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The award-winning newspaper of Anne Arundel Community College.

Campus Current

Students say college is worth the cost, especially at a community college like AACC.

Students say college education is worth it

Devan Grubb-Hayes, Reporter May 2, 2023

AACC students said in March a college education is worth the money it costs. In an informal poll of 40 students on campus, 33 said college is worth what they pay. “It’s like, the rich people are...

Student Government Association presidential candidates Rabiyatou Bah, left, and Zack Buster at the debate on Monday.

SGA presidential candidates face off in debate

Sierra Barnes, Reporter May 1, 2023

The two candidates running for Student Government Association president said on Monday they will improve communication between the SGA and student clubs. First-year engineering student Rabiyatou Bah,...

Being visible on campus around the clock is one of the ways AACC campus police increase safety, according to Police Chief Sean Kapfhammer. Shown, Officer Raymond Fields.

Students feel safe on campus, poll reveals

Izzy Chase, Reporter May 1, 2023

Did you know AACC has its own armed police force? Some students told Campus Current they feel safe on campus but they don’t know why crime is so low. Campus Police Chief Sean Kapfhammer said the campus...

The digital illustration “Emergencia: Princesa de las Flores” by student Lillian R. Putnam is the cover art for the second volume of the Journal of Emerging Scholarship.

AACC publishes new research by students

Lexi Grieder, Events Manager May 1, 2023

AACC released the second volume of the college’s interdisciplinary student research journal at a launch party on April 28. The latest edition of the Journal of Emerging Scholarship includes five articles...

AACC’s journal for the arts, Amaranth, features student works from creative writing to photography. Shown, last year’s 47th edition.

Literary journal puts out 48th annual issue

Jordan Crymes and Payton Thompson May 1, 2023

The 48th edition of AACC’s student literary journal will come out on May 18. Students can pick up a copy of Amaranth, the journal of literature and arts, on Campus Current newsracks in the Humanities...

There is now a fresh-food vending machine in the atrium of the CALT building on West Campus.

AACC installs new fresh-food vending machine in CALT

Sam Gauntt, Editor-in-Chief May 1, 2023

AACC installed a new fresh-food vending machine in the atrium of the CALT building over spring break. The machine, operated by Washington-based Wellfound Foods, serves ready-made, refrigerated meals such...

Professor Timothy May teaches an English class.

School of Liberal Arts increases enrollment

Sam Gauntt, Editor-in-Chief May 1, 2023

Colleges across the nation are seeing lower enrollment in the humanities, but AACC administrators say humanities programs here remain stable. In fact, the School of Liberal Arts slightly increased enrollment...

More public high school students, like Chesapeake High School senior Audrey Guinn, are taking classes at AACC this semester. Because of a 2022 law, they receive free tuition at state community colleges.

Free tuition brings up high school enrollment numbers

Devan Grubb-Hayes, Reporter May 1, 2023

The number of high school students who take classes at AACC increased by approximately 30% after the Maryland Legislature passed a 2022 law to give high schoolers free tuition at community colleges. In...

Two candidates are running to become president of the Student Government Association. They are Zack Buster, left, and Rabiyatou Bah. Online elections are May 1-5 on the Nest.

2 students run for SGA president

Sierra Barnes, Reporter May 1, 2023

Two AACC students are running for president of the Student Government Association. The candidates are first-year engineering student Rabiyatou Bah, 19, and second-year communications student Zack Buster,...

Super Science Club treasurer Bryant Pepe, a third-year physics student, won club member of the year on Thursday.

Genders and Sexualities Alliance wins Club of the Year award

Megan Cunningham, Photo Editor May 1, 2023

The Genders and Sexualities Alliance won the award for Outstanding Student Club or Organization of the Year at the 2023 Impact and Excellence Awards on Thursday.  GSA President Grace Bourne, a third-year...

Some students like Thomas Derry, left, Fazia Adams, center, and Austin Smith say they changed their majors because of impactful experiences with single classes or professors.

Web Exclusive: Students switch majors because of class experiences

Micah Walker, Reporter May 1, 2023

Even after multiple semesters studying what they thought was their favorite subject, some AACC students said they changed their majors because a single professor or class had a profound impact on them. Four...

Student podcasters like first-year transfer studies student Micah Walker say the production is time consuming but doesn’t cost much money.

Student podcasters create original series

Andrea Bridgett, Reporter April 28, 2023

More than 2,000 listeners follow “Stoppage Time,” a two-year-old podcast by AACC student Joseph Angerome. Fellow student Micah Walker’s podcast, “At Least You’re Not Me,” has fewer fans. To...

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