The Retail Washout of 2019
Kinsey Gibb, Staff Writer
April 26, 2019
The discount shoe store Payless is closing their doors in 17 locations in Maryland by the end of May. Prominent retail brands are closing their doors across America as shops show a slow decline in net-growth. An estimated 6,000 stores are set to close across the co...
MC Chalks the Walk for Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Rachel Taylor, Associate Editor
April 23, 2019
As part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM), Montgomery College held Chalk the Walk events for the first time at all three campuses earlier this month. Chalk the Walk is done across the country. It entails writing "messages of awareness, hope, and prevention" on campus sidewalks, according to...
Diversity panel promotes awareness of intercultural issues
Anna Sohn, Staff Writer
April 16, 2019
Many Americans aren’t aware of how uninformed they are on the true relationship between Islam, gender and violence, Marya Hannun said in a panel last month at Montgomery College. Hannun, a doctoral candidate at Georgetown University, said the media plants and perpetuates inaccurate and exaggerated...
Dinosaur skeleton model coming to Science Center
Rachel Taylor, Associate Editor
April 12, 2019
A life-size model of a T. rex skeleton will now reside in the Science Center atrium at MC. The skeleton, nicknamed "Stan" after the person who found the original fossil in 1987, used to be in the Discovery Communications building in Silver Spring. Discovery Communications has vacated the Silver Spring...
Teal Tuesdays Reach Montgomery College for Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM)
Aaron Kershaw, Staff Writer
April 9, 2019
Montgomery College brought its first Teal Tuesday to several of its campuses this week to increase awareness and sensitivity to sexually violent acts. On Tuesday, April 2, MC joined activists, universities, and communities across the country in providing information on prevention and public awareness...
Carol Walls achieves the dream through turmoil at 58
Risa Yasir, Staff Writer
April 8, 2019
Carol Walls is a paragon of perseverance. Despite living through the horrors of cancer, the death of her parents, and the death of her husband, Walls never gave up on her dream of attaining a college degree. Now, at the age of 58, she is one of the eight community college students handpicked f...
Cluster of traffic
Marianeli De Leon, Staff Writer
March 27, 2019
Construction for the new student life center at Montgomery College caused a blockage of traffic throughout Lot one through six. MC brought several measures to ensure the flow of traffic goes smoothly. Construction of the new student life building created traffic close to the construction site as students/facilities...
Arne Duncan on “Radical Inclusion” at Montgomery College
Aaron Kershaw, Staff Writer
March 19, 2019
Former U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan challenged “massive inequalities” he claims to exist within American societies in front of community members, students and faculty at the “Presidential Dialogue Series: Politics of Radical Inclusion” hosted by Montgomery College President ...
The Counseling building closed: so where are the counselors?
Anna Sohn, Staff Writer
March 18, 2019
After persistent flooding problems made the Counseling and Advising Building a health hazard, four college services are adapting to their temporary new home in the Mannakee building, considerably further away from the center of campus. Counseling & Advising, Disability Support Services (DSS),...
Spring 2019 Club Rush postponement delays jumpstart for many clubs
Anna Sohn, Staff Writer
March 6, 2019
The Rockville campus' semesterly club recruitment day occurred almost halfway through the semester this spring, causing a slow start for many clubs. Although the event proceeded as originally planned, it may not have achieved its purpose of involving yet uninvolved students in campus life. Club Rush...
Artist Jaydan Moore’s found platter artwork now on view at MC
Rachel Taylor, Associate Editor
March 5, 2019
The art exhibit "Vestiges" is currently on view in the Sarah Silberman Gallery. The artist, Jaydan Moore, spoke last week about his work. The artwork in "Vestiges" is made from found objects -- silver-plated platters. Moore creates sculptures of new platters by cutting up and then joining pieces of m...
The Counseling Building: What happened?
Isabel Rockwood, Editor-in-Chief
March 2, 2019
Students at the Rockville campus going to their counseling appointments will not find it in the Counseling Building. The building has been closed due to flooding on the basement floor, which has been reoccurring since the summer of 2018. According to Dr. Tonya Mason, the Dean of Student Success and...
