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Dr. Bram Govaerts of Belgium spoke at the Building 6 auditorium Wednesday, Oct. 15.

World Food Prize winner speaks at DMACC

October 24, 2014 at 9:33 am 0 comments

The third annual World Food Prize winner for field research, Dr. Bram Govaerts, spoke at DMACC on October 15 to a captivated crowd. Dr. Govaerts was selected on September 18 as this year’s recipient of the “Norman Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application.” The award honors agricultural leaders underRead More

Decommission the Commissioner?

October 10, 2014 at 9:13 am 0 comments

Football is a violent sport; it’s brutal, aggressive and extremely painful. Players are expected to have an aggressive and nasty attitude on the field, and to leave that same attitude on the field. When the final whistle is blown and the pads are taken off, the players all shake hands,Read More

London Study Abroad deadline Nov. 3

October 10, 2014 at 9:12 am 0 comments

Most students may not know this, but DMACC has a Study Abroad Program. Students have the opportunity to spend a whole semester taking classes in London for 10 weeks. It costs about $12-13,000. This is including the standard fees, travel expenses, food, and a little spending money. This may seemRead More

Liberal arts major Chani Pickett, 19, of Urbandale, holds up her phone with the DMACC app.

DMACC offers students new options with smartphone app

October 10, 2014 at 9:06 am 0 comments

DMACC has recently launched a new mobile app for smart phones. Information Solutions Executive Director Mark Clark was quoted on the school’s website saying: “The DMACC mobile app is designed to help students, perspective students, faculty, staff and others to stay connected with DMACC wherever they are.” According to LindaRead More

“Loop road” work close to being done

“Loop road” work close to being done

October 10, 2014 at 9:04 am 0 comments

The DMACC loop road is projected to be ready this fall after it was originally planned to be done in July. “It’s delayed because of the rain. So, if it quits raining, when it quits raining, there is probably a couple of weeks worth of work left,” said Ned Miller,Read More

Text away, it’s your dime

Text away, it’s your dime

October 10, 2014 at 9:00 am 0 comments

You settle into your seat and arrange your textbook and notebooks. Pen at the ready. The Professor aligns their own notecards and fires up the projector; everyone is preparing for the upcoming lecture. Unbeknownst to you, the professor spent the better part of two hours the night before preparing theirRead More

When the time is ripe

When the time is ripe

October 10, 2014 at 8:59 am 0 comments

At what point is it okay to introduce a boyfriend or girlfriend to your parents? To many people the answer to this question is rather easy. However, the appropriate time and age is different in every culture. In The Gambia, like in many African countries, the only time it isRead More

They voted against independence?

They voted against independence?

October 10, 2014 at 8:58 am 0 comments

Many of you have probably already heard about how Scotland had the opportunity to vote “yay” or “nay” on becoming a country independent from the U.K. On September 18,  55.3 percent of the voters voted against independence. About 4.3 million people voted, (all members of the EU living in ScotlandRead More