Compiled by the Schoolcraft Connection Editorial Staff It is finals season! We’re all cramming everything we’ve learned this semester to this year out. However, let’s take a moment for the people experiencing finals for the first time to compare and contrast what the experience at college is like versus high school. High school was a […]
Continue ReadingThanksgiving, the yearly celebration of all our blessings from the past year with our loved ones and the start of the Holiday Season. It’s that time of the year to take a hike to America’s Thanksgiving Parade in Downtown Detroit or play better football than the Lions do in our own backyards. Traditions range from […]
Continue ReadingWritten by the Schoolcraft Connection Editorial Staff Preparing for midterms is different for each person. Some people don’t study at all while others prepare right up to the bitter end. Here are some tips for studying for midterms: Create a study schedule to determine when and what to work on for each class and each […]
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by Anthony Magewick, Staff Writer Photo courtesy of Anthony Magewick Once upon a time, in the forest of Holly Grove, there was a wondrous event known as the Michigan Renaissance Festival, where everyone wanted to go. The festival beckoned knights, wizards and tons of heroes and creatures from faraway lands with promises of adventure and enjoyment […]
Continue ReadingThere is talk about the possibility of changing the date of Halloween from the traditional Oct. 31 to the last Saturday of October in order to accommodate the schedules of parents, give more time to trick or treat and some even feel it would be safer. According to USAtoday.com, a petition has been circulating and […]
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Photo credit: Forbes.com To those of you returning to campus, welcome back to another promising year at Schoolcraft and for those who are beginning their first semester, welcome to college. With the start of a new school year comes many new faces, not just to campus but to the Schoolcraft Connection as well. This year […]
Continue ReadingApril Fools’ Day is really fun to celebrate by being ridiculous and enjoying the (hopefully) new spring beginnings, especially when companies jump into the ring to get people excited about a fake product or announcement. However, April Fools’ Day highlights the main problem with the internet at times because false information can spread like a […]
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Compiled by the Schoolcraft Connection staff A free press is the most important part of a democracy, and right now, the press has been continually attacked for doing such an integral job in the United States. With the constant doubt about credible news, people are easily and readily consuming the true “fake news” because of […]
Continue Readingby the Schoolcraft Connection staff It’s important to go somewhere after the class ends. At Student Activities, there are over 30 clubs that are operated by students focused at creating events for students. Last academic year, there were 273 events on campus, and this year’s expectations are just as high. These events give great opportunity […]
Continue Readingby the Schoolcraft Connection Staff With 31 awards across two separate committees last year, volume 31 was quite the rewarding season, but there was still room for improvement. We decided to look internally and see what we can do better as a publication to better serve our audience. We noticed that we weren’t doing our […]
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Compiled by Connection Editorial Staff Schoolcraft College is on the ballot Nov. 6, 2018. The college is asking for additional funds through raising property tax values. Under the current proposal, citizens living on a property worth $100,000 would only pay an additional $24 in taxes. For $24 or more, you could fill up your gas […]
Continue ReadingBy The Connection Editorial Staff The Places You Go Going out, even for Valentine’s Day, doesn’t have to break the bank or your date’s heart and expectations. Some unique ways to enjoy the holiday of romance could be going out to pick wildflowers somewhere you could simply enjoy nature and the company of one another, […]
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Small ways to positively impact your daily life Compiled by The Connection Editor Staff Habits For The Creative Mid For the artists out there, drawing everyday can drastically impact your skills. Keep a small sketchbook or journal that can be easily kept on your person or in a place that will allow you to keep […]
Continue ReadingOur favorite ways to spend the holiday season Compiled by The Connection Editorial Staff This time of year is typically one of great joy, as many holidays are celebrated across many different cultures from now through the New Year. We at The Connection would like to share some of our most cherished seasonal traditions with […]
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My journey with The Connection By Mariam Ahmad Campus Life Editor When I first enrolled at Schoolcraft, all I did was attend class then return home. That quickly proved to not be enough as I wanted to be more involved in the college experience. As I previously didn’t get many opportunities to follow my dreams, […]
Continue ReadingGaming industry must cleanse itself of gambling in full-priced games By Christian Hollis Managing Editor For the past few years, major video game publishers like Activision and Electronic Arts (EA) have implemented a new way to increase profits in video games called microtransactions. Microtransactions come in many shapes and colors, but most of the time […]
Continue ReadingHow art complements science Alexis Tucker Arts & Entertainment Editor Questions of global warming and climate change have hung in the air for decades. Whether or not people accept the legitimacy of the claims from scientists, there are pressing issues in our communities, not just as a nation either, but as one global community. Our […]
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Veterans Resource Center assists students who’ve served By Christian Hollis Managing Editor Nestled quietly in the upper level of McDowell, the Veterans Resource Center (VRC) is a resource for student veterans at Schoolcraft. The college first opened the doors to the VRC on Veteran’s Day back in 2014. Before there was a dedicated center, student […]
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The importance of Veterans Day Compiled by The Connection Editorial Staff On Nov. 11, 1918, at 11 a.m. Germany surrendered to the great strength of the Allied Powers, ending World War I. On the anniversary of the surrender, it was celebrated as Armistice Day. It wasn’t until 1926 that congress passed a resolution of annual […]
Continue ReadingWe should take smaller elections seriously By Christian Hollis Managing Editor As President Obama said while campaigning for Phil Murphy, the democratic candidate for governor of New Jersey, “You can’t take any election for granted.” Local elections are often viewed as a waste of time and money or not as serious as the presidential elections […]
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The battles fought against an invisible disease By Alexandra Lachine Editor-in-Chief Endometriosis is medically defined as a condition in which tissue similar to the uterine lining grows elsewhere throughout the body. The disease is often claimed by painful, life-altering symptoms that tend to be brushed off with comments like, “you’re just having a bad cycle” […]
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