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Typical student is white, female, 25

A typical MCCC student is a white female about 25 years old. Steve Mapes, associate professor of Counseling, presented MCCC’s 2012 Student Profile Report at the MCCC Board of Trustees meeting Monday. The average student is attending college part-time and is looking for a transfer degree, Mapes said.   That […]

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Grant coordinator seeks money for CTC

Facing an $8 million bill for a new Career Technology Center, along with several years of budget cuts, has put MCCC in desperate need of money.  The college’s new coordinator of grants and major gifts, Eric Slough, plans to do as much as he can about that. Slough has a […]

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Kony 2012 returns

Joseph Kony is one of the most notorious and vilified rebel leaders on the planet.   He stands accused of kidnapping countless children in northern Uganda and neighboring countries, turning the girls into sex slaves and the boys into killers.   Kony’s accusations have resulted in being named the world’s […]

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Medical Cards hurt credibility

Medical Marijuana; Marijuana used for medicinal purposes to help individuals have an easier time with their illness.  I can probably name at least five people who have a Medical Marijuana Card, allowing them to grow, smoke, and carry marijuana.  Some of the main illnesses include: Alzehimer’s, ALS, Anxiety, Cachexia C, […]

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Voters face six ballot measures

Everybody has seen them. Election Day comes around, and yard after yard springs political signs like dandelions.   Plenty of voters know about the big candidates. President Obama and former Governor Mitt Romney’s ongoing race for the White House is a fine example.   When it comes to ballot proposals, […]

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Theresa Flores-from victim to human trafficking activist

Theresa Flores was appointed to the Ohio Attorney General’s Commission on the study of human trafficking in 2009, and has testified before Ohio’s House and Senate in support of human trafficking legislation. Her efforts played a major role in the success of Senate Bill 235-B, which passed into law in […]

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‘The Gathering’ food local and sustainable

Pesticides and dangerous chemicals blanket our fruits and vegetables in crops all over the world.   These chemicals enter our body and lie dormant as they gradually build in our system.  The cancer-causing agents are threatening our health and tainting our soil.   “It’s a huge problem,” said the executive […]

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Former MCCC student wants to keep tuition down

A former MCCC student is running for the Michigan House of Representatives.   Anne Rossio of Carleton is on the ballot for the newly drawn 17th District, running against Bill Lavoy of Monroe.   Rossio stresses her commitment to working across the aisle so strongly that it may make both […]

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Welcome Back event held at Whitman Center

MCCC’s student government held a Welcome Back event Oct. 22 for all students in the lobby of the Whitman Center. The event, catered by Kosch catering, offered students subs, sodas, chips, and cookies. “A welcome back event was already held at the main campus. We would have been at the […]

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Meeting aired Whitman concerns

Whitman Center business dominated the Sept. 24 MCCC Board of Trustees meeting. Of the three-hour affair, more than two-thirds went to address Whitman rumors, set the record straight, and hear reaction from the community. Members of the college board began the discussion by explaining the college’s rationale for canceling spring-summer […]