The student publication of Arapahoe Community College in Colorado

The Arapahoe Pinnacle

The student publication of Arapahoe Community College in Colorado

The Arapahoe Pinnacle

The student publication of Arapahoe Community College in Colorado

The Arapahoe Pinnacle

Salazar, Fraikor and Elliot, founded the ACC Dance Club, Puma on the Beat
Puma On The Beat: My Home Away From Home
Dalton Giesick, Reporter • May 15, 2023

Plié! Allegro! Turn-out! Any age can make learning to dance seem like a hard process. The mind naturally generates a myriad of excuses for not doing it. However, Puma on The Beat is a fun group of...

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Ziva the Labradoodle enjoys pets from several ACC students in the library on May 3, 2023. Photo by Katherine Northcott.
Therapy Dogs Give and Get Love at ACC Library
Katherine Northcott, Reporter • May 12, 2023

During finals week on May 3, several Denver Pet Partners handler-dog therapy teams visited the Arapahoe Community College Library at the Littleton Campus to help students destress from finals....

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Shao Yeung is the Director of Employer Engagement and Apprenticeship Programs at ACC. Photo by Shao Yeung.
Faces of ACC: Shao Yeung
Katherine Northcott May 8, 2023

Shao Yeung is the Director of Employer Engagement and Apprenticeship Programs at Arapahoe Community College. She has always been interested in helping people become healthy members of society and...

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Throwback Thursday: Known
Throwback Thursday: Known
Marzi Kaplan May 4, 2023

Editor's Note: This poem was originally published Oct. 6, 1978 in the Rapp Street Journal, ACC's student paper at the time.  KNOWN By Marzi Kaplan I tasted love that lingered on the lip, a...

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ACC is releasing their first ever CD “Ambient Domains
ACC Releasing First CD
Katherine Northcott May 1, 2023

After hours, and years, of planning, practice, concerts, and recording, the Arapahoe Community College Music Department is releasing their first ever CD, named “Ambient Domains.” Dr. Charles...

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Calculating the cost of college can be daunting. photo by Shana Saint Phard
College Cost Conundrum
Ben Morlan, Reporter • May 1, 2023

Editor's Note: This article was originally published in the TJ Journal.  The nationwide cost of attending college is prohibitively high for some students. Achieving good grades, a high GPA, and...

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Throwback Thursday: Alternatives Being Explored at FACs
Throwback Thursday: Alternatives Being Explored at FAC's
Phil Lutz April 27, 2023

Editor's Note: This piece was originally published March 3, 1977 in the Rapp Street Journal, ACC's student newspaper at the time.  Friday afternoon club (FAC) is not only a regular occurance at...

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Students play games at the Spring Fling on April 13 at Arapahoe Community Colleges Sturm Campus.
ACC Sturm Campus Spring Fling
Benino Coscia, Reporter • April 25, 2023

At the Arapahoe Community College (ACC) Sturm Collaboration Campus, students gathered for the Spring Fling on April 18, 2023. By the front, you could sign in, and guess how many eggs are in...

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Image by Ivan Aleksic via Unsplash.
Op-Ed: Triggers, Not Toys
Mattie Brightwell, Reporter • April 24, 2023

Editor's Note: This story originally appeared in the TJ Journal. The new year kicked off with another school shooting tragedy– what happens when a child as young as six shoots his own teacher? Violence...

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A picture of the Rapp Street Journal newspaper from 1978.
Throwback Thursday: Who's Securing Who?
April 20, 2023

Editor's Note: This editorial was originally published April 29, 1978 in the Rapp Street Journal, ACC's student paper at the time. The author is unknown. There is a growing consensus attesting...

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Panelists Kyle Dyer (left) and Andrea Loya (center) onstage with student moderator, Lillian Fuglei (right), at the 2023 Honoring Women in Leadership Luncheon hosted by Arapahoe Community College. Taken March 22, 2023.
Women’s History Month: Honoring Women in Leadership
Shelby O’Brien, Co-Editor • April 19, 2023

On March 22, 2023, Arapahoe Community College (ACC) students, staff, faculty and community members gathered for the second annual Honoring Women in Leadership Luncheon. According to the event webpage,...

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ACC students challenged each other with their basketball skills. Taken April 20, 2022.
ACC Hosting Spring Fling This Week
Katie Northcott, Reporter • April 17, 2023

Arapahoe Community College (ACC) will be hosting the end-of-semester Spring Fling on April 19 at the Littleton Campus from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., and April 18 at the Sturm Collaboration Campus from noon...

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Image by Rishabh Sharma via Unsplash.
Op-Ed: The Land of the Free(ish)
Hayden Chedid, Writer • April 14, 2023

On Feb. 22, 38-year-old Nathacha Augustin was shot and killed in a suburb west of Orlando, Florida. After the scene of the crime had been cleared, Dylan Lyons and Jesse Walden, two journalists with...

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Throwback Thursday: Elevator Jams, Two Stuck
Throwback Thursday: Elevator Jams, Two Stuck
Jeff Smith April 13, 2023

Editor's Note: This story originally ran Sept. 25, 1975 in The Rapp Street Journal, ACC's student paper at the time.  Elevator Jams, Two Stuck The simplest ways are the healthiest ways, both...

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Faster, more exciting baseball coming to Coors Field Thursday
Highlights: Faculty/Staff vs. Students Dodgeball Game

Highlights: Faculty/Staff vs. Students Dodgeball Game

September 28, 2022

Faces of ACC: Jack Armstrong

Faces of ACC: Jack Armstrong

April 25, 2022

CHSAA Shortens High School Boys Baseball Season.

CHSAA Shortens High School Boys Baseball Season.

May 12, 2021

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