The students, faculty and staff of the DMACC Ankeny campus were in shock Monday as word came in that Biology and Chemistry Professor Craig Dilley died in a single-vehicle accident over the weekend. According to police, the accident happened around 8:40 a.m. on US Highway 330 in Jasper County onRead More

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By Megan Miras. There are six quizzes due online, a paper to be submitted via Blackboard, three articles to be researched and written, and an online test. I have no Internet. My typical day consists of getting up around 6:15 a.m. to get ready for school and work, wake myRead More

The Building 1 remodel that has scattered student services around campus is on schedule and will be completed this December. March of this year Building 1, which houses most of student services and the human resource department, was overhauled in a big way. Offices have been temporarily relocated throughout campus.Read More

By: Alex Payne A ride towering over 300 feet above the city of Altoona is expected to open next spring. Adventureland amusement park announced on Friday, September 6 that they be adding the “Storm Chaser,” their largest ride since the Space Shot in 1999. The Storm Chaser is a towerRead More

For many college students, summer is either a time to find a summer job, to help pay for school, or take summer classes. For second year Culinary Arts student, Chad Borchers, he mixed the two. Borchers decided to make his usual summer job, of being a Senior Counselor at OkobojiRead More

By Alex Payne A DMACC student from Des Moines plans to challenge ten-term Republican Representative Tom Latham in November 2014. Gabriel De La Cerda, 34, Communications major is currently the only active Democratic candidate seeking the 2014 third congressional seat nomination, which includes Polk County. “Our elected officials are forRead More

By Alex Payne STDs and AIDs are on the rise; DMACC is helping students from contracting these deadly diseases. One of the most prominent ways DMACC is helping students stay protected is by offering condoms. Condoms are provided free of charge for all DMACC students in Campus Health Specialist SandyRead More