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Olympic Gold Medalist Ed Banach will be speaking from 12:15 to 12:45 in the DMACC Boone Auditorium this Friday, March 29th. Ed Banach wrestled for the United States in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, which is where he won his gold medal. Ed Banach also wrestled for the University of Iowa from 1980-1983, […]

In Cedar Rapids on March 7, the Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) men’s basketball team played in what ended up being their last game of the season.  The Bears played Kirkwood Community College (KCC) in the semifinals of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region XI Division II Men’s Basketball Championship.  DMACC lost […]

On March 6 in the first round of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division II Women’s Basketball Championship, the third seed Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) Bears secured a victory against Southeastern Community College (SECC). The Bears won by a final score of 73-70 at DMACC gymnasium. It was a balanced team […]

Written by Ainsley Schuler and Xander Clubine Photo by Micki Anderson March marks Women’s History Month, started in 1987 when the National Women History Project petitioned to have Women’s History Week (1981) extended. In celebration of this month, DMACC students talked about the strong women they admire. A common answer among students was their mothers, […]

Hawk McIntyre will be performing in the Courter Center from 11-1 PM this Thursday, March 7th.  There will also be a special offered in the Café during the same time.  Come out and listen to this great musician tomorrow!

The Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) women’s basketball team played Little Priest Tribal on February 27th.  DMACC won by 13 points with a 71-58 final score. The following day the women’s team played in Mason City against North Iowa Area Community College.  The Bears fell, losing 88-78. Finally on March 2nd the women’s team […]

On February 27th the Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) men’s basketball team won their match up against Little Priest Tribal (LPT) with a score 118-71. The next day the Bears played against the North Iowa Area Community College Trojans.  The Bears got an upset victory in a final score of 96-89. Lastly, on March […]

The new Netflix Show, The Umbrella Academy, is a hit. I rate it 5 stars. The cinematography, the special effects, the storyline, and the acting were all bang-on. The Umbrella Academy is based on the comic books of the same name Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá for Dark Horse Comics, and centers around a family […]

The bears won two of the four games that they played in the Cowtown Classic in Fort Worth, Texas on February 15 and 16. They won against Hesston College with an 11-5 win, but lost with 13-12 to Blinn College due to an 11-run rally in the fifth. Both games were on the 15th. The […]

Midterms are fast approaching, the official date is March 4, but instructors have some flexibility as to exactly when they schedule their test.  With this in mind, two advisors at the DMACC Boone campus, Shelby Hildreth and Jocelyn Kovarik, have some advice for students who are stressed about midterms and are wondering how to prepare […]