City College News

09/11/2021

"It’s been 20 years since terrorists hijacked airplanes and flew them into the Twin Towers." What have we learned? What have we accomplished in the wake of terrorism since 9/11? Read Gabriella Raspa's new story here at: https://citycollegenews.com/8272/opinion/the-20-year-tragedy/.

I remember where I was on that tragic day 20 years ago. Like any other weekday, I was on the school bus. Still considered the new kid in town, having recently moved from North Jersey, I was eavesdropping on a conversation between a few of my classmates. I heard one of them say, “It’s terrorists....

09/10/2021

The Association of Recovery in Higher Education (ARHE) named Minneapolis College’s Collegiate Recovery Program (CRP) as the fifth most recognized program out of 1,462 colleges supporting students in recovery. So how did the CRP get started at Minneapolis College? Read about it here at: https://citycollegenews.com/8252/features/how-minneapolis-college-became-the-first-collegiate-recovery-program-at-a-2-year-college-in-minnesota/.

Growing up, Riley despised alcohol. He had no interest in it but was struggling with his mental health and feeling like he didn’t fit in this world. It never occurred to him that alcohol might be a solution to these problems. At a family reunion, he felt particularly uncomfortable when his dad’s...

09/01/2021

Do you like working with your hands? Do you prefer traveling by bike? Perhaps you want to discuss differences between mag wheels and spoke wheels with like-minded peers? Minneapolis College is now one of only two post-secondary institutions in the United States to offer a Bicycle Assembly and Repair Technician Certificate. Read more about the program here at: https://citycollegenews.com/8248/news/minneapolis-college-launches-bicycle-technician-program/

Minneapolis College will become one of two post-secondary institutions* in the United States to offer a Bicycle Assembly and Repair Technician Certificate. The program begins Sept. 20. Initial students enrolled in the program will earn their certificate just in time to be hired before the start of t...

05/03/2021

Minneapolis College wants to increase student tuition. Read more about it here: https://citycollegenews.com/8224/news/minneapolis-college-proposes-a-3-percent-tuition-hike/

Student Senate President Elena Williams announced a proposed 3 percent tuition hike during a tuition consultation meeting between the Senate Executive Board and Minneapolis College President Shannon Pierce and Vice President of Finance Christopher Rau. Williams said the April 6 meeting was productiv...

04/22/2021

Are you struggling to make it through to the end of this semester? You are not alone. Perhaps you can find some inspiration in Brianna Jackson's story. Read more about her here at: https://citycollegenews.com/8161/features/winner-of-student-lifes-get-out-and-vote-challenge-keeps-moving-forward/.

Brianna Jackson is the winner of Student Life’s Get Out and Vote Challenge. Student Activities Coordinator Tonny Yang said he wanted to educate students about voting and its importance. “I liked Brianna’s strong passion and willingness to educate students about voting,” said Yang. Jackson, s...

03/25/2021

Get to know Minneapolis College Student Senate Vice-President Felicia "Fofo" Bristol. Bristol has taken on the challenge of helping Minneapolis College become an anti-racist campus. Read more about it here: https://citycollegenews.com/8165/news/senate-vice-president-fofo-bristol-takes-the-lead-to-make-minneapolis-college-an-anti-racist-campus/

Newly elected Senate Vice President Felicia “Fofo” Bristol is studying apparel technologies at Minneapolis College. Brianna Jackson, also studying apparel technologies and winner of Student Life’s Get Out and Vote Challenge described Bristol as diligent and hardworking. “She’s just very en...

02/05/2021

Seema G. Pothini, Director of Ally Managment at Humanize My Hoodie, is an educator who is passionate about and creating inclusive learning environments for students. Read more about her here: https://citycollegenews.com/8159/news/seema-g-pothini-of-humanize-my-hoodie-talks-with-city-college-news/

Humanize My Hoodie’s Director of Ally Management, Seema G. Pothini played a big part in the company’s growth. “Seema said I could take this to a further place,” said Jason Sole, founder of Humanize My Hoodie. “We are grateful to have her on the squad. Pothini spoke to CCN about her involve...

01/15/2021

In November, Student Life hosted a Humanize My Hoodie Ally workshop attended by staff and students. It is a part of Minneapolis College's efforts to become an anti-racist campus. You can read more about it here: https://citycollegenews.com/8156/news/minneapolis-college-hosts-humanize-my-hoodie-ally-workshop/

As part of Minneapolis College’s continuing efforts to become an anti-racist institution, on Nov. 17, 2020, Minneapolis College students and staff participated in an online workshop event entitled Humanize My Hoodie. Minneapolis College states that it is committed to providing “multicultural pro...

01/04/2021

Minneapolis College, get to know a few of your student leaders in Student Senate. Read about them here at: https://citycollegenews.com/8135/news/student-senate-elects-three-new-executive-officers/

The Student Senate elected three new executive officers after three members of the executive board resigned without explanation. On Dec. 3, the senate announced that President Dominique Bangmon, Vice-President Ashley Winters and Secretary Zem Zem Siyad had all stepped down from their positions. Dire...

11/05/2020

Biting your nails? Not getting any sleep? It looks like it will be some time before we find out who will be the next President of the United States. While you're waiting, you can read Anya's story on the election here at: https://citycollegenews.com/8124/opinion/a-knockdown-drag-out-2020-election/

A record breaking 78 percent of Minnesotans voted this year, and, undoubtedly, Minneapolis College students helped contribute to that number. This has been a nail biter of an election. As I write this, it is still too close to call. Both President Donald Trump and presidential nominee Joe Biden stil...

10/03/2020

Minneapolis College, register to vote and pick up some food for the family while attending a Fuel the Vote event!

DETAILS
WHAT: Fuel the Vote Food and Voter Registration Drive
WHEN: Saturday, October 3, 2020 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
WHERE: Minneapolis: Willard Hay Parking Lot
2163 N 14th Ave (cross street w/ Penn Ave N)
and
St. Paul: Mount Olivet Baptist Church
451 Central Ave. W

If you attend the event, upload your pics and your thoughts about the event to: [email protected]. We might publish your story.

For more information read: https://citycollegenews.com/8111/news/michelle-obamas-when-we-all-vote-to-host-food-distribution-voter-registration-drive-in-minnesota/?preview_id=8111&preview_nonce=5c23a759ab&_thumbnail_id=8117&preview=true

09/10/2020

Do you like to write or take photos? Want to do something that matters? Check out https://citycollegenews.com, Minneapolis College's own student news organization. Staff meetings are from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursdays. We also provide reporter training, which you can work through at your own convenience online or participate in interactively on a weekly basis, from 4 to 5 p.m. Tuesdays.

Working for your student news organization is a great way to improve your writing and photography skills, get to know the campus better, beef up your resume and grow in various skills such as time management, organization, leadership, and communication.

For more information, please contact Ben Lathrop, CCN's faculty adviser at [email protected], and/or CCN's editor-in-chief at [email protected].

We would love to have you join us!

The Student News Site of Minneapolis Community and Technical College

09/02/2020

Minneapolis College student Ashley Winters wants to bring awareness to deaf culture. Check out her story at: https://citycollegenews.com/8085/news/minneapolis-college-student-2020-t-shirt-design-contest-winner/

On April 2, 2020 Ashley Winters was announced the winner of Minneapolis College Store’s T-shirt design contest. Winters has been attending Minneapolis College for three years and is currently studying Women’s Gender and Sexuality Studies. Winters found out she won the T-shirt design contest arou...

03/06/2020

Congratulations to Anya🤗 who placed 9th in this year's ACP Best of the Midwest College Journalism event in the Features category for https://citycollegenews.com/7726/news/real-recovery-at-minneapolis-college/.

Recovery is real at Minneapolis College! Change your thoughts and change your world! Yes! Recovery is possible. Favorite quotes are written on the chalkboard in various colors – orange, green, and two shades of pink. On the edge of this chalkboard sits a heart adorned with those same colors. Anoth...

02/26/2020

How did Professor Brian Grandison at Minneapolis College meet Don Cheadle? One of our new writers, Josiah Mederich, sat down with Grandison to chat about his theatrical career. Read it here at: https://citycollegenews.com/7951/arts/arts-profile-professor-brian-grandison/

02/19/2020

Many of you may know that Minneapolis College has been reviewing the Associate of Arts degree requirements. Our staff writer, Christopher David, gives his opinion here: https://citycollegenews.com/7938/opinion/minneapolis-college-to-ditch-or-not-to-ditch-degree-requirements/

After reading, let us know what you think.

Last fall, I was enrolled in two different courses exclusively because they were required to earn an Associate in Arts degree at Minneapolis College. One was an online-only health course on fitness nutrition, and the other was “Information Literacy and Research Skills.” The requirements that led...

01/30/2020

City College News, the student newspaper of Minneapolis College, has an opening for the position of Editor-in-Chief. Students interested in applying should send a letter of interest and resume to Faculty Adviser Ben Lathrop at [email protected] before 5 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 6.

01/28/2020

Hello City College News Readers on Facebook,

I don’t think it’s too late to say Happy New Year, and welcome, or welcome back to Minneapolis College, to all our CCN readers. How is the Spring 2020 semester going for you so far? Are you still excited to wake up every day to come to school? Or are you already saying to yourself, “what was I thinking?” Let us know how the semester is going for you.

Have you had the opportunity to read MJ’s comments on social media? You can read it here: https://citycollegenews.com/7931/opinion/30-days-without-social-media-hopefully-a-life-hack/ and leave comments about your own social media experience. But whatever you decide, stay connected to CCN on Facebook.☺️

Over the years, I had ebbed further and further from any involvement on most social media platforms. Tumblr, Reddit, and Facebook had all slowly been pushed out of my life. All that remained was a select few, like Tinder and Instagram, that I hadn’t quite been able to shake. I was still spending a...