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Trail Point due to open February 13

Trail Point due to open February 13

February 1, 2017 at 10:35 am 0 comments

Trail Point Aquatics and Wellness will be open February 13 here on the Ankeny DMACC campus. The aquatics and wellness center features an eight-lane competition swimming pool, a family pool, a therapy pool, two group fitness rooms and one cycling studio, state-of-the-art exercise and strength training equipment, three racquetball courts,Read More

State budget cuts impact DMACC

February 1, 2017 at 10:33 am 0 comments

On January 10, Gov. Terry Branstad announced the possibility of cutting $100 million from the state budget and that translated down to the possibility of DMACC losing $1.5 million.  News coming out of the statehouse on January 23 settled that down to an agreed half-million dollar impact on DMACC. TheRead More

Heathy Eating

February 1, 2017 at 10:31 am 0 comments

College students are busy and constantly stressed. Most are working as well as going to school.They not only have to try and keep their grades up but also have to worry about living expenses, family and trying to have a social life. When it comes to eating healthy shortcuts areRead More

Campus Chronicle wants your input!

Campus Chronicle wants your input!

January 23, 2017 at 12:40 pm 0 comments

DMACC has it’s own culture, it’s own vibe within Ankeny and within Central Iowa.  But what are the best places to go for DMACC students to go out to eat, have fun with friends, plus clubs to join and professors that are well liked on campus.  Here’s your chance toRead More

Hannah’s fight with heroin and the effect on a DMACC faculty member

Hannah’s fight with heroin and the effect on a DMACC faculty member

December 5, 2016 at 10:25 am 0 comments

Prologue Linda Koester Psychology Faculty – DMACC I walked past the flat screen in the hallway and heard the latest news…..addiction to heroin on the rise…..resulting in overdoses…..the statistics clearly have shown. “Hannah is not just a statistic”…..I muttered defiantly under my breath as I exited the building fighting backRead More

ciWeek welcomes astronauts and innovators to DMACC West Campus

ciWeek welcomes astronauts and innovators to DMACC West Campus

December 5, 2016 at 10:24 am 0 comments

CiWeek (Celebrate Innovation Week) is an annual DMACC West event where speakers from many different walks of life come and share their experiences. This upcoming ciWeek runs Feb. 27 – March 2, 2017. There are eight speakers ranging from astronauts to a world-renowned rock climber. In the past they’ve hadRead More

Importance of communication with professors

December 5, 2016 at 10:22 am 0 comments

How do you communicate with your teachers outside of class time?  Does the average college student check their email as often as they check their Facebook, Snapchat or Instagram feeds?  I know they don’t check it as often as their texts, but I wouldn’t expect them to.As a 44-year-old non-traditionalRead More

Christmas Break Fun!

December 5, 2016 at 10:20 am 0 comments

Being this is the last newspaper of the semester it came across my mind, what does everyone do over the Christmas Holiday break.  For me, it’s just back to the normal job stuff because I’m not a traditional student, but what should you be doing?  I’ll take this from theRead More