MCT Illustration Sept. 11, 2001 was a day that shook the country and the world. The Volunteer Center and the Veterans club paid homage to this tragic day, as well as to all military and first responders at the college, with a special event at the protective services fire bay. This is the second year the ...
Vet Tech trip helps sanctuary over winter break
Daniel Herron, Multimedia editor
February 5, 2014
What did you do during your winter break? Visit family, perhaps or open some presents or eat too much chocolate? Maybe you played way too many video games or read a book. Inevitably, some of us had more interesting breaks than others. Over this past winter break, 11 students and two faculty members...
Volunteer Center needs help with events
Jennifer Edens, Student Life staff
August 26, 2013
The Madison College Volunteer Center has many events planned for students and staff to get involved with the community this year. Volunteers are needed to take advantage of these opportunities to impact the lives of others while learning more about ourselves and our world. The mission of the Volunteer...
Students give back
Ellie Dahlquist, Opinion Editor
October 9, 2012
Two men sat outside of Porchlight: Solutions To Homelessness, a residential establishment designated for veterans. One man was an Air Veteran who fought in Vietnam and prefers to stay anonymous. The other man C.J., served in the Panama conflict of 1989. These two veterans discussed very serious issues...
Making a difference everywhere we go!
Adrian Holtzman, Clarion Staff
April 10, 2012
Imagine being able to go on a six-day vacation to one of the biggest cities in the world, accompanied by 10 of the most interesting people, spending your time doing one of the greatest things imaginable, volunteering! I have never been on a volunteering service trip before, and as a first semester...
Journey to New York: Student story on campus-sponsored ‘Alternative Break’
Ross Schuette, Copy Editor
April 10, 2012
The service trip to New York City was undoubtedly the best way I could have spent my spring break. I had been at work, a week before hearing about the trip, when I was talking with a co-worker about doing a service trip over spring break, like people do for Habitat for Humanity. I was in the Clarion...
