Students taste-test food from possible Hawk’s Nest replacement
Brad Dress, Associate Editor
May 8, 2017
Filed under Campus Life, Showcase
Approximately 120 students, faculty and staff attended the food tasting of the new company CDL Inc. on May 4, according to Steve Pegg, the director of auxiliary services. The company could possibly take over The Hawk’s Nest Grill & Deli if the food tasters favored them; and once all negotiations...
AACC students get ready for finals
Khalid Merene, Reporter
May 8, 2017
Filed under Campus Life, Showcase
AACC students are preparing for their upcoming finals with a delicate balance of studying and relaxation. Students said they anticipate finals by creating extra time in their schedules to study. “I try to make enough time to be able to study. … For example I take off of work or on weekends,...
Campus Current names new ’17-’18 editor-in-chief
Elizabeth Spearman, Campus Life Editor
May 3, 2017
Filed under Campus Life, Club News
A nontraditional student will be the editor-in-chief of the Campus Current for the 2017-2018 school year. Roxanne Ready, a first-semester transfer student, will replace outgoing editor Jesse Johnson who will graduate this month. “I am looking forward to being able to guide the paper,” Ready,...
Students play ‘town ball’ to learn sports history
Brad Dress, Associate Editor
May 3, 2017
Filed under Campus Life, Showcase
An AACC Sports in America class played one of the precursor games to baseball on April 28. The game, town ball, is very similar to Baseball but with a few tweaks, according to professor Richard Hardesty, the instructor for the class. For one, Hardesty said, there are four bases on a square field,...
New dining services wants input
Elizabeth Spearman, Campus Life Editor
May 2, 2017
Filed under Campus Life, News
AACC will have a taste testing for the new dining services on May 4 in SUN 102. On Thursday, May 4 the dining services will give students, faculty and staff an opportunity to sample the new company, CDL Inc., food. There will be a maximum of 25 people in each of the six 30 minute slots starting...
Campus Current publishes first 20-page paper
Roxanne Ready, Reporter
May 1, 2017
Filed under Campus Life, Showcase
Campus Current’s May issue will be 20 pages, the largest print newspaper in AACC’s history. The 20-page edition, which will be on campus newsracks and online at TheCampusCurrent.com on May 1, marks a milestone for the independent, student-run paper. Prior to May, the heftiest issue was 16 pages. The...
New company to replace Deli
Brad Dress, Associate Editor
May 1, 2017
Filed under Campus Life, Showcase
A new, outside food-catering company will replace The Hawk’s Nest Grill & Deli by June 30. AACC’s Executive Director of Finance Andrew Little said he is overseeing the process of hiring an outside company to take over The Hawk’s Nest on the ground floor of the Student Union Building. CDL...
AACC supports green college
Piper Lewis, Digital Editor
May 1, 2017
Filed under Campus Life
AACC’S Arnold campus is home to dozens of environmentally friendly features. Joyce Dawson, assistant director of facilities planning and construction, said the college has programs to reduce water pollution, conserve energy and recycle. The cultivation of rain gardens around major storm drains...
College-goers happy at AACC
Khalid Merene, Reporter
May 1, 2017
Filed under Campus Life
AACC students in April said they are happier since starting school here. In an informal poll of 20 students on campus, all of them said they have become happier because of the resources AACC offers and the teachers who go above and beyond. “I have felt happier being here,” said freshman history...
Transfer students offer advice to ‘17 graduates
Brad Dress, Associate Editor
May 1, 2017
Filed under Campus Life
Former AACC students who transferred to four-year universities over the past year have some advice for this May’s graduates: Learn everything about your new school long before any of your classes begin. Brian Stamper, who transferred from AACC to the University of Maryland College Park last spring,...
Local nutritionist gives tips for eating healthy
Tre Puccinelli, Reporter
May 1, 2017
Filed under Campus Life
Even busy community college students who grab food on the go most of the time can still eat healthy. Chef Virginia Olson, of AACC’s Hotel, Culinary Arts and Tourism Institute, told Campus Current that preparing meals at home and bringing them to school tends to be healthier than buying lunch at...
Students split on textbooks
Roxanne Ready, Reporter
May 1, 2017
Filed under Campus Life
AACC students said they like the convenience of e-textbooks, but many still prefer paper to screens. In an informal poll of 20 students on campus in April, 10 said they prefer textbooks in digital format, while the other half said e-books are harder to learn from. E-books—short for “electronic...
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AACC hosts truck pull contest in parking lot
Andrew Cabacar, Reporter
AACC hosted its sixth annual truck pull in the parking lot behind the Careers Building on April 20. The AACC Transportation, Logistics and Cargo Security program had 10...
May 1, 2017
Recruits begin to sign letters
James Whitley, Sports Editor
A dozen high school athletes have committed to sign letters of intent to play sports at AACC in the fall. Athletic Director Duane Herr said this year’s recruiting class...
May 1, 2017
Trainer raises injury concern
James Whitley, Sports Editor
AACC’s new head athletic trainer is a concussion specialist. Amber Kelso, who started in August, said she intends to become more involved with professors and coaches when...
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Campus Current names new ’17-’18 editor-in-chief
Elizabeth Spearman, Campus Life Editor
A nontraditional student will be the editor-in-chief of the Campus Current for the 2017-2018 school year. Roxanne Ready, a first-semester transfer student, will replace...
May 3, 2017
Foreign students meet through college club
Courtland Brown-Tabscott, Club News Editor
Members of AACC’s International Student Association club have said it can be hard to transition into the American educational system from a foreign school. Members of...
May 1, 2017
Debate argues pros and cons
Trevor Gardner, Reporter
AACC students who watched a campus debate in April over the economic pros and cons of a wall between the U.S. and Mexico sided with the debaters who opposed it. Sixty...
May 1, 2017
AACC law professor advises entrepreneurs
April 11, 2017
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