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There are many roles to play within higher education. Colleges employ staff to help students learn and grow. There are many staff that rest in the front lines, like professors, advisers, and adjuncts who are often in the line of sight for students. But there are other roles that come into play, supporting student and […]

On June 17th the DMACC library welcomed two temporary residents in its space. The Boone DMACC Social Justice Club (SJC) received a boom of attendance in its Monarch Way-station when two fat caterpillars were discovered. Christine Whitney, DMACC head librarian and SJC adviser, brought them to a butterfly enclosure in the library to be protected […]

Summer is here! With its arrival, some students are kicking into summer classes while others kicking into vacation mode. But there are those who aren’t spending the summer as a break―instead, they are building something more. This summer marks one year that the Social Justice Club (SJC) has kept up with a monarch butterfly way-station, […]

Photo Credit to Edward Kivlahan Everyone knows this fact: finals week starts on Friday. Students are cramming in their last second tests, projects, speeches, and studying. While your grades are important, so is your personal and mental health. Here are some tips on how to stay healthy and still get everything done for your finals. […]

The library will be extending its hours for student’s as finals week is approaching. The will now be open from 7:30am-10pm today and tomorrow. The Cafe is unfortunately closed today, but they will be open tomorrow and Friday and will also be serving breakfast Monday and Tuesday.

Set in The Conjuring Universe in the 1970s, The Curse of La Llorona is an okay flick that walks the line between a big budget film student project and a troubled attempt at conveying a traditional story. I rate it two stars. The screenwriting was okay, the special effects were somewhat cheesy, and the character […]

Phi Beta Lamba (PBL), is a student leadership and business organization at DMACC which helps prepare students for their future careers.  Phi Beta Lamba is a national group, with chapters at both two-year colleges and four-year colleges. Students from the chapters compete in many events, such as: Job Interview, Public Speaking, Network Concepts, Personal Finance, […]

This Thursday, as a part of the Earth Week events, there were posters and slideshows in the Courtier Center, an environmental reading, as well as a presentation by an employee of the Boone County Landfill.  The posters and slideshows were about various topics, from birdwatching in Iowa, erosion, monarch butterflies, red foxes, and the loss […]

Former DMACC Softball pitcher Molly Jacobsen has been named transfer of the year by Softball America.  Jacobsen is now a junior at the University of Mississippi (UM). She shares this honor with two other players, Samantha Show from Oklahoma State University and Amanda Sanchez of Louisiana State University.   Jacobsen was a star for DMACC […]

I rate Pet Sematary three stars. Stephen King is a literary genius and the movie represents it well alongside being different from the original. The writing was very good, the character development had some stumbles, and the acting was very good. With Jason Clarke as Louis and Amy Seimetz as Rachel, the cast was already […]