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Students made stuffed toys and ate ice cream at back-to-school event.

Students create stuffed animals, eat free food at Back-to-School event

Julissa Mendoza Robles, Reporter August 28, 2024

Students gathered on Aug. 27 in the SUN building to donate socks, make stuffed animals and enjoy ice cream at the “Sock It” event organized by the Office of Student Engagement. In an effort to build...

May graduate Allison Terry says doodling helps her concentrate in chemistry class.

Students say doodles help with schoolwork

Waleska Cruz, Features Editor August 28, 2024

The best way for May 2024 graduate Allison Terry to concentrate in chemistry class, she said, was to draw pictures of stars and plants in her notebook. Her chemistry professor, it turns out, did not agree. “A...

Second-year English student David Moss dropped out of AACC to join the Army National Guard and plans to come back to school in a year.

Student joins U.S. military

Waleska Cruz, Features Editor August 28, 2024

Second-year English student David Moss dropped out of AACC at the end of the spring semester, but he’ll be back in a year. At that time, the Army National Guard will pay his tuition. Moss, 19, started...

Second-year communications student Waleska Cruz got her license at age 20 after her family and friends pressured her to take the test

Some students don’t have driver’s licenses

Ross Birckhead-Morton, Reporter August 28, 2024

Some AACC students at 18, 19 and 20 years old don’t have their driver’s licenses yet, either because they’re not interested in driving or they haven’t taken the time to learn. “I’ve just been...

Some students prefer to collect physical music like CDs and vinyl rather than streaming music online.

Gen Z takes interest in CDs, vinyl albums

Ross Birckhead-Morton, Reporter August 28, 2024

College-age students are buying more music in the form of CDs and vinyl. Members of Gen Z, including some AACC students, collect physical copies of their music to make sure they’ll own it forever, unlike...

Briana Zeck is the professor of the histotechnician program.

New histotech classes begin

Divine Mesumbe, Associate Editor August 25, 2024

Students who want to learn how to analyze human tissue samples in a laboratory can enroll in a new program at AACC. The college, which introduced a histotechnician program in summer 2023 but hasn’t...

English professor Jennifer Dix is offering a new course this semester featuring the works of Latinx writers.

Professor offers new class about Latinx authors

Waleska Cruz, Features Editor August 25, 2024

An English professor is offering a course called Latinx Literature this semester that will examine Mexican American, Puerto Rican, Dominican American, Cuban American and U.S. Central American authors. Jennifer...

High school student Chryscis Gindhart made a self-portrait involving wrestling for a summer AACC class for dual-enrolled bilingual students.

Bilingual high school students display art

Waleska Cruz, Features Editor August 25, 2024

Students from five Anne Arundel County high schools created self-portraits and accordion books as part of an AACC summer course for bilingual students, who displayed their artwork at a showcase on campus...

Room 105 in the Health and Life Sciences Building houses a 16-year-old corn snake named March.

AACC houses orange snake

Divine Mesumbe, Associate Editor August 25, 2024

The Health and Life Sciences Building is home to a snake named March. In Room 105, students can find March, a 16-year-old corn snake. March serves as a live example in some zoology classes, according...

First-year grahic design student Lilika Farrell says her personal style has evolved over time.

Students dress up in personalized styles

Waleska Cruz, Reporter May 3, 2024

The personal style of the most stylish AACC students is just that—personal. In fact, those who dress up for class say they don’t pay much attention to the fashion trends on social media. They like...

English professor Steve Canaday speaks about banned books in an open forum on Wednesday.

Profs, students talk book banning ethics

Tomi Brunton, Editor-in-Chief May 3, 2024

A panel of professors hosted an open forum in April for more than 100 students and faculty to debate book banning in schools. At Meeting of the Minds, the audience of students and faculty discussed book...

Six members of the Maryland justice system visit AACC to discuss the use of AI in the courtroom at a Legal Studies Institute panel.

Legal professionals discuss AI in court

Izzy Chase, Associate Editor May 3, 2024

When attorneys use artificial intelligence to write legal documents, they can wind up introducing evidence in court cases that is not true—sometimes deliberately and sometimes accidentally. Six members...

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