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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...

Scoreboard

Successful Season Opener In Favor of the Raptors

Nijat Sharifov September 20, 2024

Montgomery College Raptors Men's Soccer vs. Carroll Community College Lynx went successfully in favor of the Raptors. Scoring a whopping amount of 10 goals Raptors showed their utter resilience and a huge...

Dr. Jermaine F. Williams asking the Montgomery College graduating class of 2024 to stand up. (Photo Credit: Kyle Meister)

Montgomery College Commencement Ceremony

Kyle Meister June 21, 2024

The Montgomery College class of 2024 held their commencement ceremony from 10 AM to 12:30 PM on Friday, May 17. At the event, Dr. Williams delivered a speech congratulating the graduates for their...

The Science Building Rooftop

The Curious Case of Stan The T-Rex

Eli Brown June 15, 2024

The first time I walked through those gleaming doors of the Science Building here on Montgomery College's (MC’s) Rockville Campus, it quickly became an earth-shattering experience. How? Why?  Allow...

Darlene Superville has covered the Obama, Trump, and Biden presidencies as an Associated Press White House reporter.

Associated Press Reporter Darlene Superville Visits the Advocate’s Newsroom

Alana McCarthy Light May 19, 2024

Work hard, check the facts, and produce good writing that blows readers away, advised reporter Darlene Superville in a roundtable with the Montgomery College Advocate newspaper held on April 12, 2024....

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