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Campus Current

The award-winning newspaper of Anne Arundel Community College.

Campus Current

The college asks everyone on campus who tests positive for Covid-19 to email covidsafety@aacc.edu to put in a report.

312 covid cases reported on campus since July 1

Aidan Gunn, Reporter October 20, 2022

Approximately 312 students, faculty and others have reported positive Covid-19 cases to the college since July 1.  That compares with 364 cases between July 2021 and April 2022. “Covid appears...

Rafael Laveaga, the chief of the Consular Section at the Mexican Embassy in Washington, speaks about relations between Mexico and the United States for a Hispanic Heritage Month event.

Mexican embassy official speaks on relations with US

Sam Gauntt, Associate Editor October 19, 2022

The relationship between the U.S. and Mexico has grown over time from distant neighbors to close economic and cultural allies, an official from the Mexican Embassy told administrators and students on Oct....

Information security director John Williams encourages students and faculty to be cognizant when using technology.

IT director gives tech advice for cybersecurity month

Tristan Comba, Contributor October 17, 2022

One of the most common mistakes students make when using email is clicking on links from unfamiliar senders, AACC’s director of information security said Tuesday.  “So they’ll read an email that...

Police Chief Sean Kapfhammer says crime was nearly zero on AACCs three campuses in 2021.

Campus crime dips slightly from ’20-’21

Jordan Crymes, Reporter October 7, 2022

Even with more students coming back to campus for in-person classes in 2021, crime dropped slightly from the year before, according to an annual report police released in September.  Between 2019 and...

President Lindsay marked her 10-year anniversary in August.

President Lindsay marks 10 years at AACC

Dan Elson, Sports Editor October 6, 2022

AACC President Dawn Lindsay marked her 10th anniversary at the college in August. The second woman to serve as president of the college, Lindsay said her favorite moments have been at each year’s...

Police pursue suspect in stalking incident

Police pursue suspect in stalking incident

Zack Buster, Editor-In-Chief October 5, 2022

Campus police said Friday they are looking for a suspect who reportedly stalked a female student throughout the day on Thursday. A police report described the suspect as a bald or short-haired black...

Campus administrators say students and faculty who test positive for monkeypox need to report their results to the college and stay off campus. Shown, medical students put on protective gear during class.

AACC officials report no monkeypox cases

Holden Smith, Reporter September 29, 2022

College officials have received no reports of monkeypox from students, faculty or staff, they said in September. Those who suffer from monkeypox symptoms, including fever,chills, body aches, headaches,...

Courtney Buiniskis, an adjunct communications professor, is running for state delegate for Maryland District 30B in the general election on Nov. 8.

Adjunct runs for seat in General Assembly

Zack Buster, Editor-In-Chief September 28, 2022

An adjunct professor won the Democratic primary for the District 30B seat in the Maryland House of Delegates on July 19, while another AACC faculty member lost her primary bid in District 31B. Democrat...

Steuart Pittman speaking at an event

AACC adjunct faculty gets right to form union

Sam Gauntt, Associate Editor September 27, 2022

Some AACC adjunct faculty members are collecting signatures in an effort to form a union. A vote in the Maryland Legislature in 2021 allowed community college faculty and staff to unionize after Sept....

A kickoff meeting on Thursday prepared student entrepreneurs for a November business pitch contest that will award cash prizes.

Students learn to pitch in kickoff event

Ellianna Shields, Reporter September 22, 2022

Would-be student entrepreneurs on Thursday learned how to compete in a November competition that could earn them prizes of up to $1,000. The kickoff meeting was a prelude to November’s Big Idea Competition,...

AACC students can apply for paid internships in January working with state politicians.

Political paid internships offered for students in January

Tomi Brunton, Reporter September 22, 2022

AACC students can sign up for paid internships working with state delegates and senators starting in January when the Maryland General Assembly begins its next session. Students interested in the internship,...

Alford Shinaberry, AACC’s mailroom supervisor, will retire on Oct. 1 after 52 years with the college. His hobbies include skydiving. Shown, in a jump over Laurel Delaware.

AACC mailworker retires after 52 years

Ava Herring, Diversity Editor September 14, 2022

The employee who has worked the longest at AACC retired on Oct. 1 after 52 years in the mailroom.  Alford Shinaberry, who turns 70 in November, started working in the campus mailroom in September 1970...

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