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Sculpting student Dylan Kirkpatrick works on a piece inspired by the poem of another student, whose identity Kirkpatrick does not know.

Poets, sculptors swap art for interpretation

Waleska Cruz, Features Editor March 5, 2025

Five creative writing students have given original poems to student sculptors to use as inspiration as they create sculptures. In turn, the sculptors have given original pieces to the poets to interpret...

Business professor Shad Ewart accepts donations of rainwater barrels for his students to sell.

Business majors sell rain barrels for $100

Lily Peaper, Associate Editor March 5, 2025

Business students at AACC have sold $30,000 worth of rain barrels—containers used to collect and store water that drains from rooftops and would otherwise be wasted. Since 2009, professor Shad Ewart...

Five years later, some students notice changes to their social lives, mental health and classes because of the effects of COVID.

Students feel impact of COVID 5 years later

Jose Gonzalez, Editor-in-Chief March 5, 2025

Five years after the start of COVID-19, students still feel the effect of the pandemic. Some AACC students said they have noticed a lingering change in social interactions, their eagerness to take in-person...

43-year-old forward Jasmine Mauldin said she appreciates her coaches for getting her back on the basketball court.

Women’s bball player plays at 43 years old

Lily Peaper, Associate Editor March 5, 2025

Fourth-year public relations student Jasmine Mauldin returned to the basketball court in October—after a 20-year hiatus. Mauldin is 43. Mauldin, a forward for the Riverhawks women’s basketball team,...

First-year psychology student Dylan Shriner catches up on episodes of the reality TV show “The Traitors” between classes.

Students cannot get enough of reality TV

Lily Peaper, Associate Editor March 4, 2025

AACC students love to  watch reality television. Among their favorite shows are “Love Island,” “Too Hot to Handle” and “Jersey Shore.” “It makes you remember that you’re not the weirdest...

Some students collect various Sonny Angels series, including the Birthday Gift Bear series.

Gen Z collects Sonny Angels

Waleska Cruz, Features Editor March 4, 2025

The latest must-have collectables for trend-setting college students is a tiny figurine with angel wings on its back—the Sonny Angel. Students are collecting the miniature vinyl dolls, which are sold...

The campus bookstore sells Snoopy T-shirts for children.

Bookstore sells Snoopy tees

Julissa Mendoza Robles, Reporter March 4, 2025

Snoopy, the charming beagle Peanuts character debuted by cartoonist Charles Schulz in 1950, is beloved among students because it is iconic and reminds them of their childhood. Last year, the AACC Bookstore...

Felicia Tiumalu, a first-year transfer studies student, answers a call made to AACC’s legal self-help clinic.

Students, law profs offer legal referrals

Waleska Cruz, Features Editor March 4, 2025

Paralegal students are working in a free legal clinic on campus that helps students, faculty and community members sort out their legal problems. Up to a dozen students volunteer at AACC’s Legal Self-Help...

Dead Man Walking author Sister Helen Prejean and composer Jack Heggie spoke at an event on Tuesday.

Dead Man author speaks at Opera AACC event

Lauren Sheesley, Daily Editor February 19, 2025

The nun who inspired the movie “Dead Man Walking” told AACC students on Feb. 18 that the film and opera versions of her story are bringing awareness about the death penalty to the public. In a meeting...

Students, staff and community members can get help with their tax returns through a federal program on campus.

Accounting students do taxes for free

Jose Gonzalez, Editor-in-Chief February 14, 2025

Volunteers are available on campus to file taxes for Maryland residents who make less than $67,000 a year.   Twenty-six students and other volunteers participate in the federal Volunteer Income Tax...

Some students say they didn’t have success while using dating apps such as Tinder.

Online dating: ‘It was so bad’

Lily Peaper, Associate Editor January 29, 2025

AACC students said they have trouble meeting romantic partners on dating apps. Online dating sites like Tinder, Bumble and Hinge sit at the top of Apple’s must-have apps list. These apps allow singles...

Students took interest at different clubs in Welcome Week's Club Crashers event.

Clubs meet in the Student Union for Club Crashers

Waleska Cruz, Features Editor January 28, 2025

34 clubs gathered for a Club Crashers involvement fair for students to look at different clubs from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday in the Student Union. Each club set up their own table to help...

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