Author: Cash Navarro
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JCCC’s Gender and Sexuality Alliance Brings Communities Together
“Without diversity, so much of the spirit, ideas, and innovation on campus would be gone,” Schwarz said. “Some of the biggest, liveliest events of the year would not be possible without students from a wide variety of different communities coming together. Our community is made better by the diversity of people within it.”
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Professor Harvey Fitzer Rocks Out Teaching At JCCC
For nearly 24 years JCCC Professor Harvey Fitzer has been keeping the spirit of rock and roll alive here on campus, and one might even say he is the living embodiment. From teaching guitar to creating the rock and roll history course here at JCCC, to still kicking it on stage as part of a…
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Put the ‘T’ Back in LGBTQ
The updated NPS site for Stonewall now reads, “Before the 1960s, almost everything about living openly as a lesbian, gay, bisexual (LGB) person was illegal, but the events at the Stonewall Inn sparked fresh momentum for the LGB civil rights movement!”
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In Support of Raccoons
Lenexa resident Stephen Kaspar, has been on a mission to have Kansas join 20 other states in finally having the right to be able to have these lovable creatures as pets.
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Students to Put on Annual V-Day Play
“It is a collection of poems, scenes, and monologues, many of them written and performed by members of the cast themselves, the sum of which is to inform, educate and move audience members to stop assault and violence against women.”
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Learn More About JCCC’s Study Away Programs
The purpose of Study Away is to be able to continue your credited education with JCCC, but outside of Overland Park, giving students the chance to have extremely hands-on learning and immersive educational experiences. Of course, being able to travel somewhere fun or abroad is another perk.
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Opinion: USAID — A Murder
If you’re a particularly empathic person, you could see the good of USAID, providing help to places where there is a need. Now maybe it’s the 13 years of Catholic School in me, but I see helping the less fortunate to be one of the greatest acts any person could make.
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Communication And Neurodiversity The Focus of Mar. 3 Workshop
“I would just encourage people to come if you’re looking to increase your communication styles and skills, be able to work with a wide variety of people you know, whether it is in your personal life or in your life on campus, this would be a really great way to kind of start that conversation…
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Updated: Community Garden Proposed at JCCC
Corrections: Due to a reporting error, the article has been updated to reflect corrections, including the fact that the garden is not guaranteed and the location is proposed, as well as the reference to the aquaponics system (previously referred to as composting). Growing Green, a new club starting on campus, has a slogan, “Big enough…
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Addams Family Comes To MTC
“It’s about our special family in particular. And Wednesday has met someone that she’s interested in,” Actor Rodrigo Aragon (Gomez Addams) said. “So his family comes over to meet and they are what we could call a normal family. So you can imagine what can happen when two very different families get to meet and…
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Student-Led ‘Lieutenant of Inishmore’ to Premiere This Weekend
Sawyer Richmond (playing Padraic) and Mel Pearce (playing Mairead) rehearse a scene together for JCCC’s production of The Lieutenant of Inishmore by Martin McDonagh. (Photo by Gregory Jackson) This week, the JCCC Theatre Department will premier its production of Martin McDonagh’s play, “Lieutenant of Inishmore.” This show is directed by JCCC’s own Artistic Coordinator Scott…
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MTC $5 Tickets For All Students
Students are encouraged to take advantage of this deal all throughout the year, with this February having multiple shows offering this student discount, including the “Addams Family” musical on Feb. 21, the Alisa Amador Trio on Feb. 22, and the Grammy winning performers the Imani Winds and Boston Brass on Feb. 23.
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Do you listen to jazz? You should
“But I don’t like jazz and didn’t care for the movie Whiplash.” I hear you cry out, incorrectly. Whiplash is a modern masterpiece and jazz comes in all sorts of forms in which I am certain you will find one you love. Don’t believe me?
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JCCC to host Jazz Fest
Starting Saturday, Feb. 15, this two day celebration of jazz will bring together a number of performers, including the nationally renowned “New Orleans Songbook” here to JCCC campus.
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Fashion and Painting combine in new Nerman Exhibit
It all started when JoAnne Northup, the Chief Curator of the Nerman, was talking with instructors of the JCCC fashion school. She asked them who she believed to be the most renowned Kansas City fashion designer, when apparently without a beat, they said Jeremy Scott. Curious, Northup decided to look up some of his work.…
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How’s It Going So Far, JCCC? Three Students Weigh In
Two-plus weeks into the semester, students are finally beginning to settle into classes and into their schedule for the next four months. So we decided to go out onto campus and ask some students about their feelings on how the year has started out. “Well the beginning of the school year for me has been…
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Celebrate Chiefs: Things To Do Around KC Super Bowl Week
This Sunday, our Kansas City Chiefs will face off against the Philadelphia Eagles at the 59th Super Bowl in New Orleans. Many locals are making the pilgrimage to Louisiana for the game, however for those celebrating at home, here are some local deals and events to celebrate for the big game day. Where to celebrate:…
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The Messenger Staff Picks for Best Songs of 2024
With the Grammy’s coming up this Sunday, the Messenger staff has decided to share with you our favorite songs of 2024. Who knows, maybe you’ll find songs you like too! Aubrey May – Copy Editor “I Can Do It With a Broken Heart” by Taylor Swift It’s so hard for me to pick a favorite…
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Grammys Album of the Year Ranked
This Sunday will mark the 67th annual Grammy awards, and what better way to celebrate than with a personally ranked list of all eight nominations. 8. “The Tortured Poets Department” by Taylor Swift To be clear, I am not a Swift hater. If anything, I am a Swift lover, and that is why this album…
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Opinion: TikTok’s Premature Obituary
Editor’s Note: All Opinion articles reflect the opinion of the writer only, not The Messenger or Johnson County Community College. JCCC students interested in writing for The Messenger’s Opinion page can contact us at themessengerjccc@gmail.com. Today I watched some videos. Some were nonsense conspiracies. Others were videos of Sonic the Hedgehog singing in chinese. Riley…
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January 28 Is The Clubs And Organizations Involvement Fair
The Center for Student Involvement will be hosting the 2025 Clubs & Organizations Involvement Fair today, January 28. Intended to help students find a place where they feel comfortable, the fair will showcase a number of different groups on campus with free snacks, games and different activities. The fair will take place from 10:30am to…
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Election Analysis: The Possibility of Kansas Turning From a Red to Purple State
“The Democratic Party and everything that they stand for is so pro abortion, pro homosexual, pro gun control. And I’m a Kansan. We are conservative.” This was the dramatic opening of the 2008 film, “What’s a Matter with Kansas?” and brash as this statement may be, for decades now this is how much of the…