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The award-winning newspaper of Anne Arundel Community College.

Campus Current

Most classes over the first two summer terms will be online, but some labs may be on campus.

Summer classes online for first 2 terms

Daniel Salomon, Associate Editor April 7, 2020

Most summer classes will be online for the first and second terms, but some labs may be held on campus, according to Vice President for Learner Support Services Felicia Patterson.   “Most of our...

The library offers students loaner laptops to use for online classes.

Library loans students laptops, webcams, headsets and hotspots, for online classes

Christian Richey, Editor-in-Chief April 6, 2020

AACC will lend laptops, webcams, headsets and hotspots to students who do not have access to the technology they need for their online classes. And Students who lack internet access at home can tap...

AACC's campus will be closed to all students and faculty through the end of the spring term.

Classes in first summer term to remain online as campus closes for remainder of spring

Christian Richey, Editor-in-Chief March 27, 2020

All AACC classes will remain online at least through the first summer term, a college vice president said this week. The announcement came as the college said it would shut down all of its campuses...

Faculty members will only be allowed to come on campus with permission from supervisors.

Campus access limited for faculty members

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

Faculty members will not be working from their campus offices for the rest of the semester and will have limited access to campus, AACC officials announced this week. Instead, instructors will teach...

AACC maintenance staff loads boxes of medical supplies the college donated to local hospitals.

AACC donates medical supplies to local hospitals

Daniel Salomon, Photo Editor March 25, 2020

AACC donated 119 boxes of medical supplies to Maryland hospitals on Wednesday.   Among the supplies were face shields, hand sanitizer, gloves, chemical splash goggles, alcohol prep pads and wipes,...

An AACC employee tests positive for COVID-19, the first case among the campus community.

AACC employee tests positive for coronavirus

Daniel Salomon, Photo Editor March 22, 2020

An AACC employee has tested positive for the novel coronavirus COVID-19, college President Dawn Lindsay announced on Saturday.  In a second email on Sunday, Lindsay said the employee “did not have...

The Truxal Library is among the student services that will be made available starting April 2.

College student services open April 2

Jake Brannon, Sports Editor March 19, 2020

Although classes won’t start until April 6, all college services will open for students on April 2. These services include academic and transfer advising, the cashier's office and disability support...

The Office of Student Engagement canceled all in-person club events and activities on campus through April 30, such as Extra Life, a 24-hour charity gaming event, hosted by the AACC Esports Club.

All in-person club activities and meetings on campus canceled through April

Jim Brady, Reporter March 13, 2020

The Office of Student Engagement announced on Friday the cancelation of all in-person club events and activities, including budget hearings until April 30. Dean of Student Engagement Tiffany Boykin,...

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...

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