MCTC Holds Discussion on Implications of 2010 Census for Communities
A diverse gathering of people were present at a panel discussion and public forum focused on issues pertinent to the 2010 U.S. Census on Tuesday, Feb. 16 in the Helland Center Student Lounge. The...
View ArticleMSCSA rocks Get Out the Vote campaign
The 2010 election is coming up fast, and the Minnesota State College Association (MSCSA) is trying to get as many students registered to vote as possible. Not only is MSCSA looking to get students...
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Governor’s race headed to recount
Minnesota DFL gubernatorial candidate Mark Dayton (center) thanks those supporters who remained at 2:06 a.m. on Nov. 3, the day after statewide polls closed. At the time, Dayton led by about four...
View ArticleReport: Emmer to concede Minn. gov. race
Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Delano) will concede the Minnesota gubernatorial race to DFL candidate Mark Dayton Wednesday morning, KSTP-TV’s chief political reporter Tom Hauser announced on Twitter at 9:54 p.m....
View ArticleMilitary reviews ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’ policy
Defense Secretary Robert Gates addressed the Senate on November 30, pushing them to repeal the military’s Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy before the year’s end, using data collected from a survey that...
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Kunkle’s astrology comment gets astronomical attention
Parke Kunkle, Professor of Astronomy, poses for a photograph at Minneapolis Community and Technical College, Jan. 20, 2011. (Photograph by Aaron DuBois/City College News) MCTC astronomy professor,...
View ArticleVeteran’s benefits get facelift
Veteran’s benefits are going through some remodeling. On Jan. 4, 2011 President Obama signed The Post-9/11 Veteran’s Education Assistance Improvement Act of 2010, also known as GI Bill 2.0. Under this...
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Free from unrest
On Feb. 11, Egyptian citizens chant “Egypt Is Free” in Tahrir Square. There are prayers and tears of joy. Nadeem Elsewehy (left) and Mohamed Khalil (right), Egyptian Americans shared their views on...
View ArticlePell Grant Lives to Fight Another Day
The Federal Pell Grant Program has survived another year in Washington after exhaustive bargaining during the debt ceiling crisis, ending in a rushed deal just two days before the Aug. 2 deadline. But...
View ArticlePell Grant cuts to be enacted fall 2012
Students are feeling the squeeze from Capital Hill once again, with Congress voting in December to tighten Pell Grant restrictions, which will go into effect July 1, 2012. After a narrow miss from...
View ArticleNews Briefs – 10/26/2017
Turns out men in power like to sexually assault people. Who knew? Everyone. The New York Times broke a story about Harvey Weinstein and his sexual harassment/assault of women for decades, a story that...
View ArticleNews Briefs for November 16, 2017
Trump, Jung-un tweet playground insults, have access to nukes The leader of hermit state North Korea, Kim Jung-un, called President Donald Trump a “dotard”, meaning someone who is very old, and a...
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A Knockdown Drag Out 2020 Election
A record breaking 78 percent of Minnesotans voted this year, and, undoubtedly, Minneapolis College students helped contribute to that number. This has been a nail biter of an election. As I write...
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