I am a firm believer that most kids between the ages of 16 to 18 really have no idea what it means to vote. Most of the time when kids think about voting, they think about voting for the homecoming king and queen or what their favorite color is. But […]

Students have the opportunity to travel to Washington, DC during the election month. November is an action-packed month for the US beginning with the presidential election and the peak of the Kony 2012 experiment.  The activist group Invisible Children is once again dominating YouTube and social media sites with their […]

The Great Pumpkin Pursuit, a 5K run and walk in the memory of Marilyn Schroeder, was held Saturday, Oct. 20. The cross-country race was over MCCC’s main campus. All the proceeds from the race went toward an MCCC scholarship in Schroeder’s name. Schroeder was a physical therapist for more than […]

This year’s Student Government has provided MCCC with a 8,500-pound “Spirit Rock.” Clubs and other organizations can paint signs on the rock to promote their events and activities. “The spirit rock is going to do great things for the college,” said Michaela Kotanova, the new Student Government Historian.  “Clubs can […]

Michael Meyer is a name known throughout MCCC and Monroe County. After serving three consecutive terms on the MCCC Board of Trustees, Meyers is running for a fourth term in Nov. 6 election. Born and raised in Monroe, Meyer graduated from Monroe High School and then continued his education at […]

Back in the day, when dinosaurs roamed the earth, ancients spoke of a road that circumnavigated the campus. Legend held that one could travel from the Health Building parking area to the Cafeteria without setting foot on Raisonville Road. Of course, those days are long gone, with the construction of […]

Former MCCC history professor Jim DeVries is running for the college’s Board of Trustees, facing two longtime board members, Michael Meyers and Marjorie Kreps, in the Nov. 6 election. After 40 years as a professor at MCCC, DeVries said he is looking to give back to the community. As an […]

MCCC has opened its door to renewable energy, providing two new certificate programs – Wind and Solar Energy.   Intro to Renewable Energy is one of the first classes in these programs, according to Clifton Brown, assistant professor of Renewable Energy. The class will discuss the scientific principles of energy, […]

To heck with the closet; MCCC’s Gay-Straight Alliance met in the Cellar.   Alliance members joined one another Sept. 18 in a meet-and-greet in the A building’s basement lounge, hoping to gain new members. “Being a two-year college, it’s difficult to keep students,” said Penny Bodell, GSA advisor. “Sometimes (students […]

Exciting performances are scheduled for this fall and winter semester at The La-Z-Boy center and Meyer Theater. These performers include anything from comedians to rock legends. Fall Schedule On Saturday Oct. 20, at 7:30 p.m. Comedian Tim Wilson makes his apperance with a special guest, Monroe’s own, Kevin McPeek. Wilson […]