Skip to Main Content
The Student News Site of Montgomery College

the advocate

The Student News Site of Montgomery College

the advocate

The Student News Site of Montgomery College

the advocate

MBI Cafe After Hours (E. Brown)

The Boba Blues

Eli Brown December 9, 2024

For many of us in the sphere of academia, coffee is our go-to beverage early in the morning. Without coffee, the halls of learning would be filled only with the sleepiest of students and the grumpiest...

The Advocate’s MC Basketball Players of the Month

Chase Carty December 9, 2024

The Advocate’s MC Basketball Players of the Month  By Chase Carty The Montgomery College basketball program has started this season out strong; both teams are projected to make a deep postseason...

The deadline for submissions is February 15, 2025. (Photo Credits: Alana McCarthy Light)

The Red Jacket Literary Magazine Amplifies Creative Student Voices

Alana McCarthy Light December 2, 2024

  By Alana McCarthy Light “Art has been often underemphasized, not just in education, but in a cultural landscape too. Our goal is to put a focus on art students make and make that important,”...

(Chase Carty)

Raptors Women’s Basketball Triumphs Over Chesapeake Skipjacks

Chase Carty November 21, 2024

On Tuesday night, the MC Raptors’ Women’s Basketball team traveled to Wye Mills to face the Chesapeake College Skipjacks. They won in a dominant and efficient manner with the final score being 87-71. The...

Actors, from left to right: Shana Lee Hill as Dasani, Khalia Muhammad as Mikayla, Jacques Jean-Mary as Dayrin, Sabrina Lynne Sawyer as Erika, Khouri St. Surin as Abdul, and Steven Taylor Jr. as Tommy. (Photo Credits: Studio Theatre)

Exception to the Rule Confronts Systemic Racism Through Camaraderie

Alana McCarthy Light November 21, 2024

Connections forming between high school students in detention provides a modern insight into the institutional racism experienced by Black youth in the play “Exception to the Rule.” The similar 1985...

 (Alana McCarthy Light)

Takeaways From Take the Lead’s 2024 Conference

Alana McCarthy Light November 21, 2024

“A lot of times, women will lead with, ‘I'm so sorry my email’s late,’ right? ‘I'm so sorry I was in your way.’ If you listen to how many times women say this, it's way too much. Don't apologize...

Intro Slide Picture taken by Mhambi Musonda

Disinformation during the U.S. Election

Kyle Meister November 20, 2024

The Takoma Park/Silver Spring campus on September 26th held an AI panel called “Surviving the Perfect Storm of Deep Fakes, AI, and Fake News: Information Literacy for Politics and American Government."...

Photo by Magda Ehlers from Pexels: https://www.pexels.com/photo/scenic-view-of-sunset-2340626/

Africa on U.S. Politics and Government

Thien Dinh November 20, 2024

On October 8th, three foreign affair experts came to Montgomery College to discuss African views toward U.S politics and government. They are Redi Tlhabi, Julian Pecquet, and Abu Bakarr. Tlhabi is an award-winning...

Taken by Chase Carty

Raptors Men’s Basketball Team Decimates Mercer County Vikings

Chase Carty November 19, 2024

On Saturday, November 16, Montgomery College’s men’s basketball team (4-0) was on their home court for their triumphant 111-89 victory against the Mercer County Vikings (2-2) who traveled from Pennsylvania....

Photo by Trev W. Adams from Pexels: https://www.pexels.com/photo/magnificent-ancient-building-interior-12814580/

Forging Connections with the Library of Congress

Ankitha Nair November 10, 2024

The Library of Congress completed its construction in 1800 and was intended as a research facility for the U.S Congress. Now, it opens its doors to students from all over the country, giving them a chance...

photo by Tiba Tavakoli

Tennis Legend Retirement

Tiba Tavakoli November 8, 2024

Tennis legend Rafael Nadal has announced his upcoming retirement by posting an emotional video on his Instagram on October 10th. “Hello everyone, I’m here to let you know that I am retiring from professional...

Dominant Debuts

Chase Carty November 8, 2024

By Chase Carty Both of Montgomery College’s basketball teams were on the road last weekend for their regular-season debuts. On Saturday, the men’s team traveled to Takoma Park where they’d...

Load More Stories