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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 […]

Rebekah Burhenn, the new counselor on the Boone campus, brings her experience and alternative techniques to help students grow. “My goal in life is to assist any persons in need of recovery or growth. I focus on inner strength and self-exploration by providing counseling services,” she said.  Rebekah lives in State Center with her six […]

Avoiding illness can be a challenge, especially in the college setting. Most students are very busy trying to juggle a school life, work life, and social life. Because of this, they do not tend to take care of themselves very well. Students tend to have poor sleeping patterns, overwork themselves, and stress often. In addition, […]

Recently DMACC has boosted its security measures, including hiring security teams for campuses. With Boone DMACC’s turn, a security guard was brought from Ankeny this semester to start Boone’s security program. Dave Chapline was born in Houston, Texas, and was raised in southern California. Ask Dave about his work before DMACC security,  and he will […]

On Wednesday October 30th, DMACC Social Justice Club will be hosting an open mic in the Courter Center from 12:15-1:45pm. With Halloween just around the corner, this open mic will have a theme that fits. From spooky stories to scary songs, take the stage during this dark, haunting season. The spookiest performances will earn a […]

Next week, three of Boone DMACC’s programs are coming together to bring Constitution Week, where you can learn about your constitutional rights and the problems facing those rights. The Boone DMACC Library, Social Justice Club, and Banner News present multiple events including panels for discussion. At every event, there will be drawings for free gas […]

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, […]

From Saturday April 13th to the following Saturday April 20th, DMACC is celebrating Earth Week! Through the week there are events that will take place in the Boone DMACC Courter Center and auditorium. From breakfasts to environment-related exhibits to speakers to volunteer efforts, Earth Week is packed full of activities for those interested in taking […]

Boone DMACC is hosting the Boone Family STEM Festival this Saturday April 13th from 9am-12pm. With multiple STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) based activities for kids of all ages, it’s something free and fun for the family to enjoy. For more information on what activities and booths will be there, go to https://www.extension.iastate.edu/boone/stemfestival

DMACC understands the importance literary arts, so on April 9th during DMACC’s 17th annual Celebration of the Literary Arts, novelist John Domini and Science Fiction Writer Lettie Prell will be visiting the Boone campus to read from their works. Domini has written three novels and also three volumes of short stories. One of these volumes, […]