About nine months ago today, I started a new chapter in my life and moved away from home to start college. I left home with the aspirations of doing something in my life that mattered and something that I could look back on and be proud of. I spent mostRead More

With the spring semester coming to a close, course evaluation emails have been sent out to DMACC students to ask their input on their courses and comment on how the instructor can improve the course. Joe DeHart is the Executive Director of Institutional Effectiveness and Assistant to the DMACC President.Read More

“Fast and Furious 7” is one of the highest grossing films of the year so far, and for good reason. “Fast and Furious 7” had an intense amount of action and a touching tribute to the star of the series, Paul Walker, at the end of the film. The filmRead More

For the majority DMACC students, Iowa State University is the school of choice to transfer to. The state of Iowa has two other public schools besides Iowa State, but Iowa State seems to be the most popular pick. In an email interview, Paige Duncan, a Transfer Admissions Counselor at IowaRead More

Holly Hedberg Eklund is thinking a lot about higher education lately. Not only is Hedberg Eklund is an English composition instructor here at DMACC Ankeny Campus and Grand View University, she is also attending Iowa State University as a graduate student with a focus on higher education administration. Hedberg EklundRead More

What are some of your literary works that you will be showing at the festival? I just had a new book come out this year entitled You Are Indeed an Elk But This is Not the Forest You Were Born to Graze. It features haunted swanboats, starstruck rodeo servants, andRead More

                  I’m going to Iowa State University in the fall. That’s right, I’m jumping on the Iowa State bandwagon and not because I want to see the amazing basketball team (even though they are good), but for other good reasons. I’m double majoring in management information systems and journalism. MyRead More

Don’t you just hate it when the Internet is slow or unresponsive? You try to watch that one video on Youtube that everyone is talking about and you end up sitting there for an hour waiting for it to load; You try to do some research online for a paperRead More