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Faculty share their "bucket list" for students

Faculty share their “bucket list” for students

May 2, 2014 at 10:26 am 0 comments

I wish students would… Reading the syllabus summarizes pretty much everything!! If a student would read our course syllabus and understand the course policy….. he/she would understand most of the following “bucket list” a) Do not cut classes. You will fall behind very quick. b) Don’t do your homework atRead More

Legendary TV anchor inspires younger journalists

Legendary TV anchor inspires younger journalists

May 2, 2014 at 10:09 am 0 comments

By Ndey Kumba Demba Ndey: I read from a background research that you joined KCCI’s production department while still in high school. Did you always know that journalism was a career you wanted? Kevin: I did know that and here is the reason why, both my mother and father wereRead More

Spring into delicious salads this Easter season

Spring into delicious salads this Easter season

April 16, 2014 at 10:56 am 0 comments

By Avis Allen. This week’s article has been a difficult one to come up with.  Usually I have many ideas I want to share, but not this time.  So I asked my family what I should do, well they were more boring than me.  Then as I was looking upRead More

Review: Grand Budapest Hotel

Review: Grand Budapest Hotel

April 16, 2014 at 10:52 am 0 comments

By Grace Hart. There’s something magical about sitting down in a theatre and watching a good flick. The “Grand Budapest Hotel” is definitely one of those films you should see at the Theatre. I say it was absolutely fantastic in every way possible. Already being a fan of the director,Read More

Person on the street

Person on the street

April 16, 2014 at 10:46 am 0 comments
The 'Morels' of mushroom hunting

The ‘Morels’ of mushroom hunting

April 4, 2014 at 10:53 am 0 comments

By Avis Allen. Morels are my favorite mushroom, more so than any other. It could be they’re popular simply because they taste so good but I think it is more the tradition and memories for me. Morels are so prized they sell for up to $20 a pound in groceryRead More

Readers respond to theater opinion

Readers respond to theater opinion

March 26, 2014 at 10:47 am 0 comments

Letter to the DMACC Chronicle: To this date, DMACC Huff Theatre has produced the original plays of 57 local writers, among them students, faculty, and the general public. Since 1995, we’ve presented a total of 92 productions, presented at a variety of venues, including the Grand View University, Ankeny’s NorthwestRead More

Grant Imahara spoke to a packed house at the DMACC West Campus on Thursday, March 6.

Mythbuster shares the fun of science

March 12, 2014 at 11:23 am 0 comments

There was organized chaos Thursday morning at West Campus as students found their way into spillover rooms when one of The Discovery Channel’s Mythbusters, Grant Imahara, visited the campus to talk to students during CI Week about how the popular show accidentally made science and engineering cool. Mythbusters takes myths,Read More