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Campus Current

March For Our Lives

April 1, 2018

AACC students and faculty joined marchers from around the country in Washington, D.C., and Annapolis on March 24 to protest gun violence.

Students say they don’t worry about their safety on campus because of constant police patrols. Shown, Officer Duane Gottschalk.

AACC students say they feel secure on campus

Daniel Salomon, Digital Editor April 1, 2018

Just weeks after the Feb. 14 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, students at AACC said they don’t think it could happen here. In an informal poll of 10 students,...

Program Manager Leon Thomas talks with minority students and community members during the Black Male Initiative Summit on campus in February.

Black Male Initiative helps minority youth

Raquel Hamner, Photography Editor April 1, 2018

Minority men planning to attend AACC can receive scholarships, attend retreats and find community support. Despite its name, the Black Male Initiative is for all minority men, Leon Thomas, BMI’s program manager...

Nutrition professor Karen Israel has filled her office with items she has found a second use for, like Mason jars, plastic silverware and paper products.

Profs put Earth 1st on campus

Sarah Noble, Social Media Manager April 1, 2018

Karen Israel’s office is filled with recycled items. Shelves are lined with nutrition books and objects she’s found a second use for, like her recycled notepads, made from old, cut-up academic integrity...

Watching a movie outside of a classroom could be a violation of copyright if the club showing the film does not pay for performance rights.

Showing films violates US law

Daniel Salomon, Digital Editor April 1, 2018

Clubs at AACC may have unknowingly shown movies illegally and violated copyright law. “Using a film for a club is something that we can’t do without paying the rights holder,” Cynthia Steinhoff,...

English professor Brian Riley will teach the upcoming special topics course “American Nightmares,” about horror in popular culture.

Special topics classes available for fall term

Alexandra Radovic, Associate Editor April 1, 2018

AACC students can learn about President Donald Trump’s relationship with the media, horror in popular literature and fake news by taking special topics classes next fall. One special topics class...

The Military/Veteran Resource Center in the library is open every weekday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Student veterans face distinctive challenges

Michael Garvey, Newsroom Manager April 1, 2018

Student veterans encounter unique difficulties that faculty sometimes overlook, veterans on campus told Campus Current. Veteran undergraduate students make up 4 percent of the national student body,...

Student president position open for nominations in April

Roxanne Ready, Editor-in-Chief March 14, 2018

At a monthly meeting, student leaders voted in a new Student Government Association vice president of public relations, and the SGA president announced that in April his position will be open for nominations...

A group of students who participated in the 8th Annual Black Male Initiative Summit.

Eighth Annual Black Male Initiative Summit

Alexandra Radovic, Associate Editor March 14, 2018

At the eighth annual Black Male Initiative Summit, AACC students and community members heard tips for success from a keynote speaker and won cash prizes. Actor, author, songwriter, music producer and...

Poetry slams open mic event

Poetry slams open mic event

Daniel Nickerson, Reporter March 5, 2018

A monthly student-run open mic night event added student poets and spoken word performers to its lineup Thursday. Amaranth—a student club that publishes a yearly art and creative writing magazine—hosts...

Dance club fundraises with popcorn

Jesseca Greene, Reporter March 5, 2018

The AACC Dance Company on Thursday sold popcorn to raise money for a conference. The AACC Dance Company—a student dance club led by instructor Lynda Fitzgerald—sold popcorn at $3 per bag from 12-2...

Immunologic Computing (right)—high school juniors Andrew Yu, Yashas Salankimatt and Shobha Dasari—and AssemBuild—junior Clare Hudak and seniors Matthew Lynerd and Collin Griffin—pose after winning the Diamond Challenge live pitch round at AACC.

Students compete in business pitch competition

Roxanne Ready, Editor-in-Chief March 2, 2018

High school students from around the country came to AACC Wednesday to pitch their business ideas for a $1,000 prize and the chance to compete for an even larger award. For the third year, the Diamond...

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