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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."...

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...

By Kyle Meister

The Importance of Active Citizenry

Mhambi Musonda November 20, 2024

Democracy is grounded in a shared set of values we must diligently uphold and pass on to future generations. The United States has embarked on a nearly 250-year journey of democratic governance, characterized...

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....

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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...

The Periodic Table of Elements Projected on the 360-degree dome (Danae Samantha Flores-Tene)

Montgomery College’s New Planetarium

Samantha Flores November 8, 2024

The Launch of Montgomery College’s New Planetarium By: Danae Samantha Flores-Tene Within the myriad of innovative academic resources becoming available at Montgomery College, the planetarium...

Monty the Raptor and Voters (Brandon Rodriguez)

Party to the Polls

Brandon Rodriguez and Kyle Meister November 5, 2024

Party to the Polls was an event held by MC Votes and the League of Women Voters at Montgomery College providing students the opportunity to vote early on Tuesday, Oct 29th from 12:00PM-3:00PM. Student...

"The MC Raptors and Monroe Mustangs lining up to shake hands following the Mustangs' 3-1 victory."

Raptors Fall to Monroe Mustangs in Four

Chase Carty October 12, 2024

Despite a valiant effort from the Montgomery College Raptors women’s volleyball team (17-3), Tuesday night’s game in Rockville resulted in a 3-1 loss against the Monroe University Mustangs (17-4)....

STEM club table. (Brandon Rodriguez)

Club Rush Fall 2024

Brandon Rodriguez October 7, 2024

Club Rush is an event that provides club a day to promote their clubs in the hopes of attracting new members. Club can show moats events, discuss their club mission, and tell students about their plans...

Photo by Pavel Danilyuk

Raptors Women’s Volleyball Team Claw Their Way to Eleven Straight Wins

Chase Carty October 7, 2024

The Montgomery College Raptors women’s volleyball team (16-2) extended their winning streak to nine with a resounding 3-1 win against the Carroll Community College Lynx (8-7)  in Westminster, Maryland...

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