Learning Center helps students achieve success
Huan Vo With nine centers spread across both the Southern and Dobson and Red Mountain campuses of MCC the Learning Enhancement Center is busy helping students.The center has a total … Read More
Rage after Tucson shooting bleeds into social media
Joseph Starkloff The Jan. 8 Tuscon shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, has drawn several forms of media attention. While major news networks have interviewed experts and family members of identified … Read More
Jerry Walker departs from MCCCD governing board
Joseph Starkloff Jerry Walker, the MCCCD governing board secretary, attended his last meeting as a board member during the Dec. 14 assembly. Walker had been a member of the board … Read More
State could cut up to 85 percent from MCCCD funding
Joseph Starkloff Debra Thompson, the Vice Chancellor of Business Services, described the financial state of MCC and Maricopa Community Colleges, as fairly positive during a recent budget meeting in the … Read More
Veganism a way for students to protest animal cruelty
Alexa Alarcon Once someone decideds to become vegetarian or vegan, it is their responsibility to stay healthy with their new diet.Ambar Alar, a MCC psychology major, had an epiphany once … Read More
Campus in the mountains
Joseph Starkloff Nestled in the shadow of the San Francisco Peaks lays Northern Arizona University (NAU). While Arizona State University (ASU) and University of Arizona (UOA) offer warm weather and … Read More
Tempe Marketplace has become the place to be in Tempe
Leslie Philp Tempe is known for an assortment of shopping centers, restaurants, and outdoor entertainment as well as the theater nearby.Chelsea Layton, a retail store owner at Tempe Marketplace, feels … Read More
Party lines hold true despite Tucson tragedy
Leslie Philp The Tucson shooting that occurred on Jan. 8, left the nation stricken. The U.S. as a whole is still feeling the aftermath.”There’s definitely a lot of emotional kickback,” … Read More
Terrorism is in the eye of the beholder
Leslie Philp Terrorism; the calculated use of violence, or the threat of violence, against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this … Read More
BCS bowl game wrap up
Jeff Moses It’s mid January. The five BCS bowl games have been played, and a National Champion crowned. In the BCS national Championship game Heisman Trophy winner Cam Newton and … Read More