By: Nicole Khoshaba

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....

By: Matt Johnson

 With almost as much anticipation as they have about the finale of American Idol, the students of Modesto Junior College are waiting to see who will serve as the next MJC president. ...

By: Matthew Johnson

MJC rallies the troops to defend the schools and proclaim the right to be a student without breaking the bank. On March 4, 2010 Modesto Junior College conducted a rally to promote the march against the budget cuts....

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Sparks flew over Modesto Junior College’s Pirate’s Stadium as Bryan, from CADAR Electric, cut through the 80 year old steal of the stadium lights on January 29. Although these lights had been up for eight decades, Bryan said, “It isn&rsq...

By: Joe Grant, Jr.

Collegiate fishing has reached a milestone with the inception of the Bassmaster College Classic. The University of Alabama and Auburn University competed in what is known as the “Iron Bowl of bass fishing”....

By: Matthew Johnson

Go to college. Empty your pockets. That’s the way it seems for most students and would-be students. But on the night of February 23, 2010, Modesto Junior College held an event known as “cash for college” to show students that there is mo...

By: Paul Guerrero

     It was yet another cat-and-mouse game, according to Modesto Junior College’s faculty staff and security, who were trying to figure out who was planning the so-called general assembly that took place last Wednesday, Febr...

By: Paul Guerrero

For many years students have criticized the Pirates’ Bookstore at Modesto Junior College for the high cost of textbooks. Increasingly they have turned away from the bookstore and found alternatives, purchasing their class books online, or at the Off...

By: Christin Hutsell

     With the recent departure of former Modesto Junior College President Richard Rose, the college began an extensive search for a new college president. The Presidential Search Committee posted the job announcement in December, an...

By: Dionne Evans

     According to freshman15.com, “College freshman seem to be the most susceptible to gaining weight their first semester (or year) at college.” The site says that this is usually because of a lifestyle change. The most...

By: Matthew Johnson

Martin Luther King, Jr.: a monumental figure for civil rights and equality.  No one man has ever had a more profound effect on American society than Dr. King Jr.  Every year, in his honor, the City of Modesto, Modesto Junior College and communit...

By: Nicole Khoshaba

You can rent a house, a car, and even a purse, so why not be able to rent a textbook?...

By: Matthew Johnson

Daniel Natzke, 18, a student at Modesto Junior College, placed among four finalists in the California Department of Public Health’s Flu Film Festival.  The statewide contest was announced last semester, and its purpose was to raise awareness of...

By: Terry Sharpe

At 18 years old we are just getting out of high school and have our whole lives ahead of us. Is it too early to commit ourselves to the military for the next 4-8 years?...

By: Kristopher Pierce

Few people in history have been as influential or as controversial as Charles Darwin. And few books have been more monumental than Darwin’s “On the Origin of Species”. This year marks both the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s ...

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The final offering of the fall 2009 Civic Engagement Project Film and Lecture series is a film that is both serious and surprisingly hopeful. The subject is autism, a disorder that is receiving much media attention as the rate of diagnosed cases skyrocket...

By: Irene Castillo

Thanksgiving is right around the corner. That means stuffing our faces with turkey and other goodies. But if you are looking for a way to feel better about feasting on thanksgiving morning, Modesto Junior College Cross Country Team is putting together an ...

By: Irene Castillo

Do you like to sing? Do you like to rock out? Do you like DJ mixes? Then go to Karaoke and Rock Band Night held at the Little Theatre at Modesto Junior College....

By: Christin Hutsell

 In an age when small-town newspapers are dying out and television stations are losing credibility, it seems that radio is not only surviving, but thriving. Modesto Junior College (MJC) even has its very own radio broadcasting program to train future...

By: Tyler George

California, as well as other states, is currently facing a water crisis. But more than the southwestern states, for example, it faces the compounding problems of dense population, vital agricultural interests, and environmental degradation....