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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Life-like trips to space, levitating trains, remote controlled helicopters, and mini explosions took place at the STEM fair on the first floor of the T. Building March 28 to display the projects and initiatives MCTC clubs have been working on this year. The fair involved clubs in the subjects of science, technology, engineering and math. [...]
It’s been one year since MCTC has hosted a study abroad program for its students, and with budget cuts, faculty restrictions, and different priorities, there won’t be for a while. However, accessible programs are not far out of reach. Education for Global Learning (EGL) is a consortium MnSCU uses for providing study abroad services to [...]
Student Senate debated and then tabled a proposed student boycott of Sodexo, the food service company on campus, after President Brad Conley drafted a resolution for the boycott. “It stemmed from two years or so of students coming to me, with concerns with our food service provider on campus, ranging from ‘I don’t like what [...]
Hafsa Ibrahim was elected Vice President and Gugu Magubone was elected Director of Diversity of Student Senate at the February 29 meeting. Ibrahim ran against Wolfgang Mateus, and both candidates delivered their platforms to the Senate during the meeting. Magubone ran uncontested. The Vice President and Director of Diversity positions have been vacant since the [...]
Car thieves stole four cars in the space of four weeks in a 5 block radius of MCTC, Minneapolis Police Department says. Minneapolis Police Department contacted MCTC Public Safety in an effort to alert the college about the high number of auto thefts reported between the months of February and March. “It was in the [...]
