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Music Review: Bad Meets Evil’s “Hell: The Sequel”

After a feud that lasted almost ten years, Eminem and Royce da 5’9″ are back and they have brought with them a debut al­bum that has a great mixture of both rap­pers: “Hell: The Sequel.” Initially, the duo had meant to col­laborate on one song, but eventually cre­ated an entire […]

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Policies changed on repeating courses, cutoff test scores

Two new policy revisions at MCCC may keep some students out of the classroom. The college’s course repetition policy now limits to three the number of times a student can repeat a course. Previously, students could repeat courses as many times as they chose, as long as a grade of […]

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MCCC revises two academic policies

Two new policy revisions at MCCC may keep some students out of the class­room. The college’s course repetition policy now limits to three the number of times a student can repeat a course. Previously, students could repeat courses as many times as they chose, as long as a grade of […]

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Enrollment declines as work plan concludes

The end of Michigan’s No Worker Left Behind program apparently is causing enrollment in spring and summer classes to drop to 2007 levels. “Our spring/summer enrollment has declined, predominately due to the ending of No Worker Left Behind,” said Mark Hall, the director of admissions and guidance services at MCCC. […]

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Stop LGBT bullying

Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people have been around for centuries, and they’ve been followed around by bullying, hate crimes and discrimination. Much of the bullying is done at the high school and college levels. Many bullies pick their prey simply because they are different and seem to come […]

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Students react to tuition increase

Student reactions were mixed as discussions started to whirl around the campus about how MCCC increased the tuition for the 2011-2012 year. Most students were surprised by the tuition increase, which was approved near the end of the winter semesters. Tim Prayther is a student at MCCC who is transferring […]

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Organic gardening is simple, easy, affordable

With all the hype over labeling of Genetically Modified Food (GMO) in the United States, and Monsanto “playing God” with our food supply — many people have started their own organic gardens in their yard. I am no exception. It is very easy to do, and you can start reaping […]

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Robotics club overcomes obstacles

In a season filled with frustration for the Robotics Club, every member shared Tim Rodenbeck’s thoughts: “In the end, it was worth it.” Tim Rodenbeck and Bob McCoy were key contributors in building the robot while Jackie Saunders led the group as club president. This year’s SUMO competition entailed knocking […]

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Three professors to join MCCC

MCCC will welcome three new professors to its full-time faculty this fall semester, in the subjects of history, biology and psychology. Edmund Laclair, a professor of history, has taught as an adjunct professor at MCCC on and off for two years and is now hoping to add courses to the […]

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Digging for the past

There’s one class at MCCC that isn’t afraid to get dirty. An archeheological field study course offered at MCCC over the spring semester has brought students out of the classroom and into the dirt of two archeological dig sites, where students have discovered hundreds of artifacts as well as the […]