A presentation was held Tuesday at Monroe County Community College on what it means to be an LGBTQ ally.   The speaker was Melissa Grey, associate professor of psychology at the college. LGBTQ is an acronym for Lesbian, Gay, Transgendered, Bi-sexual, and Questions. The presentation was designed to bring awareness […]

By Melanie Jacobs Agora staff Theresa Flores grew up in a closely knit Irish Catholic home.  She had a stay-at-home mom and her father, an executive at General Electric, was often transferred, so her family had to move a lot.  “I always had to be the new kid,” Theresa said. […]

The MCCC Huskies club sports teams are preparing for their upcoming seasons.   The MCCC volleyball club team has found a head coach in Elizabeth Terrasi, a former MCCC graduate who started the club team four years ago. The volleyball team is being advised by Mary Lyons again this year. […]

This year’s Student Government has provided MCCC with a 8,500-pound “Spirit Rock.” Clubs and other organizations can paint signs on the rock to promote their events and activities. “The spirit rock is going to do great things for the college,” said Michaela Kotanova, the new Student Government Historian.  “Clubs can […]

Former MCCC history professor Jim DeVries is running for the college’s Board of Trustees, facing two longtime board members, Michael Meyers and Marjorie Kreps, in the Nov. 6 election. After 40 years as a professor at MCCC, DeVries said he is looking to give back to the community. As an […]

Back in the day, when dinosaurs roamed the earth, ancients spoke of a road that circumnavigated the campus. Legend held that one could travel from the Health Building parking area to the Cafeteria without setting foot on Raisonville Road. Of course, those days are long gone, with the construction of […]

Michael Meyer is a name known throughout MCCC and Monroe County. After serving three consecutive terms on the MCCC Board of Trustees, Meyers is running for a fourth term in Nov. 6 election. Born and raised in Monroe, Meyer graduated from Monroe High School and then continued his education at […]

A cut in MCCC’s library hours is hurting students in a variety of ways, according to faculty and students. MCCC imposed a $3,600 cut on the library’s operational budget, as part of campus-wide cuts to balance the college budget. The library chose to close for four hours on Thursday evenings, […]

Exciting performances are scheduled for this fall and winter semester at The La-Z-Boy center and Meyer Theater. These performers include anything from comedians to rock legends. Fall Schedule On Saturday Oct. 20, at 7:30 p.m. Comedian Tim Wilson makes his apperance with a special guest, Monroe’s own, Kevin McPeek. Wilson […]

To heck with the closet; MCCC’s Gay-Straight Alliance met in the Cellar.   Alliance members joined one another Sept. 18 in a meet-and-greet in the A building’s basement lounge, hoping to gain new members. “Being a two-year college, it’s difficult to keep students,” said Penny Bodell, GSA advisor. “Sometimes (students […]