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Modesto Junior College Geotripper

     Garry Hayes, the epitome of a geologist, has taught at Modesto Junior College since 1988. His classroom, filled with case after case of rocks and gemstones, fault line maps, seismographs, charts and a multitude of geology paraphernalia, is only a miniscule example of the history and excitement he has brought to the students throughout his tenure. Dinosaur bone discoveries and excavation, trips to Death Valley, Yosemite, the Grand Canyon and Australia are among the many adventures his students have experienced throughout the years.

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Preparing to graduate, Cambodian monk redefines life goals

Muny Korn has much more than a degree to be proud about.  Underneath his gown on graduation night, Korn will be wearing different clothes than he would have three months ago; underneath his cap, he will be wearing a different hair style than he would have three months ago, and on his feet he will be wearing a different type of shoes as well. Full story

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Former MJC president dies of cancer

Former Modesto Junior College president Dr. Richard Rose died Wednesday morning at 9:35 a.m. after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 56. Full story

Modesto Junior College Geotripper

Garry Hayes, the epitome of a geologist, has taught at Modesto Junior College since 1988. His classroom, filled with case after case of rocks and gemstones, fault line maps, seismographs, charts and a multitude of geology paraphernalia, is only a miniscule example of the history and excitement he has brought to the students throughout his tenure. Dinosaur bone discoveries and excavation, trips to Death Valley, Yosemite, the Grand Canyon and Australia are among the many adventures his students have experienced throughout the years. Full story

My Shot at Love

After my last attempt at being on a VH1 reality show, I vowed to myself I would never try out for one again; then I got that e-mail.      I periodically receive e-mails from Iconic Casting because I am on their mailing list and I always read them but hardly pay attention to the content. That’s when it happened.      About three weeks ago, I opened up my e-mail and scrolled down and the last show on the list was coming to VH1 involving competing for the love of Chad Ochocinco, the star wide-receiver of the Cincinnati Bengals. Everyone who knows me knows that I have the biggest crush on Ochocinco. I follow him on Twitter, always tell people about the application he has for the iPhone, and he was the wallpaper on my phone throughout this past football season. It’s just fate. Full story

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Measure E Bond Projects Under Way

 If you’ve heard a lot of noise and felt the ground beneath you shaking on campus this week, it’s because projects funded by the voter-approved, $326 million Measure E Bond are underway this month.

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Movie star given Alumnus Award

Renner to be honored at MJC Commencement Ceremony

He didn’t win an Oscar, but he still won the heart of Modesto Junior College.      MJC announced on March 10 that its 2010 Distinguished Alumnus Award would go to Jeremy Renner as this year’s honoree. Full story

A Dreamer’s Frustration

     Growing up we all dream of being something, or someone. If we are lucky, we are encouraged to dream big and receive words of encouragement to one day go after our dreams. Full story

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'Growing Up in Someone Else's Shoes'

Sam Pierstorff'snew book a hilarious and emotional victory

 I recently added a new book to my collection. It’s a small tome, but filled with enough wit, humor and emotion to keep any avid poetry lover entertained for years. Professor Sam Pierstorff’s first published book of poetry, “Growing Up in Someone Else’s Shoes,” is nothing short of a triumph. Although some of the poems have been published individually or performed at the poetry slams that Pierstorff hosts, the work as a whole was introduced to the Modesto Junior College community on the evening of March 11 at a reading and book signing event hosted by the Literature and Language Arts Division. Full story