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The award-winning newspaper of Anne Arundel Community College.

Campus Current

The award-winning newspaper of Anne Arundel Community College.

Campus Current

AACC’s esports team adds Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and Valorant as games starting this semester.

Esports team adds 2 games in new season

Bobby Piepmeier, Reporter November 6, 2023

AACC’s esports team added two new games this semester, and plans to begin streaming its competitions live. The team added popular esports games Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and Valorant this semester. “We’ve...

Some students are gambling on sports games, but warn their peers that it can result in addiction or overspending.

Sports gamblers say bets can be addictive

Zack Buckingham, Reporter November 6, 2023

Sports fans at AACC are betting on games, but advised their peers to beware of overspending or becoming addicted to gambling. Some students said betting on games lets them win some money and feel like...

The AACC men's and women's basketball teams will start their season Nov. 1 with games at Penn State.

Men’s, women’s basketball start season Nov. 1

Zack Buckingham, Reporter November 1, 2023

AACC’s men’s and women’s basketball teams will each begin their seasons Nov. 1 at Penn State York. Women’s basketball will begin the season with six eligible players on the roster. Two are returning...

Riverhawks Women's soccer finished the fall season with a championship game loss against Community College of Baltimore County Essex. Photo courtesy of AACC Athletics.

Women’s soccer finishes fall season

October 30, 2023

The Riverhawks women’s soccer team lost to Community College of Balitmore County Essex in the Region 20 finals championship game, finishing the fall season. The team finished its first season in Division...

Riverhawks Athletic Director Duane Herr won the Athletic Director of the Year award for Region 20.

Riverhawks athletic director wins NJCAA award

Zack Buckingham, Reporter October 11, 2023

AACC’s athletic director won the Athletic Director of the Year Award for Region 20 in September. Athletic directors from the 24 colleges in the region recognized Duane Herr for the award. This was...

Transfer studies student Zach Schwartz, who plays for AACC's esports team, practices his gaming skills in the esports lab.

Esports team competes in 2 new games

Bobby Piepmeier, Reporter October 3, 2023

AACC’s esports team added two new games this semester, and plans to begin streaming its competitions live. The team added popular esports games Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and Valorant this semester. “We've...

First-year athlete Emily Rodriguez plays her first volleyball home game as a Riverhawk against Howard Community College.

New Riverhawks athletes adapt to AACC sports

Megan Cunningham, Photo Editor October 3, 2023

First-year athletes playing for the Riverhawks this fall said they look forward to the quick pace of college games compared with high school. AACC has 46 new athletes playing fall sports this semester....

Twins Ethan and Elijah Belcher say they enjoy playing on the soccer field with each other.

Assistant coach’s 2 sons compete on his team

Andrea Bridgett, Sports Editor October 3, 2023

The Riverhawks men’s soccer team is keeping it all in the family this semester. Two brothers play on the team, and their father is an assistant coach. Twins Ethan and Elijah Belcher have always played...

Men’s soccer goalie Jayeim Blake relocated to the U.S. to play for the Riverhawks.

National-level goalie comes to play soccer

Andrea Bridgett, Sports Editor October 3, 2023

A goalie on the Riverhawks men’s soccer team played for the Trinidad and Tobago Under 17 national team before coming to AACC. Jayeim Blake, a first-year transfer studies student, moved to the United...

AACC adds two new pitch clocks to help speed up baseball games.

Riverhawks baseball adds new pitch clock

Dan Elson, Sports Editor August 28, 2023

The Riverhawks baseball team will compete in the 2024 season with two visible, 20-second pitch clocks. One pitch clock stands behind the backstop and the other is on the scoreboard. Once the clock starts,...

Marquis James played forward on AACC's basketball team and will transfer to Penn State this fall.

AACC athletes to play at 4-year schools

Dan Elson, Sports Editor August 28, 2023

Seventeen AACC athletes who played for the college last season have committed to competing in their sports at four-year schools this academic year. The list includes seven baseball players; three from...

The spring 2023 women’s lacrosse team earned a collective 3.13 GPA last season and received the title of NJCAA All-Academic Team of the Year.

NJCAA honors lacrosse team

Andrea Bridgett, Sports Editor August 28, 2023

The National Junior Collegiate Athletic Association in July named the Riverhawks the All-Academic Team of the Year for women’s lacrosse. The team, which won the national championship in the spring,...

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