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Best of DMACC 2013

Best of DMACC 2013

October 30, 2013 at 11:03 am 0 comments

Help us find the Best of DMACC in our 1st annual Reader’s Choice Awards. Click Here to vote for your favorite.

Poinsettias grow in the thousands in the green house behind Building 4. The plants are adolescent, but will be ready for sale by the end of November. Photo by Anna Duran.

Horticulture Club: It’s more than just watching grass grow

October 30, 2013 at 10:10 am 0 comments

By Miriah Masching. DMACC Horticulture students strive to create the best looking plants, not only for a grade but also for their upcoming plant sales. The sales coincide with harvest times in the green houses, which are in fall, winter and spring. The mum sales just ended, and now theRead More

Passion for collegiate fashion

Passion for collegiate fashion

October 30, 2013 at 10:00 am 0 comments

By Olivia Herr. The Bookstore and the Student Activities Council partnered to put on “Passion for Colligate Fashion” Wednesday, October 9th in the commons area in Building five. Volunteers gathered to present the show by coordinating outfits, organizing models and poses, as well as creating hair and make up looks.Read More

Winner of prestigious World Food Prize visits Ankeny

Winner of prestigious World Food Prize visits Ankeny

October 21, 2013 at 7:43 pm 0 comments

By Anna Duran The recipient of this year’s World Food Prize spoke in a presentation on Ankeny campus Oct. 16. Dr. Charity Kawira Mutegi, 38, spoke to more than 300 people crowded into the auditorium in Building 6. The size of the crowd was entirely unexpected. “We’ve violated fire codes,”Read More

Professor David Purdy

New Faculty Profile: David Purdy

October 21, 2013 at 6:34 pm 0 comments

By Olivia Herr. Professor David Purdy is the new head of the photography program at Ankeny DMACC. He was hired in August after Curt Stahr retired after more than 20 years as program chair. Purdy is originally from Ankeny and now lives in Beaverdale with his wife and two sons.Read More

History on the move

October 9, 2013 at 10:54 am 0 comments

By Alex Payne. A historic row house rolled its way down Locust in Des Moines late Wednesday. As the 530,000-pound row house was moving, the sight of a two story brick building rolling down the street brought many people out of clubs like the Locust Tap, the Blazing Saddle andRead More

DMACC alumnus makes his debut on the X-Factor

DMACC alumnus makes his debut on the X-Factor

October 9, 2013 at 10:53 am 0 comments

By Miriah Masching The X-Factor, the award-winning, international phenomenon, is back for its third season. Four judges traveled the country in search of contestants who they believe have the x-factor. Contestants perform in front of the judges as well as an audience to prove they have what it takes toRead More

The man behind "The Daily": Experience and perspective

The man behind “The Daily”: Experience and perspective

October 9, 2013 at 10:48 am 0 comments

By Anna Duran. There’s always something to do on any DMACC campus on any given day. If a student wants to know what that is, all they have to do is read the DMACC Student Daily. One man writes that email, and one man covers the events for it. ThatRead More