Prized organist to play at AACC
Brad Dress, Associate Editor
March 31, 2017
Filed under Entertainment
One of the most celebrated organists in the world will play with the AACC Symphony Orchestra & Concert Choir & Chamber Singers on April 21 and 23. Concert organist Felix Hell, a native of Germany, tours the world with his digital touring organ instrument—a unique, transportable organ. Organs are...
Jazz ensemble ready for show
Jymyaka Braden, Reporter
March 31, 2017
Filed under Entertainment
The preparation for a an AACC Jazz Ensemble per- formance includes more than just practice. To put on a perfor- mance, the band reserves space in the Humanities Building theater, hires light and sound technicians, tunes the piano in the theater and gets yers and posters from the AACC Public Relations...
Drag-a-Palooza raises major funds
Elizabeth Spearman, Campus Life Editor
March 8, 2017
Filed under Campus Life, Entertainment, Showcase
AACC’s Gay Straight Alliance hosted its second annual Drag-a-Palooza on Feb. 5, raising an estimated $1,000 for Royal Court Charities that benefit The Trevor Project. The Trevor Project is an organization that provides crisis and suicide prevention services to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender...
‘Family’ arrives on AACC stage
Jymyaka Braden, Entertainment Editor
March 1, 2017
Filed under Entertainment
A new musical is coming to AACC at the end of March, blending music, comedy and a classic tale. “The Addams Family” theater production is a song-and-dance version of the adventures of a family that was introduced in the 1930s, beginning as a series of cartoons drawn by Charles Addams of The New...
Magician enthralls audience
Elizabeth Spearman, Campus Life Editor
February 27, 2017
Filed under Campus Life, Entertainment, Showcase
Campus Activities Board brought an "America’s Got Talent" finalist magician to AACC on Feb. 24. The magician Mike Super's first trick was having someone from the audience crush an empty coke can, which he then straightened out--without touching it--with the motion of his fingers. For his next...
Cafe Artist Series begins with a fresh voice
Jami Gotay, Reporter
February 7, 2017
Filed under Entertainment, Showcase
An aspiring musician performed for AACC students on Feb 6 in the first Café Artist Series. AACC’s Campus Activities Board event hosted Abe Parker, a traveling guitarist and songwriter. Parker performed songs about love, family, and not giving up on dreams. Parker sang more than five original...
Magic Flute performance ends
Britney Pieraldi, Photo Editor and Graphic Designer
February 6, 2017
Filed under Campus Life, Entertainment, Showcase
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Opera club plays Magic Flute
Brad Dress, Associate Editor
February 2, 2017
Filed under Entertainment, Showcase
AACC’s Opera Club blended music and live theater in a rendition of a Mozart classic on Feb. 1. The near three-hour performance of The Magic Flute also had elements of comedy and a full story, as well as a complete cast of actors. One of the main elements, however, was opera. Each main character...
Mozart classic comes to AACC
Jymyaka Braden, Reporter
February 1, 2017
Filed under Entertainment
AACC’s Opera Club is preparing to bring Mozart’s The Magic Flute–hailed as one of the greatest operas he ever composed–to the college in January. The production combines the narrative storytelling of writer Emanuel Schikaneder with Mozart’s opera. The show will feature both operatic singing...
Professor edits, plans book on environment
Brad Dress, Associate Editor
February 1, 2017
Filed under Entertainment
Millennials believe it’s time to stop damaging the environment—before it’s too late, according to a new book edited by an AACC English professor. The book, “Coming of Age at the End of Nature: A Generation Faces Living on a Changed Planet,” is an anthology—a collection of writings by young...
AACC dance company performs fall recital
Elizabeth Spearman and Photo by Zach Tennant
December 8, 2016
Filed under Entertainment
AACC’s Dance Company put on their fall performance, “Wild Ride” through the weekend of December 2 & 3. The show was split into two acts, and featured company routines that took place in prison and dance club-type settings. The prison routine began the first act of the show. The routine show...
Opera or rock? 2-in-1 night
Jesse Johnson, Associate Editor
November 30, 2016
Filed under Entertainment
AACC’s Opera Club hosted the History of Rock Opera production Nov. 19. to a crowd of 300 people. The show offered an in-depth look at the history of rock opera—or a rock group’s way of telling a story with multiple songs. The opera was written entirely by the conductor, Douglas Brandt Byer...
Sports
AACC hosts truck pull contest in parking lot
Andrew Cabacar, Reporter
AACC hosted its sixth annual truck pull in the parking lot behind the Careers Building on April 20. The AACC Transportation, Logistics and Cargo Security program had 10...
May 1, 2017
Recruits begin to sign letters
James Whitley, Sports Editor
A dozen high school athletes have committed to sign letters of intent to play sports at AACC in the fall. Athletic Director Duane Herr said this year’s recruiting class...
May 1, 2017
Trainer raises injury concern
James Whitley, Sports Editor
AACC’s new head athletic trainer is a concussion specialist. Amber Kelso, who started in August, said she intends to become more involved with professors and coaches when...
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April 10, 2017
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Club News
Campus Current names new ’17-’18 editor-in-chief
Elizabeth Spearman, Campus Life Editor
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...
May 3, 2017
Foreign students meet through college club
Courtland Brown-Tabscott, Club News Editor
Members of AACC’s International Student Association club have said it can be hard to transition into the American educational system from a foreign school. Members of...
May 1, 2017
Debate argues pros and cons
Trevor Gardner, Reporter
AACC students who watched a campus debate in April over the economic pros and cons of a wall between the U.S. and Mexico sided with the debaters who opposed it. Sixty...
May 1, 2017
AACC law professor advises entrepreneurs
April 11, 2017
Children’s Miracle Network benefits from ESports gaming marathon
April 5, 2017
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