It’s the communication age, but outside the realms of sci-fi, we seldom stop to consider what that means. What does it mean to be a citizen of the internet? The internet has become a sort of second home for many in our society, and our world. We have identities, personalities, hobbies, and friends, but it’s [...]
“We need more and better advisors!” say the students. “The tuition is too high!” we shout. The thing is, while all of these statements are true, you can only choose one option. Perhaps it’s unfair, but such is the cruel game of life: you can’t have it all. ‘You can’t have your cake and eat [...]
Recently, members of MCTC’s Student Senate went to the Minnesota Student Leadership Summit 11. In a program book given to all attendees, various school’s accomplishments were listed. MCTC’s Student Senate boasted of Higher One, a ban of plastic bottled water sales and student textbook donation. But, where is this financial aid service? Why are water [...]
How many students really know what’s going on in their classroom? How much of a professor’s content is actually being processed and committed to memory? The answer to these two questions is found in the most traditional and uniform way, dating back to the beginning stages of evaluating or assessing any sort of knowledge, procedure, [...]
We at City College News want to welcome everyone back to another semester at MCTC. As the student newspaper, it is our job to make sure the voices of MCTC students are heard, as well as to make sure that the students are well informed about the current happenings around campus. In their book “The [...]
Dear President Davis, The editors of City College News are deeply concerned with MCTC’s media policy pertaining to faculty and staff of the college. The policy restricts the freedom of both media organizations (including this newspaper) to report the news and of the faculty and staff of the college to speak their minds freely. Perhaps [...]
Irene Kovala’s departure as Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs leaves a huge hole in the top tier of MCTC’s administration. For this important position, MCTC’s students, staff and faculty deserve a national, public search to find Kovala’s replacement. Any other method of finding a replacement would short-change the MCTC community. With a position [...]
Dear President Davis: I am writing to you as a concerned student for the placement of the designated smoking area that is currently provided for the MCTC students. I know in the past years, there have been designated permitted smoking areas under shelters which look like “bus stops” next to the buildings. We are all [...]
Dear President Davis: A 2006 Surgeon General Report on secondhand smoke says “No amount of secondhand smoke is safe.” My name is Alley Rausch; I am a student at Minneapolis Technical and Community College, and recently I have become aware of the permanent signage positioned around the MCTC campus directing students as to where they [...]
Dear President Davis: I am writing you today out of concern surrounding the potential smoking ban on campus. As a former smoker I hope to offer some insight into this decision. Also, I am also interested in your motive for the ban. Is it just out of concern for the health and welfare of students [...]
