Students are feeling the squeeze from Capital Hill once again, with Congress voting in December to tighten Pell Grant restrictions, which will go into effect July 1, 2012. After a narrow miss from significant cuts during the debt ceiling debacle on Aug. 2, 2011, students may face greater restrictions on the amount of money they [...]
The Federal Pell Grant Program has survived another year in Washington after exhaustive bargaining during the debt ceiling crisis, ending in a rushed deal just two days before the Aug. 2 deadline. But the worry isn’t over for students yet; in fact, this is an anxious moment that happens at least once a year. The [...]
On Feb. 11, Egyptian citizens chant “Egypt Is Free” in Tahrir Square. There are prayers and tears of joy. There are fireworks lit into the sky, sending sparks which ignite a revolutionary spirit throughout the Middle East. The effects of the 18-day-long protest to force Hosni Mubarak to step down as president, not only changed [...]
Veteran’s benefits are going through some remodeling. On Jan. 4, 2011 President Obama signed The Post-9/11 Veteran’s Education Assistance Improvement Act of 2010, also known as GI Bill 2.0. Under this new legislation almost 400,000 new veterans will be eligible for benefits. In order to do this, some veterans who are currently using the GI [...]
MCTC astronomy professor, Parke Kunkle, is known for his memorable remarks. However, it was his remark in the Minneapolis Star Tribune, about a change in the zodiac, that blasted off into cyber-space, orbited the earth and made him a star. What started out as an entertaining story in the features section of the newspaper’s weekday [...]
Defense Secretary Robert Gates addressed the Senate on November 30, pushing them to repeal the military’s Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy before the year’s end, using data collected from a survey that showed it wouldn’t hurt or hinder the troops’ attention. The controversial policy, which bars openly gay men and women from serving in the [...]
Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Delano) will concede the Minnesota gubernatorial race to DFL candidate Mark Dayton Wednesday morning, KSTP-TV’s chief political reporter Tom Hauser announced on Twitter at 9:54 p.m. Tuesday night. The state Supreme Court’s 18-page ruling on Emmer’s argument that Minnesota counties did not all correctly follow reconciliation procedures from earlier Tuesday dismantled the [...]
In a grimly familiar scene for Minnesota politics, the governor’s race between apparent winner Mark Dayton and Republican challenger Tom Emmer is headed to a recount amid a wave of Republican takeovers nationally. “I don’t think the people of Minnesota will stand for it, and they shouldn’t,” Dayton said, according to the Star Tribune. With [...]
The 2010 election is coming up fast, and the Minnesota State College Association (MSCSA) is trying to get as many students registered to vote as possible. Not only is MSCSA looking to get students registered, but it is also trying to “educate and excite the students” about voting and understanding what their vote means as [...]
A diverse gathering of people were present at a panel discussion and public forum focused on issues pertinent to the 2010 U.S. Census on Tuesday, Feb. 16 in the Helland Center Student Lounge. The event, entitled “The Census: Culture, Identity, and the Changing Face of Minnesota,” was organized by Lena Jones, political science instructor and faculty coordinator of MCTC’s Center for Civic Engagement.
