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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

AACC testing coordinator Kelly Fay works full time at the college during the week and lives a second life as an equestrian on the weekend. Photo courtesy of Kelly Fay.

AACC staffer doubles as equestrian

Cass Hay, Reporter November 6, 2023

AACC testing coordinator Kelly Fay schedules exam times for students during the week. But on weekends, she rides her 20-year-old thoroughbred, named “Enough Testing,” in shows. Fay, who has worked...

Blue-tailed skinks are slithering around all over the Arnold campus.

Arnold campus home to blue-tailed skinks

Divine Mesumbe, Reporter November 6, 2023

AACC’s campus is a habitat for thousands of blue-tailed lizards known as five-lined skinks, according to a biology professor. Professor Benjamin Weibell said the Arnold campus’s proximity to a forest...

Amaranth, AACCs student literary magazine, and Campus Current, the student newspaper, win national awards for last years publications.

Amaranth, Campus Current win national awards

Tomi Brunton, Editor-in-Chief November 3, 2023

Two AACC student publications won national awards this week. The College Media Association awarded Amaranth, a journal that publishes student works of art and writing, second place for Literary Magazine...

Korean-American artists showcase their art that explores identity.

AACC hosts exhibit featuring work from Korean-American artists

Divine Mesumbe, Reporter November 2, 2023

AACC hosted an art exhibit featuring work from Korean-American artists about their relationship with their identity on Wednesday. The exhibit, “Disconnect/Connect,” displayed work from the Han-Mee...

Students dressed in Star Wars Mandalorian costumes roast marshmallows at the AACC Pumpkin Patch event on Friday.

Public Safety dept. offers candy, free hayrides in Halloween event

Divine Mesumbe, Reporter October 30, 2023

Students dressed up in Halloween costumes to get candy, s’mores and ride free hayrides at the AACC Pumpkin Patch event on Friday. The Department of Public Safety organizes the event annually in order...

Students enjoy free food and celebrate traditions at Hallow’s Fiesta

Izzy Chase, Associate Editor October 30, 2023

AACC students enjoyed free tacos and celebrated cultural traditions during the Hallow’s Fiesta event on Monday.  The event hosted by SGA showcased elements of both Halloween and Dia de los Muertos,...

Angelica Kim, an admissions officer for Virginia Commonwealth University, offers feedback on a students art portfolio at an AACC event on Thursday.

Art school admissions officers help students prep portfolios

Ro Neary, Reporter October 27, 2023

Students showcased their artwork to colleges from around the country to get feedback at an event on Thursday night. The Art Department hosted the event, where students showed their work to about a dozen...

Second-year creative writing and psychology student Zoe Sharp is a member of the Swoop Squad and will appear in AACC marketing pieces.

Swoop Squad represents college in marketing pieces

Jason Kalshoven October 26, 2023

A group of students on campus, called the Swoop Squad, model for AACC’s social media and marketing content in photos and videos. The group of seven students, run by the Strategic Communications Department,...

A student performs guitar at Amaranths open mic night.

Students perform original work, sing karaoke at Amaranth event

Logan Hokanson, Reporter October 26, 2023

Students performed poems and sang karaoke at a Halloween-themed open mic event hosted by the student literary magazine on Wednesday.  The Amaranth event had an in-person turnout of approximately 40...

Shaikh Ali, a veteran and AACC student, speaks about civility at an event hosted by the Communications Department on Tuesday.

Civility Matters event focuses on discourse

Simone Francis, Reporter October 24, 2023

Students stood at a podium on the Quad to give speeches about civility, civil justice and civil discourse at an event on Tuesday. The Communications Department held the event, called Civility Matters,...

Students gathered in front of the Health and Life Sciences Building for a carnival where they competed for prizes.

Students play games, win prizes at SGA carnival

Divine Mesumbe, Reporter October 18, 2023

Students played carnival games to win prizes at a Student Government Association event in front of the Health and Life Sciences Building on Wednesday. About 300 students gathered for the carnival to...

Men on campus say they think about the Roman empire frequently, according to an informal poll.

Roman empire is inspiring, men on campus say

Zack Buckingham, Reporter October 18, 2023

Male students on AACC’s Arnold campus said last month they think about the Roman Empire often. In an informal Campus Current poll of 50 students, 29 said they spend time thinking about the former world...

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