According to Michelle Vaccaro, academic counselor, first and foremost, a student in that situation should meet with an advisor. Every student’s individual situation is different, and can call for a different plan of action. Many factors contribute to the decision of dropping a class. One factor has to do withRead More

The DMACC Honors Program is entering its third year, and with it some changes to scholarships and seminar class format. According to Honors Program Coordinator Sarah Waddle, the future changes will include more awards and scholarship grants for Honors classes. These changes will actually begin in the summer semester. SpecificsRead More

There was a small crowd on the bitter cold night of Feb. 18, but if there was anybody who warmed up the night in the Building 6 auditorium on the DMACC Ankeny campus, it was comedian Eric Schwartz, aka Smooth-E. Schwartz started off by making a few funny comments aboutRead More

In the last edition of the paper, I wrote an article about how animals are treated in the food industry. Unfortunately, the article got a lot of negative feedback. In response, I decided to write this article, to clear things up. As I said in the article, my source wasRead More

How much is your future costing you? Well, mine is costing me so much as it is already. The first requirement was crossing the Atlantic ocean to come to the U.S. This was a major change considering the fact that I had to leave my family behind and learn toRead More

The leader of the free world, the Commander in Chief, the head honcho, the President of the United States; these are just a few of the titles of the most prestigious and toughest job in the entire world. Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be President?Read More

By Ndey Kumba Demba and Daniela Buvat de Virginy Vice President Joe Biden held an invitation-only roundtable discussion centered on education accessibility and the importance of partnership between community colleges and businesses during his visit to DMACC Ankeny Campus on Thursday, Feb. 12. The discussion, held in Building 3 East,Read More