Neera Tanden Promotes “Radical Inclusion” at Montgomery College
Aaron Kershaw, Staff Writer
December 6, 2018
Neera Tanden urged voters and politicians toward inclusion and diversity at Montgomery College Rockville campus last week. Tanden is President and CEO of the Center for American Progress, a policy research and advocacy organization that serves as a think tank for progressive policies. Tanden came to...
Maryland Matters partners with WTOP
Kinsey Gibb, Staff Writer
December 5, 2018
The nonprofit online news outlet Maryland Matters just struck a contract sharing agreement with WTOP this year. The new merger allows both organizations to reprint the other's published work on each other's websites. It’s part of an initiative to expand both publications' audience. Josh Kurtz,...
SHaW Center gives out bags of snack food
Rachel Taylor, Associate Editor
December 5, 2018
The Student Health and Wellness (SHaW) Center gave out bags of snack foods Tuesday afternoon in front of the Theater Arts building to address food insecurity as the semester ends. Students were asked to follow the SHaW Center on social media in exchange for a bag of food. The bags included foods like maca...
The Box feat. Ryan Collins Radio Show at MC
Aaron Kershaw, Staff Writer
December 3, 2018
Local musicians share their talents with Montgomery College students as guests on “The Box.” “The Box,” a Montgomery College Television series in collaboration with the Montgomery College Broadcast Media Production Curriculum, provides students the opportunity to produce their own show a...
HAIR The Musical
Anna Sohn, Staff Writer
November 27, 2018
Contrary to what many may think, the Robert E. Parilla Performing Arts Center is not always empty. In October, a cast of 22 directed by Dennis Mulligan put on a production of the musical HAIR. Originally on Broadway from 1968 to 1972, the musical is a psychedelic trip to Flushing, New York, ...
Introducing Mamava Lactation Suites
Kinsey Gibb, Staff Writer
November 14, 2018
Beginning this fall, breastfeeding mothers will have access to safe and sanitary lactation stations on every campus at Montgomery College. The newly added Mamava lactation suites are provided for first-year mothers to pump or to nurse their babies. The outside of the Mamava model features a touch...
Ben Jealous and Bernie Sanders Rally Up Blue Voters
Kinsey Gibb, Staff Writer
November 13, 2018
Just a week before the midterms elections Ben Jealous gathered a huge crowd at a Blue Wave Rally in Maryland. The Bethesda Blues and Jazz Supper Club was filled with over 1,000 people on October 30 including many well-known democratic speakers. Congressman Jamie Raskin was one of the democratic candi...
#SpookySzn: Montgomery College hosts 3rd Annual Fall Festival to welcome Fall 2018
Masongo Ogora, Staff Writer
November 8, 2018
With the candy-scented thrills of Halloween in the air, fall is officially in season at Montgomery College. Kicking off the entrance into the new season was the Campus Board of Activities’ third annual Fall Festival. Students were treated to an array of food and fun in front of the Rockville Campus...
The Pokémon Generation
Amanda Sparshott, Staff Writer
November 2, 2018
Pokémon has captured the hearts of many across a plethora of media platforms. While the video games have many fans, this particular app has the accessibility and passive applications that have helped to reach across the barriers from millennials to seasoned adults. This has never been more evident...
Pedestrian struck on Hungerford Drive, just south of MC campus
Rachel Taylor, Associate Editor
October 18, 2018
A driver of a silver Lexus ES300 sedan struck a pedestrian this morning on Hungerford Drive just south of the Montgomery College campus. According to Montgomery County Police Detective Sergeant John O'Brien from the Collision Reconstruction Unit, multiple calls to 911 came in around 6:15 a.m. Montgomery...
Students “Party to the Polls” this October
Kinsey Gibb, Staff Writer
October 9, 2018
Montgomery College students are gearing up for this year’s upcoming midterm election in style. On Friday, October 26, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., party buses will be provided on all three campuses, encouraging MC students to get out and vote this election season. So far, over 300 students are signed...
English & Reading Dept. Host Banned Book Scavenger Hunt
Amanda Sparshott, Staff Writer
October 3, 2018
Books give readers safe haven, fantasy worlds, intrigue and horrors otherwise unobtainable in their daily lives. Stories bring to life creatures of dreams and nightmares and paint scenes of lands known and unknown. Authors weave words that can touch a soul and leave readers weeping over char...
