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

DMACC and the YMCA will no longer be partnering for the student center redesign coming late 2016 or early 2017. (Previously: YMCA construction to displace students) The partnership was to give free YMCA membership to DMACC students, faculty, and staff. The redesign, which will bring new recreational and exercise facilitiesRead 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

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

The DMACC Honors Program is entering its third year, and with it some changes to scholarships and seminar class format. According to Honors Program Coordinator Sarah Waddle, the future changes will include more awards and scholarship grants for Honors classes. These changes will actually begin in the summer semester. SpecificsRead More

By Ndey Kumba Demba and Daniela Buvat de Virginy Vice President Joe Biden held an invitation-only roundtable discussion centered on education accessibility and the importance of partnership between community colleges and businesses during his visit to DMACC Ankeny Campus on Thursday, Feb. 12. The discussion, held in Building 3 East,Read More

The first and perhaps most known use of the DMACC One Card is as an identity card. But as Special Accounts Bookkeeper Julie Ager explains, the card can also be used as a debit card. “If you have financial aid and you are going to be getting a refund, youRead More