AACC students in October said they do not listen to true crime podcasts. In an informal poll of 50 students, 31 said they do not listen even though some used to. First-year chemistry student Alexander Stringfield said he prefers to listen to music when he’s working and he...
A new student club called Second Wind gets male students together to discuss masculinity, emotions and self-improvement. Christopher Robinson, a second-year transfer studies student, started the club to encourage discussions about self-development and mental health. Members support...
Another ’90s style is back, with students wearing claw hair clips in a variety of colors and shapes. Students on campus said the clips have made a comeback because the mothers of college-age women never stopped wearing them, even though the style peaked 30 years ago. “My...
“When I was 4 years old, I broke my femur, and then at age 13 or 14, I broke both my arms at the same time,” second-year homeland security student James Churn said. “And then after that, I broke my upper arm, and then I broke my collarbone. … My nose was broken in five places...
What is power? Two English professors said that is a “big question” and have designed a way for instructors to structure their courses to allow students to answer it in their classrooms. With a $250,000 grant from the Teagle Foundation, professors Candice and Tim Mayhill,...
Biology students and their professors will travel to the Galapagos Islands, off the coast of Ecuador, in January. The trip is part of Biology 122: Fundamentals of Ecology Travel Study. Last semester, students traveled to Costa Rica for 14 days. “[Students] learn about basic...
Third-year data science student Ev Dahl doesn’t “do super great with loud noises. I don’t do well with flashing lights because they trigger migraines.” So on Sept. 17, when lights started flashing and speakers all over campus started blasting instructions for the college’s...
Homeland security and paralegal students have extra access to faculty mentors and workshops designed to help them succeed in their fields. The Legal Studies Institute created the Bridge program in 2022 to offer four workshops on writing, study skills, acing finals and organization....
A new cheerleading club has attracted 60 potential members, an unusually high number for a student organization on campus. Cheerleading Club Pres-ident Abby Loftus said she hopes the squad eventually will perform at the college's men's and women’s basket-ball home games. “My...
Being a new voter is the most intimidating part about turning 18. Getting a driver’s license and graduating high school were also a big deal. But when it comes to the social pressure to vote, those milestones haven’t affected me as much as truly experiencing the issues I’ll...
Have you decided whether you’re going to vote in the upcoming election? This election year, 41 million Gen Z members will be eligible to vote, according to the research organization Tufts’ CIRCLE. That’s a lot of voters. Maybe you’re thinking your vote won’t...
Approximately 20 medical professionals at a Glen Burnie hospital are working as licensed practical nurses after finishing a 41-credit program taught by AACC professors at their workplace. The University of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center collaborated with AACC’s...
Students collaborated with an AACC professor to make a robot that looks exactly like one in the film, “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.” Mechatronics professor Tim Callinan has collaborated with more than 20 of his students since fall 2022 to build K-2SO, named after a droid...
