Kenyan author Mukoma wa Ngugi set the scene from his new novel "Nairobi Heat," to a full student lounge at the Truax campus on March 4. Students were hanging on each word, practically feeling the rhythm Ngugi described from an elusive guitar player. He instantly grabbed each listener in the room as he described the "tug of war" feeling between a dancer and the blues melody
The images are difficult to watch. Hundreds of thousands dead…large buildings reduced to rubble. In just 35 seconds Haiti was turned upside down by a powerful earthquake. Now all eyes are on the latest disaster in Chile. Service learning These tragedies remind us how important it is to lend a helping hand to others, especially when times are tough.
After having their proposal for a new parking lot at the Truax campus stalled by the city Plan Commission, Madison Area Technical College is back on track with a reworked proposal to be sent before the planning commission on April 12.
Perhaps you've noticed the white flyers hanging on billboards with hiking figures in the corner?
The doomsday approach to environmental sustainability may not be the best method of convincing people to waste less and conserve more. There is "a need for positive verbs," said Dr. Howard Frumkin while giving a lecture at University of Wisconsin-Madison. A lady in the audience argued his point, giving the example of showing smokers a picture of what their lungs look like and, in turn, them becoming smoke free.
In conjunction with National Library Week, the Madison Area Technical College library is sponsoring an essay contest. The theme of the essay contest asks students to explain how the library has impacted their learning experience at Madison College. The contest began on March 1 and will run through March 26.
STAFF REPORT Madison Area Technical College's student newspaper, The Clarion, received a number of state and regional awards at conventions during the weekend of Feb. 12-14. The staff received a first-place award for Best of Show in the Two-Year Newspaper category at the Associated Collegiate Press Best of the Midwest Newspaper Convention held in Minneapolis on Sunday, Feb.
Madison College student Maciek Smuga-Otto recently created a colorful library brochure in comic-style format for a class project. One of his main tag lines was "Books are Just the Beginning". Throughout the year over 500,000 students walk through the doors of our six libraries.
The Clarion is the student voice of Madison Area Technical College. We believe in the inherent First Amendment right of freedom of expression and in the benefits of dialogue and debate within the college. The Clarion will teach students, inform the college community and advocate for student rights.