Author: Elisabeth Brockman

News

Intramural Sports Club preps for games to commence

A new club dubbed the Intramural Sport Club is in the process of formalizing. It will give MCCC students a place to gather and connect through a mutual interest: sports. Levi Couch, a second year MCCC student, is the founder of the new Intramural Sport Club along with contributions from […]

a painting of Blue from Blue's Clues
Entertainment

Blue’s Clues: the show that listened back

Today I would not be surprised to catch a 20 to 30 year-old watching old episodes of the children’s TV show “Blue’s Clues.” I will admit I have done it myself recently.  Although odd, it is not “out of the blue” that I return to the familiar company of Steve, […]

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Features

Spending a short time, learning so much

One brief semester ago, I was not familiar with AP Style, the excitement of doing an interview or the unnecessary restraint of omitting the Oxford comma, despite being tempted to add one to this very sentence. The newsroom is a place I have come to love. I am excited to […]

Features

MCCC Library packs up ahead of renovation

A library is typically thought of as a place to collect hefty books and find a corner to quietly study. MCCC is challenging this view as books are packed up to make room for a more updated learning environment, said Jack Burns, director of campus planning and facilities. In the […]

CARES Act News

MCCC receives $650K for student success

Deciding to stay in college to prepare for a better future, or instead, take on more work to provide for immediate financial needs, is a difficult dilemma, especially amid the hardships of the worldwide COVID–19 pandemic. MCCC student Emilee Breitner said when MCCC went virtual she had to share laptop […]

Features

Business Division’s top bologna takes final bow

The number of connections Paul Knollman, dean of MCCC’s Business Division, has forged in his 25 years at MCCC is far-reaching. The sentiment that Knollman inserts at the end of every email, and surely reflects the way he conducts his life, he picked up from Colin Powell: “There is no […]

News

MCCC Art Club debuts first showcase

An art gallery presented by the new MCCC Art Club allows visitors an insider’s glimpse into the members’ artistic inspiration and strengths. The student art gallery is on display Jan. 18 through March 4 in the Immaculate Heart of Mary Motherhouse Gallery and available to the public through a virtual tour. Exhibits were not based around a single theme, but rather focused on each artists’ individual artistic strengths, including digital, acrylic and ceramics. Kadia Allen, Mitchel Bietat, Cassy Fallon, Tessa Garlepied, Emily Gibson, Ethan Kuhl, Karina Manghum, […]

Elisabeth Brockman stands in front of a garden grate for mugshot.
Alumni Staff

Elisabeth Brockman

I am a seeker of truth, knowledge and inspiration. When writing a bio, I am at a loss. How can one explain who they are when they are in constant flux? I embrace the unexpected and look for the experiences that will force me to change. Journalism is a catalyst […]