March 27, 2023
Micah Smith, ReporterMarch 18, 2023
Zack Buster, Editor-in-chiefMarch 17, 2023
Sam Gauntt and Jason KalshovenMarch 16, 2023
Tomi Brunton, Associate Editor

Riverhawks golf head coach Dave O’Donnell said his goal for the season is to win the National Junior College Athletic Association Region 20 Division III championship. The Riverhawks golf team will play up to seven tournaments this season. The first one is on March 30. “We...

With the addition of a female student to its roster, AACC’s esports team became the college’s only co-ed varsity sports team last semester. Esports head coach Conway Johnson said the squad, whose three teams, Rocket League, League of Legends and Overwatch, compete against other...

AACC will hold its annual graduation ceremony on May 25 at the Live! Hotel & Casino’s event center in Hanover. The college will split graduation into two ceremonies. Students graduating from the schools of Health Sciences; Science, Technology and Education; Continuing Education...

Students looking to fulfill their technology requirements can take a class on how to fly drones. The AACC Drone Center offers the class, UAS-111, which prepares students to take a Federal Aviation Administration exam. The course also teaches students to incorporate drones into...

Unlike students at four-year schools who travel to beaches for spring break, AACC students said last week they plan to stay close to home. In an informal Campus Current survey of 50 AACC students last week, 38 said they plan to stay home and catch up on schoolwork, play video games...

Since Jim Griffiths became a head coach for AACC in 2001, he has won more than 370 games, including regular season and playoff wins. Griffiths coaches two Riverhawks sports teams—women’s lacrosse and soccer. As of March 15, he has a career 200-64 record as head coach for...

The advisers in the nursing school have become intrusive—at least that’s what they hope. Faculty members who double as advisers this semester began checking in with students about their mental health and personal struggles. Almost 120 AACC nursing students have access to...

During the 2023 Riverhawks men’s lacrosse campaign, none of the players will wear No. 12. AACC Athletics retired the number, which belonged to midfielder Nick Barton, who died in a June boating accident. The number was retired on Feb. 25 in a ceremony prior to the Riverhawks’...

AACC’s nursing program is the best in the Northeast region, according to a 2023 ranking. The associate degree program also topped all other community colleges in two additional statewide rankings last year. According to nursingprocess.org—which ranks nursing degree programs...

AACC will launch an updated MyAACC portal for students, faculty and staff starting on March 8. Users can customize their homepage on the updated portal with the MyAACC resources they use most frequently. The new portal includes approximately 45 display cards for users to choose...

The Riverhawks men's basketball squad finished 4-25 this past regular season—their worst record since the 2017-2018 campaign when the team went 2-21. Riverhawks men’s head basketball coach Joe Snowden said the season didn’t go as planned. I’m “a little bit disappointed...

The Riverhawks women’s team finished with a 8-16 record in the regular season, which is an improvement from last year. Head coach Lionel Makell said one thing the team did well this year was playing until the end. “The strongest thing was their hustle, determination [and]...

Students, faculty and staff started using digital IDs at the Truxal library and the fitness center this semester. The college will no longer issue physical IDs except for some students, faculty or staff who are required to have one, such as public safety officers or students taking...


AACC students who still wear masks on campus said their reasons go beyond preventing illness. Third-year theater student Aidan Henderson said...

Approximately 312 students, faculty and others have reported positive Covid-19 cases to the college since July 1. That compares with 364...

Wearing protective face masks and getting a Covid-19 vaccine will be optional in the fall semester, according to school officials Both masks...

Anyone who is 50 or older or is immunocompromised can get the second COVID-19 booster shot on the Arnold campus. The Anne Arundel County Department...

364 AACC students, faculty and staff have reported that they tested positive for COVID-19 since July 2021. Vice President for Learning Resources...

AACC students said in early March they feel safer on campus and in public as COVID-19 restrictions are easing up. In an informal poll of 20...