Study areas: The Helland Center provides students with places to relax and study on all three floors. The first floor is to accommodate larger groups of students who wish to meet in large study groups or just want a place to socialize between classes while enjoying the convenience store and the soon-to-be Juice Bar. Students [...]
The United Nations of Indian Tribes for Education (UNITE) held its 20th anniversary Night of Music and Poetry on Nov. 22 in the Whitney Fine Arts Theater. The celebration of Native American culture drew student performers and professionals alike in an earthy festival of rhythm, spoken word, and an uplifting atmosphere. MCTC President Phil Davis [...]
The T-skyway was humming with the uniquely smoky and soulful gospel voice of singer Lyrik L’Sha McCreary, Nov. 30. Ms. McCreary was one of a number of performers gracing MCTC with her voice as part of a fundraiser for the victims of the North Minneapolis tornado. This was a community effort hosted by the students [...]
The MCTC Soccer Club is heating up the gym as temperatures begins to drop. In the early part of the fall semester, few players showed up to Bryn Mawr Park where the Soccer Club meetings were being held. “People start showing up when we move to the gym,” said President John Crea. Students can show [...]
To the somber thumping of drums, dancers dressed in costumes inspired in traditional Aztec wear, paid their respects to departed loved ones on the Día de los Muertos – day of the dead — at noon on Thursday, Nov. 3. in the T-Skyway. Donning headpieces with lengthy feathers and hopping playfully or mimicking an intense [...]
The Student African American Brotherhood/Brother2Brother (SAAB/B2B) chapter is an initiative that was suggested by a subgroup of an internal task force put together by President Phil Davis in 2009. “The original data that the president stated in 2009 was around 7% of black men,” according to Dr. Jesse Mason, coordinator of SAAB/B2B. The subgroup, led [...]
The zesty, sweet scent of Latin American cuisine overwhelmed the bitter fragrance of espresso on the Skyway level of the T-building at noon on Thursday Oct. 13. The space by Josephine’s Café, usually filled with students frantically working on their assignments with the aid of caffeine, became a fiesta of color and people casually strolling [...]
Guest chef Candido Filgueira Novas created traditional Spanish dishes for students in the Sodexo dining area on Oct. 22. Novas changed up the normal menu by crafting a spinach paella and a pork loin roast. The chef arrived at MCTC around 11:30 a.m. and started preparing his dish. The paella he created consisted of onions, [...]
The Student Involvement Fair attracted hundreds of students between the T and H buildings, Sept. 7. From 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. there were about 50 students at a time gathered to see what opportunities MCTC had to offer. Some of the booths at the fair consisted of Home Solutions, Musicians Across Campus, the American [...]
With computer and charger in hand, students can walk right into Student Tech Services’ (STS) offices in T.3300 and receive free help with any software problems. From program installation to computer viruses, volunteers at STS are ready and eager to help. Free software repair is offered to all MCTC students through STS, a relatively new [...]
