#8220;Rio” soared into theaters on April 15th, raking in $40 million and becoming the film with the highest-grossing opening weekend so far this year. Rio tells the story of Blu, a rare blue macaw voiced by Oscar nominee Jesse Eisenberg. Blu lives a sheltered life with his doting owner Linda […]
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Movie Review: Arthur
Arthur is a hilarious and touching remake of the 1981 Arthur that blew the original out of the water. Arthur follows the story of billionaire Arthur Bach played by Russell Brand. Arthur is a spoiled and childish 30-year-old that spends most of his time in bed with loose […]
Board of Trustees approves tuition increase
Tuition at MCCC again will increase $5 per contact hour beginning Fall semester. The increase was approved Monday by the MCCC Board of Trustees. The board also raised tuition by $5 last fall. Since 2009, tuition has increased from $67 per credit hour to $77 next fall. The board also […]
MCCC running club to officially start Fall 2011
MCCC’s running club has been approved by Student Government as of April 19. It will officially start during the Fall 2011 semester, when the competitions begin. Training on your own or with the club is optional during the spring and summer, but it is recommended by running club coach Josh […]
The Agora begins competition to name center of campus
University of Michigan has the “Diag” and we have the, well, what do we have? In the middle of the Admissions, Library, Life Sciences and Tech buildings is a little meeting area with trees and a round walkway. “I’m not sure what it’s called,” Lindsay Insco, MCCC student said. […]
UM needs to improve
It was difficult for Brady Hoke to sell the new offense to Michigan fans who braved the elements. There were muffed snaps, dropped passes, interceptions, and few touchdown drives. While most of the offense’s miscues were self-inflicted, the first-team defense anchored by defensive tackle Mike Martin was strong up […]
MCCC hosts annual Honors Night
Dawn Witmer, a grandmother who came back to school to show her grandchildren it is important, came out on top at MCCC’s Honors Night Wednesday. Witmer won the Faculty Association Outstanding Student Award. Math professor Mark Naber presented the award to Witmer, who was teary eyed when asked how she […]
Sudan survivor speaks
Sudan-native Abubakar was forced to lie in a pit of bodies – some dead, some alive. The extensive physical torture he had undergone left the innocent civilian as close to death as the bodies he lay beside. The idea of death no longer feared him but comforted him. “It was […]
