Macomb Culinary Institute students Tomoko Maczei and Marsha Olson took best of show in the college category and a gold medal in the third annual Gingerbread House Competition sponsored by the English Gardens store across from Center Campus in partnership with the institute.  “It’s my dream house,” says Olson, of the winning design that Maczei came up with and which the pair spent about 120 hours building and decorating. “I think it looks cozy,” offers Maczei. Their winning gingerbread house, as well as 40 more, is on display at English Gardens through Sunday, Nov. 22. Proceeds from a silent auction of the houses benefits Forgotten Harvest, which supplies food to local homeless shelters. 

From Africa to Antarctica to Asia, alumnus Paul Daniels knows his way around the globe.  One of his most recent adventures is chronicled in a video he produced, “Living in the Shadow of the Moon-Dog.” It highlights the 10 months Daniels spent as a maintenance specialist at the South Pole, his third stint working in Antarctica.  His other adventures include hitchhiking 5,000 miles through Africa and working as an HVAC supervisor at the U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan.  “I want to go to every place on earth,” said Daniels. “The more remote, the more enticing it is.”