Christian Ilechukwu The Advocate As many students wonder how to stretch their grocery budgets, one student is making it her mission to lighten the load. Promise Funchess, an MHCC student with a warm smile and a drive to help others, has stepped into the role of peer navigator for the Student Basic Needs Coalition (SBNC). “I became a peer navigator for a few reasons,” Promise said. “Mainly, I enjoy helping and supporting others. Additionally, I believe students—especially at

Hannah NEWMAN ART Exhibit  Location:  MHCC Visual Arts Gallery  Exhibit Display: Feb. 2nd - 29th   Opening Reception:  Feb. 5th, 11:30 - 1:30 p.m.   No RSVP needed  Coffee Hour Presented by isp x mdrc   Location: MDRC, 1050 (Student Union)  Feb.  5th | 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM  Valentine day candy heart keychains Feb. 5th | 12PM-1:30PM  Location: MHCC Ceramic Studio (VA 06)  FREE OF CHARGE  wildside kayaking Feb. 9th | 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM  Location:   Mt. Hood Community College Aquat

Community Announcement: White Ducky has gone missing! The White Ducky in the Visual Arts Gallery fountain on the MHCC Gresham campus was last sighted, and documented, at 1:03 p.m. on Feb 25. They were reported missing at 12:31 p.m. on Feb. 27, when they were not present for their most recent photo shoot opportunity. (They /Them pronouns assumed, as they have not declared a gender preference.) Did White Ducky willingly leave their wounded Blue Ducky friend behind and find anot

GOAL OF SUPPORT FOR ALL STAYS ALIVE AT MT HOOD How empowered do you feel in your everyday life? Do you feel like you can do what you find fun when you want to? Do you feel that you can pursue your dreams and catch them? Do you feel free to express who you came into this life to be? Do you feel that you can “Be your dream”? As I chat with folks in our MHCC community, I often hear fresh concerns with what is happening in the White House and how it will affect their lives. Man

CLAY CLUB WELCOMES YOUThe Clay Club here at MHCC will be hosting a “Pinch Pot Palooza” for two days, starting on Tuesday, Feb. 25. Pinch pots are an age-old, hand-built method for creating pottery – the most simple way possible. First the hands roll a ball of clay, then a thumb or finger is used to push a hole into the center, and then the thumb and forefinger together pinch up the walls to make a bowl. After the person shapes the bottom and smoothes the edges, it is left to

Photo by Ken Perez As a writing tutor at MHCC, my role has always been to support students in improving their writing and assist those learning English. My responsibilities have also evolved into something more personal: I have found myself helping Arabic-speaking women navigate complex paperwork and address serious life challenges – issues such as abuse, insurance problems, and job struggles – that they often have no one else to turn to for help. This shift in my duties has

Welcome back to school, Saints! Whether your summer was eventful and satisfied all your cravings for human interaction or it was lackluster and left you with a severe case of “FOMO,” fear not – there are plenty of Student Life events coming up this academic year, and I’ll lay them out in this article.But, first I want to express my deep well of appreciation for the Student Life department as a whole. While there have been valid criticisms published in previous issues of The A

The MHCC Theatre Department Winter Term’s annual musical, “Avenue Q,” runs one more weekend after opening on Feb. 18. Performances continue this week inside the College Theatre, at 7 p.m. on Friday-Saturday, Feb. 25-26, and at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 27. This is MHCC’s first musical performed to a live audience in two years, and students are encouraged to attend if they can. The plot even has certain parallels to the COVID pandemic that make the play timely. “It sounded like a