Detroit Tigers manager, Jim Leyland announced his retirement to the team after being eliminated from the playoffs. As a result, the Tigers were not able to advance to the World Series. This is their third consecutive year being in the ALCS.  During Monday’s press conference, Leyland approached the podium teary-eyed, […]

Bryan Rourke has won MCCC’s Enriching Lives Performance Award. “I was surprised, I didn’t know anything about it,” said Rourke, who is a maintenance worker at MCCC. He found out about the award after his email inbox was flooded with messages of congratulations.  “I was humbly encouraged – I had […]

Next month, the New York band Polar Bear Club is releasing its fourth studio album entitled, “Death Chorus.” The post-hardcore band debuted a streaming version of its first single, “Blood Balloon.” If the song is any revelation of the rest of the album, fans of previous albums such as “Some […]

The world of Pokemon has been transformed once again with the introduction of Pokemon X and Y. In the latest installment, game developer Gamefreak has gamers exploring the region of Kalos, a star shape land mass that had been modeled after France. Along with the new region, Gamefreak has created […]

Students crowded into the A-building lobby for National Student Day on Oct. 3. Sponsored by the MCCC Bookstore, the event was designed to show that the college cares about students and their hard work, said Kelli Plumb the event coordinator. Plumb is an administrative assistant to the director of Auxiliary […]

A dozen elephants crafted with recyclable materials by area school-children were displayed in the MCCC cafeteria. The elephants were brought to the college on Sept. 28 for “The Gathering.” The fourth annual fundraising event helped support the River Raisin Institute and its efforts. Students and faculty got the opportunity to […]

MCCC student, Daniel Kowalczyk experienced the effects when his history class was cancelled just a few days before it was supposed to start. “I had no time, really, to get another class,” Kowalczyk said. “So instead of doing a full four classes, like I intended, I’m only doing three.” If […]

She was having doubts about her boyfriend, Michael Chohaney. Samantha McNamara, a friend of mine, revealed a piece of her love life that was unbeknownst to me. I assumed they always had a rosy relationship, but she proved me wrong. Their intense love for one another came into question. “I […]

Negotiating faculty contracts are moving along-at a snail’s pace.   “We’re certainly not moving very fast,” said Patrick Nedry, the chief negotiator of the faculty union, MCCCFA.   The college and faculty negotiators met Sept. 13 to discuss the contract, which expired in August. Chief among the unresolved issues is […]

A glimmer of hope for enrollment at MCCC can be seen in the front-view.   Mark Hall, director of Admissions and Guidance Services, reported on student enrollment at the MCCC Board of Trustees meeting Monday.   He noted the college made gains in one sector, despite the overall 7 percent […]