Friday, July 4, 2025
I hadn’t watched the original Star Wars trilogy until 2013 but when I did I was blown away. It was an incredible trilogy that transcended time and was an amazing experience despite the fact that I had the twist of Darth Vader being Luke’s father spoiled for me long ago, […]
The 2015 Monroe County Community College Student Profile reveals enrollment at MCCC continued to decline for a fifth year. The Fall 2015 headcount was 3,482 which is 8.3 percent less than Fall 2014. Credit hours also decreased by 8.7 percent. Data from the Michigan Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions […]
These two students studying in the A building are among the 3,012 students registered for the winter semester. Enrollment is down for the sixth year in a row and if the trend is not reversed, President Kojo Quartey said this could result in position or program cuts. Quartey said he […]
Walkers braved the cold for a Peach March honoring Martin Luther King Day at MCCC on Monday, Jan. 18. Leading the march was MCCC President Kojo Quartey, third from left. About 15 people walked from the Career Technolgy Center to the Administration building Monday, Jan. 18, in a Peace March […]
It has only been 18 months since their last album, but Coldplay is back with its seventh LP and a brand new single. The band made the announcement on Nov. 6. The album titled A Head Full Of Dreams was recorded in Los Angeles, Malibu, and London. It was produced […]
Shoes lined campus along with signs describing transgender lives lost. If you happened to be walking around campus on Thursday, Nov. 19, it was difficult to ignore the statement by MCCC’s Gay Straight Alliance. Empty shoes were placed along campus pathways to represent the loss of life in the transgender […]
MCCC student Natalie Osment sporting her waist trainer. Are we “waisting” our time with the newest fitness trend of waist trainers? Waist trainers have been around for years, but claim their fame from the use of the Kardashians. Many girls followed and declared the trainers do work. The purpose of […]
President Kojo Quartey talks to newly elected board member Aaron Mason. In a special Board of Trustees meeting Monday night, two new board members were chosen. Seven candidates were interviewed to fill vacancies left by William J. Bacarella and William H. Braunlich. The candidates included David Heliman, Aaron Mason, […]
MCCC’s Board of Trustees extended the contract of President Quartey for another three years in a 5-1 vote on Monday, Nov. 23. The dissenting vote was by trustee member William H. Braunlich. At the end of the meeting, Braunlich announced his resignation, effective immediately, citing the travel required for his […]
The MCCC Writing Fellows held their annual Poetry Night at MCCC’s Little Theatre Oct. 29. The theatre was decorated with cobwebs and there was plenty of apple cider and donuts in the hall outside. Students and faculty shared their original writing and recited the work of their favorite poets. Foreign […]
