Be Safe

I'm from a small town and so traffic really isn't an issue there. However, I have driven in Madison many times througout the years and so I am used to having to change from small town driving to downtown big city driving.

I don't claim to be an expert in driving and traffic trends but there is one thing though I have been noticing lately that really seems to be causing a problem. At least once a week I witness an accident outside of Madison College Truax Campus. Now of course these accidents are never detrimental to the people involved but it definitely hurts economically to have to fix your car like that.

I just think people are in such a hurry to leave and get back to their busy lives that they drive too fast and without looking where they are going. But really in hopes to get home fast they crash and then need to wait for a police officer to arrive and all of that good stuff. These people end up being late for most everything because of them not being careful.

These accidents always involve students because these crashes happen just outside of the parking lot. I (knock on wood) have not been involved in a fender bender at school yet but it doesn't mean I haven't come close to getting hit there.

Help us all out and PLEASE just slow down..... I don't know about you but I really don't have the extra money to be throwing around on car parts and towing expenses especially with the holiday season fast approaching.

Lindsay
Radiography

Smart Community Plan

A couple weeks ago I had something interesting happen to me at work. I work as waitress and for those of you that waitress you know a large part of your job is small talk. It is not uncommon for my tables to ask me where I am going to college. So when I had a couple ask where I was from I said Madison College and I am going there for Radiology. The uncommon thing about this was that instead of the couple saying "O good for you" instead this couple asked me about the up and coming referendum.
To be completely honest with you at that point I knew very little about the Smart Community Plan. So I decided I would look into it because I needed to learn more about what my school was doing to help make it better for me.
In short the smart community plan will provided the much needed up to date facilities to keep job and degree training current and affordable. Currently there is not enough room to house some of the greater in demand jobs. For example this is my 3rd Fall on the waiting list for Radiology. The program itself can only accept about 22 students per year. The need for Radiographers is huge in the community and Madison College sees that it is their job to step in and help.
But I bet your wondering what the cost will be to the average tax payer like my couple that night at dinner was. Well the cost to a homeowner of a House values at $245,00 will pay only $2.74 per month in taxes towards the Smart Community Plan.
Isn't it worth $2.74 if it means that 7096 of the police officers, firefighters, nurses, and EMT's trained at Madison College stay with in the Madison College district to work keeping the tax payers safe and healthy at all times.

Lindsay
Semester 3 Radiology

It's that time of year again...

What time of year is it? I'm not talking about football season. I'm talkiong about Scholarship time.

The Madison College Foundation Scholarship for Spring 2011 deadline will be November 24, 2010. This scholarship has distributed more than $11 million to students since it began. Become a part of it!

To find the appropriate links to get information on this and many other scholarships go to the Madison College home page. (matcmadison.edu) Then click the left hand tab "Paying for College" Then underneath this tab please select the Scholarship tab. This will dirrect you straight to information on external scholarships, the foundation scholarship, and also financial aid information.

If you need help figureing out how to imporve your chances of getting a scholarship Phi Theta Kappa can help with that! They offer workshops to help improve your application skills. The dates and times for those are:

9/22 9:30 AM at DTEC room 234
9/28 8:30 AM at DTEC room 234
9/30 3:30 PM at DTEC room 234

Phi Theta Kappa's goal is to help you receive as many scholarships as possible and these workshops will help you accomplish that!




Lindsay Johnson, Radiography

Make a Difference

Want to make a difference? VOTE VOTE VOTE!!

Student Senate Elections begin this week Friday and run through next week Tuesday. The voting can be done online and takes hardly any time at all. You need to let your voice be heard and you can make a big difference in how you want your school to be.

Last year's student senate was able to make the shuttle between the Truax and DTEC campuses a reality- What will this years elected officials make happen?!


Lindsay Johnson-Radiography

Surviving the 1st Month

Here are just a few helpful hints to help YOU get the most out of your MATC experience.

1. Come to Class, Come to Class, Come to Class!!- The first few weeks are very important, it will usually set the tone for the semester. –Daniel Imsland

2. Don't be afraid to ask questions. By asking questions I found out about the writing center, I found out about aditional labs where more computers were avaible, I found out about tutoring and how to get help. –Mandy McDermott

3. VERY IMPORTANT- If you drive, remember where you park every time. I try to park in the same general area every day. It is easy to forget where you parked. – Matthew Virnig

4. Don't give up! – Sylivia Suggs

5. Most importantly have fun, Get involved and make a difference! -Cody Shingler

Here's to a great semester!! :^)Lindsay Johnson-Semester 3, Radiography program