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Yummy (Marcus Sunde/The Current).

by Kyle Gross and Marcus Sunde

Chocolate, one of the most divine tastes a person can enjoy, is so amazing February 17 has been designated National Chocolate Day. To celebrate, Longview Campus Life and Leadership hosted a chocolate splurge in the Campus Center that included a fondue chocolate fountain, with choices of dipping strawberries, graham crackers, or marshmallows.

The fountain was so popular that it ran out a half hour before the show was supposed to pack up and leave for the day.

Some students needed to go back for multiple trips.

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 by Marcus Sunde and Kyle Gross
Missouri College Media Award: Honorable Mention, Feature Photography, and Honorable Mention, Photo Page

Swimmers donated a minimum of $75 to Special Olympics. Costumes are part of the annual tradition (Marcus Sunde/The Current).

Longview beach was filled with more than 900 people on Jan. 30. Each person showed up either to jump into a freezing cold lake or to support friends and family members who made the Polar Bear Plunge to raise funds for Special Olympics.

The temperature was 27 degrees Fahrenheit. Some people might jump into the freezing lake just to be able to say, “I jumped!” But for these swimmers, it was about supporting and raising money for special needs people.

“I’m 55 and keep saying next year will be my last,” one swimmer said. “But whenever I see my son’s friend Brett [who has Down's Syndrome] standing on the beach holding our towels, it makes jumping in the freezing water worth it.” [...]

by Kyle Gross 

Jayson Kayne (Kyle Gross/The Current)

Jayson Kayne, a singer/songwriter who hails from Kansas City, hit the stage for MCC-Longview’s Coffee House Day in the Lakeside Café on October 16.  Kayne rocked the audience with his repertoire of original material and acoustic covers, which included many well known songs and student requests.    [...]

by Kyle Gross

Classic car owners revved their engines at LV's auto show (Rachel Cantrell/The Current).

Classic cars shone forth in quiet, and sometimes noisy, brilliance at MCC-Longview’s Automotive Career Day. Under the bright, warm sunlight, classic cars and trucks basked in glory for fans new and old alike to see.  View slideshow.

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