By: Buddy Jackson Assignments are in, homework is done and now it is time to strap on my driving gloves and get right down to business with Grand Theft Auto 5. The Xbox 360 version of the game comes as a two-disc set, which is a little disappointing. One isRead More

By Alex Payne. DMACC settled a lawsuit with a student for almost $14,000 last May, in a case that drew attention from national sites like Fox news. Former DMACC student Jake Dagel, 21 of Sheldon, filed a lawsuit against DMACC for infringing on students’ Freedom of Speech. “Thousands of [American]Read More

By Martina Gutierrez. Many people have asked me, “What made you come to Iowa?” My answer has always been, “My husband, who is a red-headed Mexican-American from South Texas.” We met in Topeka, Kan. on a Greyhound bus about 12 years ago. We have had our ups and downs beforeRead More

By: Ann Voight. One commonly heard complaint from the recent high-school graduates just starting at DMACC is that they are not getting “The College Experience;” that expectation that college consists of crazy and fun times with newer friends, and parties galore—from themed parties, a personal favorite has been an AroundRead More

By: Anna Duran. The indie music scene was delivered a sonorous gift this month in the form of Neko Case’s anticipated release of “The Worse It Gets, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You.” The new album is genre-hopping with music suitable for mostRead More

Just hear those sleigh bells jinglin,’ ring ting tinglin,’ too. Come on it’s lovely weather for a sleigh ride together with you! I will be the first to say that I love Christmas and I go all out when it comes to Christmas time. It pains me to take downRead More

By Avis Allen. One might think that having a Culinary Institute with a Bistro restaurant on their college campus would be an easy task to run every day.  In the beginning of the culinary program, I thought that the Chef would control the whole kitchen and dictate to the studentsRead More

By Alex Payne. Each spring DMACC students travel to London, England to study for 10 weeks at the University of London. DMACC Professor Randy Jedele travels with students to London for the 10-week term. “It is my favorite teaching experiences. I hope to get to do it again before IRead More