Ceremonies set for Wednesday, Thursday
in Front Page
The Nursing Division has two pinning ceremonies planned for this week. The ceremonies are part of a long tradition honoring nursing students as they successfully complete this phase of their nursing education.
The ceremonies are:
1. Licensed Vocational Nursing Program Pinning (LVN) at 6 p.
Fall 2008 publication leaders selected
in Front Page
The Amarillo College student publications staffs for the fall 2008 semester have been announced.
Josh Godsey will be editor of the student newspaper, The Ranger, and Maddisun Fowler will be editor of the student magazine, AC Current.
Joshua Correa will be AC Current assistant editor.
in News
Final exam schedule Finals have been scheduled for Monday, May 5 through Friday, May 9. Exam times for each class are as follows: Monday, May 5 Class time - Exam Time MW 7:30 a.m. - 7:30-9:30 a.m. MW 10:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. MW 1:30 p.m. - 1:30-3:30 p.
by Kyle Martin in News
If you are like many Amarillo College students, you most likely have been involved in a club or group project where in some way you had to represent the college.
If you created a logo or used the AC logo (or more recently the badger), you may not have realized that you have to go through the college for permission.
by Sarah Lewis in Features
In the summer of 1191, Richard the Lionheart laid siege to the city of Acre as part of the medieval Crusades. The duke assembled a machine that was employed to smash an enemy's masonry walls and throw projectiles over them: the trebuchet.
When used in the 12th century, a trebuchet could fling 300-pound objects at high speeds into enemy fortifications.
by Jon McEwen in Arts & Entertainment
Just north of the Amarillo College Washington Street Campus is the Amarillo Museum of Art.
Surrounding the building is a handful of sculptures that broach heights above the tallest of people.
Since April 17 and through Friday, a walk inside and up the stairs brings visitors to an exhibition of student work.
by Randi Larson in News
Students and ex-students received awards at the Honors Convocation April 20 at the Amarillo Civic Center.
Students received awards for Academic Excellence, Alpha Beta Gamma Business Honor Society, Blue Blazers, Honors Program, Phi Theta Kappa Members, Regents Excellence and Achievement Scholarships, Sigma Kappa Delta, Who's Who Among Students in American Junior Colleges, and for Outstanding Majors.
by Audree Holdaway in Features
By Audree Holdaway
Aaholdaway22@my.actx.edu
Ranger Reporter
Amarillo College has a reputation for academic excellence among community colleges.
To make that possible, AC has made it a point to provide the best teachers for its students.
Dan Ferguson has been teaching English at AC for the past six years.
by Brittani Wray in Arts & Entertainment
In the summer of 2007, guitarist Hobbs Magaret was preparing for a gig and he needed a little backup. He contacted bassist Matt Cassetty, who called guitarist Chris Winters, who called drummer Brent Klein, and quickly a band was formed.
"And then the magic happened," Winters said of the band's immediate chemistry.
