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MC’s Got Talent Returns

April 12, 2012

MC’s Got Talent, Montgomery College's talent show, held April 7, certainly lived up to its name, as audience members watched several MC students show off their talents for a chance to win a scholarship. The...

A Balancing Act

A Balancing Act

April 11, 2012

Sam Silverman. Staff Writer The students were crouched with hands and knees on the floor watching the teacher intently. “I want you to become one with the earth, feel the earth, be the earth.” These...

MC Elections Close Today

April 11, 2012

Ousmane Mariko Staff Writer Polls close for the new Montgomery College governance system at 6 p.m. today. Students along with faculty and staff can be elected for a seat on one of several councils. Particularly,...

Preview: Dead or Alive 5

Preview: Dead or Alive 5

April 6, 2012

(Note: You can also check out this preview on Front Towards Gamer) I have to admit, I’ve never been a huge fan of fighting games. The idea of waiting in line at the arcade to play Street Fighter II...

MC Hosts Holocaust Commemoration

April 3, 2012

Shelton Fitch. Staff Writer On March 27, Montgomery College held its annual Holocaust Commemoration which was presented by the Paul Peck Humanities Institute in the Rockville campus Robert E. Parilla...

App Spotlight: Postbox

March 29, 2012

Alright, I’ll admit that mail clients aren’t the most exciting thing in the world. But consider how often you check your digital inbox throughout the day. For casual users, Gmail’s browser client...

Review: 21 Jump Street

Review: 21 Jump Street

March 27, 2012

21 Jump Street started as a TV show from 1987 until 1991, and on March 16 of this year the movie was released. The story begins in 2005, when Scmidt (Jonah Hill) and Jenko (Channing Tatum) are high...

Getting into Game Development

March 21, 2012

Ousmane Mariko Contributing Writer $65 billion. That's how large the worldwide gaming industry was as of June 2011. Just nine years ago, the industry was sized at $23.3 billion. To put in perspective...

Review: Mass Effect 3

Review: Mass Effect 3

March 20, 2012

Here we are again. Damn, Commander Shepard. We’ve been through some crap together, haven’t we? First Saren decides to go rogue, then we come to find that a race of ultra-advanced machines bent on...

MC Holds Metropolitan Orchestra

March 19, 2012

On Tuesday, March 7, Professor Pablo Saelzer, Director of the Metropolitan Orchestra in MC, directed a concert in the Robert E. Parilla Performing Arts Building. The concert began with “The Spring from...

MBI Holds Charity Drive at MC

March 12, 2012

Giving back to the community is an action that several Montgomery College clubs try to do throughout the year. From March 6-8, the Macklin Business Institute at MC held a clothing and shoe drive to benefit...

Review: Resident Evil: Revelations

Review: Resident Evil: Revelations

March 6, 2012

Capcom, oh Capcom.  You fickle tease.  First you announce the return of the Mega Man Legends series with Mega Man Legends 3, but then you cancel development months later.  The release of Resident...

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