Articles by: Brent Nichol

Syria: A mile in their shoes

Syria: A mile in their shoes

December 2, 2015 at 12:21 pm 0 comments

Imagine if the KKK gained members and military strength. Now imagine that very same group went town to town and killed anyone that opposed them. You see them going door-to-door and continuously killing people. You go to the same church as your neighbors but they just killed him saying “theseRead More

Discover DMACC: The Photography Program

Discover DMACC: The Photography Program

December 2, 2015 at 11:56 am 0 comments

The photography program is a certificate and 43-credit diploma now, but starting fall 2016 DMACC plans to offer an AAS degree in photography.    They have added 4 new classes this year, which would bring the total credits to 55 if a student does all the photography classes. The requirementsRead More

To Beard or Not to Beard

To Beard or Not to Beard

November 12, 2015 at 10:28 am 0 comments

The phenomenon known today as “No Shave November” started out as a way of spreading awareness for cancers that specifically are in men, such as prostate and testicular cancer. I wear a beard all year long; it’s part of who I am at this point. I’ve had my beard moreRead More

DMACC stays on the lookout for financial aid fraud

November 11, 2015 at 11:41 am 0 comments

Defrauding schools of financial aid is a major crime, but according to financial aid director Ean Freels, it is not a serious problem at DMACC. “I wouldn’t consider it a large problem because an overwhelming majority of students are accessing it for the right purposes. When you talk about percentages,Read More

S.A.C. PUMPKIN CARVING CONTEST

October 26, 2015 at 11:54 am 0 comments
Discover DMACC: The Mortuary Science Program

Discover DMACC: The Mortuary Science Program

October 23, 2015 at 10:20 am 0 comments

Graveyards, mad scientists, dead bodies, black cats and creepy-crawly things are what most think of in October, but many other cultures celebrate the day of the dead to honor lost loved ones.  The men and women who work to honor the dead each day are part of the Mortuary Sciences;Read More

Columbus Day: Celebrating Ignorance

Columbus Day: Celebrating Ignorance

October 12, 2015 at 10:11 am 0 comments

A genocidal war monger, a lost sailor with no clue, founding father of the trans-Atlantic slave trade, the man who “discovered the Americas.” Out of all those, which do you think is truth? In elementary school we were taught that Christopher Columbus sailed across the ocean believing the earth wasRead More

Oh where did you go, Joe DiMaggio?

Oh where did you go, Joe DiMaggio?

September 30, 2015 at 11:24 am 0 comments

Why do sports teams get so much of our attention? Every year I cheer on my teams in hopes of a win in each game, and maybe the big game (most of the time they lose). Whether it be baseball, basketball, or football, I love watching sports. For most ofRead More