Next month, the New York band Polar Bear Club is releasing its fourth studio album entitled, “Death Chorus.” The post-hardcore band debuted a streaming version of its first single, “Blood Balloon.” If the song is any revelation of the rest of the album, fans of previous albums such as “Some […]

Bryan Rourke has won MCCC’s Enriching Lives Performance Award. “I was surprised, I didn’t know anything about it,” said Rourke, who is a maintenance worker at MCCC. He found out about the award after his email inbox was flooded with messages of congratulations.  “I was humbly encouraged – I had […]

She was having doubts about her boyfriend, Michael Chohaney. Samantha McNamara, a friend of mine, revealed a piece of her love life that was unbeknownst to me. I assumed they always had a rosy relationship, but she proved me wrong. Their intense love for one another came into question. “I […]

A glimmer of hope for enrollment at MCCC can be seen in the front-view.   Mark Hall, director of Admissions and Guidance Services, reported on student enrollment at the MCCC Board of Trustees meeting Monday.   He noted the college made gains in one sector, despite the overall 7 percent […]

Negotiating faculty contracts are moving along-at a snail’s pace.   “We’re certainly not moving very fast,” said Patrick Nedry, the chief negotiator of the faculty union, MCCCFA.   The college and faculty negotiators met Sept. 13 to discuss the contract, which expired in August. Chief among the unresolved issues is […]

Their footprints are found at college financial aid offices. They can form into a group or go alone, but only one thing is on their minds – stealing money. These disguised fraudsters are called Pell Runners. They jump from college to college, staying just long enough to receive a Pell […]

Joshua Zarza has been elected president of this year’s Student Government. “I’m ambitious,” Zarza said. “I think we can accomplish things that we’ll be remembered for.” Michelle Mcdevitt was elected vice-president. “Student Government is like a second family,” Mcdevitt said. “I hoped I was going to win.” Also elected were […]

Quartey has made a noticeable effort to get acquainted with students and staff in his first semester here. Before the semester began, he met with many professors on campus to get to know his staff. Valerie Culler, director of Financial Aid, said she thinks he is tremendous. “From my interactions […]

CNN Money is the online partnership of CNN and Fortune and Money magazines. According to the rankings, which were released in 2012, 46 percent of MCCC students graduated or transferred to a four year college within three years. Only Schoolcraft College, also in Michigan, ranked higher at 59 percent. College […]