Articles by: Cole Griffin

Phasmophobia Review

Phasmophobia Review

October 14, 2020 at 11:48 pm 0 comments

Phasmophobia has come from nowhere to become one of the biggest games streaming on Twitch and sold on Steam. It is always in the top 20 “most watched” and “most played” at any given time on their respective platforms. Phasmophobia is a four player cooperative ghost hunting horror game developedRead More

America’s mistakes shouldn’t be ignored

America’s mistakes shouldn’t be ignored

October 1, 2020 at 6:28 pm 0 comments

When ByteDance, Oracle, and WalMart were in talks to purchase the social media service TikTok, President Donald Trump voiced his support. However, as a part of that deal, he wants $5 billion to be funneled into education. This $5 billion would go towards teaching Americans the “real history of ourRead More

“Beat the Blame Game” webinar; Catharsis Productions tackles victim blaming and the stigma surrounding sexual assault

“Beat the Blame Game” webinar; Catharsis Productions tackles victim blaming and the stigma surrounding sexual assault

September 23, 2020 at 11:40 am 0 comments

DMACC Student Activities has planned a number of webinars for students to attend in the absence of in-person events and activities.  Last week, Catharsis Productions held a seminar through GoToWebinar titled “Beat the Blame Game,” an examination of victim blaming and how people can better support people facing abuse, asRead More

Returning to work with the opening of movie theaters

Returning to work with the opening of movie theaters

September 18, 2020 at 9:52 am 0 comments

Many Iowans have been without work for months since the novel coronavirus has had us isolating in our houses and avoiding places that are not deemed essential. I remember the message I received back in March from the CEO of Flix Brewhouse telling us that we were all being furloughed.Read More

Fully formed "chaffle" sandwich, where the bread is replaced with an egg and cheese mixture. Photo by Cole Griffin

Can I offer you a nice egg in this trying time?

April 22, 2020 at 1:59 pm 0 comments

Whether scrambled, fried, over easy, hard-boiled, or sunny side up, eggs are a great source of protein and are easy to prepare. However, not every egg preparation is valued equally, and some are more appropriate than others depending on the purpose for which they are being made. If I amRead More

DMACC Celebration of Literary Arts Festival postponed

DMACC Celebration of Literary Arts Festival postponed

April 12, 2020 at 8:27 pm 0 comments

This will be the 19th year that DMACC will be holding its annual Celebration of Literary Arts Festival. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has forced organizers to reorchestrate their plans. Originally slated to have begun on April 6, the event has been postponed until sometime in the Fall 2020 semester. EmailsRead More

DMACC introduces new pass/fail policy for Spring term, drop deadline extended

DMACC introduces new pass/fail policy for Spring term, drop deadline extended

April 1, 2020 at 6:17 pm 0 comments

DMACC is introducing a new opt-in system for pass/fail grading. Along with including a designation on all student transcripts that shows that the Spring 2020 semester was affected by the pandemic, students can also submit a request for a pass/fail designation on the transcript instead of the usual letter grade.Read More

Quarantine life, how my daily routine has changed

Quarantine life, how my daily routine has changed

March 30, 2020 at 1:02 pm 0 comments

I assume that my daily routine was similar to many other college students. Have ambitions of waking up two hours early, but fail and wake up with enough time to brush my teeth, get dressed, and leave. My 30-minute drive to DMACC’s Ankeny Campus was oddly relaxing, even though everyRead More