Articles by: Hayley Eischeid

Adam Carroll: Make every day a “level 10 day”

April 3, 2015 at 10:27 am 0 comments

On March 10, Adam Carroll took over the Quiet Lounge in Building Five to give a talk on how to live a better life. One of his first points had to do with being the “architect of your own life.” His point was that you should not wait around forRead More

Review: Walking Dead season 5 finale

April 3, 2015 at 10:25 am 0 comments

Sunday, March 29 at 8p.m., the season finale of “The Walking Dead” season 5, “Conquer” aired at last. It was a special 90- minute episode, followed by an airing of “The Talking Dead”, which featured actress Melissa McBride (Carol Peletier), actor Norman Reedus (Daryl Dixon), and actor Lennie James (MorganRead More

Withdraw or take the F? What is the best option for a student failing a class?

March 11, 2015 at 11:11 am 0 comments

According to Michelle Vaccaro, academic counselor, first and foremost, a student in that situation should meet with an advisor. Every student’s individual situation is different, and can call for a different plan of action. Many factors contribute to the decision of dropping a class. One factor has to do withRead More

Follow Up Treatment of Animals Story

February 27, 2015 at 10:27 am 0 comments

In the last edition of the paper, I wrote an article about how animals are treated in the food industry. Unfortunately, the article got a lot of negative feedback. In response, I decided to write this article, to clear things up. As I said in the article, my source wasRead More

It starts with one person

February 11, 2015 at 9:10 am 0 comments

While biting into a really good burger, or frying up bacon for breakfast, do you ever think about it ethically? I didn’t either, until taking an Intro to Ethics course here at DMACC. Now don’t get me wrong, I’m not here to preach about the evils of fried chicken; IRead More

ISU adds support of DMACC Honors Program credits

November 7, 2014 at 9:22 am 0 comments

DMACC’s Honors Program has struck a new deal with Iowa State University’s Honors Program. The relationship between the two means that students in DMACC’s Honors Program who plan to transfer can now take six honors credits to ISU with them where they previously could not take any. This gives DMACCRead More

Review: Maze Runner

October 24, 2014 at 9:38 am 0 comments

The American science fiction action thriller film “The Maze Runner” was released September 19 by 20th Century Fox. The film’s reviews have been mostly positive. Its praise is due to its actors and its ability to closely follow the novel it was based upon, by James Dashner. To those whoRead More

London Study Abroad deadline Nov. 3

October 10, 2014 at 9:12 am 0 comments

Most students may not know this, but DMACC has a Study Abroad Program. Students have the opportunity to spend a whole semester taking classes in London for 10 weeks. It costs about $12-13,000. This is including the standard fees, travel expenses, food, and a little spending money. This may seemRead More