The college still has over $395,000 to give away to students. MCCC was granted $1.3 million for COVID-19 relief on April 9. First passed by Congress and signed in to law by the president on March 27, The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act gives $2.2 trillion to Americans […]
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My newfound online optimism
To say I once disliked online classes would be an understatement. Governor Gretchen Whitmer extended the stay out home order multiple times, and the college inevitably made the decision in May to switch to online courses this fall. This change was necessary in light of what was going on around […]
Campus services available yet meetings still uncertain
Despite MCCC’s limited on-campus interaction, various resources and newly renovated facilities will still be available to students this Fall Semester. President Kojo Quartey first announced in May that the Fall 2020 Semester would consist of mostly remote online classes. Student services online and in-person Ryan Rafko, director of Admissions and […]
‘Marvel’s Avengers’ Beta assembles players to test out heroes for first time
Superheroes have been a major staple in pop culture for over a decade, with Marvel Comics at the forefront of that popularity. While superhero movies have been the dominant medium aside from comics, Marvel has partnered with Square Enix and Crystal Dynamics to bring the quality of the movies to […]
Peaceful protests reach Monroe
As protests against police brutality continue around the country, organizers in Monroe are following suit to rally people around the Black Lives Matter movement. Azia Hawthorne, 39, has lived in Monroe for eight years after moving from Chicago and said she has been to 12 BLM protests over the past two […]
MCCC looks toward the future after COVID-19
To say COVID-19 took us all by surprise would be a tremendous understatement. In the middle of the spring semester, we were compelled by an insidious and unseen enemy to adjust, re-evaluate, reconfigure, and reassess everything that we do. Fortunately or unfortunately, we were not alone. Not only were all […]
Character unfolds in ‘Paper Mario: The Origami King’
I could not have imagined such 3D charm could be packed into a 2D game. “Paper Mario: The Origami King” was developed by Intelligent Systems and released on the Nintendo Switch on July 17, 2020. “Origami King” is the sixth entry in the Paper Mario series since “Paper Mario” was […]
Cryptid Corner: Dogfolk
I may be cursed by dog people. But more likely than that, I just have very odd luck when it comes to local legends. Living in Michigan all my life and moving around several times, I’ve been to very unique rural areas with varying urban legends and myths. Most were […]
“The Umbrella Academy” takes on the 1960s
As the adage goes, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” In the case of the members of the Umbrella Academy, however, they are simply condemned to repeat the past, or in this case, the future. Season 2 of Netflix’s “The Umbrella Academy” premiered on the […]
The Beatles ‘Rubber Soul’ still has me tuning in
I can rarely say that a 55-year old album is still on my heavy music rotation to this day. The Beatles sixth album “Rubber Soul” was released on December 3, 1965. The album title is derived from the term “plastic soul,” a colloquialism for un-authentic soul music, with the Beatles […]