The Wolverines will be unrecognizable when the first play kicks off their season at the Big House. Rich Rodriguez is out, Brady Hoke is in. To Michigan fans’ delight, the spread offense and the 3-3-5 defense are out and the pro-style and the 4-3 are back into the fold. There […]
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Music Reviews: Kelly Rowland’s “Here I Am”
Love, finding love, making love, and keeping love alive seem to be the main point of Kelly Rowland’s new album, “Here I Am.” This album contains the chart-topping song “Motivation.” The song is said to have helped the album’s release on July 26, making it four years since Rowland’s last […]
Fall enrollment down 5 percent
Enrollment at MCCC for the 2011 Fall Semester is down 5 percent from last year. Preliminary numbers place enrollment at 4,439. Last fall semester, enrollment was at 4,698. “The decline in enrollment reflects the financial hardships students are facing these days, at a time when higher education is more […]
Music Review: Eric Church’s “Chief”
Eric Church, who was selected as the 2011 Academy of Country Music’s top new solo vocalist, has just released the album “Chief.” The title derives from a nickname given to him by his crew and close friends. He viewed this as a proud achievement, since his late grandfather had the […]
Game Review: NCAA Football 2012
NCAA Football 12 is best described as a pool of minor tweaks to its predecessor. The visuals have been improved, especially the lighting, and the game is now available in 1080p resolution on the PS3. The new game has a collision-based tackling system; in the older version, defenders were sucked […]
Music Review: Adele’s “21”
#8220;Rolling in the Deep,” a popular song that can be heard at least three times a day because it’s been the number one single of 2011, is the most notorious track on Adele’s new album, “21.” While the album was released in February, it has been at the top of […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]