On a rainy Saturday afternoon, the Monroe community came together to collect humanitarian aid supplies to send to refugees in Ukraine. Jeremy McGarry, MCCC alumni and community member, organized the collection event, which took place on March 19. “I always say it just takes one person, and I figured all […]
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Agora staff chats: New York City
Four members of the Agora staff went to New York City to attend the College Media Association Convention March 9 – 13. There, we attended workshops and listened to keynote speakers with the aim of developing our journalistic skills. In our free time, we explored the city. Lauren Werlinger This […]
Writing fellows announce poetry contest winners
Lori Jo Couch, MCCC writing fellow advisor, announced the winners of Poetry Night on Feb. 24. About 40 people attended Poetry Night, Couch said. The event itself was Jan. 27. “It was a great turnout,” Couch said in the announcement email. Elisabeth Brockman was in first place with her poem […]
‘Uncharted’ takes its adventure to the big screen
On Feb. 18, the action adventure video game series, “Uncharted”, finally made its film debut after over a decade-long journey to get there. In 2008, producer Avi Arad initially announced he would be starting production on “Uncharted.” However production difficulties and multiple changes led the film to this year’s release. […]
The Forum: Episode Six
The Forum is an interview show where we get to know a student from MCCC. It is scheduled to run at 6 p.m. on Saturdays and 11 a.m. on Tuesdays Comcast channels 21 and 916 and Charter channel 187. The station is also livestreaming its content.
MCCC’s Black History Month series celebrates Black Artists
Editor’s note: This version of the story corrects the spelling for Priscilla Phifer, Darin Darby and Dora Kelley. Artists, historians and art lovers gathered in the new River Raisin National Battlefield Park Amphitheater to celebrate Black artists as part of MCCC’s Black History Month Series Feb.19. “I feel the creative […]
College support staff unionize
Editor’s note: This version of the story has a changed lead to give correct examples of support staff and clarified the process of deciding college closures Support staff, such as administrative assistants and employees in Admissions, at MCCC recently voted to unionize. Staff members voted 33-2 on Jan. 4, said […]
COVID, hemp, and closed doors
An attempt to start a dialogue about the pandemic and science
Professors at MCCC are not interested in discussing ideas that Oregon State University published last month in the Journal of Natural Products. The journal claimed that cannabinoids block coronavirus variants from entering human cells. This research states that cannabinoid acids attach to the spike protein of coronavirus variants, stopping […]
Free mental health services available on campus for students
At no cost to the college, the Community Mental Health Authority is providing counseling to students. The soft opening for these services was on Feb. 16. “We have seen, not only here on campus but nationwide, that the number of students and to a certain extent the faculty and staff on […]
Student Government hosts Valentine’s Day karaoke
On Valentines day, MCCC students gathered in the cafeteria for a karaoke event sponsored by Student Government. Manny’s DJ Entertainment played the music. Students sang hit songs like “Baby,” “Party in the USA,” and “Fireflies”. The students in attendance said they had a great time listening to fellow students belt […]