The award-winning newspaper of Anne Arundel Community College.

Campus Current
The award-winning newspaper of Anne Arundel Community College.

Campus Current
The award-winning newspaper of Anne Arundel Community College.

Campus Current

Roxanne Ready, Editor-in-Chief

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AACC Softball gets nod for Division II upgrade

AACC Softball gets nod for Division II upgrade

Roxanne Ready, Reporter
August 25, 2018

Fill out FASFA early for best chance at awards

Roxanne Ready, Reporter
August 25, 2018
AACC Dance Company takes flight with spring show

AACC Dance Company takes flight with spring show

Roxanne Ready, Editor-in-Chief
May 11, 2018
The county executive's proposed budget eliminates funding college administrators had planned to use to update the Dragun building's science labs.

County exec to trim college’s budget

Roxanne Ready, Editor-in-Chief
May 11, 2018
AACC's softball team—pictured here with its 2018 NJCAA Region 20 Championship trophy for District III—will become Division II starting in the spring.

Softball will upgrade to Division II next spring

Roxanne Ready, Editor-in-Chief
May 4, 2018
Starting next semester, SGA officers and senators will receive stipends for their time. Shown here are Jacob Smith (left), Johnathan O’Dea, Michael Santos and Morgan Mitchell.

SGA officials will get pay in fall

Roxanne Ready, Editor-in-Chief
May 1, 2018
Campus Current surveyed 338 students across the Arnold campus in April. More than half said they have been harassed, but fewer than 4 percent said it happened on campus.

Harassment at Arnold low, says campus poll

Roxanne Ready, Editor-in-Chief
May 1, 2018

County residents say ‘yes’ to metal detectors in schools

Roxanne Ready, Editor-in-Chief
May 1, 2018
Maheem Taqui (left) and Nimra Kham give a lecture in CALT 100 at an immigration information session.

Campus hosts events for immigration month

Roxanne Ready, Editor-in-Chief
May 1, 2018

Nationally, most don’t report harassment

Roxanne Ready, Editor-in-Chief
May 1, 2018
A judge in April dismissed the lawsuit between AACC and a former administrator because the parties.

College, former admin settle gender lawsuit

Roxanne Ready, Editor-in-Chief
May 1, 2018
Former AACC student Keshea Tyrell filed a racial and disability discrimination lawsuit against the college at Maryland’s District Court.

Past AACC student files discrimination lawsuit

Roxanne Ready, Editor-in-Chief
May 1, 2018
Keep moving toward your goals

Keep moving toward your goals

Roxanne Ready, Editor-in-Chief
May 1, 2018
If someone on campus makes you feel unsafe, report it to the authorities.

Student: ‘You will be believed’

Roxanne Ready, Editor-in-Chief
May 1, 2018
A panel of judges from each of Maryland’s state courts and one federal judge speak about free speech at AACC’s Legal Studies Institute’s annual Forum on the Judiciary. Panelists, from left to right: Maryland Court of Appeals Judge Clayton Greene Jr.; Judge Richard Bennet of the U.S. District Court for Maryland; Chief Judge Patrick Woodward of the Maryland Court of Special Appeals; Maryland Circuit Judge William Mulford; Family Law Magistrate Sandra Howell of the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County; Chief Judge John Morrissey of the District Court of Maryland

Walkouts may have consequences despite free speech protections, judges say

Roxanne Ready, Editor-in-Chief
April 20, 2018
Theatre at AACC pokes fun at show business for spring performance

Theatre at AACC pokes fun at show business for spring performance

Raquel Hamner and Roxanne Ready
April 18, 2018
Human services students from AACC volunteered to help the college host the Mid-Atlantic Consortium for Human Services' 2018 conference.

Regional human services conference comes to AACC

Roxanne Ready, Editor-in-Chief
April 16, 2018
College hosts month of discussions, information sessions about immigration

College hosts month of discussions, information sessions about immigration

Roxanne Ready, Editor-in-Chief
April 7, 2018
A section of Ring Road—highlighted here in red—was closed for about five hours today.

Broken water main briefly closes road, Schwartz building

Roxanne Ready and Daniel Salomon
April 3, 2018
Student organization representatives nominated candidates for Student Government Association president at a mandatory monthly meeting Monday.

2 candidates run for student body president

Roxanne Ready, Editor-in-Chief
April 2, 2018
Dr. Richard Otten, a gender and sexuality studies professor, is an advocate for allowing faculty unions.

Legislators fail to vote on 2 faculty union bills

Roxanne Ready, Editor-in-Chief
April 1, 2018
Why vote: Potholes are politics

Why vote: Potholes are politics

Roxanne Ready, Editor-in-Chief
April 1, 2018
Marchers gather in Los Angeles on Sept. 5 to support immigrants who came to the U.S. illegally as children. AACC has not released any public statements about the issue.

‘Wait and see’ on DACA, say trustees of college

Roxanne Ready, Editor-in-Chief
April 1, 2018

Student president position open for nominations in April

Roxanne Ready, Editor-in-Chief
March 14, 2018
Immunologic Computing (right)—high school juniors Andrew Yu, Yashas Salankimatt and Shobha Dasari—and AssemBuild—junior Clare Hudak and seniors Matthew Lynerd and Collin Griffin—pose after winning the Diamond Challenge live pitch round at AACC.

Students compete in business pitch competition

Roxanne Ready, Editor-in-Chief
March 2, 2018
State isn’t keeping its promises, officials say

State isn’t keeping its promises, officials say

Roxanne Ready, Editor-in-Chief
March 1, 2018
Melissa Beardmore, the vice president of learning resources management, explains plans for a new building at the November Board of Trustees meeting.

Md. funds 2019 portion of new AACC building

Roxanne Ready, Editor-in-Chief
March 1, 2018
AACC is celebrating Women’s History Month with performances, art, speeches and films.

Month-long activities commemorate women

Roxanne Ready, Editor-in-Chief
March 1, 2018
Photo by Brandon Hamilton

Don’t let weather get you down

Roxanne Ready, Editor-in-Chief
March 1, 2018
A former AACC administrator may settle out of court in a discrimination lawsuit.

Discrimination lawsuit may settle out of court

Roxanne Ready, Editor-in-Chief
March 1, 2018
Dr. Heather Rellihan poses in front of a gender studies-themed bookcase outside of her office.

Lone faculty member leads gender studies

Roxanne Ready, Editor-in-Chief
March 1, 2018
Board votes to raise tuition, approves $117 million budget for FY 2019

Board votes to raise tuition, approves $117 million budget for FY 2019

Roxanne Ready, Editor-in-Chief
February 28, 2018
The Campus Activities Board hosts Stuff-a-bear, letting students stuff their own bears for Valentine's Day. Photo by Mary Kane

Stuff a bear with love for Valentine’s Day

Roxanne Ready, Editor-in-Chief
February 16, 2018
President Donald Trump thinks the term "vocational school" is more easily understood by most Americans than "community college;" but the two terms refer to different kinds of schools.

Trump thinks vocational schools, community colleges are the same thing

Roxanne Ready, Editor-in-Chief
February 2, 2018
Photo by Brandon Hamilton

AACC has great opportunities

Roxanne Ready, Editor-in-Chief
February 1, 2018
Theater professor Sean Urbantke shows off some of the electronics he uses in the production of shows. Photo by Brandon Hamilton

Math, science critical to success of theater

Roxanne Ready, Editor-in-Chief
February 1, 2018
AACC will offer associate degrees at its Arundel Mills campus in the future. Photo by Roxanne Ready

Satellite locations offer AAs

Roxanne Ready, Editor-in-Chief
February 1, 2018

College moves closer to prize

Roxanne Ready, Editor-in-Chief
February 1, 2018
AACC approves a new critical thinking class with the word “bulls---” in the title. Luke Vogel, a first-year military history major, poses. Photo by Sarah Noble

Bulls*** comes to AACC in new 8-week course

Roxanne Ready, Editor-in-Chief
February 1, 2018
Students register for classes later than usual. Photo by Mary Kane

Winter weather keeps spring enrollment low

Roxanne Ready, Editor-in-Chief
February 1, 2018

Student tuition item in budget

Roxanne Ready, Editor-in-Chief
February 1, 2018
Kat Pfeiffer, a second year art student, and Chris Lins, the president of the Art Association, promoted their club at the Student Involvement Fair on Jan. 31.

Involvement Fair brings students together

Roxanne Ready, Editor-in-Chief
January 31, 2018
Students sat at tables with other clubs in their districts at the Dec. 4 meeting of the Student Advisory Council

Meeting of student leaders gets new format

Roxanne Ready, Editor-in-Chief
December 4, 2017
Student Government Association members announced vacancies at the Dec. 4 Student Advisory Council Meeting.

Student board of trustees member position open for application, among others

Roxanne Ready, Editor-in-Chief
December 4, 2017
Vice President Melissa Beardmore explains plans for construction around campus to a group of student leaders.

AACC vice president explains campus construction

Roxanne Ready, Editor-in-Chief
December 4, 2017
Editor-in-Chief Roxanne Ready says time spent engaging in AACC's community is worthwhile.

Time at AACC is well spent

Roxanne Ready, Editor-in-Chief
December 1, 2017
SGA members say monthly mandatory Advisory Council meeting attendance is low

Clubs face new SGA penalties

Roxanne Ready, Editor-in-chief
November 29, 2017
"Neverwhere" takes audience to new world

“Neverwhere” takes audience to new world

Roxanne Ready, Editor-in-chief
November 20, 2017
Lot H off-limits for police exercise this Friday

Lot H off-limits for police exercise this Friday

Roxanne Ready, Editor-in-Chief
November 14, 2017
County survey reveals drugs as greatest issue of concern

County survey reveals drugs as greatest issue of concern

Roxanne Ready, Editor-in-Chief
November 1, 2017
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
The Theater Department’s latest play, “Neverwhere,” has a 14-member cast with most actors playing multiple roles.

Theater dept. presents fall show ‘Neverwhere’

Roxanne Ready and Edgar Salomon
November 1, 2017
AACC fielded a football team until 1990, when a lack of competition and poor academic performance among players shut the program down.

Why doesn’t AACC have varsity football team?

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

Addictions continue to rise; college responds

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

9 tips to relieve stress

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

November arts feature variety

Roxanne Ready, Editor-in-Chief
November 1, 2017
Editor-in-Chief Roxanne Ready says time spent engaging in AACC's community is worthwhile.

Letter from the editor

Roxanne Ready, Editor-in-Chief
November 1, 2017
Police find body on campus

Police find body on campus

Roxanne Ready, Editor-in-Chief
October 15, 2017
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
Solving problems starts with talking to each other, says Roxanne Ready, Editor-in-Chief.

No more echo chambers; let’s have the tough conversations

Roxanne Ready, Editor-in-chief
September 29, 2017
Police Chief Sean Kapfhammer enjoys writing about the paranormal.

Police chief ain’t afraid of no ghost

Roxanne Ready, Editor-in-Chief
September 29, 2017
Rep. Anthony Brown (D-Md.) speaks to members of the community at a town hall hosted in AACC's Florestano building Saturday.

Pell Grants, hate speech, workforce development among topics addressed by Rep. Brown at town hall

Roxanne Ready, Editor-in-Chief
September 16, 2017
Rep. Anthony G. Brown (D-Md.) visited the Arnold campus Friday as part of a tour of his district. Photo courtesy of Maryland State Archives.

U.S. congressman visits Arnold campus

Roxanne Ready, Editor-in-Chief
September 15, 2017
Dr. Mike Gavin, Vice President of Learning (left); Comptroller Peter Franchot; student winner Katie Huffman; and Cailey Locklair Tolle, president of the Maryland Retailers Association. Photo courtesy of Myles Gadsden, AACC Public Relations and Marketing Department.

State official visits campus, presents scholarship

Roxanne Ready, Editor-in-Chief
September 14, 2017

Summer 2017 round-up

Roxanne Ready, Editor-in-Chief
August 30, 2017
The AACC bookstore sells multiple Riverhawks products that encourage school pride.

Athletics Department introduces Spirit Days

Roxanne Ready, Editor-in-Chief
August 25, 2017
Campus Current is looking for more student opinions, says Editor-in-Chief Roxanne Ready

Letter from the editor: Make AACC your school

Roxanne Ready, Editor-in-Chief
August 25, 2017
Athletics Director Duane Herr and Men's Soccer head coach Nick Cosentino welcome new signee Austin Nolan(goalie).

Letters of intent for 2017 total highest recorded

Roxanne Ready, Editor-in-Chief
August 25, 2017

Canvas use now mandatory for all AACC professors

Roxanne Ready and Catherine O’Reilly
August 25, 2017
All faculty and staff were required to attend the Fall 2017 Convocation, titled "Engagement Matters: Pathways to Completion."

Convocation Fall 2017: Engagement Matters

Roxanne Ready, Editor-in-Chief
August 25, 2017
Campus Current publishes first 20-page paper

Campus Current publishes first 20-page paper

Roxanne Ready, Reporter
May 1, 2017
Websites such as Openstax.org offer students free e-books in a variety of academic subjects.

Students split on textbooks

Roxanne Ready, Reporter
May 1, 2017
Professors are uneasy with students recording lectures that involve politically fueled discussions.

Faculty uneasy with recording

Roxanne Ready, Reporter
May 1, 2017
Campus Current publishes first 20-page paper

Campus Current publishes first 20-page paper

Roxanne Ready, Reporter
April 28, 2017

Proposal could affect colleges

Roxanne Ready, Reporter
March 31, 2017
AACC engineering students build a training device to help high school students entering the manufacturing field.

Program helps high schoolers

Roxanne Ready, Reporter
March 31, 2017
The E-sports Club meets every Wednesday to relax and play games.

Gaming club to give to charity

Roxanne Ready, Reporter
March 1, 2017
Activist Monti Washington speaks to students about equality and listening to each other.

Activist speaks about race, equality to crowd

Roxanne Ready, Reporter
March 1, 2017
Lego League tournament hosted at AACC

Lego League tournament hosted at AACC

Roxanne Ready, Reporter
February 7, 2017
Researcher Angela Mauney studied 11 African-American women from AACC.

Women’s study reveals trends

Roxanne Ready, Reporter
February 1, 2017
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