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Vehicles fill the main Truax Campus student parking lot.

Tips to help you avoid parking tickets

Lt. Lucas Adler, Public Safety Officer September 25, 2024

As we are well into the fall semester, most folks have become somewhat familiar with the parking lots.  I would like to take this opportunity to review parking procedures on campus.  Please pay attention...

Why We Celebrate: A Look into Hispanic Heritage Month 

Sara Bernabe, Managing Editor September 24, 2024

  Clarion Radio · Hispanic Heritage Month at Madison College 2024Hispanic Heritage Month wasn’t always what it is today. In the present day, we see it as a month-long celebration meant to...

National Cyber Director Harry Coker Jr. speaks at an event at Madison College’s Truax Campus in early August.

National Cyber Director visits Madison College

Kodiak Koessl, Staff Writer August 26, 2024

Earlier this month, Madison College hosted a group of visiting officials from Washington D.C. National Cyber Director Harry Coker Jr. and Domestic Policy Advisor Neera Tanden arrived at Madison College’s...

Phishing attacks bring warnings and protections

Phishing attacks bring warnings and protections

Kodiak Koessl, Staff Writer August 26, 2024

This past summer, Madison College students and staff received notices from the college about increased phishing activity targeting college accounts. The message outlined what phishing is, addressed some...

“MCTV-Live” was one of three winning entries made by last spring’s event production class in the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association’s annual contest. It was the first time the class entered work in the contest.

Classwork earns state honors

Leah Wear, Copy Editor August 26, 2024

Instructor Todd Bowie has always known that the students in his event production class produce excellent work. This past year, that excellence was recognized by the Wisconsin Broadcasters Assocation, which...

Madison College students participated in a Study Abroad opportunity at Friends of Creation Center in Kenya this summer.

Sustainability a roadmap for future

Kai Brito, Staff Writer August 26, 2024

This summer, Madison College launched its first African study abroad program, centered in Kenya from Aug. 3-16. This program was funded in part by the U.S. Department of State’s Increase and Diversify...

Students on a study abroad trip to Kenya were exposed to a more sustainable lifestyle.

Preserving the environment for a sustainable future

Serenity Reichenberger, Contributor August 26, 2024

While immersed in Kenya's multidimensional culture, I became struck by the vast contrast between the Kenyan people's harmonious relationship with their land and the destructive tendencies of individualistic...

Indigenous knowledge a cornerstone of culture

Andrew Beaman, Contributor August 26, 2024

All around the world, the effects of human-made climate change are disrupting and destroying natural ecosystems that are needed for survival. Climate change and the legacy it comes from have threatened...

Former Student Senate President Jovahny Michaud, left, passes the gavel to new Student Senate President Kai Brito during a ceremony in May. Looking on is Mackenzie Carstens, the former Student Rep. to the District Board and current Student Senate member.

Ready to tackle challenges

Kelly Feng, Editor in Chief August 26, 2024

Kai Brito, the president of the Student Senate, is full of ideas, but that doesn't mean he hasn't prioritized what he wants to accomplish. Brito, who also serves as the President of Wisconsin Student...

Madison Metro has changed its bus pass program and is now using tap cards that no longer need to be replaced every semester.

Students can now access new Metro Transit tap cards

Paige Shapiro, News Editor August 26, 2024

This September, degree-credit students attending classes at Truax, Goodman-South or Commercial Avenue campuses are eligible for Madison’s new Metro Transit tap cards. These cards are part of an update...

Opportunities lead to new directions, success

Julie Gores, Associate Vice President, Librarian August 26, 2024

Germany Kent, author of “The Hope Handbook” writes, “Never underestimate the power you have to take your life in a new direction.” Whether you realize it or now, you have already chosen to believe...

Learn about services available for students from the Public Safety office

Lt. Lucas Adler, Public Safety Officer August 26, 2024

Welcome to Madison College.  During the school year, Public Safety will publish an article in the Clarion informing the college community of recent events and notable calls that Public Safety has responded...

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