DMACC Student’s Bucket List of 100 things to do before we graduate   1. Crash a party where you don’t know anyone and make a friend. You know those parties; the ones in Campus View, Prairie Pointe and Campus Town. Yeah, those ones. We knowRead More

              Dear Courtney,   What should I do about my boyfriend of 6 years? He got me and another woman pregnant three years ago and then decided to marry me, and we’ll be getting married in less than a year. He is also nowRead More

Most people complain about when they have to get up at 6 a.m. Try 1:30 a.m. As one of Iowa’s youngest meteorologists, Frank Scaglione has to get up that early to go to work, but that does not mean that he is wanting to. “Obviously that’s a lot hard forRead More

Desiree Martinez is a 35- year- old Ankeny DMACC student who is currently minoring in photography with a major of fashion and design.  Martinez isn’t like most students; she is also married with six boys of her own to raise with her husband of six years. This is the lifeRead More

Today all you hear about is same-sex marriage, and how it will affect lives. Unless you live amongst the Westboro Baptist Church, most of the people whom the law affects are our friends, family, and neighbors. When was the last time these people ever did anything that you automatically assumedRead More

A pest has found its way into Iowa through the Ash trees. The Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) is an insect that is thought to be infecting trees throughout the state of Iowa through firewood. According to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, the Emerald Ash Borer is a small greenRead More

      Dear Courtney, I have a little brother who keeps stealing my video games. It’s annoying and he keeps scratching them up then they don’t work anymore. What do I do? Sincerely; Video Games in Ames Dear Video Games, Thank you for the question.  First of all, areRead More

It has been five years since the Iowa Senate has made same-sex marriage legal in the same Iowa. For some students and staff, the journey to this point has not been an easy one. Ridge Freeborn is  Ankeny DMACC liberal arts student who has undergone a rough past with beingRead More