Author: McKinley Striggow

Opinion

Class of 2018

Graduating students, get those caps and gowns ready because commencements are right around the corner! This year MCCC has 190 students graduating. Students completing requirements for degrees during the Fall 2017 and Winter, Spring, or Summer 2018 semesters are eligible and encouraged to participate in the 2018 Commencement Ceremony.  Participation […]

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New course: SOC 253

​ A new course exploring the impact race and ethnicity have on today’s society is coming Fall 2018. The Race and Ethnicity course (SOC 253) will be taught by associate professor of Sociology Derek Roberts. Roberts has tackled this class before at four-year universities and hopes that by getting the […]

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Rabon wins adjunct faculty award

Business professor Jeffrey Rabon won the 2018 Adjunct Faculty of the Year award The Outstanding Adjunct of the Year Award went to Business professor Jeffrey Rabon. “It’s certainly an unexpected honor, but I truly know that it is a privilege to be afforded the opportunity to teach here, and I […]

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Come work or play

The lounge has plenty of room for students to relax on couches and chairs, or they can study or socialize around the science-themed end tables Attention students! The new L Building addition is opening soon! The tentative date for the outside building to be completed by is Spring 2018 […]

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Seven types of love

In Psychology a student learns that there are seven types of love, each powerful and sometimes they come without warning. The seven types are Eros, Philia, Storge, Agape, Ludus, Pragma and Philautia. Each type of love has their own place in your life, but what Psychology fails to explain […]

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Study Abroad: British Isles 2019

McKinley Striggow Agora Staff     The average Tinder profile describes a person as a traveler at heart. But how about kicking it up a notch and have an above average profile full of travelling photos? Spots are still available to the British Isles in 2019, but the deadline to […]

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Death is memorialized

Death can be hard to accept, but it is inevitable in the end. Around the world life after death is celebrated in many different ways. Depending on the location in the United States the most common presentation of the dead is in a casket or in an urn, when […]

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Hiking trails may relieve stress

Pull out a pair of walking shoes and bundle up because a hike may bring relief to a stressed student. For students with time between classes, MCCC offers a well-groomed trail that is both easy to get to and easy to follow. The trail offers fitness stations along the way […]

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Retention

College president Kojo Quartey believes in the power of education. While a successful education can be measured in different ways, a college’s success often is measured through retention, transfer and graduation rates.   MCCC’s completion rate is at 14 percent, as of the Winter 2015-16 cohort, while the average for […]

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Japanese toilet transforms restroom experience

Rolling out of bed after hitting the snooze button one too many times, the typical morning routine begins: bathroom, shower, breakfast. A boring routine, but that can be changed when a “washlet” is introduced. A little known lavatory masterpiece, the Japanese toilet, will transform any restroom experience.   The Japanese toilet […]