Author: Ashley Atkins

Features

MCCC holds 57th annual Commencement Ceremony

MCCC’s 57th annual Commencement Ceremony took place 6 p.m. Friday in the H Building. Family and friends of graduates filled the gymnasium’s bleachers until they were both full.   The graduates filed in with black caps and gowns on. Some wore sashes to show they were honor students, and some wore […]

Features

Author hosts book signing, presentation on campus

Indigenous Nancy Drew meets 21 Jump Street is how award-winning author Angeline Boulley described her main character Daunis Fontaine in “Firekeeper’s Daughter.” Boulley came to MCCC March 19 through the One Book, One Community program to share about her book, talk about her writing process and discuss how she created […]

Entertainment

Frightfully good reads at Poetry Night

A Scarecrow, a Skeleton, a Pin-up girl oh my, Where’s Waldo?   These were just some of the fantastic costumes seen Oct. 26 in the Holladay Theater at MCCC.  Lori Jo Couch, director of the Writing Center, said the event went well.  “We had a great turnout for Poetry Night,” Couch […]

News

Writing Center to host Poetry Night

The MCCC Writing Center is hosting a poetry night on Oct. 26 from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the Holladay Theater in Room C-19. The event is free and open to students and the public.    The Writing Center’s annual event mixes poetry and Halloween fun into one night. Participants […]

Opinion

The fall of financial aid

When a student fears their financial aid is not going to come through, it can cause a person to want to give up. This was how I felt waiting for my financial aid package to come through. Financial aid is not an afterthought when it comes to college. It is […]

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‘SNL’ alum to visit MCCC

Kevin Nealon, actor and stand-up comedian, is coming to MCCC to “Pump You Up” with his comedy act. Nealon, known for his character Franz from “Saturday Night Live,” is scheduled to perform at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 21 in the La-Z-Boy Center. Nealon became popular for his characters Franz and Mr. Subliminal […]