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On March 29 on the DMACC campus in Boone, there was another forum to allow the community to exchange concerns. It was hosted by the Journalism and History departments. Boone County Representative Steve Duffy was there and answered questions from the members of the community. Topics that were discussed were questions in relation to Boone […]

Celina Karp Biniaz will be speaking at the DMACC Boone Campus Auditorium this Thursday, April 4, from 11:15 am to 12:40 pm. Biniaz is one of the last survivors of the Holocaust, and she will be sharing her story. Biniaz, who is now 87 years old, grew up in Karkow, Poland, and ended up graduating […]

Personal hygiene tends to remain just that―personal. Something not meant to be talked about. But that doesn’t stop director Rayka Zehtabchi in making her short film documentary, Period. End of Sentence. Period. End of Sentence. shows the lives of Indian women, who are restrained by the stigma of being women and dealing with menstruation. The […]

On March 9th in Mason City, the Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) women’s team played Kirkwood Community College (KCC) in the semifinals of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region XI Division II Women’s Basketball Championship.  The Bears lost in a final score of 60-68. DMACC lost all three matchups against Kirkwood this […]

It all started back in the day where iPods and other MP3 players were in the pockets and purses of many, birthing a concept of amateur radio. Ben Hammersley, writer for The Guardian, discusses this in his February 2004 article. What he didn’t realize after publishing the article, is that he came to name the […]

As community college students, we are encouraged to be our very best and to pursue the things we desire.  One student here at the Boone Campus has demonstrated how that is possible.  Brand Damman has proven that it is possible to achieve great things from humble beginnings. Brandt was homeschooled through high school, which means […]

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, […]