The Student News Publication of Calhoun Community College
How to make an apple pie–with my personal recipe. Ingredients For crust: 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour ½ tsp salt 1 cup butter (2 sticks) 7 tbsp cold water For apples: 6-7 apples ⅔ cup brown sugar ¼ cup granulated sugar Cinnamon Cloves Ginger Nutmeg Vanilla Orange or lemon juice Making the crust: Preheat oven […]
by Katy Samba
Posted in Features
If you’re like me or most other college students, finals season brings about a specific feeling: stress. Stressing over final exams is likely one of a student’s most common and expected experiences during finals week. It may seem obvious and like something part of being a student. However, it might be worth considering how to […]
by Katy Samba
Posted in Features
If you need help getting started with planning for life after graduating, Calhoun Career Services offers students a plethora of helpful information. The department gives students career advising, job search strategies, career assessments, and more! Making information accessible to students, they send weekly newsletters packed full of opportunities for various students. Whether you’re interested in […]
This year, Calhoun debuted its Common Read program. The selected text was Thi Bui’s The Best We Could Do, a graphic memoir exploring her family history as a Vietnamese immigrant and a refugee of the Vietnam War. Our main Common Read event was Thi Bui visiting our campus for two days to talk about both her book […]
by Katy Samba
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Providing professional live theatre to Huntsville and its surrounding areas, the Broadway Theatre League (BTL) offers audiences the chance to enjoy various theatre productions. Housed at the Mark C. Smith Concert Hall at the Von Braun Center, the Broadway Theatre League gives people a chance to experience a variety of acclaimed productions. Starting on November […]
Not every student attending Calhoun is able to have the same opportunities in life. Working to combat this, the college offers varied resources, under the umbrella name of Calhoun Cares, to help students who may be struggling with issues outside of school. I was able to sit down with Ms. Valerie Cox and Ms. Heather […]
by Katy Samba
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On September 6th, Calhoun Community College hosted a luau-themed club fair. The event allowed students to learn more about some of the clubs and organizations that our school has to offer. I attended on behalf of The Warhawk News and had a great time speaking to the students and faculty representing the clubs. Ayrian Fletcher, […]
The Book Club at Calhoun met recently for the first time this semester, with the text of the month being Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler. Released in 1993, the novel centers around a young woman in post-apocalyptic California whose experiences lead her to become the founder of a religion known as “Earthseed.” […]
As the school year begins, there are many first-time college freshmen (myself included) joining the ranks at Calhoun. One of the most useful tools in any college student’s arsenal is the campus library- if used to its full potential. Here are some questions that new students may have about the library, and the respective answers. […]