A genocidal war monger, a lost sailor with no clue, founding father of the trans-Atlantic slave trade, the man who “discovered the Americas.” Out of all those, which do you think is truth? In elementary school we were taught that Christopher Columbus sailed across the ocean believing the earth wasRead More

        This past month, the music industry had something happen that hasn’t happened before. The event was that 80s legend Prince decided to pull all his music off all music streaming services and make it solely available on Jay-Z’s new streaming service TIDAL. Along with this announcement,Read More

If you’ve ever had Dennis Moore as an instructor in one of your DMACC English courses, you’ll know that he incorporates a sense of humor during class. Something that you may not have known, however, is that Moore regularly submits an entry into the weekly “New Yorker” magazine cartoon captionRead More

The new school year brings new students, classes, and clubs. The Chess Club is new this year to DMACC. Andy Langager, journalism instructor, started the club and is the adviser. “We’re actually a pre-club right now, we still have to ratify a constitution and elect officers. Now is a greatRead More

This past Wednesday, Sept. 23, LGBTQ rights advocate and author Zach Wahls spoke on the DMACC Campus. The son of a same-sex couple, Zach burst into the public eye in 2011 when a video was uploaded to Youtube of a speech he had given at the Iowa House of Representatives.Read More

Imagine you’ve found yourself injured and stranded, left behind in a chaotic sequence of unfortunate events, on Mars. You’re trained in botany and mechanical engineering but there’s no way to communicate with earth and no way to survive long term on this new planet. What do you do? Do youRead More

Why do sports teams get so much of our attention? Every year I cheer on my teams in hopes of a win in each game, and maybe the big game (most of the time they lose). Whether it be baseball, basketball, or football, I love watching sports. For most ofRead More

When I tell people that I moved to Iowa from Colorado they give me a look and say, “Why would you move to Iowa?” My answer is always the same: Family. A look of understanding makes its way across their faces and they move on, satisfied with my reply. IRead More