MCCC officials are still evaluating the best way to respond to the federal government’s vaccine mandate. President Joe Biden announced on Sept. 24 that the Department of Labor developed an emergency vaccination rule. The rule requires either a full vaccination status or a weekly negative COVID test from each employee […]
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Hocus Pocus 2
The rumors confirmed, filming underway
I was not surprised when I saw that Parade rated Hocus Pocus as the number one movie to watch this Halloween season. Hocus Pocus, released in 1993, is one of the most talked about Disney Halloween movies. The Sanderson Sisters have stolen the hearts of many with their sense of […]
Clery report comes back with one less zero
Unlike previous years, MCCC’s Clery report does not have all zeros this year. The report indicated a car theft that occurred on campus. An incident report from Jan. 30, 2020, states that a student had parked her car outside of the L building at 3 p.m. leaving her purse in […]
Synchronizing college life with ice skating
Jewell Mason, has always found a second home on the ice at the Taylor SportsPlex. MCCC freshman, Mason is continuing her lifelong figure skating career in a synchronized skating team. When she was 3, an ice skating scene came up on Mickey Mouse, Mason said. It was then she told […]
Safety Services office to be renamed in honor of Bill Myers
The name of the Safety Services office will be changed to pay tribute to the original supervisor Bill Myers, who died Feb. 24. “The name change is to honor the man that created the original Security Office,” said Charlie Abel, chief of Security. “Originally the campus was patrolled by the […]
The best leaves belong in books
Submit colorful leaves to the Agora for competition
The Michigan landscape is slowly turning brilliant colors. As leaves blow past, you can’t help but pick up the prettiest leaf and hide it in the biggest book on your shelf. Wait before you hide them away. The Agora wants to see those favorite leaves. Using the instructions below, turn […]
Student Government hosts Socktober
Sock • to • ber noun A sock drive in October. As the weather cools down, Student Government is hosting a sock drive and will donate socks to a homeless shelter. New socks are being collected in six Socktober themed donation boxes throughout campus. The boxes can be found in […]
Scott Behrens creates new positions to focus on student success
MCCC’s first-time college student retention rate increased by 20% from 2019 to 2020, said Scott Behrens, vice president of Enrollment Management and Student Success. Behrens said he attributes this increase to the changes he and his team have made. Behrens created three positions with the goal of taking a more […]
MCCC community mourns Stephen Fried
Officials pronounced MCCC adjunct professor Stephen Fried dead at the scene of a car accident on Sept. 27. As a Purdue and University of Toledo graduate, Fried taught business at MCCC for 37 years. Fried left behind his wife, Elizabeth, and two daughters, Megan and Sarah, along with his grandchildren. […]
Agora staff picks: pets
Elisabeth Brockman Growing up, I was the kid with all the cool pets. Dogs, cats, birds, lizards, fish, bunnies, and any other creature we found by the river or in the Michigan marsh. I don’t have pets of my own currently, but they have taught me much. As parents always […]