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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
Dan Elson - Sports Editor

Dan Elson, Sports Editor

Dan is the sports editor of Campus Current. Dan has always had a passion for sports. He’s a lifelong New York Yankees, Rangers, Giants and Knicks fan. Dan’s passion for journalism came along when Covid-19 hit the world. In Dan’s spare time, he loves working out, spending time friends and family. He also loves trying new things.

All content by Dan Elson
The Riverhawks men's and women's soccer teams started their seasons on Aug. 25.

Riverhawks men’s and women’s soccer underway

Dan Elson, Sports Editor
August 29, 2022
Nick Barton playing lacrosse

Athlete dies in boat accident

Dan Elson, Sports Editor
August 29, 2022
The Riverhawks lacrosse team recruited third-year communications student Payton Williams in 2021 to play midfield.

AACC Riverhawks recruit all year long

Dan Elson, Sports Editor
August 29, 2022
Second-year transfer studies student Justin Abell said his goal this season is to lower his times.

Cross-country squads prepare for autumn races

Dan Elson, Sports Editor
August 29, 2022
The Riverhawks volleyball team started their season on Aug. 27.

Riverhawks V-ball 2022 season underway

Dan Elson, Sports Editor
August 29, 2022
Lester Brooks teaching.

Long-term professors retire

Dan Elson, Sports Editor
August 29, 2022
Tina Smith

College gets interim associate VP

Dan Elson, Sports Editor
August 29, 2022
Graduates shown at the May ceremony.

Rate of grads rises slightly

Dan Elson, Sports Editor
August 29, 2022
Women's lacrosse coach Jim Griffiths will also manage the women's soccer team.

[Photo] Women’s soccer coach returns to prior sport

Holden Smith, Reporter
August 29, 2022
Empty building on Arnold campus.

[Photo] AACC to renovate old buildings on campus

Vance Wild, Reporter
August 29, 2022
Lacrosse midfielder Madison Hobbs led the Riverhawks with 47 points this season, scoring 26 goals and 21 assists this year.

Riverhawks wrap up spring sports seasons

Dan Elson, Editor-in-Chief
May 19, 2022
The Athletic Department hired a former women's triathlon coach to become the new coordinator of athletics. George Erazo started April 1.

Associate Vice President for Learning and Academic Affairs Alycia Marshall is leaving the college after 22-years. She will become a vice president of academic and student success at the Community College of Philadelphia.

Associate VP leaves AACC after 22 years

Dan Elson, Editor-in-Chief
May 11, 2022
Second-year psychology student Hamza Iqbal at - tends a Zoom meeting for his online SYNC class.

SYNC class meetings to mirror face-to-face

Zack Buster and Dan Elson
May 11, 2022
AACC released its fall catalog in April, featuring more in-person classes than the spring 2022 catalog.

[Photo] College to hold more fall classes in person

Lilly Roser, Reporter
May 12, 2022
According to library policy, groups have priority over individuals for study rooms and may ask single users to leave a room.

Groups take priority in library study rooms

Dan Elson, Editor-in-Chief
May 10, 2022
The Amaranth Journal for the Arts publishes creative writing and art pieces created by AACC students.

[Photo] Student literary journal releases 47th edition

Zack Buster, Associate Editor
May 5, 2022
Students participated in a panel about discrimination on Tuesday. Shown left to right are Grace Bourne, Sydney Klabnik, Amber Bartlett and Sebastian Cordero-Toledo.

Students share discrimination experiences in panel

Dan Elson, Editor-in-Chief
April 28, 2022
About 30 students plant native Maryland plants located in the side of the Careers Center.

Students plant garden to support LGBTQ community

Dan Elson, Editor-in-Chief
April 28, 2022
Forward Jamar Young and guard Michael Cantrell made the All-Region 20 Division III First Team. Guard Brandy Middleton made the All-Region Division III Honorable Mention Team.

Three basketball players selected to All-Region 20 teams

Dan Elson, Editor-in-Chief
April 25, 2022
The Muslim Student Association gathers on the third floor of the Truxal Library to discuss Islam.

Student club gathers to talk about Islamic topics

Dan Elson, Editor-in-Chief
April 21, 2022
COVID-19 is not a top concern of residents for the first time since the pandemic. AACC political science professor Dan Nataf conducts a twice-a-year survey of Anne Arundel County residents about their top concerns.

County residents choose crime as top concern

Dan Elson, Editor-in-Chief
April 19, 2022
First-year business student Ethan Grieb, an infielder and a pitcher and third-year business administration student Brian Connolly, who plays multiple positions, are the co-captains of the baseball team.

Riverhawks baseball team has 2 co-captains

Dan Elson, Editor-in-Chief
April 18, 2022
Second-year business student Michael Davis and first-year zoology student Chloe Yates study without masks on campus.

Students feel safer with drop in COVID cases

Dan Elson, Editor-in-Chief
April 14, 2022
A new dental hygiene program starts in fall 2023 in the Health and Life Sciences building, shown.

New dental program to start in fall 2023

Dan Elson, Editor-in-Chief
April 14, 2022
Baking and pastry students say it's easier than you might think to throw together affordable, healthy snacks.

Baking students encourage healthy eating

Dan Elson, Editor-in-Chief
April 11, 2022
Jayden Flood says his first year of college isn't going as expected.

[Photo] 2 years of COVID-19 takes toll on HS grad

Jayden Flood, Reporter
April 13, 2022
Second-year health science student Jaclyn Nevins threw a perfect game. Nevins struck out 13 of 15 batters through five innings.

AACC softball pitcher throws perfect game

Dan Elson, Editor-in-Chief
April 7, 2022
Students who take online SYNC courses are less likely to pass them than those who enroll in totally online classes.

SYNC courses less effective

Dan Elson, Editor-in-Chief
April 6, 2022
AACC hired a former women’s triathlon coach to be the new coordinator of athletics. George Erazo started April 1.

AACC hires new coordinator of athletics

Dan Elson, Editor-in-Chief
April 5, 2022
Two fresh-food vending machines will sell salads, wraps and other healthy options on campus starting in mid-April.

Fresh-food vending machines to come to Arnold campus

Dan Elson, Editor-in-Chief
March 31, 2022
Softball coach Guy Kingensmith says it's challenging playing games with a roster of just 10 women.

Softball team plays with limited roster

Dan Elson, Editor-in-Chief
March 31, 2022
David Henderson (left) prepares for 2022 golf season.

37-year-old competes in Riverhawks’ upcoming golf season

Dan Elson, Editor-in-Chief
March 17, 2022
First-year golf coach Dave O’Donnell (left) prepares second-year business administration student David Henderson for the upcoming golf season.

AACC gets new golf coach

Dan Elson, Editor-in-Chief
March 17, 2022
Fewer male students than females have been registering for classes at AACC, mirroring a national trend.

Male enrollment declines locally, nationally

Dan Elson, Editor-in-Chief
March 16, 2022
Aaliyah Odom is AACC Athletics' new associate trainer and strength and conditioning coach. She is the second athletic trainer on campus.

Athletics adds 2nd trainer

Dan Elson, Editor-in-Chief
March 14, 2022
Nursing students may donate the uniforms they are required to wear during classes and labs to incoming classmates once they graduate.

Graduating nursing students donate used uniforms to incoming classmates

Dan Elson, Editor-in-Chief
March 8, 2022
AACC is raising tuition by $2 dollars a credit for the upcoming fall.

Board of Trustees votes to raise tuition by 2%

Dan Elson, Editor-in-Chief
February 23, 2022
Che Colbert, a guard, prevents a turnover. AACC lost 80-71 in the NJCAA Region 20 Divison III Finals on Sunday to Prince George's Community College.

Men’s basketball makes it to championship game in regional tourney

Dan Elson, Editor-in-Chief
February 22, 2022
The Riverhawks women's basketball team will play in the NJCAA Region 20 tournament on campus on Saturday.

Riverhawks to host NJCAA Region 20 basketball tournament

Dan Elson, Editor-in-Chief
February 17, 2022
First-year psychology student Austin Smith, who is on AACC's golf team, works out in Jenkins gym. In mirror, women's cross country coach Susan Noble (right) demonstrates the proper use of gym equipment.

Coach: Consistency, small goals lead to lasting fitness

Dan Elson, Editor-in-Chief
February 17, 2022
AACC offers nine electric charge stations. Students, faculty and staff can charge their electric vehicles at Annex B, the Careers Center and Parking Lot M near the Health and Life Sciences building.

Drivers can charge electric cars on campus

Dan Elson, Editor-in-Chief
February 16, 2022
Students and employees can get free COVID-19 vaccinations in Annex A on the Arnold campus.

Free COVID-19 vaccines, tests available on campuses

Dan Elson, Editor-in-Chief
February 15, 2022
AACC will replace the 20-year-old roof on the Student Union building over the next couple of weeks.

Student Union gets new roof

Dan Elson, Editor-in-Chief
February 9, 2022
The main stairwell in the Health and Life Sciences Building closed again this week because of loose wood on some of the steps.

Health & Life Sciences stairwell closes again

Dan Elson, Editor-in-Chief
February 3, 2022
Midfielder Sam Barrett, a second-year business student, practices ahead of the lacrosse team's season opener. The team's first game is Feb. 26.

Riverhawks’ spring sports season kicks off

Dan Elson, Editor-in-Chief
February 3, 2022
Journalism students D'Angelo Williams (left) and Jerryt Haley study together after their face-to-face class on Tuesday.

Enrollment drops at AACC, nationwide

Dan Elson, Editor-in-Chief
February 2, 2022
Coach Conway Johnson will lead AACC Athletics' new esports team.

Esports kicks off 1st video game season

Dan Elson, Editor-in-Chief
January 24, 2022
First-year student Jaron Carroll is a leader of the Experience Apostolic Campus Ministries Club.

Students bond, pray together on campus

Dan Elson, Editor-in-Chief
January 24, 2022
Two students sitting at a large desk in a classroom, wearing masks.

[Photo] AACC to offer 50% of classes face-to-face

Sydney Klabnik, Contributor
January 24, 2022
Communications students Zack Buster and Maggie Brown discuss and proofread.

A move by the state Legislature this week opens the door for AACC employees and faculty to form unions and participate in collective bargaining.

Community college employees, faculty may unionize

Dan Elson, Reporter
December 9, 2021
The Riverhawks men's soccer team finished first in its region this season. Shown, No. 2 Charles Warari, center, plays forward on the team.

Riverhawks wrap up fall sports season

Dan Elson, Reporter
November 18, 2021
students walking away

College starts council to recruit, retain students

Dan Elson, Reporter
November 17, 2021
Students and employees who served in the military say they want classmates to treat them like everyone else. Veterans Day is Nov. 11.

Student veterans find network on campus

Dan Elson, Reporter
November 11, 2021
Students in an AACC survey said the deterioration of the Chesapeake Bay is among their top concerns.

Housing costs, Chesapeake Bay, Covid concern AACC students–survey

Dan Elson, Reporter
November 2, 2021
Men's basketball point guard Eddy Alexandre practices in Jenkins Gym ahead of his team's season opener next weekend.

Riverhawks basketball season ready to begin

Dan Elson, Reporter
October 22, 2021
Members of a crafts club on campus started a community quilt while discussing Coming Out Week issues on Wednesday.

Knitting group starts community quilt during Coming Out Week

Dan Elson, Reporter
October 14, 2021
men's soccer

Men’s soccer falls to CCBC in 1st home game on new turf

Dan Elson, Reporter
October 11, 2021
AACC Public Safety Report

New report shows crime down on campus

Dan Elson, Reporter
September 30, 2021
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