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Do The Red Wings Have What It Takes To Make The Playoffs?

A look at the inside of Little Caesers Arena.  The Red Wings ended last season with an early offseason and no playoffs for a team who hadn’t missed them for 25 years straight prior to that.   Injuries and not enough offensive power left them at the back of the standings of the […]

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Poetry and protest at Grand Rapids ArtPrize

The caliber of art at Grand Rapids’ ArtPrize never fails to amaze MCCC students and faculty. ArtPrize is a citywide function held in over 160 venues – including museums, hotels, comic shops, even the police station – all displaying various varieties of art. These run the gamut from paintings to […]

Entertainment

State of Decay fresh as ever

Today’s tale is not out to frighten, but instead use the characters’ reality to unsettle the audience. Those of you who know me won’t be surprised that today’s feature, “State of Decay”, is a Doctor Who story. Now, originally, this was going to be the 20th installment of this series, […]

Entertainment

The Curse of Poltergeist

As I mentioned yesterday, today’s film is the 1982 classic “Poltergeist”, directed by Tobe Hooper. Or was it? There’s some contention as to whether Hooper or Steve Spielberg directed the picture. Some allege that Spielberg was the director for all intents and purposes, such as Zelda Rubinstein. Hooper claims credit […]

Entertainment

Black shines in Trilogy of Terror

Welcome to a month-long celebration of the horror genre! Typically, Sawyer is the Agora’s go-to media critic, but I’ll be taking over. At least for this. So, continuing my love affair with that most polarizing of genres, we have our inaugural feature. “Trilogy of Terror” was first broadcast as an […]

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Business professional attire drive

Donating unwanted “work” attire could help jump start someone else’s future. If you’ve been thinking of parting ways with that two sizes too small dress, or the rack of ties that sits in the back of your closet, now is the perfect time. The MCCC Community Service Club has made […]

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Spotts chosen Student Government president

Joel Spotts is the new Student Government president for the 2017-2018 year. Joel Spotts was elected MCCC’s Student Government president for 2017-2018. Elections were held on Tuesday, Sept. 26. Katie Vandenbrink is the new vice president. Miranda Benardo is the secretary. Aidan Higgins is the campus liaison, Javed Peracha is […]

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Pell grants available Spring, Summer

MCCC students can now receive Pell Grants for the Spring and Summer Semesters. Under the newly revised financial aid system, students may qualify for Spring and Summer semesters financial aid on top of what they received during the Fall and Winter Semesters. “I think that’s pretty cool, because I’m a […]

Features

New Science/Math dean looks to the skies

Kevin Cooper, new dean of Science/Math Division, settles into his new office. Climate change is happening, and we now have an expert at MCCC who can document it – Kevin Cooper, new dean of the Science and Mathematics Division. “All I do is document the facts and chart the progress […]

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Goodbye Blackboard, hello D2L

quot;Overall, you'll find it to be very similar to Blackboard in terms of tools and features, but much more user-friendly," said Jeff Peters, coordinator of e-Learning and Instructional Support. Blackboard will be replaced over the next year with a more user-friendly program. MCCC’s “learning management system,” which students use to […]