Author: Miranda Gardner

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Tips for transferring students: leaving the nest

Left to right: former MCCC students Brady Spitulski, Kellyann Navarre, and Taylor Apker sit together between classes at the University of Toledo. Photo taken from Kellyann Navarre's facebook. Miranda Gardner staff member Transferring is an experience, and for the inexperienced, it can prove to be stressful. MCCC graduate Kellyann Navarre […]

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The Student Government President unmasked

Miranda Gardner Agora staff To know the man behind the events. Joel Spotts was voted in as Student Government President Sep. 26, but president is just one of the many shoes he fills. “I’m a member with the title president,” he said. “It’s really the members that run the meetings, […]

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Prospecting students explore technical programs and careers at MCCC

Miranda Gardner Agora staff The Applied Science and Engineering Technology (ASET) division conducted the career exploration on Oct. 24 in the CTC building that aimed towards prospecting students and females.  Peter Coomar dean of applied science and engineering technology said that the turnout was as they expected. “We do this […]

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How green are we at MCCC?

Miranda Gardner Agora staff The campus green initiative looks good on paper, and great on site, but tells a different tale in practice. Biology laboratory assistant and student, Amanda Roelant said, the college is doing a good job with the recycling centers, but there is room to improve. “Some students […]

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Devastation in Puerto Rico hits home

U.S. troops help Puerto Ricans obtain water following Hurricane Maria. MCCC is responding to the devastation in Puerto Rico, and for one professor, it hits home. Maris Fonseca, associate professor of Biology, has family in Puerto Rico. “The ongoing situation in Puerto Rico is something that touches me very personally,” […]

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Memories of Mariya

MCCC nursing student Mariya Heinzerling's life was filled with family friends and pets. This photo collage was created by her mother for Mariya's funeral. (Photos courtesy of Tammy Heinzerling) Mariya Heinzerling’s shoes wait by the door, but her boyfriend knows she won’t need them anymore. Joe Salloum’s living room is […]

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MCCC students helping hurricane victims

The MCCC Community Service Club is jumping into action as hurricanes rip through the south. The club is helping collect donations or dollar vouchers for the Thirty-One Gifts zipper pouch relief fundraiser. Club adviser Allison Gallardo said the club is helping a student fill bags for the victims of Hurricane […]

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The science behind the March for Science

MCCC student Amanda Roelant takes a seat during the march. Photo by Miranda Gardner. Miranda Gardner Staff Member     MCCC students and professors marched against the silence on science.     Student and biology laboratory assistant, Amanda Roelant marched to bring awareness to the importance of science.     “We need to […]

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MASS plants seeds for Earth Day celebration

The sunflower seeds have already began to germinate in the greenhouse next to the L Building. The Math and Science Society plotted to save the planet on March 24 for Earth Day. “We planted approximately 200 paper cups of sunflower seeds,” Kathleen Shepherd, professor of Mathematics, said.  The sunflowers are […]

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Apprenticeships offer students opportunities

Barry Kinsey, MCCC’s director of Workforce Development, presents at the apprenticeship workshop. Apprenticeships tilt the scales when it comes to merging into the workforce. “Apprentices get their schooling paid for, they get incremental wages as they go, and at the end of it all — they get a certificate from the […]