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Campus Current

The award-winning newspaper of Anne Arundel Community College.

Campus Current

AACC health and life sciences students say they are excited about the construction of the Health and Life Sciences Building.

Health and Life Sciences Building Construction Continues

Marquart Doty, Associate Editor October 29, 2020

The Health and Life Sciences building on AACC’s East Campus is set to open in fall 2021.  Jim Taylor, director of facilities planning and construction, said construction of the new building is...

The college may refund up to $353,642 in lab fees this year.

College to refund lab fees

Johannes Haasbroek, Editor-in-Chief October 26, 2020

The college will refund approximately $353,642 in student lab fees after the Board of Trustees approved the action on Oct. 13.  Students who paid lab fees for spring 2020 classes may receive...

Students and instructors talk about food and classes during weekly virtual happy hours.

Culinary Club starts virtual happy hours

Summer Cox, Digital Media Editor October 22, 2020

Culinary students and their instructors swapped stories and compared notes last Friday on food, restaurant management, and taking and teaching cooking classes in a COVID-19 world. In the Culinary Club’s...

Men’s Soccer goalie Brenden LeMaster says he would be willing to play for fans if the college allowed it.

Gov OKs outdoor sports; AACC to wait for spring

Johannes Haasbroek, Editor-in-Chief October 21, 2020

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan on Friday authorized colleges to allow a limited number of fans to attend outdoor sports games, but AACC officials have not approved the return of fall athletics to campus.  Athletic...

Third-year nursing student Natasha Seeger practices her skills on the Arnold campus.

Nursing students meet on campus for face-to-face classes

Johannes Haasbroek, Editor-in-Chief October 13, 2020

Approximately 200 nursing, radiological technology and emergency medical technician students are meeting in face-to-face classes this fall on West Campus in Arnold.  Health Sciences Dean Elizabeth...

Students can register to vote online, by mail or in person on Election Day.

Are you ready to vote? Here’s how you register

Johannes Haasbroek, Editor-in-Chief October 12, 2020

Students who want to vote in this fall’s presidential election on Nov. 3 must register before Oct. 13. Only people who register to vote by the deadline may vote during the election. Maryland residents...

Hispanic Heritage Month features music, dancing, education

Hispanic Heritage Month features music, dancing, education

Maia Brown, Reporter October 12, 2020

The final event of this year’s Hispanic Heritage Month celebration will be on Oct. 15 with a virtual party on Zoom. The campus celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month included musical, dancing and...

Culinary student Jeanette Pesseh wears a mask and gloves as she cooks for a class on campus. Some culinary and nursing students are already back on campus.

Culinary students cook on campus

Johannes Haasbroek, Editor-in-Chief October 6, 2020

Culinary students are meeting face-to-face with their instructors on AACC’s Glen Burnie and Arnold campuses this fall. Hotel, Culinary Arts and Tourism Institute Assistant Director David Ludwig said...

Steve Pegg started his 44-year career on campus as a part-timer in the bookstore while he took classes and played baseball for the AACC Pioneers.

Pioneer baseball legend celebrates 44 years as AACC employee

Dominic Salacki, Reporter October 2, 2020

AACC’s director of auxiliary services has worked at the college for 44 years—and earned recognition for his longevity at a meeting of all faculty and staff at the beginning of the semester. Steve...

The editors of Amaranth, AACC's student literary magazine, hosted a virtual open-mic night last week.

Amaranth holds virtual open-mic night

Marquart Doty, Associate Editor October 1, 2020

Students had the chance to perform at the first virtual open-mic night hosted by Amaranth, AACC’s award-winning literary magazine, last Tuesday. Amaranth plans to hold two more virtual open-mic nights...

Long-time Severna Park running coach Susan Noble is AACC’s new Women’s Cross-Country coach

Women’s Cross-Country gets new coach

Johannes Haasbroek, Editor-in-Chief September 23, 2020

A long-time Severna Park running coach is AACC’s new Women’s Cross-Country coach. Susan Noble, who started her job over the summer, has been a running coach and a personal trainer for 15 years...

Students in performing arts classes are at greater risk of spreading coronavirus and catching COVID-19. Shown, an AACC Dance Company rehearsal from 2017.

Dance classes sit out fall semester; other arts go online

Dominic Salacki, Reporter September 18, 2020

AACC canceled all of its group dance classes this semester after officials deemed it unsafe to offer them on campus.  Tap dance, ballet, modern dance, jazz dance and dance production will likely...

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