Homework has been around my school life for as long as I could say the word. Most of the time I hated doing it and I still do. Homework works the same way everywhere even in my home country Kenya where most middle schools and high schools are boarding  and Read More

Many students think of study abroad life as full of excitement. After the dream comes true, many of them find that dreams and reality are different, and they cannot adapt to the foreign life. Jiawei Bao is from China and is studying mechanical engineering at ISU. He prepared for studyRead More

Most of the time when you think of Lit classes for college you are thinking Shakespeare, Huckleberry Finn, or maybe the Iliad and the Odyssey. DMACC in recent years has started to expand such offerings with recent additions including science fiction, detective fiction and now graphic novels through LIT 210,Read More

DMACC and the YMCA of Greater Des Moines announced March 9 they will not partner to operate the recreation facility currently under construction on the DMACC Ankeny Campus. “We have been pleased with the working relationship we have developed with DMACC. After many discussions and months of effort, unfortunately weRead More

CiWeek is produced by and hosted at DMACC West campus, consisting of 13 keynote sessions and other featured presentations. This event is centered on changing the perspective on thinking and finding innovative ways to achieve a goal. According to the website, “ciWeek provides students and Central Iowans an opportunity toRead More

Most policies on absences that professors implement in their courses are reasonable. For example, if you don’t show up to class because you slept late, or any other reason that was in your control, the point deduction on the assignments/exams are necessary. I bring this issue up because recently DMACCRead More

In my professional life I’m a publisher, I’ve published about 15 books in the DJ industry (mobile DJs that do private parties, weddings, school dances, etc) and publish a magazine for DJs every other month.  During that time I have seen the cost of printing books come down dramatically, butRead More

There is not much better on a cold winter day than to walk into a warm house with the smell of chili wafting through the air. And at less than $15 for a huge pot of goodness that will fill your stomach and your soul, chili qualifies itself as notRead More