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Campus Current

Students enjoy free food and celebrate traditions at Hallow’s Fiesta

Izzy Chase, Associate Editor October 30, 2023

AACC students enjoyed free tacos and celebrated cultural traditions during the Hallow’s Fiesta event on Monday.  The event hosted by SGA showcased elements of both Halloween and Dia de los Muertos,...

Angelica Kim, an admissions officer for Virginia Commonwealth University, offers feedback on a student's art portfolio at an AACC event on Thursday.

Art school admissions officers help students prep portfolios

Ro Neary, Reporter October 27, 2023

Students showcased their artwork to colleges from around the country to get feedback at an event on Thursday night. The Art Department hosted the event, where students showed their work to about a dozen...

Second-year creative writing and psychology student Zoe Sharp is a member of the Swoop Squad and will appear in AACC marketing pieces.

Swoop Squad represents college in marketing pieces

Jason Kalshoven October 26, 2023

A group of students on campus, called the Swoop Squad, model for AACC’s social media and marketing content in photos and videos. The group of seven students, run by the Strategic Communications Department,...

A student performs guitar at Amaranth's open mic night.

Students perform original work, sing karaoke at Amaranth event

Logan Hokanson, Reporter October 26, 2023

Students performed poems and sang karaoke at a Halloween-themed open mic event hosted by the student literary magazine on Wednesday.  The Amaranth event had an in-person turnout of approximately 40...

Shaikh Ali, a veteran and AACC student, speaks about civility at an event hosted by the Communications Department on Tuesday.

Civility Matters event focuses on discourse

Simone Francis, Reporter October 24, 2023

Students stood at a podium on the Quad to give speeches about civility, civil justice and civil discourse at an event on Tuesday. The Communications Department held the event, called Civility Matters,...

Students gathered in front of the Health and Life Sciences Building for a carnival where they competed for prizes.

Students play games, win prizes at SGA carnival

Divine Mesumbe, Reporter October 18, 2023

Students played carnival games to win prizes at a Student Government Association event in front of the Health and Life Sciences Building on Wednesday. About 300 students gathered for the carnival to...

Men on campus say they think about the Roman empire frequently, according to an informal poll.

Roman empire is inspiring, men on campus say

Zack Buckingham, Reporter October 18, 2023

Male students on AACC’s Arnold campus said last month they think about the Roman Empire often. In an informal Campus Current poll of 50 students, 29 said they spend time thinking about the former world...

Cathleen Doyle, the director of career and civic engagement, recommends students use LinkedIn to network.

Students should use LinkedIn, career director says

Simone Francis, Reporter October 17, 2023

The director of career and civic engagement said LinkedIn is one of the most important professional tools a student can have in 2023. LinkedIn is a platform for professional networking, according to...

Jesse Alton, a co-founder of tech company Magick ML, was one of several presenters at the Exploration of Artificial Intelligence panel on Wednesday

Campus panel showcases AI development

Michael Dang, Reporter October 12, 2023

A speaker at the Exploration of Artificial Intelligence panel on Wednesday said we should embrace artificial intelligence rather than halt its development. Ahmed Masud, CEO of saf.ai, inc., was one...

Cass Hay, a member of the Genders and Sexualities Alliance, is one of several panelists who shared their coming out experiences at an event on Wednesday.

LGBTQ students share coming out experiences

Rebecca Merkel, Reporter October 12, 2023

A panel of LGBTQ students said coming out was stressful but worth it in an event on Wednesday. Six students from the Genders and Sexualities Alliance shared their stories on the Zoom panel to celebrate...

The Student Government Association will host a carnival on Oct. 18, along with other events like a Day of the Dead celebration and a winter festival. Image courtesy of the SGA

SGA to host carnival, Day of the Dead events

Dulcie Metro, Reporter October 12, 2023

The Student Government Association is planning three major events for this semester. The events are the SGA Carnival on Oct.18, the Hallows Fiesta on Oct. 30 and a multicultural winter festival sometime...

E. Ethelbert Miller speaking at a 'Writer's Reading' event on Tuesday.

Poet and activist speaks at ‘Writer’s Reading’ event

Logan Hokanson, Reporter October 11, 2023

A poet who wrote 150 poems about baseball spoke at a ‘Writer’s Reading’ event on Tuesday. E. Ethelbert Miller, a poet and activist, discussed his political work and read pieces from his latest...

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