Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Editor’s Note: This version of the story eliminates an opinionated term in the headline. News stories about sexual violence in bathrooms were discovered by a student in a women’s bathroom in the La-Z-Boy Center. On Wednesday, March 13 before noon, an MCCC student entered the women’s bathroom and discovered the […]
Ronald Campbell, MCCC’s first president, celebrated his 99th birthday on campus. Family, friends and former colleagues of Campbell’s were invited to a special reception at the La-Z-Boy Center atrium on March 12, his birthday. Campbell attended the celebration with his son, Kevin, and daughter-in-law, Alice. They traveled from Illinois. President […]
The student retention specialist is a new position at MCCC created Dec. 2023 and filled by Angela Acosta. Acosta described this position as multi-dimensional, as she works around a student’s needs rather than following a specific method. She works closely with the Early Alert System, receiving information from faculty about […]
A student at MCCC is working with his cousin on a graphic novel about frogs seeking revenge. Xander Beyer, 20, and Dominic Albanys, 22, have been creating their graphic novel “The Pond” since 2020 and are now anticipating the release. Beyer, a student at MCCC, said the inspiration for the […]
David Larkins, MCCC alumnus and local artist, treated community members to a painting workshop and a presentation on his life, inspirations and creations on Feb. 27. “Every artist has their own little dialect, their own little twang, and that’s what I’m going to show you tonight,” Larkins said. Larkins hosted […]
Editor’s note: This story was updated on March 4 to correct the spelling of Jonathan Lunneberg’s name. The Agora Chorale and College-Community Symphony Band hosted “An Evening of Women Composers” concert on Feb. 26 in the La-Z-Boy Center. The concert featured 12 songs written by women composers, performed by both […]
During the Board of Trustees meeting Feb. 26, the conversation of restroom policies at MCCC made a return with more than just students feeling a concern for safety. President Kojo Quartey said he reached out to GSA advisors following the Jan. 22 meeting, receiving no response. During that meeting several […]
The Board of Trustees meeting was held Monday, Feb. 26. Crowd members spoke in support of the LGBTQ+ community.
I assumed there would be another batch of protesters at this Board of Trustees meeting. I expected a new round of foolishness and asinine arguments. I genuinely expected to sit back and listen to protester after protester cry about their self-victimization and supposed threatened safety caused by a trans person […]
