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The award-winning newspaper of Anne Arundel Community College.

Campus Current
The award-winning newspaper of Anne Arundel Community College.

Campus Current
The area around AACC’s Martin Luther King Jr. memorial will receive a redesign this summer.

King memorial will get redesign over summer

Alexandra Radovic, Associate Editor • May 1, 2018

The West Campus memorial where Maryland’s only statue of Martin Luther King Jr. stands will get a redesign over the summer. AACC has chosen a design by first-year landscape architecture student Kathryn...

AACC counselor Diane Hallila encourages students to explore their state of mind and to realize that "we're not always in a perfect state of mind."

Ask permission before touching, officials say

Vincent Moreland, Sports Editor • May 1, 2018

The best way to avoid sexually harassing someone is to ask for permission before touching and listen when someone tells you “no,” according to AACC officials. In a Campus Current survey of 338 students,...

English professor Dave Meng says his policy is to keep his door open during student conferences.

Increased attention to issue has its downside

Michael Garvey, Newsroom Manager • May 1, 2018

The national attention to sexual harassment may have created unintended negative consequences for the working relationships between students and faculty. Some professors said they must take extra precautions...

A panel of judges from each of Maryland’s state courts and one federal judge speak about free speech at AACC’s Legal Studies Institute’s annual Forum on the Judiciary. Panelists, from left to right: Maryland Court of Appeals Judge Clayton Greene Jr.; Judge Richard Bennet of the U.S. District Court for Maryland; Chief Judge Patrick Woodward of the Maryland Court of Special Appeals; Maryland Circuit Judge William Mulford; Family Law Magistrate Sandra Howell of the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County; Chief Judge John Morrissey of the District Court of Maryland

Walkouts may have consequences despite free speech protections, judges say

Roxanne Ready, Editor-in-Chief • April 20, 2018
A panel of six state and federal judges Thursday told students they must be prepared for legal consequences if they engage in civil disobedience such as walkouts. Judges also said they expect lawmakers to start regulating speech on the internet soon.
Students photograph the mini-cow during the Campus Activities Board's Earth Day event.

Farm animals fill the Quad for Earth Day

Ashley Sokolowski, Reporter • April 19, 2018

AACC students had the opportunity to pet farm animals, paint flower pots and get digital caricature drawings on Wednesday. On the Quad, the Campus Activities Board—a student club that organizes campus...

Second-year graphic design student Raquel Hamner performs "Ain't I a Woman" at AACC's annual "Soapbox Sisters" event.

AACC community speaks out for women at annual ‘Soapbox Sisters’ event

Ashley Sokolowski, Reporter • April 18, 2018

AACC hosted the annual “Soapbox Sisters” event on March 29, inviting attendees to hear presentations of historical speeches by women. Students, faculty and alumni presented speeches including: “Ain’t...

The Vibesmen's guitarist Jesse Johnson (left) and vocalist Nick DiPietro play at Vibe the Vote in the SUN dining hall on April 17.

Students register to vote during live concert in SUN

Sarah Noble, Social Media Manager • April 17, 2018

Campus Current held a voter registration drive and live concert in the SUN Dining Hall today. Students could register to vote, listen to live music and pick up copies of Campus Current from 11:30 a.m....

Human services students from AACC volunteered to help the college host the Mid-Atlantic Consortium for Human Services' 2018 conference.

Regional human services conference comes to AACC

Roxanne Ready, Editor-in-Chief • April 16, 2018

AACC students and faculty hosted an annual three-day human services conference over the weekend. Friday through Sunday, students attended the Mid-Atlantic Consortium for Human Services. Attendees engaged...

College hosts month of discussions, information sessions about immigration

College hosts month of discussions, information sessions about immigration

Roxanne Ready, Editor-in-Chief • April 7, 2018

Throughout the month, AACC students can attend movies, lectures and free legal advice sessions about immigration in the U.S. “We just want to put a human face on some of these immigration stories,”...

A section of Ring Road—highlighted here in red—was closed for about five hours today.

Broken water main briefly closes road, Schwartz building

Roxanne Ready and Daniel Salomon • April 3, 2018

A section of Ring Road was closed for about five hours today while workers repaired a broken water main. The section of road between College Drive and Main Access was off-limits to students from about...

Student organization representatives nominated candidates for Student Government Association president at a mandatory monthly meeting Monday.

2 candidates run for student body president

Roxanne Ready, Editor-in-Chief • April 2, 2018
Student representatives nominated four candidates on Monday for president of the Student Government Association in the 2018-2019 academic year, but only two plan to run.
Condoms, lubricant and dental dams are some things students can get for free at the Health Center in SUN.

Students have access to free stuff on campus

Mary Kane, Graphic Designer • April 1, 2018

Anne Arundel Community College students have access to free campus services and health products and to discounted tickets for off-campus events. Discounted tickets to the National Aquarium in Baltimore...

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