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A specialist who spoke at AACC says poverty affects students' grades and experience. Pictured: A student worker selects items from the campus food pantry.

Specialist discusses AACC, county poverty

Christian Richey, Associate Editor October 1, 2019

A specialist in the impact of poverty on families told faculty in August that an increasing number of AACC students are homeless or have no access to healthy food. Dr. Pamela Brown, the executive director...

Members of the AACC esports club at a meeting.

72% of poll in esports’ favor

Brayden Nazarian, Sports Editor October 1, 2019

Sports studies students and professors said in October they would like AACC Athletics to start an esports team. Esports—electronic sports—involve established teams that play video games competitively...

AACC dance students say working with recent graduates to prep for auditions helps them succeed.

Grads pitch in with auditions

Kyler Lawrence, Reporter October 1, 2019

Graduates from AACC’s performing arts program returned to campus this semester to help newcomers audition for the dance company. The mentored students said the alumni dancers helped them gain confidence,...

Members of the campus ESports Club say they're hoping AACC will make esports an official Athletics Department  program. Pictured, left to right: club members Brandon Gebhardt, Alex Kimble and Conway Johnson.

Athletics may add esports

Christian Richey, Associate Editor October 1, 2019

AACC Athletics officials this semester are continuing to look into creating an official esports team after the National Junior College Athletic Association offered official governance for the sport. “The...

The new timeclock system has student employees clock in and out every day.

Student workers get new clock-in system

Brayden Nazarian, Reporter October 1, 2019

AACC introduced a time clock system for student workers this semester, shifting from a time recording system. The new system requires students to log their hours by using an app to clock in at the beginning...

Student actors and performers from the community rehearse for the upcoming “Sunset Boulevard.”

AACC Opera presents musical ‘Sunset Blvd’

David Stemmle, Daily Editor October 1, 2019

Student actors will star alongside performers from the community in the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical “Sunset Boulevard” at the Kauffman Theater Oct. 4. The musical, adapted from the Billy Wilder...

Members of a new knitting club discuss social justice issues while they craft.

Knitters talk social justice

Christina Browning, Multimedia Editor October 1, 2019

AACC faculty members this semester started a knitting club for professors, students and staff who want to talk about social justice issues as they knit. The Radical Knitting Club had its first meeting...

A mural on the campus building at Glen Burnie Town Center is the work of AACC art students.

Class paints mural at Glen Burnie campus

Kamryn Tisdel, Reporter October 1, 2019

Students in an AACC art class painted a 68-foot mural on the side of the Glen Burnie AACC campus building last spring. The mural features six images of balloons designed by the students to reflect the...

Crystal Jones (left) and Erica Romero (right) practice their routines for the upcoming performance Drag-O-Ween hosted by the Gay-Straight Alliance

Students audition for Nov. drag show

David Stemmle, Daily Editor September 27, 2019

AACC students auditioned for a Halloween themed charity drag show on Friday. The Gay-Straight Alliance will host the bi-annual drag show Drag-O-Ween on Nov. 1. All proceeds raised during the show...

Carol Jacobson, a tobacco treatment specialist, Beth Mays, manager of the Health and Wellness Center, Kerry Birney, a physicians assistant and Keisha Brooks, supervisor prevention education AAMC Pathways talk about the use of vaping among young people at a panel discussion hosted by AACC.

AACC hosts panel discussion on vaping

Karlene Dahlman, Reporter September 25, 2019

AACC faculty held a panel discussion on September 25 about the developing problem of vaping and e-cigarettes among youth. Shad Ewart, chair of the business management department, led the panel, focused...

Ren Bishop, a third-year psychology student (left) and Jake Brannon, a second-year transfer studies student advertise the upcoming speech by author Chris Wilson on the quad.

Students hold publicity blitz for upcoming event

Amber Nathan, Editor-in-Chief September 25, 2019

A communications class held a publicity blitz on Wednesday for an upcoming, on-campus event. Chris Wilson, an author who earned his associate degree from AACC while in prison, is coming to speak in...

Graph shows the total amount of crimes on AACC campus between 2016-2018

Police report shows decline in thefts

David Stemmle, Daily Editor September 24, 2019

Thefts dropped 33% since 2016 according to a report by campus police posted on Tuesday.  The Department of Public Safety and Police 2019 annual security report shows a steady decrease in overall...

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