Volleyball teams from throughout the Monroe area came to play in an MCCC fund-raiser volleyball tournament recently. The tournament was held to raise money for next season’s womens‘ volleyball club. The team is mostly self funded by the players. “Through fund raising, we are able to get new players and more funding to […]

Why is it that even though we are a non-smoking campus, people still insist on smoking near the doors outside of the buildings? Should a non-smoker be forced to walk through their carcinogenic billows?      I’ve even heard that the construction workers were smoking while they work on the gas lines. Aside from […]

If you are looking to expand your knowledge on the world in which we live today, have an interest in gender studies, or simply want more credits, then the new Introduction to Gender Studies course is the class for you.     Starting next fall, MCCC will be offering a course that analyzes […]

Ask anyone who doesn’t regularly visit Facebook about the name Kony and they are likely to tell you, “It’s not a ‘who,’ it’s a hotdog with chili on it.”     If you ask those who do access Facebook about Kony, they will tell you that his name is Joseph Kony and he is the head […]

On Friday, April 27, MCCC will hold its annual Commencement Ceremony in the Health Science building at 7 p.m.     The ceremony is held in honor of those who are graduating from MCCC this year. This event is not open to the general public, as the only way to get tickets is from a graduating […]

Since its grant funding ended in September 2011, the Learning Bank has been seeking financial support from a variety of public and private sources to continue its operations and community services.     Opening on Feb. 6, 2010, many lives have been changed through the services provided by the Learning Bank Network of Monroe […]

There is so much new technology in the world that older types of entertainment seem to have fallen in the cracks. Professor Cheryl Johnston is hoping to help reignite students interest in reading.     On Monday April 23, Professor Johnston handed out books around campus to celebrate World Book Night. She is handing out […]

Pageants have been controversial in today’s society.     Do they glorify hard work and the platforms that each contestant represents? Or do they create snobby, boastful girls who care only about wearing a shiny crown and being able to say they are the winner?     Growing up, I never really paid much attention to pageants, […]

Everyone knows what the Statue of Liberty is, where it is located and what it represents (freedom for immigrants to our nation).      However, fewer know that at the base of lady liberty is a sonnet called “The New Colossus.”      It includes the iconic lines, “Give me your tired, your poor/Your huddled masses yearning […]

General William Tecumseh Sherman made famous the words “war is hell.” That was the topic of discussion for a panel that was the final One Book, One Community event: “War is Hell: Whether It’s the Civil War or the Iraq War.” “William T. Sherman had it right. War is hell,” […]