Volume 44, Issue 14. Today is

FEATURES


Fashion career day showcases recycled outfits

Students from New School for the Arts, McClintock High School, Peoria High School and Mesa Community College showed off their fashion talents at the MCC fashion show Wednesday, April 25, as a part of the fashion design and retail marketing career day event...

Off to Italy in November
MCC teacher chosen to display artwork

It is not that often that the everyday American gets to travel to a foreign country.
Most people dream of going on such a journey. But MCC art instructor, Paul Andrus, has been privileged with the amazing opportunity to be a part of an art exhibit in Italy, which he has most certainly earned. He will embark on his trip the last week in November for two weeks. How did he get chosen? “My work is...



Spending money offers good, bad consequences

Every day purchases of some sort are made. Whether it be on gas, clothing, food, or rent for home or an apartment. Clothes, make-up, rent, these are the things MCC Student Janine Willingham generally spends her money on. Among these items however, Willingham’s favorite things to purchase are clothes, and make-up. Willingham explained that she goes “recreational shopping” at least twice a...



Are psychics believable and worth the money?

Is there a new man or woman in the future? How about a new baby? Graduation? A new house? A psychic may be able to answer those questions, but are they legitimate or just a scam in it for the money? MCC student Sasha Streeter, a nursing major, who has her own astrologist that charges $360 per reading, said, “I believe some are legitimate and some, yes, are for a money scam.” Pandora’s...



Summer reading cures boredom

Although summer allows long, lazy days full of endless possibilities; many people will end up bored, desperate to find something to do. Luckily, there is a variety of books coming out this summer that will engage any reader’s attention span.
For fiction fans, Marisha Pessl’s debut novel, “Special Topics in Calamity Physics,” is clever, “with a head full of literary, philsophical, scientific and...



Summer road trips need planning to be successful

The scent of poorly planned road trips is in the air, but why not do it right this year and plan out an unforgettable summer road trip? It’s time to get out of this state and head somewhere cool. Before the gang heads out though make sure the following things are planned out so this year’s summer trip goes over smoothly and doesn’t end up as another road trip disaster. First off, pick a destination...