Campus Clinic team shares skin cancer awareness tips
Philip Van Slooten, Reporter
April 17, 2019
Filed under Campus Life
The campus clinic set up a health resource table today in the SUN building offering UV bracelets. “What we’re doing today is for sun safety and skin cancer awareness,” said Stephanie Jenkins, a registered nurse with the health and wellness center. “As the weather gets nicer outside, we want...
GSA members participate in national LGBTQ Day of Silence
Philip Van Slooten, Reporter
April 16, 2019
Filed under Campus Life, Club News, Diversity
Members of AACC’s Gay-Straight Alliance club participated in the national Day of Silence in support of LGBTQ rights on April 12. The silent student demonstration began in the SUN dining hall before moving outside to be more visible to the greater campus community. According to GLSEN.org, “GLSE...
Entrepreneurial Studies Institute holds HawkTrade for small businesses
Lindey Gapsis, Daily Reporter
April 15, 2019
Filed under Campus Life
Entrepreneurship students had the opportunity to show off their businesses at an event in the SUN Dining Hall at the HawkTrade last Thursday. Stephanie Goldenberg, a professor in the business management and entrepreneurial studies institute, set up the event as a service-learning project for her class...
Health Services Fair held to teach tips and techniques for wellness
Catherine Wood, Reporter
April 10, 2019
Filed under Campus Life, Showcase
Students learned the importance of health, wellness and disease prevention at the Health and Wellness Center’s annual Health Services Fair on April 10. The fair featured a variety of interactive booths that allowed students to have a hands-on learning experience about topics ranging from first aid...
Awards and speaker kick of Math Awareness Month
Tyreesha Bolton, Daily Reporter
April 5, 2019
Filed under Campus Life, Education
The AACC Mathematics department recognized nine students for their accomplishments and celebrated Math Awareness Month at an award ceremony April 2. “The math department has a long standing tradition of having a speaker in the month of April because the month of April is Math Awareness Month, “...
School spirit sporadic among AACC students
Bethany Probst, Reporter
April 1, 2019
Filed under Campus Life
AACC students said in March that they feel proud to be Riverhawks. In an informal poll of 35 students on the Arnold campus, 29 said they’re happy with their choice to attend community college, while six called the experience less than “exciting.” “I’ve saved a lot of money and I’ve...
Influencers go viral on social
Bethany Probst, Reporter
April 1, 2019
Filed under Campus Life, Entertainment, Tech
Former AACC student Dominique Barrett stands across the desk from a group of potential employers, who ask, “Do you have any special talents?” He answers by flipping a water bottle, which lands upright on the table with such force that the interviewers fall out of their seats. He filmed that...
Students voice issues to Maryland legislators
Ashley Sokolowski, Reporter
April 1, 2019
Filed under Campus Life, Education
On a cold morning in March, seven AACC students joined 500 others from community colleges all over Maryland for a day of persuading state senators and delegates to vote for education-friendly legislation. The 17th annual Student Advocacy Day gave AACC students, including Student Government Association...
Graduation to move to Maryland Live! in May
Sarah Noble, Daily Editor
April 1, 2019
Filed under Campus Life
AACC will hold its 57th commencement on May 23 at Maryland Live! Casino & Hotel in Arundel Mills. Some AACC professors and students said they don’t approve. “[The casino is] not an educational facility,” English professor Suzanne Spoor said. “If our mission is about learning … does...
Profs-adjuncts ratio to change
Amber Nathan, Advertising Manager
April 1, 2019
Filed under Campus Life, Education
AACC officials said they plan to increase the number of full-time professors on campus next school year. According to Vice President for Learning Mike Gavin, full-time professors teach 51 percent of classes at AACC. Gavin said AACC started adding to the full-time faculty ranks three years ago in...
Collective bargaining bill dies
Ashley Sokolowski and Alexandra Radovic, Reporter and Editor-in-Chief
April 1, 2019
Filed under Campus Life, News
For the third year in a row, a proposal that would have allowed AACC employees to engage in collective bargaining—organized negotiations between staff and administration over pay raises, benefits and better working conditions—has failed in the state Legislature. The House of Delegates neglected...
Health Center gives free stuff
Gina Bell, Reporter
April 1, 2019
Filed under Campus Life
AACC students have access to more than just first aid at the on-campus Health & Wellness Center. Students who visit the center in the SUN Building can nap in a StressLess room with dim lighting and a massage chair. They also can take a free STD test, get over-the-counter medications and get hel...
