A business professor was suspended from his job over the summer after agreeing to comply with a protective order filed against him by one of his 18-year-old former students. Reb Beatty, 43, said he agreed to the Anne Arundel County District Court order requiring him not to contact...

An AACC adjunct professor running for a seat on the Anne Arundel County Board of Education made negative remarks about the LGBTQ community at a June fundraiser. LaToya Nkongolo, a mental health therapist who has taught human services courses at AACC since 2015, did not respond to...

An instructional specialist spoke about drones to an audience of students at a campus event on Thursday.  Tim Tumelty, who has worked at AACC for six years, reviewed the rules for flying drones and how to use the devices for school-related promotions. At the event, hosted by...

AACC held a community service fair to promote volunteer opportunities on Wednesday.  Several organizations, such as The Salvation Army and American Red Cross, showed students how giving back to the community doesn’t always have to be through money; it can be through time as...

AACC will host a men’s and women’s soccer tournament this month. The National Junior College Athletic Association is holding the Region 20 Division II tournament at AACC for men’s and women’s soccer starting Oct. 19. Both soccer teams will need to qualify in order to play. “It’s...

Students are showing the music they listen to by wearing T-shirts advertising their favorite bands and artists. Second-year biology student Gabe Aquino, who wore an NBA Youngboy shirt, said wearing band T-shirts is good for students. “They should wear what they like,” Aquino...

During two years at AACC, a theater student might have opportunities to perform in a comedy, a tragedy, a musical and a classical play. Madeline Austin, a theater professor, said the theater program’s faculty plans mainstage productions every semester to offer as much variety to...

Before joining our student newspaper, Campus Current, and becoming features editor, I was pretty shy. If I noticed a classmate who was dressed cool or was wearing a T-shirt that showed off something I am hyper-fixated on, the extrovert in me would come out. I would introduce myself,...

Students learned how to balance priorities and manage time at an online event on Monday.  The Office of Student Engagement and First Experience held a time management workshop on Zoom for first-year students.   At the event, an audience of students got some tips for how to...

School can cause some anxiety-inducing moments. And with the start of the fall season, the changing weather can make students more sad than happy. There is a name for this: seasonal affective disorder, also known as SAD. It’s a sort of depression that sets in for some people every...

The new president of the Student Government Association doubles as a goalkeeper for the Riverhawks soccer team. Jayeim Blake, a second-year kinesiology student, said he likes to stay busy. “The good thing about it is that at some point in your life you’re going to be busy,”...

A large new computer lab and study space on the fourth floor of the Florestano building on West Campus is attracting students who visit it to collaborate, take classes and do homework. Called the IDEA Lab, which stands for Innovation, Design, Accessibility and Engagement, the space,...

AACC’s full-time faculty members are deciding this month whether they will unionize. Professors who support joining the Maryland State Education Association have said the union will advocate, on behalf of faculty, for more paid parental leave and for more of a focus on teaching...