Last week Gov. Jennifer Granholm signed into law a budget for 2009-2010 that drastically reduces state spending on education and social programs.The Michigan Promise Scholarship program, which ended up being eliminated for good, was what many students depended on to pay for college.“MCCC’s financial aid experts tell me as many […]
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Freedom of choice not considered
People should have the right to choose where they want to smoke.The new smoking policy, which states smoking is confined to all parking areas, is interfering with that right.One professor is saddened and upset with this new policy.Dave Arevigian, MCCC Business adjunct faculty member, also known as Mr. A, is […]
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Ex-student directs films
From dramatic thrillers and animated super heroes to comedies, Travis Seppala’s many interests have all been incorporated into one career. Seppala is from Monroe and is working in the growing Michigan film industry by writing and directing his own films as well as working with other people’s scripts.For the short […]
Few students notice rise in tuition
The change to charging tuition by contact hours affected fewer students than originally estimated, while bringing in the expected amount of revenue. College officials estimated the change’s impact on students before the decision was made in June. The actual results have been collected for the fall and were not far […]
H1N1 vaccine in short supply
Students can receive the H1N1 vaccine this Saturday at MCCC. The college is holding one of the first H1N1 vaccination clinics included on the tentative schedule released by the Monroe County Health Department. Vaccinations, which are open to the public, are scheduled at MCCC from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. […]
Music Review – New Moon Soundtrack
The soundtrack for the highly anticipated Twilight sequel, New Moon, was released October 16. Following the first movie’s impressive list of tracks, the New Moon soundtrack has a lot to live up to. Highlights from the Twilight soundtrack include Muse’s “Supermassive Black Hole,” “Decode,” performed by Paramore and inspired by […]
Don’t ask, Don’t tell
In elementary school, I remember seeing countless posters in classrooms and in the halls promoting diversity. The posters said things like, “Everyone smiles in the same language.” As a young child, I knew that these posters were there to remind us that being different wasn’t a bad thing. The lesson […]
MCCC Volleyball Club learns from loss
Despite losing its inaugural match-up with another collegiate team, the MCCC Volleyball Club came away with some positives.Despite the loss to Delta College, the ladies played “very well and very hard,” according to club president Amy Terrassi. “We actually ended up playing their varsity team not club, so considering the […]
