Kyle Smith, AAOT student, shares his experiences and passion for welding. He feels very confident about his experience at UCC because of his teachers, especially coming from a self-taught position in welding. Anthony Gordon – Videographer; Josiah Vincent – Video Editor
When graduating transfer student and The Mainstream managing editor Savannah Peterson first began at UCC, she was still heavily considering skipping college and going straight to beauty school. However, as a young swimmer, she had been inspired by her own observations of the impact of good nutrition. She dreamed of Read more…
Graduating engineering student and The Mainstream’s digital editor Peyton Manning has a quiet and reserved demeanor that may make it easy for many to underestimate him; do so at your own peril. Manning doesn’t have to be loud to be a recognized force on campus. Manning makes plans “The movie Read more…
For the past school year, UCC graduate Larisa Czernowski has served as the president of ASUCC. “We help support students in the best way possible. Some of that looks like school supplies, and some of that looks like food, transportation,”Czernowski says. “We really try hard to make it an equitable Read more…
What is the Jacoby Award? The Harry Jacoby Award is given to a graduating student on commencement day, the funds are provided by the UCC Foundation for this express purpose. Eligibility requirements for the award are intense: “All eligible students have completed at least 72 credit hours at UCC, completed Read more…
One of the UCC graduates walking across the stage on June 16 is Jessica Donohue, winner of the National Adult Education Honor Society Award. She is graduating with her GED and is excited to start her college learning career soon at UCC. The journey to get her GED was strenuous. Read more…
The newsroom: A place of beautiful chaos, challenging headlines, full pots of coffee and most of all, a family. Being a part of The Mainstream, UCC’s student media, has taught me many lessons and skills that I will hold with me throughout the rest of my education and life. Of Read more…
Zainab Ibrahim is an up-and-coming woman’s wrestling athlete, high-achieving transfer student and devout Muslim. She has managed to juggle all three well, until recently when she was shut out from competing in World Trials, hosted by USA Wrestling, because of modesty alterations to her uniform in alignment with her Muslim Read more…
Only a small number of national college students every year are selected for the prestigious All-American Academic Scholar award, given in honor to recognize those students who are not just outstanding members of their school’s student body, but also dedicated leaders doing work that goes beyond their campus and into Read more…
Since the track and field team was reinstated in 2018 after being eliminated in the mid-90s, the team has grown with many accomplishments. Alan King, the program’s head coach, has been at UCC for the last five years but has been coaching since 2007. Alongside King is three additional coaches: Read more…
Why take a hard class when you can take an easier one? The challenge of a difficult class can quickly become a significant, meaningful accomplishment with long term personal, physical and career benefits, even for students who tend to struggle. Though sometimes difficult, these are the classes which increase the Read more…
Queerness exists in all things: it specters every spectrum. As an umbrella term and historical slur now largely reclaimed by its community, “queer” is and can be used to refer to people who fall under the LGBTQIA+ acronym in a short and summative way. Kat Grammon, a queer theater major Read more…
While some students may be satisfied with a pass, other students feel the need to go above and beyond. Overachieving students don’t necessarily have easy lives and many face adversity, but that doesn’t stop three UCC students from overachieving. Amy Murry Amy Murry, a non-traditional student, is in her third Read more…
Editor’s note: The Mainstream usually shares the stories of other students, but this time we are also including a first-person account of our feature editor who attends school with a challenging health condition. She tells her own story alongside the stories of other students who also have health struggles. Rachel Read more…