Student Government Association elects new president
Erica Short, Reporter
May 4, 2020
A first-year environmental science student is the new president of AACC’s Student Government Association. Ryan Kim, who served as SGA’s vice president of events and initiatives this year, ran unopposed in an online election in which students voted from April 7 to 14. His only opponent dropped...
AACC launches Riverhawks at Home campaign
Daniel Salomon, Associate Editor
April 30, 2020
AACC on Wednesday launched a social media campaign and website called Riverhawks at Home to connect students, faculty and staff while the college is closed because of the coronavirus. According to Public Relations Coordinator Alicia Renehan, “Riverhawks at Home is a campaign designed to create a...
Students stay safe during pandemic
Daniel Salomon, Associate Editor
April 23, 2020
AACC students said this week they are staying safe during the coronavirus pandemic by wearing face masks, washing their hands often and not going out if they don't need to. In interviews with Campus Current, six students said they are obeying the rules for staying home and social distancing. The CDC...
AACC food pantry delivers to students, staff and faculty
Adrianna Gonzalez, Daily Editor
April 16, 2020
The AACC food pantry started delivering food last week to the homes of students, staff, and faculty members who signed up for the service. Basic Needs Coordinator Caitlin Silver, who works in the Office of Student Engagement, said she packs the boxes and mails them, free of charge, to the homes of...
Counselor gives mental health tips for stay-at-home order
Christian Richey, Editor-in-Chief
April 13, 2020
The best way for students to stay mentally healthy as they shelter in place is to maintain a regular schedule and learn new skills, an AACC counselor advised. Diane Hallila, AACC’s coordinator for personal and career counseling, said students should practice self-care by focusing on cleanliness...
Students say they miss going to classrooms in first day online
Daniel Salomon, Associate Editor
April 9, 2020
As they finished up their first few days of online classes this week, students said they already miss going to classrooms and seeing their classmates. In an informal telephone poll of 13 students, most said the most miss the interaction of being in physical class. Bri Barone, a third-year elementary...
Some AACC students work during shelter-in-place order
Adrianna Gonzalez, Daily Editor
April 6, 2020
Not every AACC student is sheltering in place to stay safe from coronavirus. Third-year graphic design student Travis Gibson, a Home Depot sales associate, said he’s working at the store a few times a week at a job the state considers essential. Home Depot sells necessary household items. Third-year...
Students learn skills during quarantine spring break
Christian Richey, Editor-in-Chief
April 2, 2020
AACC students said this week they spent spring break learning new skills and practicing old ones, after the COVID-19 pandemic changed their plans. First-year internet and mobile device application development student Jonathan Zutt, for example, is teaching himself how to bake … “making breads,...
Students taking coronavirus seriously
Adrianna Gonzalez, Daily Editor
March 30, 2020
AACC students this week said coronavirus is serious and they are taking the necessary precautions. In an informal telephone poll, 5 out of 8 students said the coronavirus is serious. All of them said they were staying at home even before Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan enacted a stay-at-home order on Monday. Hogan...
Classes in first summer term to remain online as campus closes for remainder of spring
Christian Richey, Editor-in-Chief
March 27, 2020
All AACC classes will remain online at least through the first summer term, a college vice president said this week. The announcement came as the college said it would shut down all of its campuses for the remainder of the spring and postponed commencement indefinitely because of the COVID-19 pandemic. “At...
College student services open April 2
Jake Brannon, Sports Editor
March 19, 2020
Although classes won’t start until April 6, all college services will open for students on April 2. These services include academic and transfer advising, the cashier's office and disability support services among others. Click here for more info on services available to students. Gov. Larry Hogan ...
Faculty wonder how they’ll adjust to online teaching
Daniel Salomon, Photo Editor
March 17, 2020
Faculty members said they’re anxious about the extended spring break and transitioning their face-to-face classes to online, but understand why administrators made the changes. “I don’t know that we really have a choice in the matter,” Steve Canaday, an English professor, said. “It’s something...