After a brief stint in journalism several years ago, the opportunity to write for a newspaper had not arisen, until now. This is my first semester on staff at the Agora, and I look forward to finding out what this […]
Features
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Black and Meade lead Agora for 2020-2021 year
June 15, 2020The Agora recently named Noah Black as the next editor for the 2020-2021 academic year. Black is a 2015 graduate from Arbor [...] -
JoEllen Locher looks to new avenues
May 7, 2020It can be difficult to walk away from one avenue in life and travel down another, especially when expectations are unmet. [...] -
Quartey’s daily messages encourage MCCC employees
May 1, 2020To combat the fear and dread the coronavirus pandemic has sparked, Kojo Quartey, president of MCCC, has been sending daily [...]
News
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Campus services available yet meetings still uncertain
September 4, 2020Despite MCCC’s limited on-campus interaction, various resources and newly renovated facilities will still be available to [...] -
MCCC raises tuition rates starting this fall
May 4, 2020Tuition fees at MCCC will increase starting this Fall semester following a unanimous decision from the Board of Trustees. The [...] -
Phones down on campus throughout April
May 4, 2020Phones on MCCC’s campus have not been receiving incoming calls throughout the month of April, according to online updates on [...]
Entertainment
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‘Marvel’s Avengers’ Beta assembles players to test out heroes for first time
September 3, 2020Superheroes have been a major staple in pop culture for over a decade, with Marvel Comics at the forefront of that popularity. [...] -
Surprise Gorillaz track honors afrobeat drummer Tony Allen
May 9, 2020Breaking their pattern of posting a track approximately one month apart from each other, Gorillaz’ “Song Machine” [...] -
The Phantom Thieves steal hearts again in ‘Persona 5 Royal’
May 8, 2020This article contains spoilers for “Persona 5” and “Persona 5 Royal.” The Phantom Thieves have re-emerged [...]
Opinion
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MCCC looks toward the future after COVID-19
September 3, 2020To say COVID-19 took us all by surprise would be a tremendous understatement. In the middle of the spring semester, we were [...] -
Cryptid Corner: Dogfolk
September 2, 2020I may be cursed by dog people. But more likely than that, I just have very odd luck when it comes to local legends. Living in [...] -
‘Robotexts’ are growing increasingly frustrating
July 23, 2020One of the most well-known issues cellphone users have is being available to virtually anyone. And I do mean anyone. Even if you [...]
Blogs
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My self quarantine
March 14, 2020Hey guys! Currently, the world seems to be in a tail spin due to the COVID-19 virus pandemic. Recently the Agora staff and I had [...] -
Get in the Robot
January 21, 2020Preface The science fiction sub-genre of giant, fighting robots or machines, colloquially known as “Mecha”, has been around [...] -
The Umbrella Academy Episode Recap
April 14, 2019I'm Brandon Norman and this is my recap of episodes from The Umbrella Academy on Netflix. S1:E1 We Only See Each Other at [...]
Staff
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Lauren Werlinger
September 10, 2020After a brief stint in journalism several years ago, the [...] -
Jerry Meade
January 16, 2020My friends and family may think I joined the Agora because of my parents’ careers in journalism. I joined, rather, to get [...] -
Kaylena Watson
January 16, 2020Hi, my name is Kaylena Watson. This is my second year at MCCC and this is my first semester on the Agora. I am very excited to be [...]
Other News
CARES Act aids both students and campus
The college still has over $395,000 to give away to students. MCCC was granted $1.3 million for COVID-19 relief on April 9. First passed by Congress and signed in to law by the president on March 27, The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act gives $2.2 trillion to Americans […]
My newfound online optimism
To say I once disliked online classes would be an understatement. Governor Gretchen Whitmer extended the stay out home order multiple times, and the college inevitably made the decision in May to switch to online courses this fall. This change was necessary in light of what was going on around […]
Campus services available yet meetings still uncertain
Despite MCCC’s limited on-campus interaction, various resources and newly renovated facilities will still be available to students this Fall Semester. President Kojo Quartey first announced in May that the Fall 2020 Semester would consist of mostly remote online classes. Student services online and in-person Ryan Rafko, director of Admissions and […]
‘Marvel’s Avengers’ Beta assembles players to test out heroes for first time
Superheroes have been a major staple in pop culture for over a decade, with Marvel Comics at the forefront of that popularity. While superhero movies have been the dominant medium aside from comics, Marvel has partnered with Square Enix and Crystal Dynamics to bring the quality of the movies to […]
Peaceful protests reach Monroe
As protests against police brutality continue around the country, organizers in Monroe are following suit to rally people around the Black Lives Matter movement. Azia Hawthorne, 39, has lived in Monroe for eight years after moving from Chicago and said she has been to 12 BLM protests over the past two […]
MCCC looks toward the future after COVID-19
To say COVID-19 took us all by surprise would be a tremendous understatement. In the middle of the spring semester, we were compelled by an insidious and unseen enemy to adjust, re-evaluate, reconfigure, and reassess everything that we do. Fortunately or unfortunately, we were not alone. Not only were all […]
Character unfolds in ‘Paper Mario: The Origami King’
I could not have imagined such 3D charm could be packed into a 2D game. “Paper Mario: The Origami King” was developed by Intelligent Systems and released on the Nintendo Switch on July 17, 2020. “Origami King” is the sixth entry in the Paper Mario series since “Paper Mario” was […]
Cryptid Corner: Dogfolk
I may be cursed by dog people. But more likely than that, I just have very odd luck when it comes to local legends. Living in Michigan all my life and moving around several times, I’ve been to very unique rural areas with varying urban legends and myths. Most were […]
“The Umbrella Academy” takes on the 1960s
As the adage goes, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” In the case of the members of the Umbrella Academy, however, they are simply condemned to repeat the past, or in this case, the future. Season 2 of Netflix’s “The Umbrella Academy” premiered on the […]