Art by Cheyanne Abel It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Unless you’re a college student with a parent who doesn’t know what to get you for Christmas. People are difficult to shop for, especially college students. Between working and going to classes, students may not have time […]
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Turnout in midterm election was high, but many students stayed home
While the turnout Nov. 6 was high overall, many MCCC students said they didn't vote. The Midterm Elections have come and gone, and the results of it will be felt by people across the state. The voter turnout for this election was high in comparison to other midterm elections. Statewide […]
Toll returns for full-time
New full-time English faculty member Michele Persin Toll just returned after giving birth to her second child. Michele Persin Toll is the embodiment of a working mother in this modern age. Toll, a professor of English at MCCC, was hired as full-time faculty in Fall 2018 after a year as […]
FDA takes aim at e-cigarettes
Isabella Beahr vapes outside of Vape Escape in Monroe. (Photo by Vanessa Ray) Once upon a time, in the year 2006, electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) found their way to the United States market. Advertised as a way for smokers to get their nicotine fix anywhere they went – including airports, […]
Muse gets lost in simulations
Muse at Joe Louis Arena during the Drones World Tour. Is rock finally dead? As hip-hop and pop continue to dominate both the airwaves and charts, rock music seems to have found itself stuck between the proverbial rock and a hard place. Luckily, Muse, Britain’s most famous progressive rock band, has taken […]
MCCC hosts Halloween Boo Bash
With Halloween dead and gone, students at MCCC sent it off with a graveyard smash. On Friday, Nov. 2, students met for one last scare at the Boo Bash in the Cellar of the A building. Many would think a party after Halloween would be odd, but students didn’t think […]
Quartey, others give State of the College address
Kojo Quartey talks about MCCC during the State of the College address at MB&T Friday morning. MCCC’s new vision, non-credit enrollment, and future plans were among the topics covered during the State of the College address Friday morning at Monroe Bank & Trust's headquarters. Joe Verkennes, director of Marketing and Communications, […]
MCCC staff, students weigh in on marijuana
MCCC President Kojo Quartey is opposed to the legalization of Marijuana. The first proposal you’ll be seeing on the Nov. 6 ballot could legalize and regulate recreational marijuana in Michigan. However, not everyone is happy about that. Under the proposed law, adults 21 and older could possess and consume marijuana […]
The Agora turns 50
From left, Andrew Hoppert, Carla Crockett, Danny Shaw, Ashley Hammer, Marisa Beste, Asia Rapai, Jennifer Niswender, Symone Thomas, and Ashley LeTourneau made up the 2009-2010 staff. It all began 50 years ago in February – the Agora printed its first issue on Feb. 22, 1968. Over the decades, the Agora […]
MCCC hosts College Night
Carrie Blagec (right) and Kelsi Barton talk to Andy McCain at the Michigan State University Table. Hundreds of high school and college students got a glimpse of their future at MCCC’s Oct. 16 College Night. Representatives from over 50 colleges, including Central Michigan University, Eastern Michigan University and Wayne State […]
