Travel

Students react to TikTok's uncertain fate

Students react to TikTok’s uncertain fate

January 30, 2025 at 9:02 am 0 comments

The end of an era? That’s what the future may hold for one of the world’s most popular apps and for millions of users.  Since its launch in 2016, the video-sharing platform has grown worldwide and has led to the rise of various trends and cultural movements as one ofRead More

DMACC President Robert Denson. Photo by Kennedy Ballinger (Chronicle archives)

After 21 years, DMACC’s Rob Denson announces 2025 retirement

January 29, 2025 at 5:05 pm 0 comments

On Wednesday, Robert Denson, DMACC’s fourth president, announced his retirement effective Dec. 30, 2025.  Denson’s career has spanned many colleges. From Ames-based Iowa State, Santa Fe Community College in Florida, and North East Iowa Community College in Calmar. In 2003, Denson was hired as DMACC’s president and has spent theRead More

DMACC prepares for spring musical

DMACC prepares for spring musical

January 26, 2025 at 8:30 am 0 comments

As the spring semester begins at DMACC, the drama department is preparing for its next production, “Ride The Cyclone.” Carl Lindberg, the professor of theatre and acting, has been teaching full-time at the Ankeny campus since 2018. He is excited about this play and hopes many students attend. Lindberg statesRead More

A trip to the Silver Hills

A trip to the Silver Hills

October 11, 2017 at 11:55 am 0 comments

I gripped the armrest of the seat on the airplane as we banked hard left circling the city of Tegucigalpa, Honduras, entering one of the most dangerous airports in the world. Looking to my left to get a better view of what country we were about to land in, IRead More

Tips and tricks for travel

October 11, 2017 at 11:50 am 0 comments

I’m definitely not a world traveler. In fact, I’ve never traveled out of the country. But I’m curious. What does it take to travel internationally? I’ve enlisted the help of my peers, the internet, and Stacy Amling (a DMACC instructor and avid traveler) to pull together a list of tipsRead More

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Chateaus and Catacombs: A trip to France with my family

October 11, 2017 at 11:43 am 0 comments

In the summer of 2016, I travelled with my family to France for 2.5 weeks. Getting the opportunity to go to overseas with my family was a once in a lifetime trip I won’t forget anytime soon. Our journey began from Minneapolis, Minn. at 9 a.m. when we flew toRead More