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Response to reaction from my last “Pain”

Response to reaction from my last “Pain”

April 4, 2014 at 10:31 am 0 comments

I hit a nerve with some people with my last “Payne’s Pains” opinion piece. It was not that much of a shock. I knew that some would not like the one comment where I critiqued the lighting in the theater, but it was a point I used to show howRead More

Award winning author to visit DMACC

Award winning author to visit DMACC

April 4, 2014 at 10:29 am 0 comments

DMACC students will get a treat in coming weeks when the Celebration of Literary Arts kicks off in early April. Among those scheduled to speak is award winning author Alan Heathcock. However, he did not always begin as a writer. “I started probably my senior year, I started kind ofRead More

ALEKS assessment helps better place math students

ALEKS assessment helps better place math students

April 4, 2014 at 10:27 am 0 comments

ALEKS math placement assessment will be coming as a requirement for the first time this fall in 2014. No worries! There are exemptions and positive outcomes: To be exempt, students must have a C- or higher in a transfer equivalent math course within the previous 18 months from the dateRead More

Readers respond to theater opinion

Readers respond to theater opinion

March 26, 2014 at 10:47 am 0 comments

Letter to the DMACC Chronicle: To this date, DMACC Huff Theatre has produced the original plays of 57 local writers, among them students, faculty, and the general public. Since 1995, we’ve presented a total of 92 productions, presented at a variety of venues, including the Grand View University, Ankeny’s NorthwestRead More

Payne’s Pains: Quality theater is limited for a college our size

Payne’s Pains: Quality theater is limited for a college our size

March 17, 2014 at 10:38 am 0 comments

I will admit I love theater. I guess you could say Broadway is one of my guilty pleasures. Bridges of Madison County is on Broadway and I am dying to go see it. I am a season ticket holder at the Civic Center and I enjoy going to other musicalsRead More

Ask Courtney

Ask Courtney

March 14, 2014 at 11:38 am 0 comments

  Dear Courtney, A friend of mine is taking an online class with me. He has decided that we should work on the assignments and quizzes together. It has turned out that I do all of the work and the assignments fall on me to complete both mine and his.Read More

Potholes along DMACC Boulevard to be fixed soon

Potholes along DMACC Boulevard to be fixed soon

March 14, 2014 at 11:29 am 0 comments

With winter almost over, drivers around the Ankeny DMACC campus are starting to notice more problems with the roads. Namely, pot holes. Ned Miller, Director of the DMACC Physical Plant, said that next week they may start fixing the roads. “We hope to start next week if the weather cooperates.Read More

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