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
Rachel Lorenz

Rachel Lorenz, Editor

With a thirst for knowledge that just can’t be satiated, Rachel Lorenz is pursuing journalism as a first-year student at ACC. The field allows her to explore a variety of interests and continue to be a life-long learner. Rachel loves to read and currently that love focuses on food, cooking, writing, minimalism and zero-waste living. She values good conversation with great friends and irreplaceable time spent with family.

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Pinnacle Classic- Fast Food Calls, Your Freezer Answers

Pinnacle Classic- Fast Food Calls, Your Freezer Answers

Rachel Lorenz, Food and Sustainability Reporter
February 29, 2024
Thanksgiving is for Family.

Traditions Reinvented

Rachel Lorenz, Food and Sustainability Reporter
November 21, 2023
Dirt Coffee celebrates World Autism Day with free coffee in Littleton, Colo., Monday April 2, 2018.

Revisited – Coffee with a Mission Coming to Littleton

Rachel Lorenz, Editor
September 21, 2020
Kali Fajardo-Anstine reads from her soon-to-be-released short story collection Sabrina & Corina at Arapahoe Community College in Littleton, Colo. on Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018.

Nonperishable food fills the shelves in the new student food pantry at Arapahoe Community College in Littleton, Colo. on Sept. 11, 2018.

ACC Opens Student Food Pantry

Rachel Lorenz, Contributing Writer
October 4, 2018
Nonperishable food fills the shelves in the new student food pantry at Arapahoe Community College in Littleton, Colo. on Sept. 11, 2018.

[Photo] The Once and Future Government Shutdown

Kera Morris, Editor-in-Chief
February 3, 2019
A sign informs students of the food bank's rules and hours at Red Rocks Community College in Lakewood, Colo., April 18, 2018. Food banks are one way colleges can fight food insecurity on their campuses.

Food is uncertain, so is help

Rachel Lorenz, Editor
May 9, 2018
Sofia Bolio and her classmates peer review each other's final projects at Arapahoe Community College in Littleton, Colo., April 25, 2018. Students created visual documents focused on poverty-related issues that impact the ACC community, such as food insecurity.

Cases of canned and boxed food line storage shelves at Red Rocks Community College. Storage is one of the issues ACC's food pantry committee is discussing. For example, the group is weighing the benefits of offering healthier options, like fresh produce, against the challenges of storing and distributing items that require refrigeration.

Students Nick Plescan and Caleb Fischer play Connect Four at the End of the Year BBQ on Arapahoe Community College's main campus in Littleton, Colo., Wednesday, April 25, 2018. Student Life served over 400 meals on the West Patio while students and staff played games, listened to music and enjoyed the sunshine.

Through the Lens: Connect Four

Rachel Lorenz, Editor
April 25, 2018
Gov. John Hickenlooper, fourth from the left, visits with journalism students and faculty from Arapahoe Community College at the Colorado Press Club Convention Friday, April 12, 2018. As the speaker during the convention's keynote lunch, Gov. Hickenlooper gave a state of the state speech and proclaimed April 16-22 Colorado Journalism Week.

Through the Lens: Gov. Hickenlooper Meets the Pinnacle

Rachel Lorenz, Editor
April 19, 2018
Dr. Nancy McCallin, president of Colorado Community College System, honors 27 recipients of the Rising Star Award at a luncheon Tuesday, April 10, 2018, at Arapahoe Community College in Littleton, Colorado. Camila Monroe and Rachel Zinna are ACC’s 2018 recipients of the award which recognizes students with outstanding service and leadership.

Through the Lens: Rising Star Award Luncheon

Rachel Lorenz, Editor
April 11, 2018
Michelle Durr, second-year psychology major, writes “Child Abuse casts a shadow the length of a lifetime” on a T-shirt April 4, 2018, in the Atrium of Arapahoe Community College in Littleton, Colo. Throughout the month of April, ACC strives to raise awareness of domestic violence and sexual assault in the community with events such as The Clothesline Project. For resources or more information, contact the Dean of Students Office in room M2720 or via email at acc.dos@arapahoe.edu.

Through the Lens: Making Shirts, Raising Awareness

Rachel Lorenz, Editor
April 5, 2018
ThunderRidge students assemble in front of their high school on Wednesday, March 14, 2018, in Highlands Ranch, Colo. to express their concerns in the wake of the Parkland, Fla. shooting.

Being Heard: A Walkout at ThunderRidge High School

Rachel Lorenz, Editor
March 17, 2018
Erica Lefeave and Kate Seppala speak with Xander Elea, first-year student at Arapahoe Community College, about the engineering programs offered at the University of Colorado Denver during the Spring Transfer Fair in Littleton, Colo. on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2018. Over 35 transfer advisors from local and national four-year universities were available to speak with students.

Through the Lens: 2018 Spring Transfer Fair

Rachel Lorenz, Editor
March 2, 2018
Flags wave near the north entrance of Arapahoe Community College's main building on the Littleton campus.

Through the Lens

Rachel Lorenz, Editor
February 26, 2018
Flags wave near the north entrance of Arapahoe Community College's main building on the Littleton campus.

[Photo] ACC Addresses Student and Faculty Concerns Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic

April 15, 2020
Natural Grocers and the student life department of Arapahoe Community College held a nutrition workshop in Littleton, Colo. on Tuesday, February 20, 2018.

Healthy Food, Balanced Budget

Rachel Lorenz, Editor
February 26, 2018
Members of Phi Theta Kappa, Student Government and the Pre-Health Society take donations in exchange for baked good and candygrams on February 14, 2018, at the main campus of Arapahoe Community College in Littleton, Colo. All proceeds from the fundraiser will be used to purchase jackets for the homeless through Project Homeless Connect.

[Photo] Through the Lens

February 15, 2018
ACC nursing student Ross Fraser demonstrates how to correctly apply sterile gloves as instructor Stephanie Armstrong observes on Feb. 10, 2018, in Littleton, Colo. ACC and other community colleges could offer bachelor's degrees in nursing if House Bill 1086 becomes law.

ACC Could Offer Bachelor’s Degrees in Nursing if Bill Passes

Rachel Lorenz, Editor
February 14, 2018
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Students walking out of the Main Building at ACC during a fire alarm.

[Photo] City-Wide Power Outage Triggers ACC Fire Alarms

Serena Montoya, Editor
February 14, 2018
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Plastic bags, tangled in a tree, twist in the wind in Highlands Ranch, Colo. on Jan. 28, 2018. House Bill 1054 states that plastic shopping bags "pose a significant threat to our fragile environment."

Less Plastic, More Housing? Legislators Consider a Bag Tax

Rachel Lorenz, Editor
January 30, 2018
Plastic bags, tangled in a tree, twist in the wind in Highlands Ranch, Colo. on Jan. 28, 2018. House Bill 1054 states that plastic shopping bags "pose a significant threat to our fragile environment."

Bill Spialek, emergency medical service faculty member, and Danielle Staples, associate dean of health, mathematics and sciences, welcome students with maps, snacks and smiles on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018 at Arapahoe Community College in Littleton, Colo. Faculty and administrators take turns greeting students at the north and west entrances of the main building during the first week of the spring semester.

Through the Lens

Rachel Lorenz, Photographer
January 24, 2018

Hart Starts Sex Scandal Era

Rachel Lorenz, Reporter
December 8, 2017
Through the Lens

Through the Lens

Rachel Lorenz, Photographer
December 8, 2017
Libby Weaver, former Fox 31 news anchor and Dr. Diana Doyle, president of Arapahoe Community College spoke at the Grapes and Hops to Grads fundraiser on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2017.

Through the Lens

Rachel Lorenz, Photographer
November 17, 2017
Tyler Venter of Spur Coffee provides Camila Monroe, student of Arapahoe Community College, with a cappuccino during the Grapes & Hops to Grads fundraiser on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2017 in Highlands Ranch, Colo.

Foundation’s Fundraiser Flourishes

Emily Langenberg and Rachel Lorenz
November 17, 2017
Libby Weaver, former Fox 31 news anchor, and Dr. Diana Doyle, president of Arapahoe Community College spoke at the Grapes and Hops to Grads fundraiser on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2017.

Scott Bright, Camila Monroe, Dr. Diana Doyle, Samantha Mendoza-Gann, Dr. Kim Reed, Becca Long, Chaim Belinsky and Michael Schindlbeck gather to discuss the opportunities and barriers to students' success on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017 in Littleton, Colo.

Executive Director Polls Students, Promotes Postsecondary Education

Rachel Lorenz, Food and Sustainability Reporter
November 3, 2017
University of Colorado Boulder Campus Dining Services offered vegan barbecue sandwiches on Oct. 4, 2017 during the Forward Food Leadership Summit.

Changing Menus, Changing Lives

Rachel Lorenz, Food and Sustainability Reporter
November 3, 2017
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