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Urban Fuel Cafe
DMACC welcomed a new cafe this fall on the Urban campus located in Building 7. The Urban Fuel Cafe provides healthy options including vegetarian items that can be modified to be vegan. The cafe is […]
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DMACC to London
DMACC offers a study abroad program every spring semester in London, England. For students interested in classes beginning late January 2023, applications must be turned in by November 17, 2022. The ten-week program will start with […]
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DMACC Professor Paul Byrd
Paul Byrd grew up in the Quad Cities, just east of Des Moines, where he met his wife of fourteen years. They met when they were just eleven years old and got married the summer […]
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Students Care About Mental Wellness and Explore Ways to Cope
Stephanie Harrington for Honors AGH 912 Mental health is something important to us all. I’ve talked to several students on campus about my personal experience with mental health and through my honors projects discussed their […]
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Evelyn K. Davis Center: A Beacon for Hope
Since 2012, the Evelyn K. Davis Center for Working Families has been helping the people of Des Moines reach for a brighter tomorrow by providing support and valuable information for anyone who is willing to […]
Opinion
Reimagining Cancel Culture as Consequence Culture: Student Perspective from Sarah Jagiello
In the last couple of years, the term cancel culture has gotten its fair share of media attention. But what does it mean? Cancel culture is “the practice or tendency of engaging in mass canceling […]
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The Effect COVID-19 Has Had on People Throughout the Country Including College Students
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the lives of every U.S citizen indefinitely. Families, students, and workers have had their personal, academic, and professional lives flipped upside down. Since the start of the COVID crisis, many […]
Opinion
Freedom of Speech and Cancel Culture: Student Perspectives from Emma Kellogg and Nate Moklestad
Emma Kellogg In this technological day and age, many opinions have melded with facts and have turned into most people’s main news source. While this isn’t always a bad thing, many issues arise when new […]
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Ruth Ann Gaines: Instructor and Politician
Ruth Ann Gaines has proved herself over the years as not only an educator, but as a legislator speaking on the specific issues that concern students in the Des Moines area. Graduating with a bachelor’s degree in drama and […]
Opinion
Decriminalize Marijuana Nationwide
From 2001 to 2010, 8.2 million people were arrested for minor possession charges. Although both white people and black people use marijuana at the same rate, according to the ACLU, “Blacks are 3.73 times more […]