Iowa Culinary Institute’s new program director, Chef John Andres, almost led a very different life.  At the age of 3 he started learning violin, and growing up in Waterloo, Iowa, participated in various chamber groups and orchestras. Later on he attended Drake on a music scholarship. Chef Andres said “[I]Read More

[slideshow_deploy id=’2950′] On Saturday, March 24, I had the opportunity to tour the WHOTV studio with John Sears, one of the sports reporters. John showed me around the studio, including the weather green screen, the main stage, the Sound Off stage, and the producer’s studio. He also showed me anRead More

“Mauritius,” written by Theresa Rebeck, is a play that focuses on two half sisters and a stamp collection. The two sisters Jackie (Tiffany Liechty) and Mary (Emma Banner) fight over who owns the stamp collection, which turns out to be worth a ton of money. The sisters meet three men,Read More

The Salt Company Conference is an annual gathering of college students from major universities’ Salt Companies around the midwest. This year, it was held in Des Moines at the Iowa Events Center with speakers Aaron Rodgers, Rob Warren, Jake Each and Ankeny’s Salt Company Director, Austin Wadlow. This year thereRead More

MyCasualLife Spencer Christian How did you get your start as an “influencer”? I started MyCasualLife on Instagram over 4 years ago as a hobby and creative outlet for men’s style. I definitely don’t see myself as an ‘Influencer’ because that was never my intention or goal. Instead, I prefer toRead More

Austin Wadlow, the Salt Company Director at Keystone Church, preached a relationship goals series every Thursday night from Jan. 11-Feb. 8. The series was about what the Bible says about relationships. Austin teaches through personal experiences and humor, which Salt Company goers enjoy and relate to themselves. His wife, LesleyRead More

Instagram: where most people go to share their perfectly edited pictures, at the perfect posting times, to get the most possible likes. However, have you ever had that funny drinking picture, that disgusting triple chin selfie, or just needed some place to vent, and wanted to post about it? Well,Read More

DMACC Advisor Whitney Riggs is someone you may have seen advising students, teaching an Honors or Student Development class, or even leading a committee. She is one of those staff members here at DMACC that can’t seem to sit still. Riggs has held many positions here at DMACC, starting inRead More