As an uncommon weekend floor session at the state legislature came to a close late Sunday, funding for a $13.4 million capital project to renovate the largest building on MCTC’s campus remained absent from the House’s omnibus bonding bill, making the plan’s only hope this session inclusion from the Senate’s bill in conference committee. [...]
Friends and LGBTQ supporters gathered at the Hennepin County Government Center on April 27 for the final hearing of Chrishaun “Cece” McDonald for being charged two counts of second degree murder of Dean Shmitz, whom she claims she was violently assaulted by for race and gender. McDonald, 23, is an African American transgender woman who [...]
Officials at MCTC will name four finalists for food service contracts on Monday amid criticism over a secretive evaluation process, according to an email sent Friday by Director of Auxiliary Services Gary Westerland. The contract of the college’s current vendor, Sodexo, is set to expire July 1. Dunn Brothers Coffee and Espresso Royale will [...]
The Student Senate presidential race kicked off amid a flurry of controversy on April 25, with accusations flying of racism, dishonesty, and a corrupt Senate. The race was initially between senators Donald Allen and Wolfgang Tattenbach. Tattenbach dropped out of the race on April 26. The Student Senate conducted an open forum meeting, at [...]
Members of the MCTC faculty prepared to place a vote of no confidence in President Phil Davis at a union meeting on April 4, after recent years of conflict and dissatisfaction. Although many faculty are wanting change, some still do not wish to place the vote. President Phil Davis. Photograph from the MCTC website. According [...]
Student Senate enforced a committee of faculty and staff last spring to look into the high cost of textbooks. “The costs of textbooks are bloody high. Even the used ones,” said Brad Conley Student senate president. The textbook committee, currently with nine members, are looking into four possible ways of making sure students have their [...]
MCTC signed The Democracy Commitment, pledging to support development and expansion of projects that involve community college students in civic learning and democratic process in 2011. As such, it is now MCTC’s duty to inform its students of opportunities to involve themselves in the democratic process as well as provide those opportunities. According to website [...]
Officials at MCTC will name four finalists for food service contracts on Monday amid criticism over a secretive evaluation process, according to an email sent Friday by Director of Auxiliary Services Gary Westerland. The contract of the college’s current vendor, Sodexo, is set to expire July 1. Dunn Brothers Coffee and Espresso Royale will vie [...]
The Navajo Nation took clothing store Urban Outfitters to federal court last month for selling what they felt was an offensive “Navajo Hipster” product line and for violating Indian trademark laws. Due to grievances, the store had dropped the Navajo title and changed the product name to “Printed Hipster” in its U.S. stores, but it [...]
Voting controversy divides Senate Controversy broke out in Student Senate over the election of Donald Allen to the senate at the March 21 meeting. Donald Allen was elected to Senate on March 7, after it was proposed by Allen to conduct a hand vote, rather than a paper ballot vote. Brad Conely, president of Student [...]
