Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Every seat in the Holladay Theater, which holds a capacity of 50, was filled, leaving standing room only for this year’s annual Poetry Night on Oct. 23. Over 50 people attended the event, which was hosted by the Writing Center, and 33 people performed. Lori Jo Couch, director of the […]
The MCCC Writing Fellows will be hosting poetry night from 7-8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 23, in the Holladay Theater, featuring a contest for original works. This event is free and open to the public. You can read a favorite poem or an original work, according to the flyer. Anna […]
An MCCC English professor was recently placed on leave, according to college administrators. Jenna Bazzell, associate professor of English, is on leave as of Monday, Sept. 16, for unknown reasons. Grace Yackee, vice president of instruction, said the college cannot comment further. “However, in an effort to preserve employee rights […]
She sat in her office, a transgender pride flag hung on her office door. She smiled, and friendliness radiated off of her. Beverly Tomek, dean of Humanities and Social Sciences Division, laughed as she talked about her life before Michigan in her home state, Texas. Pecos, Texas to be specific. […]
MCCC has partnered with DTE and their Community Lighting Program on a project to replace and/or install new lighting fixtures on campus with new LED alternatives. “The majority of the existing light poles were replaced, but there were some that we reused, however with those new heads were installed,” Jack […]
Our editor sits, crying alone, hidden in the privacy of the newsroom on an almost empty Friday morning. It was Friday, March 22. Maggie Sandefur had a particularly harsh morning and was hoping for some peace and quiet away from the world. The door to the newsroom opens and she’s […]
Anticipate conversation, community and contentment at this year’s annual Pride Party. The MCCC Gender & Sexuality Alliance will hold the event on Friday, April 12 from 5-10 p.m. in the Cellar. Since at least 2015, the Pride Party has been a spring tradition for the GSA. “The GSA created a […]
David Larkins, MCCC alumnus and local artist, treated community members to a painting workshop and a presentation on his life, inspirations and creations on Feb. 27. “Every artist has their own little dialect, their own little twang, and that’s what I’m going to show you tonight,” Larkins said. Larkins hosted […]
I assumed there would be another batch of protesters at this Board of Trustees meeting. I expected a new round of foolishness and asinine arguments. I genuinely expected to sit back and listen to protester after protester cry about their self-victimization and supposed threatened safety caused by a trans person […]
I had no high hopes or great expectations for this Board of Trustees meeting. All I knew was that I was going to have to sit through argument after argument based on nothing but irrationality and prejudice from protesters. The larger-than-usual crowd that gathered for the meeting on Jan. 22 […]
