Men’s basketball wins thrilling home opener
Louanna Faine On Nov. 19, the stands were packed to watch the MCC Thunderbirds play their first home game of the season against the Eastern Arizona Gila Monsters.The Thunderbirds played … Read More
Trainers serve as first responders for athletes
Iliana Deanda MCC’s athletic trainers are available throughout every sports season and are the first responders to any injury that occurs on the playing field.They travel with the sports teams, … Read More
Cross country adds national success to resumé
Lisa Kane The fall 2008 men’s and women’s cross country teams at MCC may all be newcoming freshmen, but their statistics show more strength than the “new-comer” title implies.Both teams … Read More
Sam Ballard brings international experience to MCC
Louanna Faine Under the new leadership of head coach Sam Ballard, MCC basketball begins their season.Ballard, a Phoenix native, played for East Phoenix High School. After finishing college at the … Read More
ASU’s tuition increase affects all students
Transferring from a community college to a university can cause many woes. And ASU not making Kiplinger’s 2008-09 list of 100 best values in public universities and colleges is just … Read More
Dirty Web site brings new meaning to ‘What did I do last night?’
Iliana Deanda Have you ever wondered if there was such a site out on the web all about bashing people that you simply hate for the things that they do … Read More
Lack of connection between ASU and MCC causes anxiety
Elizabeth Taggart It seems that ASU is more concerned with higher profits than with helping students overcome mistakes from their past.When I applied to the Cronkite School for Journalism, I … Read More
MCC football passes torch to new coach
Matt Wilhalme In a press conference on Nov. 20, the MCC Athletic department introduced new head football coach Carl Hargrave.”I am excited to be here number one because of the … Read More
Photo radar system force sdrivers to be more reasonable with speed
Riis Valcho Drivers caught speeding are now subject to getting tickets by the state’s new photo-radar enforcement system. Arizona has deployed both mobile camera units and has nearly completed the … Read More
Ex-chancellor stresses need for leadership with students
Nathan Humpherys Paul Elsner, former Maricopa Community College District chancellor and namesake of MCC’s library, spoke to honor students on Nov. 5 about authentic leadership.Authentic leadership, as Elsner related, is … Read More