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The award-winning newspaper of Anne Arundel Community College.

Campus Current

The award-winning newspaper of Anne Arundel Community College.

Campus Current

Woman chopping vegetables.

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...

Carlene Cassidy, new CEO of the Philip E. and Carole R. Ratcliffe Foundation, at her AACC retirement party

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...

English professor Candice Hill

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...

Drone i mage of Amber Nathan and Tim Tumelty taken near AACCs sports fields

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...

Students should consider giving spare change to charity, as every little bit helps make a difference, says staff columnist Mackenzie Airey.

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,...

Basic needs coordinator Catlin Silver reaches into the food pantry.

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...

English professor Candice Hill

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...

Baseball center fielder Jaden Jones works on fielding at practice.

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...

Men’s Basketball coach Joe Snowden (left) speaking during a timeout to forward Michael Sullivan, guard Matthew Kern and assistant coach Joe Gray.

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...

Mens Basketball forward Davon Jones runs out as the line-up is announced.

New online store sells AACC athletic gear

Jacob Hudson, Associate Editor January 22, 2020

AACC Athletics opened an online store in January to sell sports apparel with the blue, gold and white Riverhawks logo. The store, part of athletic gear vendor SquadLocker, sells shirts, hoodies, pants,...

Adjunct business instructor Lou Carloni teaches in front of a projector.

Adjuncts bring outside experience to AACC

Christian Richey, Editor-in-Chief January 22, 2020

Jerry Ascione sat with his band in the White House, playing Tchaikovsky and native folk songs for an audience of Russian diplomats. Afterward, the diplomats overflowed with compliments, and though they...

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