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

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

  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

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

During Wednesday’s gubernatorial debate in the DMACC auditorium, supporters of Hubbell and Reynolds took turns cheering and applauding when their respective candidate made a strong point. But the loudest noise came from outside the building. Jake Porter, the Libertarian party candidate who was not invited to participate in the debate,Read More

Q: Tell me a little bit about yourself? A: I have my master’s and PhD from Iowa State in sociology. This is the beginning of my 26th year of teaching college. The last six I have been full time here at DMACC. Before that, I was an adjunct at DrakeRead More

The 16th Celebration of Literary Arts Festival is preparing to take place across all DMACC campuses with events beginning on Monday, April 2 through Wednesday April 4. National and local writers of various genres will be sharing their work and meeting with students. It will be a unique opportunity forRead More

Keith Murphy What made you want to get into journalism? Somehow when I arrived in college-long time ago-it hadn’t occurred to me I could do this for a living. When I was injured playing football, a friend suggested I stay close to the game by working for the campus televisionRead More