Article by Christine-Nicole Nyivih | Owl Staff Professor Claudia Brown (center) has supported students and staff at Harford Community College since 1998. According to the National Math + Science Initiative, only 36% of U.S. high school students entering college are prepared for university-level mathematics. Similarly, science classes can also pose a challenge to many students, … Continue reading Strength in Numbers: Providing Academic Support for Arts Students
Sexual Assault Awareness on Campus: An Interview with HCC’s Director of Public Safety
Article by Summer Grace & Photography by Luke Teigue | Owl Staff April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), more than half of women and almost one in three men have experienced sexual violence. The experience of college, whether online, in-person, or anything in between, should be positive … Continue reading Sexual Assault Awareness on Campus: An Interview with HCC’s Director of Public Safety
Just In Case
Article by Audrey Merkel | Photography by Caroline Cooney | Owl Staff April Thomas, Business Management major at HCC, gained a new perspective on emergency preparedness when a massive tree fell into her home one day in 2009, injuring her parents and children. "Our entire house was condemned and we were homeless. That was my … Continue reading Just In Case
Hope for the Children of Haiti
Article & Photography by Tracy Smith | Owl Staff Bon Repos, Haiti. As I climb out of the tattered jeep, little faces emerge from all directions and within moments I am greeted with hugs. It doesn’t matter that I am a stranger to these children. A little boy wearing just a diaper and clothed in … Continue reading Hope for the Children of Haiti