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Ron Easley (left) and Gwinn Spence work under Loretta Lawson-Munsey at the lounge-like recovery center to help other students escape drug addictions.

AACC’s recovery center aids addicted students

Roxanne Ready, Editor-in-Chief November 1, 2017

Ron Easley compared his more than 20 years addicted to drugs to putting a gun to his head every day, never knowing if it would go off. “I was out there, homeless, on the streets of Baltimore City,”...

Addictions continue to rise; college responds

Roxanne Ready, Editor-in-Chief November 1, 2017

Cases of opioid addiction and overdose in the U.S. have risen sharply over the last two years, and AACC has resources for affected students. President Donald Trump in October declared the opioid crisis...

Women’s Soccer teammates stand with their coach for the national anthem before a game.

Riverhawks supportive of kneeling NFL players

Vincent Moreland and Sarah Noble November 1, 2017

AACC students said in October they support athletes who kneel during the national anthem to protest police brutality or show solidarity with each other. In an informal Campus Current survey of 50 students,...

AACC Foundation hosted their 5th annual foundation party on Oct. 12.

2017 All In Fundraiser was AACC’s “best yet,” Lindsay says

Jennifer Perry, Reporter October 24, 2017

The AACC Foundation welcomed 270 patrons and raised about $100,000 at its fifth annual All In fundraiser hosted by Maryland LIVE! Casino on October 12th. The foundation office said in an email that...

Police find body on campus

Police find body on campus

Roxanne Ready, Editor-in-Chief October 15, 2017

County police discovered the body of a 66 year-old woman between East and West Arnold campus on Sunday. AACC Chief of Police Sean Kapfhammer said the woman—whose identity has not yet been released...

Suspicious driver on campus

Suspicious driver on campus

Roxanne Roxanne, Editor-in-Chief October 6, 2017

Police reported in an email to faculty and staff this morning two separate incidents of a suspicious person approaching students on campus. The incident report sent via email said one event happened...

An AACC freshman exploited a loophole in his course syllabus to bring a 3-foot by 5-foot notecard to his test.

AACC freshman exploits syllabus loophole on exam, goes viral

Tre Mooring and Elizabeth Spearman September 29, 2017

An AACC freshman exploited his syllabus to outwit his professor during an exam. Freshman Elijah Bowen's financial accounting professor said on the course syllabus students could bring a 3-by-5 card...

More than 46 percent of non-white students who started at AACC in 2012 graduated or transferred by 2016.

Report shows minority grad rates increasing

Roxanne Ready, Editor-in-Cheif September 29, 2017

Black students who enrolled at AACC as freshmen in 2012 were more likely to graduate or transfer to another college than those who started in 2011, according to an Oct. 1 report. The graduation rate...

Campus police officer recalls life in Vietnam

Campus police officer recalls life in Vietnam

Brad Dress, Reporter September 29, 2017

When he heard the news that the war was ending in Vietnam on April 6, 1975, Dung Do didn’t celebrate, cry tears of joy or rejoice that the soldiers were finally returning home. The first thing he...

The SGA elected its cabinet members for the 2017-2018 school year.

Student Government Association elects officers

Elizabeth Spearman, Associate Editor for Web September 29, 2017

The Student Government Association’s Advisory Council re-elected last year’s vice president on Sept. 25. The council, a group of student club leaders, elected Francheska Salazar, second-year law...

Dr. Deidra Dennie will lead AACC’s diversity efforts.

AACC hires chief diversity officer

Elizabeth Spearman, Associate Editor for Web September 29, 2017

AACC’s new chief diversity officer said she wants to work as much with students as with administrators to make the campus more inclusive. Dr. Deidra Dennie, the former director of equity, diversity...

Posters containing student opinions cover the walls of Pascal Gallery.

Posters fill Pascal with civic conversation

Brandon Hamilton, Photo Editor September 29, 2017

Students wrote their political opinions on posters for a Pascal Gallery exhibit that ran until Sept. 14. A sign at the exhibit encouraged students to use provided markers and poster boards to write...

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