Should attendance be a large portion of a class’s grade? Classes are starting to tie a student’s grade in with their attendance. But what effect does this have on the students? Did forcing children to go to class in high school make them learn the class? Of course not. InRead More

Café Diem has continued to fulfill its goal of being a more community-based business by moving its offspring business into the middle of campus. Campus Grounds has moved from Building 3W to a more centralized, permanent location in Building 6. Campus Grounds provides a lot of drinks for the studentsRead More

In 2001, Chris Peterson was attending DMACC as a student in the robotics program. He was struggling to find a way to pay for DMACC. He was eating ramen noodles and hot dogs every day. “Getting to eat Mickey D’s was a treasure,” he said. He looked to the militaryRead More

At one time in my life, I was single trying to support both of my daughters on my own. During this time I was unable to work, due to the fact I had been in several major car accidents while I had been pregnant with both of my girls. IRead More

In recent years the comforting sounds of fall, the cool breezes rustling up fallen leaves and the scurrying of animals preparing for winter, have been joined by an ever-growing chorus of voices from two sides of a strangely divisive argument. Do you love or hate the Pumpkin Spice Latte? SomeRead More