Her friends refer to her as “Lyrik” because not only does she write lyrics, but also poems and spoken word. On top of that, she’s a vocalist. Brittany La’ Sha “Lyrik” McCreary won the 2012 Miss Pan African Pageant at The 36th Dr. Michael T. Fagin Pan African Student Leadership Conference last month at Minnesota [...]
Students participating in MCTC’s art club have a rare opportunity to work with global player and Minnesota based manufacturing company, 3M. Together the two will construct a cutting edge piece of art that will be shipped to Paris for the JEC composites trade show at the end of March. In the composites industry, JEC is [...]
Beneath the lace, satin, and ruffles of the models strutting the designs of twelve Apparel Technology students at the Hearts for Fashion show, are survivors of heart disease. The show is in honor of the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Woman day, which took place at the Mall of America Feb. 4. Apparel Technologies [...]
Minneapolis Community and Technical College’s Theatre on the Park undertook an ambitious project for their fall production: The Rocky Horror Show. MCTC’s Theater Department gave itself big shoes to fill. The Rocky Horror Show is better known for its 1975 movie adaptation The Rocky Horror Picture Show (RHPS), a cult classic that has been shown [...]
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 [...]
