Archive for May, 2014

YMCA to be built on the Ankeny DMACC Campus

YMCA to be built on the Ankeny DMACC Campus

May 13, 2014 at 3:33 am 0 comments

Construction on a 75,000 square foot YMCA building on the Ankeny DMACC Campus is set to begin as early as this fall. On Monday, May 12, 2014 DMACC board members approved a lease with the YMCA of Greater Des Moines at the monthly college board meeting. The Y will investRead More

100 things to do before you graduate from DMACC

100 things to do before you graduate from DMACC

May 2, 2014 at 11:03 am 0 comments

          DMACC Student’s Bucket List of 100 things to do before we graduate   1. Crash a party where you don’t know anyone and make a friend. You know those parties; the ones in Campus View, Prairie Pointe and Campus Town. Yeah, those ones. We knowRead More

The Feet Washing Ceremony that takes place before the Passover Ceremony.

What True Hope, True Faith, and True Love means to me….

May 2, 2014 at 10:30 am 0 comments

True hope comes from true faith that comes from true love. From the beginning, God created all things and in the end, God makes all things new. A new heaven and a new earth: this is true hope; the hope for the kingdom of heaven. In order to make itRead More

Faculty share their “bucket list” for students

Faculty share their “bucket list” for students

May 2, 2014 at 10:26 am 0 comments

I wish students would… Reading the syllabus summarizes pretty much everything!! If a student would read our course syllabus and understand the course policy….. he/she would understand most of the following “bucket list” a) Do not cut classes. You will fall behind very quick. b) Don’t do your homework atRead More

Ask Courtney

Ask Courtney

May 2, 2014 at 10:21 am 0 comments

              Dear Courtney,   What should I do about my boyfriend of 6 years? He got me and another woman pregnant three years ago and then decided to marry me, and we’ll be getting married in less than a year. He is also nowRead More

Behind the Scenes: Broadcast Meteorology

Behind the Scenes: Broadcast Meteorology

May 2, 2014 at 10:13 am 0 comments

Most people complain about when they have to get up at 6 a.m. Try 1:30 a.m. As one of Iowa’s youngest meteorologists, Frank Scaglione has to get up that early to go to work, but that does not mean that he is wanting to. “Obviously that’s a lot hard forRead More

Heather Richmond relaxes in between classes and taking care of her two sons.

Balancing school and parenting poses challenges

May 2, 2014 at 10:12 am 0 comments

Desiree Martinez is a 35- year- old Ankeny DMACC student who is currently minoring in photography with a major of fashion and design.  Martinez isn’t like most students; she is also married with six boys of her own to raise with her husband of six years. This is the lifeRead More

Back and Forth: The Bible has two sides to homosexuality

Back and Forth: The Bible has two sides to homosexuality

May 2, 2014 at 10:10 am 0 comments

Today all you hear about is same-sex marriage, and how it will affect lives. Unless you live amongst the Westboro Baptist Church, most of the people whom the law affects are our friends, family, and neighbors. When was the last time these people ever did anything that you automatically assumedRead More