Clubs host first Lunar New Year event
Jacob Dear, Daily Editor
January 24, 2020
Students celebrated AACC’s first Lunar New Year event Friday in the SUN Dining Hall. The Korean Culture club, Japanese Culture club, and the Campus Board of Activities hosted and co-sponsored the event to promote awareness of other countries traditions. “I thought it was a great idea because...
New Campus Current editor steps into role
Jacob Hudson, Associate Editor
January 22, 2020
Campus Current’s former associate editor became the editor-in-chief of AACC’s student newspaper in January. Second-year journalism student Christian Richey, who joined Campus Current last summer, replaced outgoing editor Amber Nathan. “I think Christian is going to be amazing and I am very...
Students celebrate holidays at Winter Wonderland
Jacob Dear, Reporter
December 4, 2019
Students commemorated the winter holidays during AACC’s first Winter Wonderland this Wednesday in the SUN Dining Hall. The Campus Activities Board and the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society hosted the event to help establish a sense of holiday cheer before the semester ended. “It’s basically like...
Dogs help with finals stress
Amber Nathan, Editor-in-Chief
December 2, 2019
Therapy dogs visited AACC on Monday and gave cuddles and kisses to students to calm them down before finals week. The club Active Minds at AACC hosted the event with Fidos for Freedom, a nonprofit organization that brought six therapy dogs. “It’s always a really big hit,” Active Minds President...
Student entrepreneurs display businesses at HawkTrade show
Jacob Dear, Reporter
November 21, 2019
Students showcased their businesses at the HawkTrade show on Thursday in the SUN Dining Hall. The event hosted by the Entrepreneurial Studies Institute featured students from business classes selling their products to attendees, according to ESI professor Stephanie Goldenberg. “They want to launch...
AACC students compete for prizes at Bingo Night
Adrianna Gonzalez, Reporter
November 20, 2019
AACC students had the chance to win various prizes at a Bingo Palooza on Wednesday. Third-year linguistics and film student Mari Cruz won a seventh-generation iPad. “Oh my gosh, I’m so hype,” Cruz said. Cruz said, as part of the Campus Activities Board, she helped with the event pl...
AACC students teach visiting children on Science Night
Adrianna Gonzalez, Reporter
November 19, 2019
AACC hosted its annual science night in November to spark the community’s interest in STEM. The event is geared mainly toward children, who are able to participate in experiments. The...
SGA connect clubs with students at ClubsGiving week
Christian Richey, Associate Editor
November 18, 2019
The Student Government Association invited students to join clubs on the first day of ClubsGiving this Monday. SGA President Mitchell Santos said ClubsGiving is a Thanksgiving-themed fundraiser running from Nov. 18 to 22 during which numerous clubs promote themselves while the Student Government Association...
On Your Feet improv show entertains AACC students and faculty
Adrianna Gonzalez, Reporter
November 14, 2019
The Theatre at AACC club entertained students and faculty during On Your Feet, an improv show, Thursday at Kauffman Theater. Attendees watched as the Mulletproof Improv troupe executed spontaneous performances, influenced by suggestions given by the audience. Wyatt Unger, the director of the show,...
AACC literary magazine wins award
Jacob Dear, Reporter
November 7, 2019
AACC's literary magazine won the Pacemaker Award at the National College Media Convention this November, while Campus Current was a finalist. Amaranth’s faculty adviser, Dr. Garrett Brown, said the student literary magazine winning an award reflected well on the college. “I think it’s fantastic,”...
Guest ceramics artist demonstrates his unique process
David Stemmle, Daily Editor
October 25, 2019
The Ceramics-Keramos Society hosted a visiting ceramics artist at AACC on Friday Oct. 25. Jason Piccoli, a Ceramics artist from Denver, CO, spoke on his work and experience in his field. In his lecture, Piccoli displayed a slide show of his work and discussed with the audience his methods,...
Theatre Club scares students with Haunted Theater tour
Jacob Dear, Reporter
October 24, 2019
The Theatre at AACC club hosted a haunted house on Thursday where acting students chased and scared attendees in a haunted tour. During the Haunted Theatre Fundraiser, organized at the Pascal Center for Performing Arts, attendees entered the Kauffman Theater as if going to a play. The actors dressed...
