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Agora – Feb. 14, 2024
Amanda Althouse wins Fall 2023 Enriching Lives Award
The Enriching Lives Performance Award is an award given to staff at MCCC once every semester. This award is dedicated to someone who commits themselves to making positive changes within the college and strives to help students succeed through incorporating MCCC’s mission into their work. In Fall 2023, this award […]
MCCC working to revise Emergency Response Plan
A group of faculty members and administrators have joined to revise and update MCCC’s Emergency Response Plan. The current ERP has been put to the test over the past year, and at times, the execution of the plan has faced criticism from faculty members. As reported by the Agora in […]
Safe restroom sign not so safe on campus
Safe restroom signs put up by the GSA promoting inclusivity have caused controversy around MCCC. These signs were put up by the Gender & Sexuality Alliance in Fall 2023 after students approached them about harassment occurring in the restrooms toward transgender individuals. The signs state the bathrooms are for everyone, […]
One Book program to kickoff next month
Editor’s note: This story was updated on Feb. 12 to correct the spelling of Sally Cole-Misch’s name. Every year, One Book, One Community, a long-standing program in Monroe County, urges local residents to read from a book by a major author over a series of free programs. This year, the […]
New curator wants to bring life to history museum
La Clair appointed curator of Monroe Labor History Museum in January
MCCC students have the opportunity to learn Monroe history with Edmund La Clair, the new curator for Monroe County Labor History Museum. In January La Clair, associate professor of history, was offered the position as Curator at the Monroe County Labor History Museum. He had expressed interest about the museum […]
Making people scream creates scary sense of satisfaction
Haunt actor shares wickedly scary experiences from spooky season
Months before the spooky season begins, haunt actors like me are training and preparing for some wicked weekends. In just a few months, I’ll be back in costume preparing to scare for a halfway to haunt event happening in May. October 2023 marked my first year as a haunt actor. […]
Adore these romance books
Four books to read for Valentine's Day
Each year during February, I always gravitate toward reading romance books. When people are going out for Valentine’s Day, I’m in my room, in my book corner, reading about fictional characters to escape reality. Night Shift by Annie Crown This story follows Kendall who works at a college library and […]
Bathroom access protest bleeds ignorance
I had no high hopes or great expectations for this Board of Trustees meeting. All I knew was that I was going to have to sit through argument after argument based on nothing but irrationality and prejudice from protesters. The larger-than-usual crowd that gathered for the meeting on Jan. 22 […]
From hiding in the shadows to shining in the light
Riley Burns' journey to finding her niche at MCCC
Riley Burns sat across from Lori Jo Couch, assistant professor of English and advisor of the Writing Center, head down so she would avoid eye contact. Burns was there to be interviewed to join the Writing Fellows. “I can see it in my mind like it was yesterday,” Couch said. […]