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February 3, 2004

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February 3, 2004

Ideas & Opinions

‘Nontrads’ thrive with a little help

Kim
Hosey

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Editor

I had an abysmal GPA from 1998, I had a two-month-old son, I had moved back to my mother’s house – 40 minutes from campus – and I had just quit my job of almost three years to go back to school.
As a student who frequented daycare facilities more often than bars, I wondered what I was getting into.
I received my answer in the first few weeks, one that has kept me here more than a year and a half so far: MCC embraces nontraditional students. Its faculty, staff and students show a sincere appreciation for everyone, regardless of – or perhaps because of – differing stations and roles in life.

Legend's View:

Red planet to thrill future

Space has always been the final frontier, explored by professionals in big puffy suits blasting off into the unknown, to places about which most of the population can only dream.
Thirty five million miles away, a red planet waits for human contact.
Mars is now the new frontier, the small but overly present main topic of debate. President Bush has proposed a new program promoting space exploration. The moon, which only 43 years ago had Neil Armstrong’s size 10 grace its doorstep, will now be a short rest stop for the long haul to Mars.

Dennis
Mikulich

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President need not look to people for the OK

Candidates push education

The president was here last week. If you had one question you could have asked him, what would it be?

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