Spring Break
On Nov. 4 around 1:20 p.m. the gymnasium in James C. Wright Middle School was dripping with anticipation for President Barack Obama to enter the stage. As men from the Secret Service placed the Presidential seal on the podium, the audience leaned forward, stretching their necks to see behind the curtain that was concealing the man of the hour. As the silence was gripping, and no one was even breathing, a loud voice came over the speaker announcing, "Ladies and Gentlemen, please welcome your Governor, Jim Doyle." Read more...
Looking to transfer? Curious to see how you're grades are holding up? Madison Area Technical College has decided to make part of this process a bit easier for its massive student body and alumni members. Obtaining transcripts is now easier than before. Before, the process was anything but easy and often involved standing in long lines and waiting up to two weeks for the transcripts. Read more...
While the legal name, Madison Area Technical College remains the same, the MATC acronym has been replaced with the new nickname, Madison College."The driving force behind the change is the confusion with MATC Milwaukee," explained Diane Walleser, Director of Marketing and Read more...
Any time a sports team enters a tournament, you want the team to peak at the right time. If a team peaks too early in the season, they could make an early exit in the tournament. In the case of the Madison Area Technical College volleyball team, they are definitely playing at their best right now and, being tournament time, their exceptional level of play couldn't have come at a better time.In the NJCAA Region IV Tournament, held on Oct. 31 in front of the home crowd at the H. Douglas Redsten Gymnasium, the WolfPack were able to beat Harper College in the first round in three sets (25-21, 25-16, 25-18). The WolfPack proceeded to knock off the No.1 nationally ranked Rock Valley College Golden Eagles in the title game. They were able to win the first and third sets, but Rock Valley took the second and fourth sets, forcing a fifth set. Read more...
The Madison Area Technical College men's basketball team lost more than just the Region XIII championship game last year. They also lost a majority of their scoring and rebounding. Read more...
The Madison Area Technical College women's basketball team had a season for the record books last year. After a 21-5 regular season, the team lost the state championship to conference rival Milwaukee Area Technical College 75-65. Read more...
After a first viewing of the British import "The Office" I wasn't sure how I felt about it. The accents were thick and the British-English dialect and slang took some getting used to. Read more...
Sorry to all of you who perked up and thought that The Clarion had special, pre-released viewing rights to the "New Moon" movie. We don't. We can try but I believe that getting press passes to see President Obama was infinitely easier. But don't despair, the "New Moon" novel is also worthy of your time. Read more...
Fall is definitely here! It's my favorite time of year. I love watching the leaves change a little each day, from yellow to orange to deep red- with more and more piling on the ground. I've dug out all my sweaters that were packed up... Read more...
Anyone who thinks that Britney Spears, Barney the Dinosaur, and Tupac Shakur have nothing in common, think again; the music of all three has been used by the U.S. government to torture detainees. The torture playlist, as it were, is as darkly amusing as it is disturbing. Read more...
There has been a question burning on my mind for years. And now I finally have a medium that enables me to ask it. Let me preface this by saying it was never promised that this column would hone in on greatly consequential social dilemmas, groundbreaking analysis of economic events, or life-changing insights into the yearnings of your soul. This is mostly because, being a bit of a procrastinator (that's right, I admitted it), I do not give myself enough time to write insightfully, analytically, or, um, consequentially. Read more...
THUD! (bounce) Thud. I looked to my left and saw the accident that had just occurred. A giant tripod, belonging to a local TV news station and weighing many hundreds of pounds had just slipped, fallen, and landed mere inches from crushing a giant telephoto camera lens (a 400mm f/2, if you must know, which costs more than ten grand). The press had been assigned spaces on three rows of raised platforms in the back of the gym. Read more...
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