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U-PASS Helps Students Travel Across State
ICE Media
Before Harper Syres, a student at CT State Community College Manchester, reaches class, the U-Pass has already made one calculation easier. There are still a route and schedule to check and a day of classes ahead. Luckily for Syres, the pass removes one financial constraint from the commute before the school day even begins. “I use the...
Get Real! Head First or Back In, Which Way to Park is Best?
ICE Media
In this installment of Get Real, ICE Media had a controversial question for the students of CT State Manchester: Is it better to park head in first or to back in? Times was turning and driving into a parking spot head first was the only way to do it. Backing in was much harder and took...
America at 250
ICE Media
For the United States of America 2026 is the 250th anniversary of its independence. The United States gained its independence from England in 1776 at the end of the Revolutionary War and declared July 4 as its birthday. With the signing of the Declaration of Independence came a new type of government, unheard of at...
Class of 2026 Ready to Step Up and Out
ICE Media
Thursday, May 28, at 5:30 p.m. That’s when the Commencement Ceremony begins at CT State Community College Manchester. Starting on May 1, students planning to participate in the ceremony could begin picking up their collegiate caps and gowns from the Campus Bookstore. We asked some of them what the accomplishment means to them and what...
From Sap to Syrup, Culinary Arts Students Tap the Flavor of Campus Trees
ICE Media
As the weather turned from winter to spring, students in the Culinary Arts Program at CT State Community College Manchester got to participate in the production of maple syrup, using sap collected from maple trees on the college’s campus. The activity was organized by Garrett Dell, who teaches philosophy and English at Manchester. He said...
Two New Eateries Serve Up Plates of Cultural Deliciousness
ICE Media
Two new restaurants in Manchester are expanding the cultural options in town. Two members of ICE News checked each one out for this report. Rum Bar Mezcal is a Mexican restaurant that opened on at 867 Main St. in early March. When we went, they didn’t have their liquor license yet, but they did suggest...
Silk City Coffee Serves Up Community Assistance Along with Coffee and Cookies
ICE Media
Did you know that making a difference in your community can be as simple as visiting your local coffeehouse? This cannot be said of most leisure activities, but at Silk City Coffee, this is their mission. For nearly a decade, Silk City Coffee at 763 Main St., in Manchester, has made it their mission to do much more than sell coffee, but to also give...
Spring Has Sprung on CT State Manchester’s Trail and Community Garden
ICE Media
Did you know there is a trail for bikers and walkers that winds through the campus? Now that the weather has turned to spring, there is much more to see beyond the parking lots. Take a walk! For information about renting a plot at the Community Garden contact Alina Ciscel, http://[email protected].
“The Living Archive” Exhibit Shares Family History and Art
ICE Media
Through the manipulation of some old photos, one CT State Manchester professor has shared her family history with the campus community. “The Living Archive,” works by Dr. Deborah A. Simmons, debuted in the Adolf & Virginia Dehn Gallery in the first floor hallway of the Arts, Sciences and Technology building last month and will be...
Will the Manchester Sky Knights Repeat Drone Challenge Win?
ICE Media
A team from CT State Manchester is working on a drone it hopes will help it retain its title as Overall Event Winner of the 2024-2025 Community College Quadcopter Challenge. Now known as the Community College Drone Challenge, the event, sponsored by the NASA Connecticut Space Grant Consortium, is scheduled for later this month at...
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