Evie Shockley will be visiting the DMACC Ankeny campus to read her poetry at the Celebration of Literary Arts event April 9th. Evie started writing at an earlier age. “ I was one of those kids who was reading and writing since before I can remember, which means before IRead More

I hit a nerve with some people with my last “Payne’s Pains” opinion piece. It was not that much of a shock. I knew that some would not like the one comment where I critiqued the lighting in the theater, but it was a point I used to show howRead More

DMACC students will get a treat in coming weeks when the Celebration of Literary Arts kicks off in early April. Among those scheduled to speak is award winning author Alan Heathcock. However, he did not always begin as a writer. “I started probably my senior year, I started kind ofRead More

ALEKS math placement assessment will be coming as a requirement for the first time this fall in 2014. No worries! There are exemptions and positive outcomes: To be exempt, students must have a C- or higher in a transfer equivalent math course within the previous 18 months from the dateRead More

Letter to the DMACC Chronicle: To this date, DMACC Huff Theatre has produced the original plays of 57 local writers, among them students, faculty, and the general public. Since 1995, we’ve presented a total of 92 productions, presented at a variety of venues, including the Grand View University, Ankeny’s NorthwestRead More

I will admit I love theater. I guess you could say Broadway is one of my guilty pleasures. Bridges of Madison County is on Broadway and I am dying to go see it. I am a season ticket holder at the Civic Center and I enjoy going to other musicalsRead More

  Dear Courtney, A friend of mine is taking an online class with me. He has decided that we should work on the assignments and quizzes together. It has turned out that I do all of the work and the assignments fall on me to complete both mine and his.Read More

With winter almost over, drivers around the Ankeny DMACC campus are starting to notice more problems with the roads. Namely, pot holes. Ned Miller, Director of the DMACC Physical Plant, said that next week they may start fixing the roads. “We hope to start next week if the weather cooperates.Read More