Imagine a world of endless downloading, not just small music files but of major game titles, loaded with gigabytes of data and animations, streamed seamlessly from a small box, no bigger than a home phone, directly to your TV. This will soon be a reali...

It is Christmas morning and the kids are up early, eagerly waiting to unwrap brightly colored gifts that are nestled under a beautifully decorated tree. The stockings above the fireplace are bulging with Christmas list items, and and -wait! and -the cookies le...

Looking for work? Many Modestans are trying tirelessly to find employment within the area without any luck. As of May 2010, Modesto was named the 15th out of 20 in the most unemployed cities in America, according to businessinsider.com....

How an issue is classified determines one's approach in addressing and understanding the issue. Proposition 19 has been called by some a 'civil rights' issue, arguing that California's current restrictions on marijuana us...

The first books were printed as early as the year 1241 in Korea in 1440. German inventor Johannes Gutenberg invented the first functional printing press, and the first weekly newspaper became available to the public in Belgium in 1605. In other words, ...

California Community College students are getting some much needed help thanks to a pair of bills signed into law by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on September 29. The bills are designed to streamline the process of transferring to the California Stat...

Chaos reigned on Friday, October 8, in the ranks of Modesto Junior College student government. The conflict? A small group of students has called for a vote of no confidence in the student body president Adam Webber. Associated ...

Since the 1960s, when marijuana became commonly used by the middle class youth, our country has been rife with debate about the use of the plant. Thirty years before, when marijuana first came into public view, the textile and paper companies worried a...

If you were hoping to transfer to a University of California in the Spring, it's too late now....

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 parapher...

Former Modesto Junior College president Dr. Richard Rose died this morning at 9:35 a.m. Cause and location of death has yet to be revealed. According to a mass email sent out to faculty Monday, March 8, Rose informed those...

Former Governor of Alaska, Sarah Palin, was hired on Fox News as a 'contributor'. Palin will not have her own program, but she will be appearing on the networks program on a regular basis giving political commentary ...

Modesto Irrigation District, (MID), Board members voted to increase electricity rates by 7 percent on January 26. Much lower than the proposed 11 percent increase that would be needed to raise revenue to a level the public util...

Modesto Junior College has been successful this semester in transferring 146 students in CSU and UCs this fall, but many challenges and obstacles are yet to come for them. Students who are transferring next semester or plan ...

Bette Belle Smith, a Modesto Junior College alumnus known by many as 'Mrs. Modesto' for her extensive involvement in the Modesto community, died November 29, 2009 at age 88. Her memorial service was scheduled for Tuesday, December 8 at the Gallo Center fo...

As of December 1, 2009, Dr. Richard Rose stepped down as the president of Modesto Junior College. Students and some faculty members describe ...

Modesto Junior College's newly remodeled student center has showed its debut in the middle of November and is expected to resume its normal functions and business hours December 1. Yet, the appearance inside the newly remodeled building remains the same....

In this time of economic disaster, schools everywhere are making slashes in their budget wherever possible. In regards to Modesto Junior College, this means the unfortunate purging of m...

Modesto Junior College's chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) honor society will host a 2009-10 Honors Seminar Series of DVD lectures entitled 'The Paradox of Affluence: Choices, Challenges and Consequences' featuring nationally renowned speak...

Thanksgiving; the last Thursday in November, when you and your family sit around and watch the Macy's thanksgiving day parade that's on two NBC and CBS, while your cousin complains 'The Packers are playing, turn it on FOX!' only to see that they are...