The Counseling Department at Mesa Community College not only offers personal counseling, but also educational planning, career counseling, self-enrichment and several other services. Danny White, a counselor at MCC, explained...
Despite a recent freeze on MCC international travel funds, Pinny Sheoran, director of the Business and Industry Institute purchased $18,000 in plane tickets for a faculty only trip to China. Sheoran did not comment, leaving a few questions unanswered. What is the purpose of the trip, its urgency, and of what value is it to students?...
Gay marriage debate a hot post-election topic
A ballot measure intending to safeguard traditional marriage in the state constitution was voted down Nov. 7, but the failure of the measure hasn’t quieted the debate about the implications of legalizing gay marriage. If passed, Proposition 107 would have defined marriage as being between a man and a woman in the Arizona constitution...
MCC boosts online security, ensures privacy of data
As of Oct. 2007, an improved Student Information System will be available for student and faculty use in the Maricopa Community Colleges. Bill DeHaan, the director of Information Technology at Mesa Community College, said the current SIS utilizes screen level security, and that data lives in several places on multiple servers...
Winter grads: Congrats from ASMCCI’m so glad to have this chance to congratulate you on behalf of the entire student body for your tremendous accomplishment in graduating from MCC. This meaningful occassion deserves much attention and celebration. You should be proud of your achievement. The experience that you have received at MCC gives you the strength that will...
MCC students, faculty make Zambian history
Hoping to cultivate a film industry in third world Africa, 18 of MCC’s Media Arts students and faculty spent 28 days filming a full-length feature film in Zambia – the first of its kind in that nation. The project was conceived by MCC film student and Zambia native Jabbes Mvula, who worked as a producer for one of two Zambian...
Red Mtn. campus encouraging smokers to quit
MCC students joined many others nationwide in support of the American Cancer Society’s Great American Smokeout by smoking less or quitting for a day for the day, Nov. 16. The Great American Smokeout has “helped bring changes in America’s attitude about smoking which in turn have led to community programs and...
Advisers push class planning, preparation
MCC Students need to be more attentive and responsible toward their education. The MCC Advisement Center is on campus to assist all continuing students arrange an individual education plan, explain degree requirements, register for classes, understand placement test scores, help a student find other resources on campus, and...
Plan B hits shelves, moral debate follows
After several years of debate, the morning after pill, also known as Plan B, ECP, or EC, is finally available over-the-counter, nearly three months after the Food and Drug Administration decided it should be available to women 18 and older without a doctor’s note. Plan B is specifically for emergency contraception, for instances of rape...
Rose Society holds 50th annual show at MCC
The Mesa-East Valley Rose Society celebrated a milestone when they hosted the 50th Annual Rose and Arrangement Show at MCC. MCC’s and the Mesa-East Valley Rose Society’s history are merging. Over the past seven years, they have worked together to create the MCC Rose Garden, the largest rose garden in the desert Southwest...