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Students work on a mural outside the blocked off Student Services area that is under construction through August 2025.

Remodeling project starts

Kelly Feng, Editor in Chief January 21, 2025

Upon arriving at the Truax Camps this semester, you will notice that construction walls have popped up in the Gateway and D Block area, indicating that the college remodeling project is underway. Madison...

Madison College student Iman Alrashid and her family fled Syria in 2012, seeking refuge from the dangers there.

Student reflects on hardship but promise in Syria

Kelly Feng, Editor in Chief January 21, 2025

As texts go, it was plain and simple. Just three words. “Assad is gone.” Last December, Iman Alsharid, a Madison College alum, received that text from her husband, Chadi Alhaj Kadour. It was about...

Participants line up for a re-enactment event organized by The Woodlands in the fall. A historical fencing club is being organized at Madison College by Joan Keizer

Student hopes to start Historical Fencing Club

Eli Schmidt, Arts Editor January 21, 2025

There is a new club coming to Madison College this spring semester. It is an art, science, sport and dance. It is a historical fencing reenactment club, drawing from skills across many disciplines. Practice...

Madison College’s Amir Ford, center, soars to the basket in a 79-72 loss against Ellsworth Community College on Jan. 4.

Rebounding from tough loss

Clarion Staff Report January 21, 2025

Just into the second half of the season, the Madison College men’s basketball team boasts an impressive 13-3 record and has been ranked as high as 16th in the NJCAA Division II poll. Included in the...

Madison College President Dr. Jack Daniels, III, shown in his office, is retiring after 11 years at the college.

Career of helping students

Kelly Feng, Editor in Chief December 4, 2024

Stroll into the Truax campus any day of the week, and you will spot President Dr. Jack Daniels, III, moving around. He frequently talks with students in the hallways, chats with the bookstore cashier,...

Former Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes speaks to high school Black Student Union members while they work on an activity during the National BSU Conference at Madison College on Nov. 22, 2024.

National BSU Conference hosted by the Madison College chapter

August Bengry, Staff Writer December 4, 2024

There is a laughing group of professionals moving through the halls of the first floor at Madison College’s Truax Campus. Adults and teenagers, friends and strangers, guests and speakers hailing from...

A visitor enjoys the artwork on display as part of the Indigenous Wisconsin: A Story of Resistance art show in the Truax Gallery. The opening celebration was held on Nov. 14.

‘Indigenous Wisconsin: A Story of Resistance ‘

Eli Schmidt, Arts Editor December 4, 2024

The Madison College Gallery show entitled “Indigenous Wisconsin: A Story of Resistance” held a reception on Nov. 14 displaying the vibrant cultures of the 12 Tribal Nations of Wisconsin. The art exhibit...

Jevon Campbell (1) scores off a jump shot during his team's victory over Blackhawk on Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2024.

Fast start for ranked WolfPack

Clarion Staff Report December 4, 2024

After a 51-point victory over UW-Stevens Point at Marshfield, the Madison College men’s basketball team heads into December with a 7-1 record and riding a six-game winning streak. The early season success...

Construction work continues on the Bartillon Homeless Shelter on Nov. 6, 2024.

City hosts information session about men’s shelter near campus

Kelly Feng, Editor in Chief November 12, 2024

Madison College hosted a presentation by the City of Madison and Porchlight, Inc., Dane County’s largest provider of low-cost housing and homeless services, during two information/listening sessions...

Clinton Boone working his route on Independence Avenue in Madison on Nov. 7, 20204.

New buses are electrifying

Kelly Feng, Editor in Chief November 12, 2024

Last September, on an unusually warm and sunny day for the season, the Metro Transit system launched its long-awaited new Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) line, where city representatives were treated to an open...

Veterans in crisis hotline. Call 988 or text 838255

Helping veterans in crisis

Adam Reed, Video Producer November 12, 2024

I’ll never forget when I returned from my first deployment. A whirlwind of emotions and images are seared into my brain from what was about a week in transit from Al Taqaddum Airbase, Iraq to Camp Lejeune,...

Madison College’s Emma Carpenter (left) and Amber Horn attempt to block a spike from a Bryant & Stratton College player during their NJCAA Region 4 Division II playoff game at Redsten Gymnasium on Nov. 6. The WolfPack won, 3-0.

WolfPack volleyball falls in Region 4 semifinals

Clarion Staff Report November 12, 2024

After a dominant victory in its first match of the NJCAA Division II Region 4 volleyball tournament, top-seeded Madison College got tripped up in the semifinals by seventh-seeded Carl Sandburg College. Madison...

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