When someone commits suicide, people talk about how depressing it is and say we should do more for the ones fighting mental illness. That conversation usually lasts for a week or two and then we all move...
Instead of attempting to suppress alleged extremism, colleges should actively try to teach all hostile and combative philosophies from both sides of the fence so we may learn from them and learn how to...
The first time I set foot on AACC’s Arnold campus, I had no idea where my life was headed.
I remember thinking to myself: “Look, I have this passion for writing, clearly, and I’ve been doing it...
As an alumnus of AACC, I believe all students should consider learning a trade along with getting a formal education.
When I chose AACC, I knew I wanted to work in a field that would have an impact...
Welcome new Riverhawks, returning students, and faculty and staff to the start of another academic year at AACC.
Fall semester is a time of excitement and change. As the leaves begin to turn and the...
At 20 years old, James Alex Fields allegedly injured 19 people and killed one with his car earlier this month in Charlottesville, Virginia.
He’s about the same age as we are. And we’ve seen endless...
If you give yourself plenty of time to write a paper, you’re less likely to cheat on it. If you understand the instructions and follow them to the letter, you’re less likely to cheat. If you take care...
The story of when I cheated involves a rather unfair experience for me, because the consequences far outweighed the actions.
At a university in Maine, some classmates and I were assigned to do a group...
In my five years as a professor at AACC, I’ve heard lots of excuses for plagiarism. Here are some of them, along with my reactions.
I waited too long to start the essay. (Agreed!)
I didn’t have...
I am going to graduate this month—after attending AACC for four years.
I’ve been here so long because I believe it’s important to take your time with college and figure out what you want to do...
You’re walking up the aisle to take your seat with many others around you. You hear your family from a distance cheering for you as if you have just won a marathon. You stand and walk across the stage.
Just...
Picture this scene.
You’re walking outside underneath a beautiful, eve- ning glow. The sun shines its incandescent rays, now a fading, dim orange, onto the sidewalk in front of you. The sky above...
