This time next year, Dr. David Nixon does not plan on being president of MCCC. At a Board of Trustees meeting Monday night, board Chairman Bill Bacarella read Nixon’s resignation letter aloud. Complete coverage of the presidential search Assuming the board finds a replacement in time, with a search beginning […]

The MCCC Huskies club sports teams are preparing for their upcoming seasons.   The MCCC volleyball club team has found a head coach in Elizabeth Terrasi, a former MCCC graduate who started the club team four years ago. The volleyball team is being advised by Mary Lyons again this year. […]

By Melanie Jacobs Agora staff Theresa Flores grew up in a closely knit Irish Catholic home.  She had a stay-at-home mom and her father, an executive at General Electric, was often transferred, so her family had to move a lot.  “I always had to be the new kid,” Theresa said. […]

A presentation was held Tuesday at Monroe County Community College on what it means to be an LGBTQ ally.   The speaker was Melissa Grey, associate professor of psychology at the college. LGBTQ is an acronym for Lesbian, Gay, Transgendered, Bi-sexual, and Questions. The presentation was designed to bring awareness […]

A typical MCCC student is a white female about 25 years old. Steve Mapes, associate professor of Counseling, presented MCCC’s 2012 Student Profile Report at the MCCC Board of Trustees meeting Monday. The average student is attending college part-time and is looking for a transfer degree, Mapes said.   That […]

Facing an $8 million bill for a new Career Technology Center, along with several years of budget cuts, has put MCCC in desperate need of money.  The college’s new coordinator of grants and major gifts, Eric Slough, plans to do as much as he can about that. Slough has a […]

Joseph Kony is one of the most notorious and vilified rebel leaders on the planet.   He stands accused of kidnapping countless children in northern Uganda and neighboring countries, turning the girls into sex slaves and the boys into killers.   Kony’s accusations have resulted in being named the world’s […]

Medical Marijuana; Marijuana used for medicinal purposes to help individuals have an easier time with their illness.  I can probably name at least five people who have a Medical Marijuana Card, allowing them to grow, smoke, and carry marijuana.  Some of the main illnesses include: Alzehimer’s, ALS, Anxiety, Cachexia C, […]

Everybody has seen them. Election Day comes around, and yard after yard springs political signs like dandelions.   Plenty of voters know about the big candidates. President Obama and former Governor Mitt Romney’s ongoing race for the White House is a fine example.   When it comes to ballot proposals, […]

Theresa Flores was appointed to the Ohio Attorney General’s Commission on the study of human trafficking in 2009, and has testified before Ohio’s House and Senate in support of human trafficking legislation. Her efforts played a major role in the success of Senate Bill 235-B, which passed into law in […]