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Campus Current

The Truxal library on AACC's Arnold campus is now open on Fridays.

Truxal library now open on Fridays

Alex Sorto, Reporter March 1, 2023

AACC’s Truxal Library started opening on Fridays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Feb. 17.  Prior to the pandemic, the library was open seven days a week, according to the library’s access service director,...

AACC's Board of Trustees approved a $4 increase for tuition and student fees. Shown, the Board of Trustees at a budget workshop on Feb. 21.

Board of Trustees approves $4 increase for tuition, fees

Sam Gauntt, Managing Editor March 1, 2023

AACC’s Board of Trustees voted on Tuesday to raise tuition and fees by $4 per credit hour for the next semester. The increase is part of the $134,475,700 operating budget for fiscal year 2024, which...

Journalist Brian Crecente, who founded the online news site Kotaku and co-founded Polygon, attended AACC from 1988-91.

Web Exclusive: AACC grads take look back on college years

Sam Gauntt, Managing Editor February 27, 2023

AACC alumni range from high-level journalists and stunt performers to state officials and government whistleblowers. Five of these notable alumni spoke to the student newspaper about their college years...

Students speak with college representatives at a transfer fair on Thursday.

Students meet with college reps. at Transfer Fair

Vance Wild, Reporter February 27, 2023

Students met with representatives from local colleges and universities at a Transfer Fair in the Health and Life Sciences building on Thursday.  Attendees at the event spoke with representatives from...

Shown, students watch author Melissa Reddish perform.

Author reads story about postpartum depression

Devan Grubb-Hayes, Reporter February 23, 2023

A Maryland author who said she has struggled with mental health read a story about her experience to a campus audience in February. At the Writers Reading meeting hosted by the Creative Writing Department,...

Student entrepreneurs pitch their business ideas every year in a Shark Tank-style competition to win cash prizes. Shown, mentor Steve Berry, left, poses with contestant Ron Parker at a kickoff event.

Entrepreneurial institute marks 20 years at AACC

Zack Buster, Editor-in-Chief February 23, 2023

AACC’s Entrepreneurial Studies Institute will celebrate 20 years on campus this spring as it hosts its 19th annual Business Pitch Competition. Former ESI Academic Chair Carlene Cassidy said she started...

Shown, the AACC Board of Trustees at the budget workshop on Tuesday.

Board of Trustees to vote on proposed tuition increase

Sam Gauntt, Managing Editor February 22, 2023

AACC’s Board of Trustees will vote next week on a proposal to raise tuition and fees by $4 per credit hour for the next semester.  The proposed increase is part of the $134,475,700 budget for fiscal...

Students, faculty and staff can drop into Wellness Wednesdays in the gym at noon any week. Most participants play basketball or walk around the court.

Wellness Wednesdays encourage everyone to move

Andrea Bridgett , Reporter February 21, 2023

The Health and Wellness Center supervises an hour of open gym weekly in the Jenkins Gymnasium  from noon to 1 p.m.  Students, faculty and staff do not need to RSVP to attend Wellness Wednesday in...

Construction worker moves debris

Florestano renovations begin

Sam Gauntt, Managing Editor February 16, 2023

Renovations of the fourth floor of the Florestano building on AACC’s Arnold campus began in early February and will continue through the end of the spring semester. The revamp, slated to be finished...

AACC students won gift cards and sweatshirts on Valentine's Day at a Riverhawks game in the I Love Athletics Pre-game Bash event.

Students land gift card and sweatshirts prizes at event

Logan Hokanson, Reporter February 15, 2023

AACC students won prizes including gift cards and sweatshirts yesterday at a Riverhawks game against the Baltimore City Community College Panthers in the I Love Athletics Pre-game Bash event. Students...

Local high school students listen to keynote speaker Gerardo Martinez at the first annual Anne Arundel Youth Environmental Action Summit, where they learned how to become involved in climate activism.

High schoolers learn environmental activism opportunities

Zack Buster, Editor-in-Chief February 15, 2023

More than 70 high school students met with activists and organizations to discuss environmental action at a climate summit in the Health and Life Sciences building on Saturday. Second-year nursing student...

Student couples shared Valentine's Day plans like movie night and a beach trip. Shown, second-year biology student Miriam Huntoon (Right) with her boyfriend Andrew.

Students share Valentine’s Day plans

Sierra Barnes, Reporter February 14, 2023

Students said the most important part of Valentine’s Day is spending quality time with their partners. Several couples told Campus Current they intend to stay at home, cook and binge-watch TV with...

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