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Campus Current

The award-winning newspaper of Anne Arundel Community College.

Campus Current

ESI professors said AACC grads should stay positive and prepare to make mistakes as they head into the real world.

ESI profs prep graduating AACC students for their futures

Amber Nathan, Reporter May 13, 2019

  Graduating entrepreneurs should stay positive, practice self-care and never give up, according to ESI faculty and staff.  Carlene Cassidy, chair of the Entrepreneurial Studies Institute,...

Some students at AACC say they are careful what they post, in case employers see their social media.

Students say their social media is ‘professional’ enough

Lindey Gapsis, Reporter May 9, 2019

In a Campus Current Instagram poll of 70 followers, most said they consider their social media accounts work-appropriate. Students said they mostly use Snapchat and Instagram platforms, but they avoid...

SGA adds new plans for next fall, graduation

SGA adds new plans for next fall, graduation

Alexandra Radovic, Editor-in-Chief May 6, 2019

The Student Government Association created a new position for next fall and will allow students to purchase club T-shirts and wear chords for their clubs at graduation. The new position, Vice President...

Dance professor Lynda Fitzgerald prepares students for spring performances.

See AACC dancers’ practice pay off in “Spring Migration”

Philip Van Slooten, Reporter May 4, 2019

  AACC’s Dance Company performed a collection of original works collectively titled “Spring Migration” to a packed audience on May 3.  This spring marks their 30th anniversary and they...

Eight students entered the annual $100,000 Business Pitch Competition and four won big.

AACC entrepreneurs win money at annual business pitch competition

Lindey Gapsis, Reporter May 3, 2019

A baking and pastry student at AACC won $15 thousand toward her bakery business in April, during the college's annual Business Pitch Competition. AACC’s $100,000 Business Pitch Competition is a yearly...

Students: Too busy for opinion forms

Students: Too busy for opinion forms

Lindey Gapsis, Reporter May 3, 2019

In an informal poll on the Arnold campus, most students said they have not filled out their Student Opinion forms, but professors said they should. At the end of courses, professors offer AACC students...

 “Purgatory Bay” by Dylan Siebenhar won awards for best drama and best overall film in the AACC film fest on April 26.

AACC hosts film fest, chooses winners

Philip Van Slooten, Reporter May 1, 2019

A student film about a man seeking redemption after murder won the best drama award at AACC’s first student film festival on April 26. The filmmaker, Dylan Siebenhar, a second-year film studies student,...

County Executive Steuart Pittman proposed the 2020 budget on May 1.

County executive proposes 2020 AACC budget

Alexandra Radovic, Editor-in-Chief May 1, 2019

  County Executive Steuart Pittman proposed the fiscal year 2020 budget to the county council on May 1. Part of this budget deals directly with the college, which requested $4 million total. However,...

Former inmate at Patuxent Institution Chris Wilson got his AACC degree while serving time. He wrote a book called "The Master Plan: My Journey from Life in Prison to a Life of Purpose," and plans to help Anonymous Content make it into a film.

Ex-prisoner gets AACC degree, set to help produce film with Anonymous Content

Alexandra Radovic, Editor-in-Chief May 1, 2019

  This is the final installment in a three-part series on an AACC program to take community college classes to students in prison. In June 1996, 17-year-old Chris Wilson walked outside of...

Students, like second-year physics student Kenneth Arnold, participated in a student survey on campus.

Living cost among top concerns in AA county

April 30, 2019

The high cost of living is the top concern of Anne Arundel County residents, a survey by AACC’s Center for the Study of Local Issues found in April. Among their other concerns are drug abuse, sexual...

Campus Current Editor-in-Chief Alexandra Radovic says students should take advantage of on-campus resources during the summer.

Students: Use summer to refocus for next fall

Alexandra Radovic, Editor-in-Chief April 30, 2019

AACC students who plan to return to campus next fall should take advantage of on-campus resources during the summer to get into a productive mindset before school starts. Although some students will...

Some students say they want the college to create a Black Student Union.

Some AACC attendees want black clubs, reps

Tyreesha Bolton, Reporter April 30, 2019

Black AACC students said they don’t know if the college has organizations exclusively for them, according to an April 4 poll. In an informal poll of 26 students on the Arnold Campus, six said they...

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