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On February 17, the Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival sizzled with energy at Hy-Vee Hall. The ticket was about thirty-five dollars and the parking was ten in a lot not terribly far away, and then the fun really started. After security one is met with the bustle of a crowd of bacon lovers with garish costumes […]

Passion and truth are key elements of journalism according to the speakers during the Iowa Newspaper Association 2018 conference February 1-2 in Des Moines, Keynote speaker Olson related his experiences working for the CIA in the 1980s and reflected its relevance to today and media. Olson’s experience working with a defecting Soviet general was a […]

On February 12, 2018, Simon Estes came to the Boone Dmacc Campus. Estes came to share his story and knowledge he has gained over the years. Estes is a famous opera singer and has sang all over the world.   Simon Estes came to the Boone DMACC Campus on February 12, 2018. Estes is a […]

Submission by Antonio Alvarez Valdivia Even though there are multiple resources, events, and counselors dedicated to help transfer students, there is still a lot of confusion between Pre-Engineering students about some of the procedures that we must follow prior to transferring to a 4-year college. My experience with the transfer program has been great, and now […]

Submission by Jamie Jordan For many people in the United States, athletics is a perfect way to continue playing the sport you love, while helping pay for tuition. From personal experience, I chose to become a college athlete so I could attend college for a much lower price. I soon found that being a college […]

DMACC Lady Bears at one point in the fourth quarter were down by 6 and looked to be in danger their third consecutive game. Clutch shooting from Beth Atwood got us to overtime and Emma Rouse with ice water in her veins shot lights out in the extra period to give the Bears a cushion. […]

Carlos Eusebio, Taylor Abernathy, Denver Blinn.  In 2018, student loan debt still has a grip on college graduates. For the past decade student loan debt has risen to $1.4 trillion dollars, reported by the Washington Post. This has past the credit card mark. When high school kids head into college they do not understand the concept […]

The Des Moines Area Community College softball team begins the 2018 season in the Cowtown Classic at Fort Worth, Texas. The Bears will play Hill College, Navarro College and Highland Community College on Feb. 16 and will face Fort Scott Community College and Clarendon College on Feb. 17. DMACC opens the season ranked fourth in […]

Gretchen Durbala, Kenzie Justice, Maryssa Soder and Madeline Wagner With $1.48 trillion in collective student loan debt, it’s clear that American loan debt is out of control. We want to share with you some ways to reduce debt and to pay off what you already owe a little faster. So how did student loans get […]

Kenneth Hall, Devin Prendergast, and LeAnn Pena Albert Einstein once said “Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” Einstein was right, college itself is like riding a bicycle it isn’t easy, and it can actually be the most challenging and stressful time you will face in life. You […]