Monday, July 7, 2025
MCCC counselor Steve Mapes runs the MCCC booth at College Night. Choosing the right college is difficult, and everyone has different priorities. To help students make this decision, MCCC held College Night on Oct. 18, an event where local colleges are invited to talk to students. College Night helps students […]
MCCC President Kojo Quartey gives his annual State of the College address. Keeping the word “community” in community college was the theme of this year’s State of the College address. Held Oct. 25 on the fourth floor of Monroe Bank and Trust’s downtown headquarters, the event overlooked the very community […]
Phantom clowns creep up on people… Most people have heard about the creepy clowns that have been running around, spiraling out of South Carolina and across the country. Why people are dressing up like this and going out to scare the pants off others is anyone’s guess. Some people have […]
ull; Owlboy (PC) – November 1 • Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare (Xbox One, PS4, PC) – November 4 • Football Manager 2017 (PC) – November 4 • Mario Party Star Rush (3DS) – November 4 • Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization (PS4, Vita) – November 4 • Eagle […]
MCCC played host to the legendary Country Music group Shenandoah on Oct. 22 and was rewarded with a show they won’t soon forget. The night opened with Monroe native Cory Young, a former Luna Pier volunteer fireman and cancer survivor turned music performer. Cory was well received by a small […]
All the MCCC employees who were temporarily relocated for the HVAC renovations moved back to the A building on Oct. 17. “I’m proud to say that the Admin building is formally opened. Everybody is back in,” said Jack Burns, director of Campus Planning and Facilities. At the Oct. 24 MCCC […]
MCCC students Rachael Lopez, Elisabeth Sickler, and Kellyann Navarre show of their "Break the Chain" bracelets. Deborah Monroe was only 13 years old when she was taken. After years of toxic relations with her family, she ran away from the little home she had. Eventually, she found her way to […]
Dillon reclines in his office chair in the C building. Some people work for a living and some people forever dream of what they want to be. Then there is Professor Tim Dillon, who is living his dream. When Dillon, an MCCC English professor, retires in December, it is tempting […]
Maltese presents at a college award ceremony. Math/Science dean Vinnie Maltese retired after 17 years of touching the lives of hundreds of students. “What I did as an instructor directly touched the lives of every student enrolled in each of my classes, but what I did as an administrator indirectly […]
Artwork by Leigh Cole With the election fast approaching, political talk is at an all-time high. It seems nearly impossible to escape discussion of Clinton’s e-mail server and Trump’s views on… everything. We’re bombarded by a constant stream of news headlines and television shows; all giving their two cents. […]
