With the New Year beginning, many people have made their new sets of resolutions. But the fad to not be fat doesn’t seem to have reached MCCC’s own Fitness Center. While many students and employees do use the workout facility, there are many more who do not, according to Karen […]

When an MCCC student prints a document on campus computers, a dialog box appears stating they will be charged $0.00 fee.   The dialog box can be ignored for now, but it signals the college plans to eventually charge students for printing. Thousands of pages per day are printed by […]

MCCC’s library has several resources that are available to students. Barbara McNamee, the director of learning resources, praises the usefulness of the databases. “The biggest resource the library has to offer are the databases. They provide 24 hour access to library from home. It’s really beneficial. Students aren’t as dependent […]

The University of Michigan has a new head coach and a new direction. After a stretch that may have been the worst in Michigan football history, Athletic Director Dave Brandon decided it was time to part ways with Head Coach Rich Rodriguez on Jan. 5. Rodriguez had been the football […]

The MCCC Board of Trustees approved plans to make $8.5 million available to build the Career Technology Center. The motion, which was unanimous among members of the Board, was approved at the Jan. 24 meeting. The $8.5 million will be taken from a combination of reserve funds and gifts to […]

The MCCC Board of Trustees met today to discuss the progress, construction and management of the proposed Career Technology Center. Several points were discussed, but no actions were taken or voted on at the meeting. The Board is expected to approve financing for the building at the next meeting scheduled […]

For the first time since 2004, MCCC has seen a decrease in student enrollment. Enrollment for the Winter 2011 semester, which was final after the Jan. 14 add/drop deadline, is 4,460, a 2 percent decrease (102 students) from last year’s 4,562. Billable contact hours are also down. Students enrolled in […]

For the first time since 2004, MCCC has seen a decrease in student enrollment.   Numbers, which were final after the January 14 add/drop deadline, indicate that student enrollment for the Winter 2011 semester is at 4,460, a two-percent decrease (102 students) from last year’s 4,562.   Billable contact hours […]

There seem to be only four words from the famous King speech that people remember today. Because issues of racism are no longer strongly persistent, the words, messages, and life of Dr. King seem to be slowly slipping from public attention. In politics, community events, media and business, the holiday […]

After months of negotiating between MCCC’s faculty and administration, the Board of Trustees approved a faculty contract. The trustees’ vote of 7-0 at the Dec. 18 special meeting covered the 71 full-time faculty positions at MCCC. The faculty contracts expired in August, and negotiations for a new contract had been […]