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Boone’s Molly Jacobsen named Preseason All-American First Team

February 7, 2018 at 11:31 am 0 comments

Molly Jacobsen, a sophomore at the DMACC campus in Boone, has been named the 2018 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Preseason All-American First Team by Fastpitch News, a newsletter covering women’s fast-pitch softball. The honor was based off of the 2017 season. During the 2017 season last spring, JacobsenRead More

One-on-One hosted by Bailey Perkins

One-on-One hosted by Bailey Perkins

January 29, 2018 at 1:42 pm 0 comments

This is the first podcast of a series dedicated to exploring DMACC employees and their jobs. Hosted by Bailey Perkins, listen along as he explores some interesting programs offered here at DMACC and the people behind them. On this Episode: Erin Lee, Digital Marketer for DMACC. https://campuschroniclenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/ErinLeeOneOnOneWBPerk.mp3Podcast: Play in newRead More

Spring Episode 1: Small Talk with the Chronicle Crew

Spring Episode 1: Small Talk with the Chronicle Crew

January 24, 2018 at 1:30 pm 0 comments

In this episode of Small Talk with the Chronicle Crew, Bailey, Laurenn, Ben, and Sarah talk about their classes, a new bible literacy bill, and the influence of social media. https://campuschroniclenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Episode-1-Spring.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Bailey Perkins

Opinion: Keep Net Neutrality

December 11, 2017 at 12:24 pm 0 comments

Under the Obama administration, regulations were setup to protect consumers from Internet Service Providers (ISPs) restricting the flow of the internet for higher profits. This came after many years of lawsuits from service providers like Comcast and Verizon. In 2003 Tim Wu, professor at Columbia Law School, wrote a paperRead More

Simon Estes performs Friday; biggest jazz ensemble yet performs Monday

December 7, 2017 at 9:24 am 0 comments

To finish off “dead” week before finals, the Ankeny Campus Concert Choir and the Ankeny Campus Chamber Ensemble will perform with Simon Estes on Friday, Dec. 8 at 7 p.m. in the Building 6 Auditorium on the Ankeny Campus. Along with Estes and the two groups, will be a numberRead More

How tuition increases across Iowa colleges affect students

How tuition increases across Iowa colleges affect students

December 6, 2017 at 11:32 am 0 comments

Iowa’s two largest public colleges Iowa and Iowa State plan to raise in-state tuition 7 percent yearly for five years. This percent is added on to the tuition each year so instead of it just being an increase of 35 percent in five years it will actually be up toRead More

Barbara Fisher

Taming the wild beasts

December 6, 2017 at 11:30 am 0 comments

For eight years, I  trained tigers for a living.  Most people think this is done via brute strength.  The traditional image of a big cat trainer features a brawny man with a chair and a whip and maybe a pistol at the ready.  As a small, nonvilolent vegetarian woman whoRead More

Twitter: A platform for hate

December 6, 2017 at 11:30 am 0 comments

Over the course of the last weeks, Twitter has brought updates to users. They have increased the character count of a tweet from the classic 140, to a larger 280. Doubling the characters, in the mind of Twitter’s staff, will enhance users’ experience and allow them to communicate their thoughtsRead More