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Campus Current

The award-winning newspaper of Anne Arundel Community College.

Campus Current

The award-winning newspaper of Anne Arundel Community College.

Campus Current

AACC students get ready for finals

AACC students get ready for finals

Khalid Merene, Reporter May 8, 2017

AACC students are preparing for their upcoming finals with a delicate balance of studying and relaxation. Students said they anticipate finals by creating extra time in their schedules to study. “I...

Campus Current names new '17-'18 editor-in-chief

Campus Current names new ’17-’18 editor-in-chief

Elizabeth Spearman, Campus Life Editor May 3, 2017

A nontraditional student will be the editor-in-chief of the Campus Current for the 2017-2018 school year. Roxanne Ready, a first-semester transfer student, will replace outgoing editor Jesse Johnson...

Professor Richard Hardesty brought his class to play the precursor to Baseball on April 28.

Students play ‘town ball’ to learn sports history

Brad Dress, Associate Editor May 3, 2017

An AACC Sports in America class played one of the precursor games to baseball on April 28. The game, town ball, is very similar to Baseball but with a few tweaks, according to professor Richard Hardesty,...

New dining services wants input

New dining services wants input

Elizabeth Spearman, Campus Life Editor May 2, 2017

AACC will have a taste testing for the new dining services on May 4 in SUN 102. On Thursday, May 4 the dining services will give students, faculty and staff an opportunity to sample the new company,...

Campus Current publishes first 20-page paper

Campus Current publishes first 20-page paper

Roxanne Ready, Reporter May 1, 2017

Campus Current’s May issue will be 20 pages, the largest print newspaper in AACC’s history. The 20-page edition, which will be on campus newsracks and online at TheCampusCurrent.com on May 1, marks...

AACC will replace the Hawk’s Nest Grill & Deli by June 30 with a new company outside of the college.

New company to replace Deli

Brad Dress, Associate Editor May 1, 2017

A new, outside food-catering company will replace The Hawk’s Nest Grill & Deli by June 30. AACC’s Executive Director of Finance Andrew Little said he is overseeing the process of hiring an outside...

Political science major Piper Lewis helps to maintain one of the many rain gardens around campus.

AACC supports green college

Piper Lewis, Digital Editor May 1, 2017

AACC’S Arnold campus is home to dozens of environmentally friendly features. Joyce Dawson, assistant director of facilities planning and construction, said the college has programs to reduce water...

In a Campus Current informal poll, all 20 students say they are happier at AACC since beginning their educational journey.

College-goers happy at AACC

Khalid Merene, Reporter May 1, 2017

AACC students in April said they are happier since starting school here. In an informal poll of 20 students on campus, all of them said they have become happier because of the resources AACC offers...

Transfer students offer advice to ‘17 graduates

Transfer students offer advice to ‘17 graduates

Brad Dress, Associate Editor May 1, 2017

Former AACC students who transferred to four-year universities over the past year have some advice for this May’s graduates: Learn everything about your new school long before any of your classes begin. Brian...

To eat healthier, students should prepare meals at home the night before, a Giant Food nutritionist says.

Local nutritionist gives tips for eating healthy

Tre Puccinelli, Reporter May 1, 2017

Even busy community college students who grab food on the go most of the time can still eat healthy. Chef Virginia Olson, of AACC’s Hotel, Culinary Arts and Tourism Institute, told Campus Current...

Websites such as Openstax.org offer students free e-books in a variety of academic subjects.

Students split on textbooks

Roxanne Ready, Reporter May 1, 2017

AACC students said they like the convenience of e-textbooks, but many still prefer paper to screens. In an informal poll of 20 students on campus in April, 10 said they prefer textbooks in digital format,...

Epsilon Chi inducts 63 new students and three new faculty members into the campus honor society.

Epsilon Chi enrollment drops since April 2016

Elizabeth Spearman, Campus Life Editor May 1, 2017

Fewer AACC students became members of the campus chapter of Chi Epsilon National Honor Society this year than last. The campus sorority, called Epsilon Chi, has been at the college since 2009. Sixty-three...

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