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Campus Current

Women students say wearing bows—an international trend—is an expression of their femininity.

Bows back in fashion for girly girls at AACC

Morgan Brown, Reporter April 1, 2025

Whether it is on a pencil case, a shirt or in their hair, female students are reclaiming bows. Students around campus are wearing bows, reflecting a national trend. Pinterest reported a 190% increase...

Students can order drip coffee, lattes and hot chocolate from the coffee vending machine in Careers.

Careers Center gets new coffee machine

Lauren Sheesley, Daily Editor April 1, 2025

AACC has a new coffee vending machine in Careers, the only one on campus. The gourmet coffee machine, which serves drinks from the coffee company Seattle’s Best, was installed on the second floor...

Dual-enrollment student Tomi Brunton, a former Campus Current editor, sets up for an open mic night hosted by Amaranth, the student arts journal.

Fewer high schoolers attend AACC classes

Jose Gonzalez, Editor-in-Chief March 27, 2025

The number of public high school students who are also enrolled at AACC dropped by 7% since last spring. That follows a 7% drop in dual-enrolled students in fall 2024, according to Associate Vice President...

After a few semesters of enrollment declines, AACC reports more students are signing up for classes.

Enrollment rates hit highest since COVID

Jose Gonzalez, Editor-in-Chief March 27, 2025

Spring enrolllment at AACC this semester is the highest it has been since spring 2020. Likewise, last fall’s enrollment also was higher than any fall semester since 2020. AACC reported that 10,576...

Newly elected SGA officers gather for an event in the Hawk’s Nest after a special election in February.

Student Gov. to hold 2nd election in April

Jose Gonzalez, Editor-in-Chief March 24, 2025

For the second time this semester, the Student Government Association will hold an election for officers, starting April 28. Students elected an SGA president in February after the original 2024-25 president...

AACC makes changes to PTO policy

AACC makes changes to PTO policy

Lily Peaper, Associate Editor March 14, 2025

AACC staff will no longer receive frontloaded Paid Time Off (PTO) on July first. Staff members now have to accrue any vacation days they plan to take, rather than get them all at once. In previous years,...

AACC will host Women's History Month events throughout March.

Events feature female history

Waleska Cruz, Features Editor March 3, 2025

AACC will celebrate Women’s History Month in March with a dozen events. Every year representatives from different departments on campus create events for faculty, staff and students to celebrate the...

AACC advises faculty to notify police if immigration officials approach them on campus.

College offers advice for responding to ICE

Lily Peaper, Associate Editor February 28, 2025

AACC President Dawn Lindsay in February told faculty and staff to call the campus police if they encounter Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, officers on campus. Echoing similar guidance from...

President Donald Trump’s many executive orders include some that could affect diversity programs on college campuses.

Task force to monitor impact of exec orders

Lily Peaper, Associate Editor February 27, 2025

AACC President Dawn Lindsay has created a task force to monitor the potential impact on the college of President Donald Trump’s many executive orders. Vice Presidents Melissa Beardmore and Felicia...

AACC’s budget for fiscal year 2026 includes a $5 per-credit-hour increase in tuition.

Bd. of Trustees votes to raise tuition by $5

Jose Gonzalez, Editor-in-Chief February 27, 2025

AACC’s Board of Trustees approved a $145.1 million operating budget on Feb. 25 that includes an increase in tuition of $5 per credit hour starting in the fall. The fiscal year 2026 budget, which is...

Second-year kinesiology student Meredith Dales is the new Student Government Association president.

Kinesiology student is new SGA president

Jose Gonzalez, Editor-in-Chief February 27, 2025

A second-year kinesiology student is the new Student Government Association president. Meredith Dales, 41, won against first-year engineering student Chris Chambers in the online election, which ended...

Two students, second-year kinesiology student Meredith Dales, left, and first-year engineering student Chris Chambers, are the president candidates for the Student Government Association.

2 students run for SGA president

Jose Gonzalez, Editor-in-Chief February 21, 2025

Two students are running for Student Government Association in a special election that ends Sunday.  The candidates are Meredith Dales, a second-year kinesiology student, and Chris Chambers, a first-year...

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