I spent my formative years from colicky infancy to teenage rebellion socialized in Midwestern values by church-going folks who called rural Iowa home. My hometown of Humboldt is nestled among orderly rows of corn and soybean plants in the north central region of the state. When I was a child,Read More

On Wednesday, Feb. 6, the Student Activity Council held its Spring into DMACC event in the Building 5 student center. Around 30 student clubs and school resources set up tables to showcase a variety of the activities, support services, and opportunities available at DMACC. Some of the displays included informationRead More

Animals have always been a part of my life. Growing up in rural Iowa, I have had many cats, two dogs, two lambs, two very short lived fish, and one horse with an attitude. When I first went off to college, saying goodbye to my dog was one of theRead More

The wage gap has become a heavily-contested, hot-button issue with the rising clash of ‘SJW liberal snowflakes rekt’ YouTube compilations from anti-feminists, and a ‘#woke’ Twitter culture holding politics and individuals under a left-leaning microscope. Of course we have all heard the long-standing statistic that women make 75 to 82Read More

Day by day we see the English language evolve, and with it the phrases and terms we use. Gone are the days of radical, gnarly terms and groovy language. Away with the classic “talk to the hand,” “eat my shorts,” and like totally righteous words. Like, why can’t slang justRead More

Ah, Iowa winter. After several mild years, it has emerged from hibernation, not with the same vengeance we have known in the past, but still enough to keep us tucked inside and off the roads. I do not think many Iowa natives would deny the fun of sledding down hugeRead More

The newest DMACC club, The Tabletop Collective, held its first gaming session on Feb. 8 following a week of preparations and character creation. Before the game began, Evan Davis, president of the club and Game Master of the campaign, addressed the group: “Alright everybody, I’m going to get something toRead More

On Feb. 15, seventeen students and English professor Maria Cochran boarded their plane to London, where they will be spending the next eight weeks studying and exploring the city. While they are across the pond, students will take several classes revolving around London’s culture and history: Major British Writers, EncountersRead More