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2023 NCAA: Sweet 16 and Elite 8

June 15, 2023 at 8:02 am 0 comments

Nick and Emily talk college hoops! https://campuschroniclenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/podcast-sweet-16-and-elite-8.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Review: The non-traditional planner that will change your life

May 4, 2023 at 6:59 am 0 comments

If you struggle with ADHD or depression or if you’re a student that is having a hard time juggling simple everyday tasks, run, don’t walk to get this planner. With the turn of all things digital in today’s society, physical copies of any type of book are usually overlooked.  ThisRead More

Johnston-Grimes fire department leads controlled burn training

Johnston-Grimes fire department leads controlled burn training

May 4, 2023 at 6:54 am 0 comments

On Thursday, March 30, the Johnston-Grimes Fire Department led a controlled burn on Merle Hay Road in West Des Moines. This was made possible by a donation from Bombers Golf Course in Johnston. The golf course purchased the property where an old dealership had previously stood. The golf course plansRead More

Learn to fence with the DMACC Blades

Learn to fence with the DMACC Blades

April 28, 2023 at 4:54 pm 0 comments

By Lucy Hernandez The DMACC Blades Fencing Club brings members together to learn about fencing and for some, even compete. Students will learn about fencing, how a tournament is run, the rules, and the weapons. They meet every Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m., in Building 5, Room 1240.  TheRead More

Sports Podcast- March Madness

March 31, 2023 at 12:26 pm 0 comments

Nick and Emily talk about the Sweet sixteen and the elite eight. https://campuschroniclenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/podcast-sweet-16-and-elite-8.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Avatar 2: Worth the wait?

March 22, 2023 at 12:29 pm 0 comments

Ask me on any given day what my favorite movie is, and I am going to say “Avatar.” I’ve had that same response since 2009 when the movie was first released. I was fascinated by the potential for “real” avatar technology and I fell in love with a culture thatRead More

Meet English professor Dan Platt

Meet English professor Dan Platt

March 22, 2023 at 12:25 pm 0 comments

Dan Platt is a new English professor here at DMACC. Platt was born and raised in New Jersey near Philadelphia. He spent his teenage years there and went to the College of New Jersey and grad school at the University of Oregon.  “I like New Jersey. I feel like it’sRead More

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The pandemic’s lingering effects on college

March 22, 2023 at 12:20 pm 0 comments

Although COVID rates have been declining, the pandemic has had a lingering effect on higher education, which along with most other schools, was forced to go mostly virtual in March 2020. DMACC would not resume full face-to-face classes until Fall 2021.  DMACC Ankeny Speech Professor Karen Christiansen says she hasRead More