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Where’s there’s smoke…
Employees hot about special treatment for visiting smokersEditor Washtenaw Community College saw a lot of smoke this summer. But those curious enough to find the source weren’t afraid of the fire. They were afraid they’d be fired. |
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TWO STRIKES and you’re out?
Students not sold on new smoking policyManaging Editor A new “two-strike” smoking policy is in place at Washtenaw Community College in a stepped-up attempt to make this the smoke-free campus it professes to be. |
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New parking structure construction already several months behind schedule
MATT DURR New Media Producer The long-anticipated construction of the $11-million parking structure is already months behind schedule, and college officials are blaming the township for petty, expensive delays. |
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Enrollment continues to break records
Managing Editor For the third straight semester, Washtenaw Community College is experiencing record enrollment, though not at the double-digit increases that nearly overwhelmed the college last year. |
| Cameras catch campus thief
Managing Editor Two computers and a scanner were stolen from the Technical and Industrial and Crane Liberal Arts and Science buildings at Washtenaw Community College, landing a 23-year-old part-time student in court. |
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College fundraiser scores a birdie
Editor The Annual Jerry Jernigan Memorial Golf Outing on Aug. 16 raised more than $80,000 for the Washtenaw Community College Foundation, surpassing the 2009 fundraiser by 20 percent. |
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Can you hear me now?
Managing Editor Where’s the best place to get cell-phone service at Washtenaw Community College? That’s the million-dollar question as students walk through hallways holding their phone to the sky as if they’re at a concert. |
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Washtenaw students honored in annual 48 Hour Film Project
ANNE DUFFY Contributor The challenge is daunting: A wild and sleepless weekend in which you and a team make a movie—write, shoot, edit and score it—in just 48 hours. |
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WCC students devote summer to area youth
Managing Editor The alarm clock goes off before 9 a.m. on a warm summer day for William Hobson. But work wasn’t calling. Nor did he have an early morning summer class. Why not hit the snooze? |
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Bookstore, Study Pub get facelift thanks to Barnes and Noble
Staff Writer Students returning from summer break may notice some major changes to their school bookstore. The Washtenaw Community College branch of Barnes and Noble underwent a major overhaul this past summer and the changes were met with great enthusiasm. |
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WCC students, staff earn Emmy nominations
ANNE DUFFY Contributor Washtenaw Community College has some of the best filmmakers in the business. Four students and two instructors were Emmy-nominated for their video programs by the Michigan Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. |
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Geddes Road construction ahead of schedule?
MATT DURR Staff Writer Construction on Geddes Road at U.S. 23 is moving along as planned, according to the City of Ann Arbor project manager David Dykman. |
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