The College Football Playoff Committee makes the final decision on which four teams will compete for a national title. The 2017-18 college football season came to an exciting conclusion with the overtime thriller between two SEC foes, Alabama and Georgia. True freshman QB Tua Tagovailoa came off the bench […]
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Top 10 movies of 2017
2017. What a unique and surprising year for film. As I write this, it’s New Year’s Eve, and this year alone I saw 51 movies at the multiplex. That’s more than any previous year and almost one film a week. More than any year in recent memory, 2017 was when […]
Music important part of self care
Adding music to your self care routine can be good for your soul. (Artwork by Cheyanne Abel) At the beginning of every semester, I tell myself I’m going to stay ahead in my classes, go to bed early, and do yoga. By the second week, I’m scrambling to keep up […]
A total eclipse of the past
In its last main titles for the Nintendo 3DS, Pokémon has never been better than in Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon. The second pair of games in the seventh generation, Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon are set in the Alola region, a tropical archipelago based on Hawaii. The designers of […]
Criminal Justice Club looking for new members
The MCCC Criminal Justice Club holds meetings once a month. Cassidy Maier Agora Staff The MCCC Criminal Justice Club is looking for new members. The club is led by adjunct professor Jennifer Miller. It’s open for anyone interested in the criminal justice field and the areas surrounding it. The members […]
Demi Heiks leaves to further education
Demi Heiks has resigned. Cassidy Maier Agora Staff Demi Heiks has moved on to greener pastures. The full-time instructor of Criminal Justice has resigned. She had just finished the probationary period of three years that all full-time faculty must complete and been approved for tenure. Heiks was hired in the […]
The Story of the Sea of Trees
In 864 CE, Mount Fuji erupted, flooding the land with lava and blotting out the sky. Unholy devastation was unleashed from one of Japan’s Three Holy Mountains. In the ensuing 1,154 years, a dense forest grew on the porous lava rock; so dense, in fact, that the Japanese dubbed it […]
Diversity fair celebrates differences
A student signs up for the Special Olympics club. Cassidy Maier Agora Staff The community and MCCC organizations both new and old gathered in the main hallway of the A Building on Wednesday, Jan. 17 for the annual Diversity Fair. The fair followed a march led by MCCC President Kojo […]
Lecture halls need renovation
L140 is in need of renovation. L140 and L201, the lecture halls in the L Building, are due for a makeover. The halls are typically used for chemistry and biology classes, among others, and both are decidedly out of date. “They stink,” says former professor of Biology Bob Pettit. “The […]
Enrollment down for second semester in a row
Community Colleges of Michigan enrollment chart for Winter 2018. {Information via https://www.macrao.org/Reports/ccweekly.asp} MCCC Registrar Tracy Vogt released enrollment figures for the 2018 Winter semester Friday morning, and with 2953 students signed up for 23,022 credit hours, the numbers are once again down. Going into Winter 2017, MCCC had 3,055 students […]