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At the 19th Annual Renaissance Festival, spectators are transported to a different place and era. The 30-acre festival is filled with 200 quaint village shops, 12 stages of non-stop entertainment, an arena for full-contact armored jousting, kitchens, pubs, and...

Year of the Pig

Chinese New Year falls on Feb. 18 this year. This year marks the Year of the Pig, also known as the Year of the Boar, in the Lunar New Year. Those born in 1923, 1935, 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983 and 1995 were born in the year of the pig. In Chinese tradition, the pig is associated with honesty, straightforwardness and patience. Chinese New Year starts with the New Moon on the first day...

Does absence make the heart grow fonder?

Is it possible to keep a relationship healthy and alive when your partner is off “colonizing Venus?” Or at least living on a different part of our planet? MCC student Alex Mesarosh, who speaks in extremities about long distance relationships, compares the average long distance dating couple to an astronaut on Venus and his girl back on Earth. “It’s lonely in space,” Mesarosh claims...

Status of hip hop questioned by BSU

Is hip hop dead? Comparing the `80s and `90s version of hip hop to today’s hip hop, it sure may seem like it. That is exactly what was discussed at a moving Black Student Union forum Feb. 7. The meeting began with BSU member Jarrett Payne passing out handouts with some interesting quotes spoken by various rap artists. One meaningful quote from the, handout spoken...

Tutoring helps students get back on track

Students who may find themselves falling behind in classes but do not have the means to hire a professional tutor now have even more of an opportunity to receive help for free. The Learning Enhancement Center at Mesa Community College has expanded its hours of availability as well as their subject matter in an effort to allow more students to take advantage of their free tutoring service. Many...