Archive for May, 2014

Legendary TV anchor inspires younger journalists

Legendary TV anchor inspires younger journalists

May 2, 2014 at 10:09 am 0 comments

By Ndey Kumba Demba Ndey: I read from a background research that you joined KCCI’s production department while still in high school. Did you always know that journalism was a career you wanted? Kevin: I did know that and here is the reason why, both my mother and father wereRead More

Payne’s Pain: Professors should create their own lessons

Payne’s Pain: Professors should create their own lessons

May 2, 2014 at 10:04 am 0 comments

How hard do the professors at DMACC work? That is a question I unfortunately find myself asking many days when I come to class. With the innovation of Blackboard and online quizzes, professors can now just put up assignments online and have them automatically graded. It amazes me even moreRead More

DMACC has been an experience I will never forget

DMACC has been an experience I will never forget

May 2, 2014 at 10:02 am 0 comments

It is time for me to go. I cannot believe that it has come to this point in my time at DMACC. It feels as if I just stepped on campus for the first time as a college student, but it has been two years and my time here hasRead More

Men’s basketball coach BJ McGinn finds success for DMACC

Men’s basketball coach BJ McGinn finds success for DMACC

May 2, 2014 at 10:01 am 0 comments

Barrett J McGinn the current DMACC men’s basketball head coach, has coached nearly his entire life. Growing up in Cedar Falls, Iowa, he played high school basketball for Cedar Falls High School. McGinn graduated from Cedar Falls, then started his coaching career at the age of 18 becoming an assistantRead More

DMACC prepares to save campus ash trees from pest

DMACC prepares to save campus ash trees from pest

May 2, 2014 at 9:52 am 0 comments

A pest has found its way into Iowa through the Ash trees. The Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) is an insect that is thought to be infecting trees throughout the state of Iowa through firewood. According to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, the Emerald Ash Borer is a small greenRead More

Alex Payne holds a copy of his new book, which will be published May 19, 2013.

Student’s Altoona history book to be published in May

May 2, 2014 at 9:41 am 0 comments

An Ankeny DMACC student is preparing to publish his first book this May. The book will be focused on the history of Altoona, which was founded in 1868. It was first surveyed in 1847, put it up for sale by the US government in 1848, and was not sold untilRead More