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The award-winning newspaper of Anne Arundel Community College.

Campus Current

Students say $50 gasoline bills are preventing them from spending money on socializing and eating out.

Students do less driving, socializing to afford gas

Jayden Flood and Vance Wild, Reporters March 10, 2022

AACC students said Wednesday they are paying up to $50 to fill their gas tanks. In a informal poll of 33 students on the Arnold campus, drivers said the high price of gas has caused them to stop buying...

Married English professors Tim May and Candice Hill work next door to each other in the Humanities building.

Married, dating couples work alongside each other on campus

Zack Buster, Associate Editor March 9, 2022

Couples who work together said they enjoy being together on campus. Married English professors Candice Hill and Tim May work next door to each other in the Humanities building. “I really like working...

Nursing students may donate the uniforms they are required to wear during classes and labs to incoming classmates once they graduate.

Graduating nursing students donate used uniforms to incoming classmates

Dan Elson, Editor-in-Chief March 8, 2022

Graduating nursing students can donate their uniforms to incoming classmates to help the next group save money. Nursing students wear white uniform shirts, blue pants and white leather shoes in their...

The Office of Student Engagement has free student passes for the  National Aquarium in Baltimore.

Students can get discounts on movies, free passes to attractions

Sydney Klabnik, Reporter March 2, 2022

Students can get discounted movie tickets and free passes to the National Aquarium and the Maryland Science Center from the Office of Student Engagement. “We know college can be expensive,” OSE...

The Campus Current staff masks up for a weekly club meeting. The Centers for Disease Control lifted its indoor mask recommendation on Friday.

Poll: Students say masks should be optional

Maggie Brown, Reporter March 1, 2022

 AACC students who are taking in-person classes this semester said they wouldn’t mind if some students didn’t wear masks around campus.  In an informal poll of 30 students on the Arnold campus,...

Students taking professor Wilfredo Valladares' new Outdoor Public Art class will build a sculpture to display at the South County Senior Center.

‘Perpetual’ students design sculpture for Edgewater senior center

Dominic Salacki, Reporter March 1, 2022

Seven student artists will build a personalized structure for an Edgewater senior center as part of a new sculpture class. The Outdoor Public Art course, or ART 292,  started Feb. 7 with a meeting...

All of the college's Women's History Month events will be online this year.

Campus celebrates Women’s History Month in March

Lilly Roser, Reporter March 1, 2022

Anne Arundel Community College will celebrate Women’s History Month in March with a dozen virtual events.  Every year AACC holds events for the community, faculty, staff and students to celebrate...

AACC is raising tuition by $2 dollars a credit for the upcoming fall.

Board of Trustees votes to raise tuition by 2%

Dan Elson, Editor-in-Chief February 23, 2022

The AACC Board of Trustees voted on Tuesday to raise tuition by $2 per credit hour starting in the fall.    The plan to raise tuition is a part of AACC’s $125.5 million operating budget, which...

First-year psychology student Austin Smith, who is on AACC's golf team, works out in Jenkins gym. In mirror, women's cross country coach Susan Noble (right) demonstrates the proper use of gym equipment.

Coach: Consistency, small goals lead to lasting fitness

Dan Elson, Editor-in-Chief February 17, 2022

An adjunct health professor said in February the best way to get in shape is to exercise consistently. Susan Noble, who is also the head coach for women’s cross country, recommended that beginners...

AACC offers nine electric charge stations. Students, faculty and staff can charge their electric vehicles at Annex B, the Careers Center and Parking Lot M near the Health and Life Sciences building.

Drivers can charge electric cars on campus

Dan Elson, Editor-in-Chief February 16, 2022

Students and employees who drive electric vehicles can charge them at Annex B, the Careers Center and Parking Lot M near the Health and Life Sciences building. AACC offers nine electric car charging...

Students and employees can get free COVID-19 vaccinations in Annex A on the Arnold campus.

Free COVID-19 vaccines, tests available on campuses

Dan Elson, Editor-in-Chief February 15, 2022

Anne Arundel County offers free COVID-19 vaccines and tests on AACC’s Arnold campus. In addition, the college has testing sites on its Arundel Mills and Glen Burnie Town Center campuses. The campus...

Second-year transfer study students Alejo Sigba and Alex Barnett return in-person for the upcoming semester.

Students say they’re happy to be back

D'Angelo Williams, Reporter February 8, 2022

AACC students who returned to school last week said they are happy to be back on campus but are worried about catching COVID-19. Most said they prefer to take classes in person and have enjoyed meeting...

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