A nomad journey through Europe and an “eat, pray, love” attitude influenced this chef to open up his own restaurant in downtown Des Moines three months ago. Nickolas Illingworth, Indianola native, is the head chef at Lurra Cocina, with his business partners, is working to make his dream of openingRead More

On the first day of the creative writing class Marc Dickinson, a creative writing instructor, tells students in order to be a successful writer they need to practice writing every day. While not all teachers practice what they preach, Dickinson leads by example. Arriving at DMACC around 6 a.m. toRead More

Imagine if the KKK gained members and military strength. Now imagine that very same group went town to town and killed anyone that opposed them. You see them going door-to-door and continuously killing people. You go to the same church as your neighbors but they just killed him saying “theseRead More

Fine Arts is spread out around campus with art at the edge of campus in Building 19 and music right in Building 6 in the middle of campus with little space for both to operate.  Jim Loos, music professor, explained to students that it is hard to find times whereRead More

One could equate speeding to cheating on several levels: It is clearly something that you are not supposed to do, yet some still will do it. Those who do try to avoid any and all enforcement. There are regulations in place to prevent us from doing so, and yet, everyoneRead More

The Jefferson-Jackson Dinner was a star-studded event held by the Iowa Democratic Party on Oct. 24 to introduce candidates for the upcoming election cycles. This year was no different when it came to celebrity attendance. Aside from the three Democrats left in the 2016 presidential race, the event was alsoRead More

Chances are, each and every one of us knows of somebody who smokes cigarettes. They are the friend with the terrible cough or the aunt that always dismisses herself during a family dinner then returns smelling like a honky-tonk tavern and ruins everyone’s appetite. We know all too well theRead More

Every semester as I roam through the halls carrying my guitar case I hear students say, “ I didn’t know DMACC offered music lessons.” Well, DMACC does offer several music lessons for all types of instruments. Students range from beginners to highly advanced, with each program designed for that individualRead More