Hello! My name is Vanessa Ray and this is my fourth semester at MCCC and third here on The Agora. One of the best decisions I’ve made while attending MCCC has been joining The Agora staff. Last year I was the Web Editor in charge of our social media profiles. […]
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Cheyanne Abel
Cheyanne Abel is a graphic arts student at Monroe County Community College and is the illustrator for the Agora Newspaper. She has been drawing since she was old enough to hold a pencil and has always dreamed of becoming a well-known artist. In 2012, she became the proud author and […]
Arrival speaks of the dangers of fear
Walking out of “Arrival,” one of the many thoughts running through my head was that it felt like a spiritual successor to Robert Wise’s 1951 film, “The Day The Earth Stood Still.” The films are similar in that they are both stories of first contact and focus squarely on the […]
Doctor Strange mystifies audiences
ldquo;It isn’t about you,” is a line The Ancient One imparts onto Stephen Strange at a critical point in the film, “Doctor Strange.” Most superhero origins are built on this guideline. An ordinary individual with not much stake in the grand scheme of things is granted special abilities, most of […]
McCloskey achieves another curtain call
McCloskey plays the roles of teacher, mentor, and thespian. MCCC is poised to lose one of its leading lights at the end of this semester. English professor William McCloskey has made it his mission in life to pass on his wealth of knowledge to those who would listen. “I’ve always […]
MCCC Writing Center receives new director
Lori Couch is the new Writing Center director With the retirement of Tim Dillon, the fate of the Writing Center has been in the air. MCCC’s Writing Center is free and open to all students. It provides support at every stage of the writing process, with the goal of […]
MCCC student lands internship at Disney
Chase Sieler is using this internship as a sign to consider what he should do in life. When Chase Sieler was just a child, he had a drawing book. In this book were step-by-step instructions to drawing, but Chase instead took tracing paper and just copied the pictures from the […]
Accuplacer replaces Compass test
Starting Nov. 30, MCCC no longer uses the Compass placement test and instead uses the Accuplacer test. Students who need to take a placement test to be assigned to classes will now take the new test, which is based on the SAT exam, as opposed to the old one, which […]
World needs more love, understanding
This year has revealed a whole lot of ugly left in the world. With the divisive election, terrorist attacks across Europe, and shootings and crime here in America, anger and hatred run rampant in the world. This year has brought to light many things people simply close their eyes to […]
Faculty, administration come to contract agreement
The Monroe County Community College Board of Trustees and the Faculty Association approved a faculty contract after about nine months of negotiating. The board unanimously approved the Master Agreement between the Community College District of Monroe County and the Faculty Association at their special meeting on Oct. 31 The Faculty […]