Editorial A bomb threat in April 2023 was improperly handled among security. An electrical fire in the H Building wasn’t addressed for 15 minutes, even after contact from those involved. A home invasion happened just down the road from campus, unbeknownst to many. A false alarm that wasn’t even glanced […]
Opinion
Movies that warm my soul
Five comfort films to revisit during the holiday season
Originally, I was hoping to write a review for one specific movie. But I haven’t really had the time to see anything all too current as of late. Nothing particularly worth talking about at least. So, instead, I thought I would highlight some of my favorite movies to watch during […]
The importance of involvement at community college
When I first started classes at MCCC, I was 15 and extremely shy. I had taken an online class my first semester, so I didn’t have to get out of my comfort zone. As a Middle College student, I was able to simply attend high school classes and stick to […]
Signs around county create harmful narrative
Misinformation spread about bathroom policy
Editorial It’s tiring driving to school every day and seeing willful disinformation stamped on bright red plastic signs right across from campus. “MCCC allows MEN in girls bathrooms.” The Agora stands with the students and community members affected by these signs. We support equality and diversity, and stand against those […]
Paranormal investigators haunt Monroe museum
The Michigan Museum of Horror is haunted, and I have proof. In October 2023, I started working with Andrew Mcgowan, a paranormal investigator who explores and films haunted locations, which he posts on his YouTube channel “Andrew’s Paranormal Experience.” At 9 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 27, Andrew and I prepared […]
Ballad of a teenage editor
Becoming a newspaper editor had been a dream of mine since age 15. I had no understanding of journalism, but I had my sights set on writing for a paper and eventually becoming the boss. Now, as a 17-year-old senior in high school, I’m nearing the end of my first […]
Newsroom rights violated in careless act of ‘concern’
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 […]
Transphobia on campus cannot be ignored any longer
Bigotry at MCCC is blatantly disregarded
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 […]
Making people scream creates scary sense of satisfaction
Haunt actor shares wickedly scary experiences from spooky season
Months before the spooky season begins, haunt actors like me are training and preparing for some wicked weekends. In just a few months, I’ll be back in costume preparing to scare for a halfway to haunt event happening in May. October 2023 marked my first year as a haunt actor. […]
Bathroom access protest bleeds ignorance
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 […]
