It has been a parent’s dream for centuries to be able to pinpoint their childrens exact location; espe­cially when they hit the teen years. The only reason parents want this information is so they know their child is safe, and whether or not the child is always telling the […]

MCCC’s associate degree of nursing program has re­ceived full NLNAC accreditation for the next two-and-a-half years. Although the accreditation was approved, the nurs­ing program has been placed on warning status by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC). The NLNAC expressed concerns in three areas, re­sulting in a shorter […]

On a fateful day last August, Mary Lyons’ love of helping oth­ers played a role in earning her the Life Saving award given by the Monroe Community Ambulance. For the past two years, Lyons has served as the MCCC Admin­istrative Assistant for Events/Res­ervations. In the past, her jobs as a […]

The fate of Dream 97.5, the college ra­dio station, remains unknown weeks after MCCC chose not to renew its partnership with Monroe Public Schools. “Everyone’s trying to work together on a solution. We’d love to keep this radio station alive as long as possible,” said Joe Verkennes, MCCC’s director of […]

Four abandoned kittens that were less than 5 days old were discovered July 28 behind the E Building on the MCCC campus. Julie Edwards of Sienna Heights University and Amy Westover of Eastern Michigan University found the kittens. “I got out the door under the awning of the Administration building […]

Mark Bergmooser started teaching Tae Kwon Do at MCCC in 1998 and has been teaching it year round ever since. “I love it now more than I ever have,” Bergmooser said. Bergmooser started teaching part time in 1996 and became a full time member of the faculty in 1999. […]

The push for “clean energy” in the United States has never been greater than in the last few years. Our dependence on foreign countries for energy supplies and volatile price fluc­tuations have caused American citizens to consider other alternatives. 2011 is an important year in “clean en­ergy” because it marks […]

#8220;Cowboys and Aliens” came into theaters July 29, fasci­nating people with its action packed storyline and creative twists. The film made a little over $36 million its opening weekend, beating “The Smurfs” by about $1 million. The main character, Jake Lonergan (played by Daniel Craig), wakes up in the middle […]

Republican U.S. Rep. Ron Paul is not a fan of the Federal Reserve. The New York Times #1 bestseller, “End The Fed,” expresses his feelings about the United States central bank. During a time of bailouts, national debt, and an expanding federal gov­ernment, Ron Paul’s new book will increase distrust […]

Two new policy revisions at MCCC may keep some students out of the class­room. The college’s course repetition policy now limits to three the number of times a student can repeat a course. Previously, students could repeat courses as many times as they chose, as long as a grade of […]