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    May 11 election: Board of regents: ‘People see us as a very important asset.’

    by  • 2 May, 2013 • Front Page, News, This Week in The Ranger • 0 Comments

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    As the semester winds down, any Amarillo College student can speak like an expert on how to be a student.  They can profess their love for that certain extra-comfy bench outside of Durrett Hall, they can give a solid 10-minute speech on which speech teacher is the worst and why, and they can relay...

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    SGA is ‘not just a club’ but a ‘family’

    by  • 2 May, 2013 • News, This Week in The Ranger • 0 Comments

    Photo courtesy of SUSAN HARTFELDER
SGA members with "Sex, Drugs and Redbull" speaker, Chad Smith. 
Top: David Montez, Keytan Callery, Zeb Rollins, Chad Simpson, Kelsi Peacock. Middle: Valerie Xayarith, Tyla Giromini, Halley Le, Mikhaela Sample, Susan Hartfelder, Mary Frazier. Bottom:Karli Shafer.

    The executive board of the Student Government Association undergoes a change in leadership each year. New officers and committee chairs all are subject to change due to  promising SGA members who apply. SGA plans most student activities on campus, including Fallfest, Spring Fling and Badgerama, and also every detail down to what kind of...

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    Music gives flight to the mind

    by  • 2 May, 2013 • News, This Week in The Ranger • 0 Comments

    Photo by SONNET RELPH | The Ranger
The AC concert choir performed April 25 at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church.

    The Amarillo College Concert Choir performed at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church April 25. The music was well-suited for the church because of the style and the acoustics, said Dr. Steven Weber, AC choral activities director. A surprise organ solo of “Joyful, Joyful” was performed by Noel-Paul Laur, who has been with the choir since...

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    Intramurals offer year-round competition: ‘… a stress reliever,’ says J.R. Norman, ‘You build relationships…’ says Lamara Keys

    by  • 2 May, 2013 • News, This Week in The Ranger • 0 Comments

    Photo by EDUARDO OLMOS
Team Bulls plays Team Free Agents at Carter Fitness Center on the Washington Street Campus.

    Intramural sports at Amarillo College offer students a chance to exercise year-round. AC’s recreational sports activity program is for students who want to have something to do while in school. Students compete against each other and take part in tournaments, but it’s not the only reason to join, said J.R. Norman, an intramurals specialist. “I call...

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    New Hereford Campus’ one building opens ’14

    by  • 2 May, 2013 • News, This Week in The Ranger • 0 Comments

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    Outgrowing its current location, the new Hereford Campus of Amarillo College will conduct classes starting in spring 2014. “Construction is underway with so far the structure, windows, drywall, HVAC, electrical, plumbing and facade being completed,” said Daniel Esquivel, Hereford Campus executive director. Located on 20 acres in northwest Hereford, the new  campus will be...

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    Aerospace program feeds into jobs at Bell Helicopter

    by  • 2 May, 2013 • News, This Week in The Ranger • 0 Comments

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    Working at Bell Helicopter is why many aerospace manufacturing students at Amarillo College enroll in certificate or associate degree programs at the Career and Technical Center (formerly the East Campus). The campus is north of Interstate 40 at Exit 80, west of J Avenue, just past the city limits. “I just always wanted to...

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