By Deni Baird, special to the Chronicle It is the late 2000s and my mom has just gotten home from her all-female football league, and my dad is finishing up the Atlanta Falcons football game against a conference rival. I am patiently waiting to turn our beloved box television toRead More

April marked 30 years since the death of Kurt Cobain and the subsequent end of Nirvana. I first became aware of Nirvana in middle school. As a self-proclaimed emo in 2016, stores like Hot Topic and Spencer’s were a sacred place for my angsty middle school self. Browsing these storesRead More

Over the past few years, there has been a rise in an aesthetic dedicated to being simple. You can find it in fashion with types of clothing that match the “clean girl aesthetic” and you can also find it in home furnishings with lots of houses embracing an all-white beigeRead More

On a rainy Friday before spring break, Professor Andrew Langager, Kennedy Ballinger, and I visited the Iowa Culinary Institute at DMACC’s Bistro. Our server was friendly and very informative. The servers are first-year students and wear blue shirts. First-year culinary students get experience in the “front of house” as serversRead More

By Kaylynn Bousman, special to the Chronicle “Head Over Heels,” originally by Jeff Whitty and adapted by James Magruder, is a jukebox musical featuring exclusively music by The Go-Go’s. The musical was showcased here in the DMACC Black Box Theatre as well as at the Grand View Viking Theatre fromRead More

1. Be assertive in the classroom. If there is something you don’t like, whether it’s your grade, how a professor treats you, or a concept, this is a perfect time to practice standing up for yourself professionally. It might be scary initially, but it teaches you how to navigate theRead More

Losing my grandma earlier this month really got me thinking about life and death as a whole. This being the first death I’ve gone through as an adult was also a very different experience. I didn’t get the luxury of being blissfully ignorant like I got to be as aRead More

Sometimes I feel like Carrie Bradshaw, stylish and witty, but then I realize that she has something that I’m absolutely lacking: The ability to form a decent relationship at the drop of the hat. It’s a dated reference to be sure but that doesn’t mean it lacks truth. She hadRead More