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The award-winning newspaper of Anne Arundel Community College.

Campus Current

AACC officials extend spring break to April 5 and will transition all classes online in response to the coronavirus.

AACC extends spring break another week, all classes online

Daniel Salomon, Photo Editor March 13, 2020

AACC administrators extended spring break by another week, which means students will not return to classes until April 6. And when students return, all classes will be online, including labs and...

Lindsey Gonzalez, a third-year transfer studies student, wears a surgical on the quad to protect from the coronavirus.

AACC extends spring break, plans to convert classes to online

Daniel Salomon, Photo Editor March 11, 2020

UPDATE: AACC extends spring break another week, all classes online AACC officials on Wednesday extended students’ spring break from one week to two and said they will convert most face-to-face courses...

Enrollment has been declining since 2011, college officials say.

Enrollment down 28% since 2011 at AACC

Christian Richey, Editor-in-Chief March 2, 2020

Enrollment at AACC has decreased 28% since 2011, according to the vice president for learner support services. According to Dr. Felicia Patterson, community college enrollment typically decreases when...

Student Government Association President Mitchell Santos (left) says an understaffed Office of Student Engagement has left the Nest inefficient.

Positions open in Office of Student Engagement

Christian Richey, Editor-in-Chief March 2, 2020

The college is searching for job candidates to fill the vacant positions in the Office of Student Engagement that oversee student clubs and campus events, and will begin a national search for a new director...

Kimberly Starr, who served as a homicide detective in Baltimore, is one of two female officers on campus.

AACC hires retired Baltimore homicide detective

Jacob Dear, Daily Editor March 2, 2020

A former Baltimore homicide detective became the second female officer on campus in August. Officer Kimberly Starr served as a detective and special response team member in Baltimore for 25 years before...

In one of her performances as an actor in Nursing Department lab simulations, Cindy Huebler (back) pretends to be a mother worried about her child.

Nursing program uses actors in lab simulations

Christian Richey, Editor-in-Chief March 2, 2020

Cindy Huebler hurried into the hospital with complications related to her pregnancy. Nurses rushed her into the emergency room and tried to determine what was wrong. They did their best to understand...

Students join President Dawn Lindsay (center) to meet with state legislators to discuss upcoming bills.

SGA members pledge support for Maryland bills

Adrianna Gonzalez, Daily Editor March 2, 2020

Student Government Association members met with state legislators in February to advocate for proposed education laws that would benefit AACC and other Maryland community colleges. The students focused...

The number of students the college allows in each online class has increased to 25.

Faculty object to new online caps

Christian Richey, Editor-in-Chief March 2, 2020

AACC increased online class sizes to a maximum of 25 this spring, up from 20 in prior semesters. Vice President for Learning Mike Gavin said the change allows more students to take classes rather than...

AACC will upgrade its self-service student portal next year.

Student portal gets upgrade

Christian Richey, Editor-in-Chief March 2, 2020

AACC students will have an easier time checking their grades online, applying for financial aid, registering for classes and reviewing their class schedules next spring. Sheela Becton, AACC’s director...

SGA President Mitchell Santos said the increase may be too much for some students.

Tuition to increase by $4 in FY 2021

Christian Richey, Editor-in-Chief February 26, 2020

Tuition will increase by $4 per credit hour in the fall, an increase of $48 extra per semester for a full-time student taking 12 credits, coming as part of the college’s proposed $123.6 million budget. The...

Police say this man committed indecent exposure and trespassing on campus.

Man charged with indecent exposure and trespassing

Christian Richey, Editor-in-Chief February 19, 2020

Police charged a man with indecent exposure and trespassing after being found masturbating in the men’s bathroom on the second floor of Truxal Library, according to AACC’s chief of police. According...

Students learn how other cultures celebrate the new year at Lunar New Year.

Clubs host first Lunar New Year event

Jacob Dear, Daily Editor January 24, 2020

Students celebrated AACC’s first Lunar New Year event Friday in the SUN Dining Hall. The Korean Culture club, Japanese Culture club, and the Campus Board of Activities hosted and co-sponsored the...

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