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With warm weather on the rise, the SAC has some more activities for March to usher in spring. March 8 H.O.R.S.E. Tournament in SAC Gym, 9:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m. March 11 Bowling at Perfect Games, 9:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m. March 12 SAC Meeting over Zoom (Gift Card Prize Drawing!) 12:15 – 12:45 p.m. […]

Despite the negative weather, the Student Activities Council has put together some positive activities for the rest of February. February 17 Movie night at the Boone Theatre, the movie will be “Land.”  February 18 Ski Night at Seven Oaks, 4:00 – 9:00 p.m. Perfect Games Bowling Night, 9:00 – 12:00 a.m.  February 25 Perfect Games […]

Editor and Chief: Hello again! It’s me, Layk. Your Editor and Chief for the Banner News! What’s new with me? Well, this is my second year at DMACC, and now I have shorter hair. Genealogy is still my biggest passion, and this cold winter hasn’t stopped me from walking through cemeteries. I also just turned […]

DMACC student DeNae Nash, 21, of Ames, formerly of Waterloo, died on Tuesday, November 24, 2020 at the University of Chicago Medical Center. Services were held on December 2, 2020 in Waterloo. DeNae enrolled at DMACC in January 2019 to play basketball for the Bears. She was not eligible to play, but she could practice […]

Written by Xander Clubine and Micki AndersonPhotography by Micki Anderson Art is a form of expression. It is used to delve into the imagination, and to tell stories. While people can have paintings or sculptures, some want something that feels more important, and more permanent. For many people today, that is tattoos. Boone DMACC Bookstore […]

By Erin Hart & Micki Anderson As a college student, it is hard work to keep up with all of the responsibilities that come with being a student. Students must keep up their grades, work, and social life, which takes a lot of energy. Most people don’t get enough sleep, so they tend to turn […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]