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Campus Current

Students got free Mission BBQ and ice cream at Riverhawk Day on Aug. 30.

Free food, activities available during new event

Amber Nathan, Editor-in-Chief August 30, 2019

The office of student engagement hosted AACC’s first Riverhawk Day on Aug. 30. The event, held on West Campus, featured free food, games and a henna artist. Mission BBQ and Quinn’s Ice Cream Truck...

Second-year wildlife and fisheries student Brandon Gebhardt (left) and first-year transfer studies student Luke Bennett were among the attendees to this semesters first Esports club meeting.

ESports Club holds first meeting of semester

Tom Ostrye, Web Designer August 29, 2019

The AACC ESports Club invited new members to join and meet new friends in their inaugural meeting of the semester on Thursday. The club centers on competitive gaming, as members play multiplayer games...

Students promoted their clubs at the community fair, but packed up early after a storm threatened.

AACC community fair shuts down unexpectedly

Amber Nathan, Editor-in-Chief August 28, 2019

The AACC community fair, where student clubs recruited new members on Wednesday, shut down almost three hours early after a storm threatened. Students were still able to visit tables for part of the...

Designer Kathryn Ellerbrock (left), Dr. Deidre Dennie, Dr. Dawn Lindsay, and William Rowel were among the speakers and attendees at the rededication.

College rededicates MLK memorial

Christian Richey, Associate Editor August 28, 2019

AACC officials unveiled a redesign of the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial Tuesday on West Campus. Chief Diversity Officer Dr. Deidre Dennie was among the speakers at the rededication, which came 13...

Ravioli, holy canoli!

HCAT hosts Scottish rivals for big cookoff

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

AACC culinary students competed in the fourth Atlantic Culinary Competition against City of Glasgow College on July 10. Student chefs from the Scottish college visited AACC for the competition. AACC’s...

AACC students struggling to choose a major can assess their personal values to help guide them.

Rely on your values to choose field of study

Reese Levin, Contributor August 21, 2019

Students who have not settled on their majors or careers should look for fields that reflect their values, AACC career counselors advise. Students have the option to take the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator...

AACC students who want to use art spaces on campus, like the photography darkroom in Cade, can pay to use the labs without signing up for class.

Studios open to all at AACC

Mackenzie Airey, Graphics Editor August 21, 2019

When continuing education student Karen McGady studied architecture at AACC years ago, she enrolled in drawing, sculpture, ceramics and pottery classes. Since she graduated, she has taken more classes...

Students say they are just as inclined to bring a lunch as they are to buy one.

Lunchtime routines vary among students

Reese Levin, Contributor August 21, 2019

AACC students are just as likely to bring lunch from home as they are to buy food on campus, according to a Campus Current poll. In an informal poll of 25 students on campus, nine said they bring their...

AACC will unveil a new design for the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on West Campus on Aug. 27.

College updates MLK park

Christina Browning, Multimedia Editor August 21, 2019

AACC will rededicate its Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on Aug. 27 on West Campus to unveil a new design. The 11 a.m. ceremony will showcase the design of former AACC landscape architecture student...

A new biology course will send students around the world. BIO 122 will take students to a new location each semester, starting with Costa Rica this term.

Class to study in Costa Rica

Christina Browning, Multimedia Editor August 21, 2019

Two AACC biology professors are offering a new, four-credit class that will take their students to Costa Rica this semester. In Fundamentals of Ecology Travel Study—BIO 122—science students will...

Although some students have difficulties asking questions in class, strategies exist for those in need of help.

Be confident; ask questions

Christina Browning, Multimedia Editor August 21, 2019

A lot of my classmates seem terrified to ask their professors questions, even if they need the answers to pass an assignment or even the class. Students deserve to have their questions answered, yet...

Students prep for upcoming drag show

Students prep for upcoming drag show

Daniel Nickerson, Multimedia Editor May 15, 2019

  In a Campus Current social media poll of 49 followers, 60 percent said they would attend a drag queen show on campus, while 40 percent disagreed. Each year, the Gay Straight Alliance    sponsors...

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