This month, security officers will patrol the halls of DMACC Ankeny campus with firearms for the first time.  Along with firearms, other officers will also be carrying tasers. This has been an ongoing discussion between the DMACC administration, the security team, students, and other campus groups for almost two yearsRead More

This March, teams are racing up Des Moines’s tallest buildings, floor by floor, to raise money for the American Lung Association in the annual Fight For Air Climb. DMACC Security Supervisor and team captain Terry Harrison has participated in the event for nine years, and speaks about how he gotRead More

The Chronicle crew sits down to talk about the Super Bowl!

By: Jacob King, Special to the Chronicle Early Monday morning, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences released their nominations for The Academy Awards, or more commonly known as The Oscars. This year nine films were nominated for the top prize of Best Picture, and I, as a filmRead More

This semester, DMACC welcomed 28 women from Kosovo to study energy with the help of a scholarship from the Kosovo Millennium Foundation. Christy Halverson sat down to talk with two of the students to learn about their experiences so far in Iowa.

It may be hard, if not impossible, to find a Blockbuster store around, but finding a record store has become easier and easier in recent years. Des Moines is seeing them pop up just about everywhere. With seven stores across the metro, people young and old are ditching, or atRead More

Sometimes it can be hard to find authentic restaurants near you. Google Maps can only do so much to tell you what restaurants are good, but most of the time it sends you to places that are not at all authentic. Not to worry, I have compiled a list ofRead More

When someone graduates high school, a guest at the graduation party will likely ask, “What college do you plan to attend?” Many would answer with a university or community college, while others never really thought about it. Some graduates had already met their expectations or had other obstacles which preventedRead More