Articles by: Courtney Swessinger

Ask Courtney

Ask Courtney

April 4, 2014 at 10:37 am 0 comments

Dear Courtney, I had my laptop on a table in Building 5 and a friend of mine accidentally knocked their drink on it. I brought it in and they said it would be $500 to fix it. It’s a little bit of an older laptop and I was kind ofRead More

Poetry writer to visit campus

Poetry writer to visit campus

April 4, 2014 at 10:34 am 0 comments

Evie Shockley will be visiting the DMACC Ankeny campus to read her poetry at the Celebration of Literary Arts event April 9th. Evie started writing at an earlier age. “ I was one of those kids who was reading and writing since before I can remember, which means before IRead More

Award winning author to visit DMACC

Award winning author to visit DMACC

April 4, 2014 at 10:29 am 0 comments

DMACC students will get a treat in coming weeks when the Celebration of Literary Arts kicks off in early April. Among those scheduled to speak is award winning author Alan Heathcock. However, he did not always begin as a writer. “I started probably my senior year, I started kind ofRead More

Ask Courtney

Ask Courtney

March 14, 2014 at 11:38 am 0 comments

  Dear Courtney, A friend of mine is taking an online class with me. He has decided that we should work on the assignments and quizzes together. It has turned out that I do all of the work and the assignments fall on me to complete both mine and his.Read More

Potholes along DMACC Boulevard to be fixed soon

Potholes along DMACC Boulevard to be fixed soon

March 14, 2014 at 11:29 am 0 comments

With winter almost over, drivers around the Ankeny DMACC campus are starting to notice more problems with the roads. Namely, pot holes. Ned Miller, Director of the DMACC Physical Plant, said that next week they may start fixing the roads. “We hope to start next week if the weather cooperates.Read More

Last man to step foot on the moon wraps up CI week

Last man to step foot on the moon wraps up CI week

March 14, 2014 at 11:23 am 0 comments

For the final talk of CI Week, students got to hear from Captain Eugene Cernan; the last man to set foot upon the moon. Cernan spoke to students about his trip on the moon and the journey that he took to get to that point. He also made a fewRead More

Breed Specific Legislation gives student new mission

Breed Specific Legislation gives student new mission

February 26, 2014 at 10:51 am 0 comments

In recent years, pit bulls have seen more constant challenges throughout the United States.  In West Des Moines there was a case involving a two-year-old pit bull named Palomo who  faced the legal system and possible death. Although pit bulls are notorious for fighting, that does not mean that allRead More