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Fans play board games

Fans play board games

Daniel Saloman, Reporter December 1, 2017

AACC students gathered around tables and TVs to play a variety of tabletop and video games in the SUN Dining Hall on Nov. 13. The Campus Activities Board and the ESports Club partnered with Third Eye...

Fourth-year graphic design student Daniel Nickerson participates in the 24-hour gaming event.

ESports raises charity money for Children’s Miracle Hospital

Raquel Hamner, Photographer December 1, 2017

AACC’s ESports Club raised around $1,500 for the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals at a 24-hour event that started Nov. 11. The fundraiser was the club’s most successful one to date, more than...

Students and faculty each say the other needs more training in Canvas. Jump Start student Sarah Noble (left) and second-year mass communication major Sarah Sutherland use Canvas to check assignments.

Professors, pupils call for Canvas orientation

Veronica Somers, Reporter December 1, 2017

Too many students do not know how to use Canvas well enough to make it a useful classroom tool, professors said in an informal poll on campus in November. Students said the same thing about their teachers. In...

Students show final projects

Sarah Alonso, Photographer December 1, 2017

Twelve AACC students gathered on Nov. 16 at the Graduating Student Art Show to showcase their artwork to members of the community and 13 four-year universities. “It is an opportunity for not only...

Students print posters for upcoming protests

Students print posters for upcoming protests

Alexandra Radovic, Reporter December 1, 2017

When art student Susan MacKinnon took a Lyft into what she described as the “desolate, run-down” depths of Baltimore to get art supplies, she saw the words “No Shoot Zone” painted on the side of...

Mind, body tips to help alleviate test anxieties

Sarah Sutherland, Campus Life Editor December 1, 2017

    Students feeling anxiety over finals this season “can take power over it instead of becoming a victim to it,” an AACC counselor said. In preparation for the upcoming finals...

Participants encounter insects and reptiles such as snakes, cockroaches and earthworms up-close and personal during AACC’s annual Science Night.

AACC holds 8th Science Night

Alexandra Radovic, Reporter December 1, 2017

AACC’s annual Science Night showcased the wonders of science for a crowd of 600 children, parents and college students on Nov. 7. Dr. Jason Barbour, a physical science professor, hosted the event....

AACC’s Color Guard raises the U.S. flag during a Veterans Day ceremony, held on Nov. 9.

AACC honors veterans throughout November

Michael Garvey, Reporter December 1, 2017

American flags lined AACC’s walkways and veterans received discounts and advising sessions throughout November in honor of Veterans Day. Veterans Day ceremony At a ceremony on Nov. 9, Marine veteran...

Sergio Alvarez spent two semesters making a life-sized horse out of scrap metal.

Big metal horse loses head; waits for repair

Daniel Saloman December 1, 2017

A headless, life-sized horse sculpture made completely out of scrap metal stands outside the AACC Physical Plant. The horse is missing its head, but Dr. Sergio Alvarez, the artist who created the sculpture,...

Holiday gift-giving can be stressful for shoppers like bookstore employee and third-year culinary student Myra Umberger.

How to save money on shopping this season

Sarah Sutherland, Campus Life Editor December 1, 2017

As the holiday season approaches, college students may find themselves struggling financially and wondering how they will pay for the presents they want to give their family and friends. AACC students...

SGA members say monthly mandatory Advisory Council meeting attendance is low

Clubs face new SGA penalties

Roxanne Ready, Editor-in-chief November 29, 2017

The Student Government Association has approved its goals for the 2017-2018 school year, and will change penalties for student clubs that do not send representatives to attend monthly meetings. SGA President...

CCO AACC hosts worship night

CCO AACC hosts worship night

Daniel Salomon and Elizabeth Spearman November 14, 2017

Coalition for Christian Outreach at AACC hosted a worship and live music night featuring two bands Nov. 10.  Dulass Worship and a band from the Annapolis Area Christian School each performed at...

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