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KanKouran performers teach participants how to play traditional African drums.

Dance troupe visits college

Sanyee Barjogar Jr., Reporter February 28, 2018

African performers taught students how to play tribal-styled instruments in the SUN Dining Hall on Feb. 23. The KanKouran West African Dance Company told the audience what each of the drums are used...

The SUN Dining Hall held artifacts of black history from the Black History Mobile Museum.

Mobile museum sheds light on black history

Ashley Sokolowski, Reporter February 19, 2018

The Black History Mobile Museum visited AACC on Feb. 12, displaying artifacts ranging from the time of slavery to current movements. “It opened my eyes,” Marques Thompkins, a second-year transfer...

The Campus Activities Board hosts Stuff-a-bear, letting students stuff their own bears for Valentine's Day.
Photo by Mary Kane

Stuff a bear with love for Valentine’s Day

Roxanne Ready, Editor-in-Chief February 16, 2018

Students left campus with fluffy new friends today, thanks to a Valentine’s Day teddy bear stuffing event. The Campus Activities Board—a student club that organizes many events on campus—brought...

Art gallery celebrates Black History Month

Alexandra Radovic, Associate Editor February 5, 2018

A colorful collection of artwork celebrating African-American culture and empowerment hangs in the Pascal Art Gallery through Feb. 28 in celebration of Black History Month. Tony Jerome Spencer, an artist,...

Video game tournament at AACC

Daniel Salomon and Gina Bell February 5, 2018

Students gathered in the SUN Dining Hall for a two-day video game tournament on Jan. 29 and 30. The Campus Activities Board—a student organization that hosts many events on campus—organized the...

The Police Plunge raised $750 for Special Olympics Maryland.
Photo by Raquel Hamner

AACC police bear cold at plunge

Michael Garvey, Newsroom Manager February 2, 2018

Three AACC police officers dashed into cold ocean waters for charity on Jan. 26. AACC’s Department of Public Safety and Police participated in the 22nd annual Maryland State Police Polar Bear Plunge...

Art professor Chris Mona is the lead organizer for the Social Justice and Citizenship lectures.
Photo by Raquel Hamner

Lectures to honor MLK will begin in February

Raquel Hamner, Photography Editor February 1, 2018

A screen-printing professor and AACC’s new chief diversity officer will offer a series of occasional lectures to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy, starting in February. “This past year...

Theater professor Sean Urbantke shows off some of the electronics he uses in the production of shows.
Photo by Brandon Hamilton

Math, science critical to success of theater

Roxanne Ready, Editor-in-Chief February 1, 2018

The stage is mostly dark, but a light follows someone running from her pursuers, panicked. An eerie haze billows across the stage, while screens in the background show bits of a cityscape. Scripted sounds...

Students Art Smookler, Katie Chapman and Alicia Beznoska represent the variety of generations that come together to continue their education at AACC.
Photo by Roxanne Ready

All generations join in classes

Ryan Sullivan, Reporter February 1, 2018

Janice Oakley, 37, recalls the day she rolled out of bed three years ago to get ready to step into a college classroom for the first time in 17 years. She says she was nervous and lacked confidence, and...

AACC’s student food pantry is overflowing, thanks to campus donations.
Photo by Raquel Hamner

Donations flood AACC; food pantry overflows

Mary Kane, Graphic Designer February 1, 2018

Thanks to an abundance of donations over the holidays, AACC’s food pantry is overflowing. The donors responsible for the success of the food pantry include participants in last year’s Turkey Trot,...

Kelly Savage, a first-year education student, says Millennial Pink is her favorite trend.  
Photo by Sarah Noble

Gen Y chooses pink as favorite fashion color

Sarah Noble, Social Media Manager February 1, 2018

“Millennial Pink,” otherwise known as blush pink or rose quartz, is the 2017 trend that won’t go away. It’s everywhere from your pamplemousse La Croix can to Wes Anderson movies to your Nikes. In...

AACC will offer associate degrees at its Arundel Mills campus in the future. 
Photo by Roxanne Ready

Satellite locations offer AAs

Roxanne Ready, Editor-in-Chief February 1, 2018

Students can earn an associate degree in six majors without ever setting foot on the Arnold campus, and AACC administrators hope to grow that number. Although AACC has two satellite campuses and four...

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