As a kid, biology major Michael Parsons told his mother he wanted to play ice hockey. She agreed but insisted he learn to figure skate first so he would have strong skills on the ice. He has not stopped skating since. At the 2016 World Junior Championship, Parsons won the silver medal for ice dancing […]
Few people are comfortable talking about death—let alone preparing for it. But procrastination doesn’t do any good, says author, speaker, and funeral planning expert Gail Rubin ’78. Through her radio talk shows, books, blogs, and speaking events, Rubin helps people start conversations about the taboo topic. “Just as talking about sex won’t make you pregnant,” […]
5 Tips on What You Need to Know to Save Money, Time, and Sanity 1. Empty storage units. Did you rent a storage unit to “temporarily” store some must-keep items that didn’t have a place in your home? Take a hard look at what’s in those units. Are those items even worth the rent? Clear […]
In the small, well-lit corner lab, Lyudmyla Panashchenko ’05 places a capacitor into the Zeiss scanning electron microscope, or SEM, and closes the chamber. When she activates it, the SEM will pump the chamber with the sample down to a vacuum and trace a focused electron beam over the sample and generate a high resolution […]
In August 2015, the College hired Ms. Shawn Harrison as the director of public safety and emergency management. A 35-year veteran of law enforcement, she spent the first 26 years at the Baltimore City Police Department in various capacities including patrol, sexual assault and child abuse investigator, internal affairs, police academy instructor, and executive protection […]
The award-winning cartoonist Richard Thompson, widely known for his syndicated comic strip Cul de Sac and Richard’s Poor Almanac cartoons, died of complications from Parkinson’s Disease on July 27, 2016. This is personal. I knew and loved Richard Thompson long before he became famous. We worked together on the staff of The Spur, the student […]
[rev_slider Lasko] When she picked up the phone, her manager asked, “How many seats do you want?” That’s how Sarah Lasko ’10 found out she would be playing Dorothy in the national tour of The Wizard of Oz. It was the perfect role for the longtime Oz fan. “I loved The Wizard of Oz movie […]
On most Saturdays and Sundays, visitors to the Brookside Nature Center in Wheaton Regional Park will encounter Quame DeJonge (Dee-yong). DeJonge joined the Montgomery County Parks staff as an interpreter and naturalist aide after four years of volunteer service on weekends. He is currently an environmental science and policy major at the Rockville Campus. What […]
Did you ever take a cooking class at Montgomery College led by Carla Hall, a finalist on Bravo-TV’s Top Chef? Perhaps you caught a lecture by Christopher Kimball, founder, editor, and publisher of Cook’s Illustrated magazine and cookbook empire, and host of PBS’s America’s Test Kitchen and Cook’s Country. Or hung on the words of […]
On almost any street corner in America, you will find a restaurant. It has become a staple of family eating, attracting more than 130 million people each day. But as the recession has hit wallets and pocketbooks, the industry has been challenged. MC alumni restaurateurs turn the tables in a down economy continuing to satisfy […]
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