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First-year elementary education student Miriam Zorc looks through a microscope in the new Health and Life Sciences building. Students tell Campus Current they are enjoying the new building.

Students praise new Health and Life Sciences building

Jenna Lagoey, Reporter April 14, 2022

Students who take courses in the Health and Life Sciences building said they enjoy the sundrenched structure’s modern feel, open layout and large spaces. Students told Campus Current in April they...

Second-year business student Michael Davis and first-year zoology student Chloe Yates study without masks on campus.

Students feel safer with drop in COVID cases

Dan Elson, Editor-in-Chief April 14, 2022

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 students, 14 said they feel safer now that COVID-19 cases...

A new dental hygiene program starts in fall 2023 in 
the Health and Life Sciences building, shown.

New dental program to start in fall 2023

Dan Elson, Editor-in-Chief April 14, 2022

AACC will offer an associate of applied science degree in dental hygiene starting in fall 2023. The college hired Tonya Jeffries, who has a master’s degree in healthcare administration, to run the...

Hulu, Disney+, Amazon Prime Video and Netflix are four of the streaming services that AACC students use.

Students stream TV on 4+ platforms

Luke Lanham, Reporter April 13, 2022

AACC students said Tuesday they subscribe to four or more streaming services for movies and television shows. In an informal poll of 20 students around campus, 11 said they subscribe to four or more...

Drivers who run out of gas or get a flat tire on campus can call the Department of Public Safety for help.

Health supplies, food free to all on campus who are in need

Sydney Klabnik, Reporter April 13, 2022

AACC students and employees have access to a slew of low- and no-cost services, including free groceries through a campus food pantry. The food pantry, which operates by appointment this semester, offers...

Baking and pastry students say its easier than you might think to throw together 
affordable, healthy snacks.

Baking students encourage healthy eating

Dan Elson, Editor-in-Chief April 11, 2022

Baking and pastry students said it’s possible to eat healthy snacks on a budget and on the go. Second-year baking and pastry student Tamia Stew[1]art, for example, said her favorite quick snack to...

Philanthropist Janet Clauson speaks at an AACC
foundation event revealing the Clauson Center.
Clauson and her husband, James, donated $1 million
toward its construction.

Local philanthropists donate to help AACC

Lilly Roser, Reporter April 9, 2022

Two Anne Arundel County philanthropists donated $1 million to help AACC build a space for skilled trades classes on the Arnold campus. James and Janet Clauson of Hanover, Maryland regularly donate money...

SGA President Ben Nussbaumer will step down at the end of his term in May. Two candidates are running to take his place.

Elections for SGA officers coming up in April

Zack Buster, Associate Editor April 8, 2022

Two candidates will face off for the position of Student Government Association president this month. AACC students will vote for the new president in an online election in April. SGA President Ben...

Second-year health science student Jaclyn Nevins threw a perfect game. Nevins struck out 13 of 15 batters through five innings.

AACC softball pitcher throws perfect game

Dan Elson, Editor-in-Chief April 7, 2022

The pitcher of the Riverhawks softball team threw a perfect game on April 3 in a 17-0 win against Virginia’s Christendom College. Second-year health science student Jaclyn Nevins said she located...

First-year pre-med student Johnathan Dang dresses
up as a character from the game Mortal Kombat.

Friends gather, play video games together

Maggie Brown, Reporter April 7, 2022

A group of AACC students comes together twice a week on campus to play video games and hang out.  About 14 students meet every Monday and Wednesday between 1:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. to play the video game...

AACC hired a former women’s triathlon coach to be the new coordinator of athletics. George Erazo started April 1.

AACC hires new coordinator of athletics

Dan Elson, Editor-in-Chief April 5, 2022

A former women’s triathlon coach became AACC’s new coordinator of athletics on April 1.  George Erazo, who coached at St. Thomas Aquinas College in New York, said some of his goals are to create...

Poet Melania Luisa Marte  spoke at Womens History Month virtual event for AACC students and faculty.

Poet encourages students to ‘never downplay’ their work

Lilly Roser, Reporter April 4, 2022

A New York writer, speaker and poet read her poems on racial justice, feminism and awareness of privilege to an AACC audience on March 15. As part of AACC’s Women’s History Month observance, Melania...

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