Spotlight
Summer classes help students get a head start
With summer just around the corner, many students
are opting for summer classes. The first session of summer classes will
be May 30-June 29 while second session will be July 3-Aug. 3. Registration
ends June 1 for first session, and June 5 for second session. There are
three options for students who are interested in attending summer sessions.
Students can register for a five-week course in the beginning of the summer
starting May 30, take a five-week course starting July 3, or take an eight-week
course starting May 30 and ending July 24. Students who register for the
five-week course usually meet Monday-Thursday. Eight-week courses usually
meet for just two days throughout the week. There are some advantages to
taking summer classes. “Tuition is going up and in-state students
will be paying $65 per credit instead of $60, so many students will attend
summer classes before the tuition rate changes,” said Limse Thor,
a program advisor. In addition, instead of a full class schedule students
can take evening classes, which meet two days a week instead of four. “Less
classes can help students focus better as they are moving quicker with an
five or eight-week course,” Thor said. To some students summer sessions
can have disadvantages. “Those who work full time or have other responsibilities
cannot take summer classes because they are so intense. Classes usually
meet Monday through Friday for two to three hours,” Thor said. For
students who cannot attend such an intense summer course, MCC offers many
different online classes so students can take classes at their convenience.
Students can register in person in the records office, or online at www.mc.maricope.edu.
Students can also register by phone at (480) 461-7700 or 1-866-532-4983.
On-Campus Events
Spring dance
The Informal Spring Dance Showcase will be held in the east and west gyms
and Dance Room on May 5. The event will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Contact Tina
Rangel at (480) 461-7597 for more information.
Project kick-off
Students and faculty who are interested in learning about the plans for
the new physical science building should go to the project kick-off on May
5. This event will be held in the MCC library in Room LB145 from 2 to 4
p.m. Contact Mike Sims at 480-461-7010 for more information.
Child labor
Students at the MCC Red Mountain Campus will be leading a “Teach-in”
about child labor from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on May 3. The event will be held
in the Community Room.
Auditions
There will be auditions for The Wizard of Oz on May 20 at the Theatre Outback.
Audition materials can be downloaded at mc.maricopa.edu/dept/d28/music_theatre/index.
Off-Campus Events
Cinco de Mayo
Food City will be hosting a festival in celebration of Cinco de Mayo from
noon to 10 p.m. on May 6 and 1 p.m. to midnight on May 7. There will be
food, activities and entertainment. $1,500 goes to the winner of “Piñatas
on Parade,” a piñata-making contest on May 7. The festival
will be in the Downtown Phoenix Copper Square. Admission is $5 for adults
and free for children 12 years and under. For more information, call (602)
279-4669.
Professional volleyball
The top men and women players of the AVP Professional Volleyball Tour will
compete at Tempe Town Lake from May 5-7. The qualifier will be from 8 a.m.
to 6 p.m. on May 5. The main tournaments will from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and
from 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. on May 6. Main tournaments will continue and the
finals will be from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on May 7. For more information
visit avp.com
Free comics
Free comics and autograph sessions will be at Atomic Comics on 1120 S. Country
Club Drive from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on May 6. Free comic books will be available.
Cartoonists Ed Brubaker, Michael Lark, Steve Epting and Maarat Mychaels
will be autographing from noon to 5 p.m. For more information, call (480)
649-0807.
Cult movie
There will be a screening of the cult classic, Rocky Horror Picture Show,
on May 6 and on the first Saturday of every month at Big Daddy’s Sports
in Phoenix. The audience will want to bring props or get them at the show
for various points of the movie where everyone does or says something strange
along with the movie. The doors open at 10 p.m. and the pre-show begins
at 11 p.m. The screening is at midnight. Admission is $5. For more information,
call (602) 953-2728.
Roller derby
The Surly Gurlies and the Bad News Beaters will battle in a roller derby
on May 6. The competition will be held at Casey’s at the Bat in Scottsdale
at 8 p.m. Doors open at 7 p.m. There will be live music by Rout 66 Killers.
Tickets are $12 or $10 in advance through Castle Sports Club, Plush Living,
Cowtown Skateshops, and TicketAlternative. Visit azrollerderby.com for more
information.
Stand-up comedian
Harland Williams, a comedian who has been in Dumb and Dumber and Something
About Mary, will perform at Tempe Improv from May 11 - 14. His performances
will be from 8 to 10 p.m. Tickets cost $17. Call (480) 921-9877 for more
information.
Celebrity comidian
George Carlin will be at the Dodge Theatre at 8 p.m. on May 20. Tickets
start at $35 through Ticketmaster. Call (480) 784-4444 for more information.
Cats auditions
Auditions for Cats will be held on May 31 and June 1 for the Valley Youth
Theater’s August production. The auditions will be held at noon on
both days. People who wish to try out should bring a photo with their name,
age and phone number printed on the back. They will be asked to sing a song
of choice and dance. For more information, call (602) 253-8188.
Local pop artist
Paul Knight, an acoustic pop artist, plays every Wednesday at Into the Bean,
a coffee shop across the street from MCC on Southern Avenue. He performs
from 7 to 9 p.m.