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Two injured in boom truck accident

Two injured in boom truck accident

October 9, 2013 at 10:32 am 0 comments

By Megan Miras. Two DMACC grounds men employees were injured Friday, Sept. 27 due to a boom truck tipping over. “One guy had a pretty bummed up lip” grounds employee and DMACC student Justin Free, 19, from Glitten said. “The other guy had a hurt shoulder [because] he was pinnedRead More

Pioneers book sale benefits students in need

October 9, 2013 at 10:31 am 0 comments

By Ann Voight As the saying goes, one should never judge a book by its cover.  However a shiny new cover certainly doesn’t hurt, and with the DMACC book sale, there should be plenty of new books to go around. On 10/8 and 10/9, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.,Read More

Ankeny unveils Hatch

Ankeny unveils Hatch

September 27, 2013 at 10:50 am 0 comments

By Megan Miras.  Hatch is a room set aside in the Kirkendall Public Library in Ankeny full of twenty-first century software and equipment to educate the public about technology used to communicate and design.  The official ribbon cutting was Monday, Sept. 16. It has since been open to the publicRead More

Voters approve levies for future growth

September 27, 2013 at 10:49 am 0 comments

Voters approved two levies that will generate an estimated $112 million dollars between 2016 and 2025. Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013, voters passed both a 20¼ Mill Levy and a Six Cent Levy that will bring remodels and additions to all DMACC campuses. These levies help keep tuition the second lowestRead More

New Ankeny Hy-Vee offers the largest options in Iowa

New Ankeny Hy-Vee offers the largest options in Iowa

September 27, 2013 at 10:46 am 0 comments

By Alex Roth. The Prairie Trail Hy-Vee located at 2510 SW State Street, less than a four-minute drive from DMACC Ankeny campus, opened on Sept. 24, 2013. Store Director Kevin Hudachek shared his excitement about the opening of the new Hy-Vee. After seven months of building, the enormous 92,000 squareRead More

Constitution Day celebration

Constitution Day celebration

September 27, 2013 at 10:43 am 0 comments

By Anna Duran This year’s annual Constitution Day highlighted the Second Amendment and was presented across all campuses by “Dr. Politics.” Honors Students primarily staffed DMACC’s the planning committee for the event this year. The main speaker at both events was Dr. Steffen W. Schmidt, “Dr. Politics,” professor of politicalRead More

3D coalition aims to bridge Des Moines’ minority gap

3D coalition aims to bridge Des Moines’ minority gap

September 27, 2013 at 10:34 am 0 comments

By Ann Voight. DMACC, Drake University and Des Moines Public Schools (DMPS) are collaborating and have started the 3D Coalition. The program is designed to help identify, recruit, educate, and employ minorities who would make outstanding teachers.  This follows two previous efforts in recruiting minorities for the educational system, theRead More

Project SEARCH works

Project SEARCH works

September 25, 2013 at 11:36 am 0 comments

By Nevin Cornwell. Six DMACC interns meet every morning at 9 a.m. in a conference room in Building 24. They go over the schedule for the day’s work, make plans for completing tasks, and then head off to start their workday. The situation seems normal for any business as bigRead More