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Last man to step foot on the moon wraps up CI week

Last man to step foot on the moon wraps up CI week

March 14, 2014 at 11:23 am 0 comments

For the final talk of CI Week, students got to hear from Captain Eugene Cernan; the last man to set foot upon the moon. Cernan spoke to students about his trip on the moon and the journey that he took to get to that point. He also made a fewRead More

Grant Imahara spoke to a packed house at the DMACC West Campus on Thursday, March 6.

Mythbuster shares the fun of science

March 12, 2014 at 11:23 am 0 comments

There was organized chaos Thursday morning at West Campus as students found their way into spillover rooms when one of The Discovery Channel’s Mythbusters, Grant Imahara, visited the campus to talk to students during CI Week about how the popular show accidentally made science and engineering cool. Mythbusters takes myths,Read More

BLACK HISTORY MONTH:  “You Got to be a Dreamer”

BLACK HISTORY MONTH: “You Got to be a Dreamer”

March 12, 2014 at 10:49 am 0 comments

By Martina Gutierrez ~ The Struggle that makes you strong ~ Adolphus “Dolph” Pulliam, born March 14, 1946 in Mississippi, overcame segregation and family tragedy on his way to becoming a standout athlete. He spoke at DMACC for Black History Month on February 27. Pulliam is a former basketball playerRead More

Photography program expands, moves to new building

Photography program expands, moves to new building

March 12, 2014 at 10:40 am 0 comments

By Jesse Garwick The photography program has moved studios and classrooms across campus to Building 18, expanding the classroom and studio space for a better work area for the program’s growing student population. Since the program’s establishment in 1989, it has been located in a few spread-out rooms in BuildingRead More

CSI Exposed:  The secrets between television and real life

CSI Exposed: The secrets between television and real life

March 12, 2014 at 10:34 am 0 comments

By Martina Gutierrez Combining science and entertainment, “CSI Las Vegas” actors David Berman and Jon Wellner came to DMACC West Campus for Celebrate Innovation week on March 5. Berman plays the assistant coroner David Phillips on “CSI” and has been the show’s head researcher since the show began 14 yearsRead More

Students share roommate horror stories

March 12, 2014 at 10:31 am 0 comments

By Courtney Swessinger One of the things that most people don’t tell you about when you go to college is the experiences. The surprise weight gain from the food, the frozen walks to and from your car in the mornings, and the roommates. While most DMACC Ankeny students live atRead More

Breed Specific Legislation gives student new mission

Breed Specific Legislation gives student new mission

February 26, 2014 at 10:51 am 0 comments

In recent years, pit bulls have seen more constant challenges throughout the United States.  In West Des Moines there was a case involving a two-year-old pit bull named Palomo who  faced the legal system and possible death. Although pit bulls are notorious for fighting, that does not mean that allRead More

How they got here:  Career paths don’t always go as planned

How they got here: Career paths don’t always go as planned

February 26, 2014 at 10:40 am 0 comments

Professor Holly Hedberg teaches English 106 and also works as a DMACC Student Advisor. Hedberg graduated with her masters in May of 2011, and got hired at DMACC a couple of months after that. Hedberg was also teaching at Grand View University at the same time as trying to getRead More