Q&A

DMACC President Robert Denson. Photo by Kennedy Ballinger

Robert Denson: Life as an attorney

May 1, 2024 at 9:48 am 0 comments

DMACC’s President Robert Denson was a trial attorney for 16 years before shifting careers. In a sit-down interview, I got to ask him some questions about his law career, and what advice he would give to aspiring law students. Here is the interview: Note: This interview has been edited forRead More

Anthony Arroyo

Q&A with Anthony Arroyo

May 1, 2024 at 9:37 am 0 comments

Note: This interview has been edited for length and clarity. You can find a podcast of this interview here. Former Campus Chronicle photographer Anthony Arroyo graduated from Drake with a Digital Media Production degree. Originally from Des Moines, he’s been a portrait photographer, commercial photographer for brands like Raygun, andRead More

Photography Instructor Aliva Schuring

Q&A with adjunct photography instructor Alivia Schuring

March 27, 2024 at 11:37 am 0 comments

Note: This interview has been edited for length and clarity. What brought you to DMACC? What was the draw? What brought me to DMACC at the very beginning, as a student, I grew up in the Des Moines area and Ankeny was an easy place to commute to, I wantedRead More

Womens History Month: Q&A with professor Karen Christiansen

Womens History Month: Q&A with professor Karen Christiansen

March 27, 2024 at 11:28 am 0 comments

Note: This interview has been edited for length and clarity. In honor of Women’s History Month, the Chronicle sat down with Karen Christiansen, a professor who teaches Gender, Media, and Sexuality at DMACC. In this interview, we discussed gender, equity, and feminist ideology. What is feminism to you? I reallyRead More

Q&A with KCCI Producer Alex Payne

Q&A with KCCI Producer Alex Payne

December 11, 2020 at 1:46 pm 0 comments

I had the chance to sit down virtually with Alex Payne, a producer for KCCI and former DMACC student and editor of The Campus Chronicle, and talked to him about how COVID-19 has affected his everyday life and what he’s learned from his experience at DMACC. This interview has beenRead More

Q&A with Poet Jericho Brown

Q&A with Poet Jericho Brown

March 27, 2019 at 12:12 pm 0 comments

DMACC’s annual Celebration of the Literary Arts will take place this year April 8 through the 10. This is the Celebration of the Literary Arts 17th year in action and will feature a mixture of national and local writers from various backgrounds. This event gives students the opportunity to engageRead More

Jared Jordison, come on down! DMACC student wins on Price is Right

Jared Jordison, come on down! DMACC student wins on Price is Right

November 28, 2018 at 12:14 pm 0 comments

  Q: How did this happen? We went on down to LA for spring break and one of the things we wanted to do, we are such big fans of “The Price is Right” and we always thought how cool would it be if I was on there. Once IRead More

Q&A: Iowa Culinary Institute Alumnus and “Chopped” contestant James Richards

Q&A: Iowa Culinary Institute Alumnus and “Chopped” contestant James Richards

October 31, 2018 at 8:43 am 0 comments

James Richards graduated from Iowa Culinary Institute in spring 2010. He was one of the few students who received a one-month scholarship to France upon graduation. Upon return, he moved to Las Vegas and began working at various restaurants. Most notably, he worked in Emeril Lagasse’s establishments, including Delmonico SteakhouseRead More