Director of College Safety to teach in Afghanistan

Steve Corich, director of College Safety, is leaving on Oct. 21 to begin a 12-month mission to Afghanistan in a State Department effort to westernize Afghani law enforcement. “The biggest problem is that there is no formal training for officers over there. The idea of the mission is to provide them with western-style police training...

The duality of high school, college at Red Mtn.

Though the average MCC student is about 27 years old, the average MCC student in instructor Maria Martell’s Spanish 101 class is 15. Martell, who teaches at MCC’s Red Mountain campus, wasn’t prepared for such a large number of high schoolers in her college course. “You constantly have to say, ‘Are you doing the work? Are you working?’...

Law gives little direction for state home-schoolers
In a state where a standardized test is used to determine high school graduation eligibility, it comes as a surprise that home-schooled children have no restrictions. The Arizona Home School Statute requires that an affidavit be filed within 30 days of beginning home schooling. The affidavit must include the name of the child and...

Flu and Pneumonia Vaccinations

Studies from the Center for Disease Control show that the flu season runs from October through March. The CDC recommends people in high risk groups to get flu shots, which will be available locally on Tuesday, Oct. 17 at the YMCA in Mesa. The flu vaccine is safe and with reasonable precautions, is considered the primary method for...

‘Night of the Arts’ kicks off Hispanic Heritage month
Students and faculty at MCC are recognizing National Hispanic Heritage Month. President Lyndon B. Johnson was first to initiate the holiday in 1968, starting on Sept. 15. In 1988, President Reagan expanded this holiday from a week to a month. Every year Sept. 15 until Oct. 15 celebrates Hispanic traditions and culture...

Awareness, detection key to fighting breast cancer

Breast cancer can affect anyone at any age. While breast cancer in young women accounts for a small percentage of all breast cancer cases, the impact of this disease is widespread. There are more than 250,000 women 40 and under in the United States living with breast cancer, and more than 11,100 young women will be diagnosed...

Ed Snider’s life, love for teaching honored

More than 200 people gathered at MCC on Sept. 29 to celebrate the life of Ed Snider, a popular business teacher who lost his three-year battle with cancer at age 61. Ed Snider taught business and marketing classes at MCC and at Red Mountain for 30 years and he enjoyed every minute of it, said Sue Snider, Ed’s wife of 40 years...

MS association seeks volunteers to promote CD

A minimum of three hours a week is all that’s need to give back to the community. The Multiple Sclerosis Association of America is looking for volunteers to help with the launch of their CD Everybody Falls. The CD raises funds that benefits people who have been affected with MS in the community. MSAA needs 1,000 volunteers to help...