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Retirement Series Drew Gocken By Brandon Greubel

February 13, 2013 at 11:33 am 0 comments

Drew Gocken will be retiring from DMACC after 22 years, “Finally” he says. He started in 1992 as an instructor and a consultant for DMACC Business Resources. No computers were on the desks, and there was no such thing as campus email. Back then, Dan Ivis called and left aRead More

Retirement Series Karen Heuer By Jesse Garwick

February 13, 2013 at 11:32 am 0 comments

Karen Heuer is retiring after 37 years as an instructor at DMACC. She is the Marketing/Management Program Chair. Included in the department are the Marketing, Management, Fashion/Design, Sales & Management, and Retail Management degrees and diplomas.  Many specialized certificates including Interior Design Consultant and Human Resource Management are also partRead More

Native Pride By Ryan C Meier

February 13, 2013 at 11:30 am 0 comments

An hour before the Native Pride Dancers performance starts, Larry Yazzie and Arlan Whitebreast sit backstage preparing themselves. Whitebreast begins to put on his traditional garb as Yazzie puts together his bustles, which is a colorful spread of feathers and beads. “(Dancing) was a calling for me,” Yazzie said. “Read More

Free Tax Help For Students By Anna Duran

February 13, 2013 at 11:25 am 0 comments

The only certainties in life are death and taxes, and the accounting department has found a way to make the latter less painful.   Tax returns are being prepared for free by IRS certified students. These students are trained to be knowledgeable of the codes necessary for the returns beingRead More

Society is to blame for violence By Joseph Provenzano

January 30, 2013 at 2:51 pm 0 comments

On Friday, December 14th a man walked into a public school and shot up the place, killing 26 people including 20 children.  That same day a man stabbed nearly three dozen children in China.  Both are tragedies and horrible examples of humanity gone wrong in today’s world wide society. HereRead More

Letter from the editor By Nevin Cornwell

January 30, 2013 at 2:41 pm 0 comments

The Campus Chronicle staff would like to welcome everyone back to another semester here at DMACC. A big welcome it is, with over 10 people contributing to the paper this semester. It is a big jump from fall, when only two people were in the class and a handful ofRead More

Cell phones can cause distraction by Drew Brown

January 30, 2013 at 2:39 pm 0 comments

Have you ever been in the middle of taking a test and a cell phone went off? Where do we draw the line between having the need of being contacted in an emergency and the want to check Facebook every five minutes. “Using your cell phone in the class roomRead More

The first class of new Web Development program is nearing graduation by Jesse Garwick

January 30, 2013 at 2:34 pm 0 comments

This semester marks a big stepping-stone for DMACC’s Web Development program; it is the program’s first graduating class. The Web Development program (Web Dev) is a relatively new two-year program for the college. It began around two years ago when Professor Jeff Gullion saw the trend towards web technology, andRead More