Prologue Linda Koester Psychology Faculty – DMACC I walked past the flat screen in the hallway and heard the latest news…..addiction to heroin on the rise…..resulting in overdoses…..the statistics clearly have shown. “Hannah is not just a statistic”…..I muttered defiantly under my breath as I exited the building fighting backRead More

CiWeek (Celebrate Innovation Week) is an annual DMACC West event where speakers from many different walks of life come and share their experiences. This upcoming ciWeek runs Feb. 27 – March 2, 2017. There are eight speakers ranging from astronauts to a world-renowned rock climber. In the past they’ve hadRead More

How do you communicate with your teachers outside of class time?  Does the average college student check their email as often as they check their Facebook, Snapchat or Instagram feeds?  I know they don’t check it as often as their texts, but I wouldn’t expect them to.As a 44-year-old non-traditionalRead More

Being this is the last newspaper of the semester it came across my mind, what does everyone do over the Christmas Holiday break.  For me, it’s just back to the normal job stuff because I’m not a traditional student, but what should you be doing?  I’ll take this from theRead More

Des Moines Area Community College was ranked tenth this year on ValueColleges.com’s annual list of “Top 50 Best Community Colleges.” The website, supported by the Gates Foundation, looks at 1,717 community colleges across the nation and ranks them based on tuition, graduation and transfer rates, and graduate salaries and accreditation.Read More

Wig and Pen is an English-style restaurant in Ankeny on South Ankeny Boulevard. It has won several awards for its pizza, but does have other items, such as sandwiches, salads, and a variety of pastas. I ate at Wig and Pen on a Friday afternoon around 4:30. The restaurant wasRead More

Wizards return to the big screen in this spin-off of Harry Potter showing how American wizards differ from the Brits. “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” shows American wizards and how their government works, along with some action from some escapee magical creatures. The year is 1926 and BritishRead More

By Taha Gesala Special to the Chronicle Extinction is the state or process of a species, family, or larger group being or becoming extinct. Tradition is an inherited, established, or customary pattern of thought, action, or behavior (such as a religious practice or a social custom). Although culture can oftenRead More