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MCCC honors Zarb’s hard work

Her coworkers call her, “the queen of customer service.” Connie Zarb, administrative assistant to the director of Institutional Advancement, received the first ever Enriching Lives Employee Performance Award. The Enriching Lives Award is available monthly to co-worker-nominated full-time and part-time employees, adjunct faculty, and student assistants at MCCC. Zarb lead […]

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U.S. breaks record with 37 Olympic medals

The United States Olympic team made history in the 21st Winter Olympic games, taking home 37 medals. The total number of medals surpasses those won by the U.S. or any other team in any previous Winter Olympic games. In last night’s closing ceremonies, the U.S. team members held their heads high, having made […]

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History in the making for U.S. Olympic team

Over the last weekend of the Winter Olympics, the U.S. has seen much victory and controversy. A few U.S. athletes are rewriting Olympic history. Apolo Anton Ohno won his seventh medal on Saturday evening, surpassing long-track speed skater Bonnie Blair for the most Winter Olympic medals one by an athlete. […]

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Proposed ceiling on contact hours rejected

The Board of Trustees rejected a proposed ceiling on contact hours at their meeting Monday night. Trustee Linda Lauer proposed a ceiling on contact hours at the board meeting on Jan. 25.  The ceiling would limit the number amount of extra tuition students paid because of of contact hours. Since […]

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Nuclear program receives $200,000

By Danny Shaw U.S. Rep. John Dingell visited MCCC Thursday to announce new funding for the college’s nuclear engineering technology program. The $200,000 federal earmark, sponsored by Dingell (D-Dearborn), will help the college establish its own nuclear engineering program. According to Dingell, the benefits of the new program will reach […]

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Learning Bank holds grand opening

Who wouldn’t want to do something great? The founders of the Learning Bank were able to; they created an opportunity to give individuals a second chance. The Learning Bank is a secondary school allowing students, who dropped out of high school, a chance to come back and achieve their GED and […]

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United States in the lead with 12 medals

Entering the fifth day of competition in the 2010 Winter Olympics, the United States is in the lead with 12 medals won. “So far, we’re in the lead. I think we will win the most medals. It’s close to home, too, and we do have people rooting for the U.S. […]

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Angel-filled apocolypse fails to impress audience

What happens when the one person that you can turn to when hope is gone, has already lost hope himself? What happens when God wants you dead? God has lost faith in mankind and is calling for extermination.This is description of the new release, “Legion”, sounds pretty cool, huh? Unfortunately, this […]

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Commercials this year disappoint viewers

#8220;You’re not you, when you’re hungry”. One of the first commercials during the Super Bowl leads off as one of the best; a football scrimmage takes place as a player turns into Betty White and is pummeled, because he hasn’t had his snicker bar yet.Super Bowl commercials are a favorite, […]