AACC hosts exhibit on lynching in Maryland
Adrianna Gonzalez, Daily Editor
January 27, 2020
An AACC sociology professor created an exhibit in the Pascal Gallery to highlight lynchings in Maryland. Taka Ono created the exhibit to raise awareness of the history of lynching in Maryland, including Anne Arundel County. Ono said, “We have an organization called The Maryland Lynching Memorial...
Clubs host first Lunar New Year event
Jacob Dear, Daily Editor
January 24, 2020
Students celebrated AACC’s first Lunar New Year event Friday in the SUN Dining Hall. The Korean Culture club, Japanese Culture club, and the Campus Board of Activities hosted and co-sponsored the event to promote awareness of other countries traditions. “I thought it was a great idea because...
Pop-up class looks to help students make lifestyle changes
Christian Richey, Editor-in-Chief
January 22, 2020
AACC offers a pop-up class this semester centered around helping students make lifestyle changes, according to the assistant dean of the department of health and wellness. Dr. Tiffin Bumpass said the class, Health 280, Building Wellness Inside and Out, covers mind-body wellness, showing the connection...
Ratcliffe Foundation names ESI professor CEO
Christian Richey, Editor-in-Chief
January 22, 2020
The chair of the Entrepreneurial Studies Institute retired in January after approximately 20 years at AACC and became the CEO of the Philip E. and Carole R. Ratcliffe Foundation. The foundation, which donates millions of dollars to colleges, hired business management entrepreneurship professor Carlene...
Learning communities and sections use themes
Jacob Hudson, Associate Editor
January 22, 2020
Three sections of English 102 will focus on themes related to fields of interest, or FOIs: Section 020: Uncovering Academic Identity, FOI: Criminal Justice Section 033: Reinventing Ourselves: Stories of Change and Transfer, FOI: Transfer Studies Section 026: Health and Human Services In ...
Drones give students opportunity to fly
Amber Nathan, Contributor
January 22, 2020
In Annapolis in 1997, a baby came into the world who would one day want to fly. Born prematurely, Nathaniel Disney weighed 1 pound, 1 ounce. He spent four years in a wheelchair because of cerebral palsy from the ages of 9 to 13. However, he said he has always dreamed of flying. Disney, a third-year...
Small donations add up big
Mackenzie Airey, Graphics Editor
January 22, 2020
Small donations can make a big impact when it comes to raising money for charities and disaster victims. Your dollar or handful of change may not seem like a lot, but when you add it to everyone else’s, it can make a difference in the world. If each person in a crowd of 100 donated $1 each, it would...
AACC may plan to expand food pantries
Christian Richey, Editor-in-Chief
January 22, 2020
AACC’s new basic needs coordinator said in January she plans to expand AACC’s food pantries. In addition, Caitlin Silver, who filled the newly created position in November, said she would like to offer financial literacy education to students receiving assistance through AACC’s HelpLink grant. HelpLink...
Health and Life Sciences ceremony topping out ceremony
January 22, 2020
English 102 teachers choose special themes
Jacob Hudson, Associate Editor
January 22, 2020
Some English 102 courses will focus on themes such as social justice, Woodstock and apartheid this semester. This is the first semester AACC will offer English 102, which replaced English 112. English 101, which replaced English 111, debuted last semester. More than 20 sections of English 102 will...
Spring sports get underway at AACC
Jacob Hudson, Associate Editor
January 22, 2020
ACC spring sports started tryouts and practice in January. Spring sports include Baseball, Softball, Men’s Lacrosse, Women’s Lacrosse and Golf. Baseball Baseball finished last season with an 11-32 record. “Our team chemistry is way better this year,” second-year pitcher Zach Rees said. ...
Coaches may speak openly to newspaper
Christian Richey, Editor-in-Chief
January 22, 2020
AACC’s Athletics Director said in January his department’s practice of asking coaches and journalists to arrange media interviews through the department's communications coordinator was never intended to violate anyone’s First Amendment rights. “In no way would I ever intend or direct anybody...
