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The award-winning newspaper of Anne Arundel Community College.

Campus Current

High schoolers get Jump Start

High schoolers get Jump Start

Jacob Baumgart, Ad Manager January 18, 2017

AACC elementary education student Molly Fitzpatrick says she loves her Broad¬neck third-graders. Although she claims her course’s requirement to teach an elementary math class is rewarding, she...

Students use creative excuses to ditch class

Students use creative excuses to ditch class

Lauren Hartman, Reporter January 18, 2017

AACC students said they can usually get out of class or turn in an assignment late if they give their professors the go-to “I’m sick” excuse. In an informal poll of 10 students, half said they...

Silent Witness available online

Silent Witness available online

Brad Dress, Co-Editor January 18, 2017

AACC students may anonymously report crimes to campus police via the college’s website. The Silent Witness Crime Tip allows students to fill out an online form anonymously about any crimes they may...

Chief brings Lot Patrol back to campus

Chief brings Lot Patrol back to campus

Shaq Worrell and Tony Petro, Reporter and Co-Editor January 18, 2017

Fitted with a bright yellow vest, sophomore Marcia Howard approached a sedan in the very back of a West Campus parking lot removed from everything, which is an unusual place to park, and especially at...

Crime rate low for 2016

Crime rate low for 2016

Brad Dress, Co-Editor January 18, 2017

AACC had its lowest crime rate in six years in 2016, according to a Campus Current tally of Public Safety Department records. Campus police responded to 74 crimes last year. The majority of the crimes...

Students recommend taking winter classes

Students recommend taking winter classes

Khadean Coombs and Tony Petro, Co-Editors January 18, 2017

Approximatley 1,200 students enrolled in winter courses at AACC in 2017. In an informal poll of 20 students on campus during the first two weeks of January, 15 said they took a winter class because...

Students look for new ways to buy textbooks

January 18, 2017

The AACC Bookstore is a beacon for students during the first two weeks of classes. “I waited in line for what felt like hours” last semester, second-year transfer studies major Tia Aponte said....

Car crashes soar at beginning of semester

Car crashes soar at beginning of semester

James Whitley, Co-Editor January 18, 2017

More students are in car accidents during the first two weeks of the semester than during any other time, AACC’s police chief said. Police Chief Sean Kapfhammer attributed the crashes to students...

Students say advisers help transfer process

Students say advisers help transfer process

Shaq Worrell, Reporter January 18, 2017

AACC professors and advisers are doing a good job of preparing students for the transfer to four-year universities, according to an informal poll on campus. “The advisers do a great job helping you...

AACC offers Adult Basic Skills classes that help pass GED test

AACC offers Adult Basic Skills classes that help pass GED test

Megan Ladabouche, Reporter January 18, 2017

Tershia Richardson struggled to attend a mandatory internship that would have allowed her to graduate during her senior year of high school, so she decided to drop out. During her last year, Richardson...

Board ready to appoint 2017-18 student trustee

Board ready to appoint 2017-18 student trustee

Tony Petro, Co-Editor January 18, 2017

The AACC Board of Trustees is in the process of replacing its sole student member. Sophomore Adam Hertz’s one-year term on the board will end on July 1. He said this year has been a great opportunity...

Unity Rally brings students together

Unity Rally brings students together

Tony Petro, Club News Editor December 9, 2016

Students and faculty gathered in the quad outside the Humanities building Wednesday to participate in AACC’s Unity Rally where everyone was encouraged to express their post-election feelings. Dr. Nicole...

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