Police get government technology
Brad Dress, Associate Editor
May 4, 2017
Filed under Police
The government’s Department of Defense gave AACC’s Department of Public Safety & Police weapons and technology for free. Police Chief Sean Kapfhammer said under the 1033 program, the department gives out unneeded equipment that they don’t need for free to police departments and agencies across...
Campus police to place number on AACC app
Brad Dress, Associate Editor
May 4, 2017
Filed under Police, Showcase
AACC’s Department of Public Safety & Police will get its phone number placed on the college’s app within a few weeks, according to Police Chief Sean Kapfhammer. The number will place on the home page of the app in the form of a button, and will be a way to easily call police on campus, Kapfhammer...
New dining services wants input
Elizabeth Spearman, Campus Life Editor
May 2, 2017
Filed under Campus Life, News
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, CDL Inc., food. There will be a maximum of 25 people in each of the six 30 minute slots starting...
Want to get away with cheating? Here’s how
Elizabeth Spearman, Campus Life Editor
May 1, 2017
Filed under News
From scribbling test answers on a water bottle label to buying term papers online, AACC students said they have plenty of ways to get away with cheating. Jake Edwards, a second-year transfer student, wrote English definitions on the inside of a label on a water bottle and carried the drink, undetected,...
Academic procedures help teacher decisions
Tre Mooring, Campus Life Editor
May 1, 2017
Filed under News
AACC professors have leeway on how to handle cases of academic dishonesty at the college. Dr. Brian Riley, the co-chair of the college’s Academic Integrity Review Committee, explained faculty members “are free to determine their own consequence … as long as it’s upfront, in writing and consistent.” The...
Dishonesty at college can cause loss of trust
Brad Dress, Associate Editor
May 1, 2017
Filed under News
Students who cheat on school assignments can suffer from long-term consequences down the road, such as loss of trust, anxiety or an urge to continue the behavior, according to an AACC psychology professor. Dr. Rachelle Tannenbaum said some students feel guilt, and others do not. The guilt associated...
Faculty reports students have potential to cheat and get away
Jesse Johnson, Editor-in-Chief
May 1, 2017
Filed under News
A greater percentage of faculty members than students said it is easy to get away with cheating at AACC. In a Campus Current survey of 428 students and 38 faculty members in March and April, 81.6 percent of faculty and 43.9 percent of students said students can cheat without consequences. “I...
Not studying leads to academic dishonesty
James Whitley, Sports Editor
May 1, 2017
Filed under News
Nearly all AACC students who admitted in a Campus Current survey that they have cheated on a school assignment said they did it because they couldn’t remember the answer to a question. In the survey of 428 students in March and April, 98 percent gave that reason. In addition, students said they...
Faculty uneasy with recording
Roxanne Ready, Reporter
May 1, 2017
Filed under News
AACC has clarified a long-standing policy that prohibits students from making audio or video recordings of their classes. The Academic Forum, which oversees the college’s academic programs, convened a special committee in February to reconsider the issue of recording in class. The committee found...
Online office hours get thumbs-up from profs
Jesse Johnson, Editor-in-Chief
May 1, 2017
Filed under News
Three-quarters of AACC faculty in a recent survey said online office hours would benefit students. Almost half of the 166 faculty members who responded to the survey by the Online Policies and Practices Committee said they already conduct some office hours online. Full-time faculty members are...
Board of Trustees gets new member on July 1
Jesse Johnson, Editor-in-Chief
May 1, 2017
Filed under News
AACC President Dr. Dawn Lindsay has recommended a sophomore entrepreneurship major as the next student member of the college’s Board of Trustees. Nyia Curtis was one of two students who applied for the position. According to Christine Storck, director of student engagement, two to six students apply...
Bill preventing guns on campus fails in Senate
Brad Dress, Associate Editor
May 1, 2017
Filed under News
The Maryland Legislature failed to pass a bill in April that would have prevented students, faculty and visitors from bringing guns to campus, even if they have permits. The state Senate and House of Delegates could not agree on a Senate amendment to the bill before the 2017 legislative session ended...
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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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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
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