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Campus Current

Students find online courses more convenient than face-to-face classes.

College online courses move students forward

Amanda Haney, Reporter February 1, 2017

Sophomore Grace Koehne quietly sips her latte, blending in with the buzz of the coffee shop. From an average perspective, she appears to be a typical college student, but school has not always been easy...

The college has three gender-neutral bathrooms.

AACC accepts LGBT community

Jacob Baumgart, Ad Manager February 1, 2017

AACC students said the college community is accepting of its LGBT classmates. In an informal poll, 10 out of 10 students noted their classmates seem to accept their LGBT peers. “I honestly don’t...

Dr. Lance Bowen stepped into his office as the dean of science and technology on Feb. 1.

Science & Tech school welcomes new leader

Tony Petro, Reporter February 1, 2017

AACC’s School of Science and Technology got a new dean Feb. 1. Dr. Lance Bowen, the former dean of sciences at Truckee Meadows Community College in Reno, Nevada, replaced the interim dean, Dr. Colleen...

AACC's Public Relations and Marketing department are asking students to review and test the redesigned AACC website.

AACC gets new tech upgrades

Tony Petro & James Whitley, Reporters February 1, 2017

AACC’s internet services will be faster and more reliable beginning this semester. The Board of Trustees in December approved a contract to upgrade internet service on campus beginning last month....

AACC plans to give Fall 2017 students a newly designed welcome letter.

AACC gets new welcome pack

Jesse Johnson, Editor-In-Chief February 1, 2017

Incoming AACC students will receive a Riverhawk-themed welcome packet from the college once admitted, beginning this semester. The project, put into place by AACC’s Public Relations and Marketing...

The StressLess room at SUN 120 helps to relieve students of stress.

Room aids students

Trevor Gardner, Reporter February 1, 2017

Stressed out? A room in the Health Services department in SUN 120 helps relieve students’ stress. The “StressLess” room gives any student the opportunity to chill out for up to 30 minutes. In...

Musher Mary Wolf tends to a sled dog at a dog-sledding practice that AACC students attended.

Class attends sled dog trials

Cody Colston, Reporter February 1, 2017

Mary Wolf crossed the finish line loudly, her bike pulled by three white, fluffy Samoyeds: Cowder, Taki and Ambrosia. Her fourth sled dog, a retired Samoyed named Sarah, barked and chased after her and...

Stress often leads to anxiety, AACC counselors say.

50% of AACC students seek mental health aid

Lauren Hartman, Reporter February 1, 2017

Emily fell into severe depression in her second semester at a Boston liberal arts college after a guy she considered a friend sexually assaulted her. Her motivation to succeed in school disappeared,...

Professor Rick Malmgren shares his life’s work at Maryland Hall in Annapolis.

Ceramics professor at AACC shows life’s work

Brad Dress, Associate Editor February 1, 2017

An AACC ceramics professor is displaying his work at the Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts until Feb. 25. Rick Malmgren, the coordinator of ceramics and a professor of visual arts, began a gallery...

Soapbox Sister event coming to AACC

Soapbox Sister event coming to AACC

Tre Mooring, Reporter January 31, 2017

AACC students and faculty will perform historic speeches at an event coming in March. Soapbox Sisters, an annual Women’s History Month event at AACC, allows students to “perform dramatic readings...

Student Engagement hosts free breakfast

Student Engagement hosts free breakfast

Brad Dress, Associate Editor January 30, 2017

AACC administrators and staff served breakfast on Jan. 23 to students returning to campus for the spring semester. The Welcome Back Week breakfast, an event of the Office of Student Engagement and the...

AACC plans trip for Black History Month

Piper Lewis, Digital Editor January 19, 2017

As part of AACC’s Black History Month celebration, arrangements have been made to travel by bus to the new National African American History Museum on February 3. Only 120 tickets have been set aside...

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