{"id":6299,"date":"2013-09-26T10:25:05","date_gmt":"2013-09-26T14:25:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=6299"},"modified":"2013-09-26T12:47:55","modified_gmt":"2013-09-26T16:47:55","slug":"this-month-in-history-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=6299","title":{"rendered":"This month in history"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>50 Years Ago:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The $800,000 Dorm-Student Center (West Hall) neared completion.\u00a0 It opened on Sept. 30, 1963, with \u201chousing for 168 students, a cafeteria serving 325 &#8230; [and] recreation facilities including table tennis, shuffleboard (see photo below), and billiards.\u201d <b>NMC was the first community college in the state to provide such a dormitory for its students.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>25 Years Ago:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>NMC began offering weekend classes.\u00a0 Subjects ranged \u201cfrom Computer Literacy to Psychology.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Record enrollment announced for Fall \u2013 4,307 \u2013 a 30% increase over the previous two years.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><i>From the NMC Archives at the Osterlin Library<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/StudentsPlayingShuffleboard-West-Hall-1964.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-6300\" alt=\"StudentsPlayingShuffleboard-West Hall, 1964\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/StudentsPlayingShuffleboard-West-Hall-1964-943x1024.jpg\" width=\"489\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/StudentsPlayingShuffleboard-West-Hall-1964-943x1024.jpg 943w, https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/StudentsPlayingShuffleboard-West-Hall-1964-276x300.jpg 276w, https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/StudentsPlayingShuffleboard-West-Hall-1964.jpg 1627w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 489px) 100vw, 489px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>50 years ago this month West Hall neared completion; 25 years ago NMC began offering weekend classes. 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