The Connection

Campus clubs adapt to distance learning

Miguel Polanco Barrios, Connection Staff

September 16, 2020

Despite Cosumnes River College offering classes remotely this term, campus clubs continue to recruit and find new ways to navigate through the new normal. Clubs this fall semester have had to adapt to distance-learning by meeting over zoom and using social media as a primary tool for recruitment. “Our recruitment period...

Photographs, candles, food and personal belongings are some of the objects placed on the ofrenda during Dia de Los Muertos. The Puente Club organized their own Dia De Los Muertos Community Celebration on Thursday.

Club hosts and celebrates Dia de Los Muertos

November 4, 2019

The Puente Club held their Dia De Los Muertos Community Celebration on Thursday. Puente student s...

Puente project honors past through celebration

Skyler Maclennan, Connection Staff

November 12, 2018

The Puente Project hosted an event for Dia de los Muertos on Nov. 1 in the WINN center 150. Dia de ...

Student Discounts: What You’re Missing Out

Summer Lomendehe, Copy Editor

October 8, 2018

After a few weeks into this semester, students are scrambling to find good deals on college essentials. Luckily, having a student email address gives you the chance to save up. Here’s a roundup of a few: 1. Tutor.com Want someone to look over a paper or take practice quizzes? Tutor.com offers 20 free hours of online tutoring to students at Cosumnes River College in subjects like math, scie...

Student Body President Halimeh Edais discusses the proposal of a meditation room for students during an Academic Senate meeting on Friday.

New student body president promises to speak for the students

October 18, 2017

Full-time student, president of the Muslim Student Association and student ambassador Halimeh Edais adde...

Professor Trang Abeid with her English as a second language students after speeches were given.

No shame in a cultural name

April 18, 2017

As part of of Asian-Pacific American Heritage week, held earlier this month, English as a Second Lang...

Annual celebration gives Black Student Union a platform

Kristi Doan, Staff

February 9, 2017

It’s Black History Month and Black Student Union is hosting a celebration with a progressive purpose. Black History Month is an annual celebration that recognizes achievements of African Americans in United States history. “This month is a time where we can bring awareness to events in history everyone could get more educa...

Latinx Honors Night awards Latinx students for their academic excellence

Alejandra Morales, Staff

October 24, 2016

Hispanic heritage month officially wrapped up with a tribute to student success in school with an honors night on Oct. 14 . Honors night started at 6 p.m. in the recital hall on campus and it awarded Latinx students who received a 3.0-3.5 GPA. Latinx standing for gender inclusive, there were over 20 students who receive...

Vietnamese Students Association Provides Cultural Support on Campus

Alejandra Morales, Staff

October 14, 2016

The Vietnamese community has found a way to celebrate their culture on the campus with the Vietnamese Students Association Club. The club allows students the opportunity to explore more of the Vietnamese culture and participate in events. The club participates in co-hosting awards over the summer that bring around 300 students fr...

Mardi Gras hits CRC with themed club fair

Ashley Navarro, Staff

April 13, 2016

Cosumnes River College’s student clubs gathered together for a Mardi Gras themed event on March 31 to help promote themselves and potentially gain new members. Jazz-style music and the typical mardi gras decorations helped bring the event together. Students were dancing and participating in the activities set up such as spinning a...

Annual Club Activities Fair gives students a chance to get more involved

Cole McCarthy, staff

October 29, 2015

The Club Activities Fair was held on Oct. 14 and 15 from 10 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. Each club was allowed to set up tables and speak with passing students. Each club set up their tables differently but 22-year-old computer science major Sirazle Ali said the Diversity Student Association were mainly trying to recruit member...

Members of the Cosumnes River College Veteran's Resource Center had a table in the quad to bring awareness of the services they offer to veterans. Students that attended the fair voted for their favorite club or group, and the VRC received the most votes to win the 2015 Spirit Award and a $250 check on March 25.

Student clubs flock to quad to promote themselves and show spirit

April 2, 2015

Tables lined the quad walkway between the cafeteria and library as members of Cosumnes River College’s...

Members of the Kingdom Builders including founder and President Richard Spark, pictured second on right, meet in the cafeteria on Thursdays to play various strategy games like Settlers of Catan and Ticket to Ride.

Unofficial club uses board games to build community and heal the mind

March 25, 2015

The word gamer typically brings to mind the image of people sitting at their computer or television, f...

Encouraging and supporting women in the sciences is club’s goal

Jasmine Teng, Staff Writer

March 17, 2015

Founded to encourage and support women who are interested in science, technology, engineering and math majors and careers, the Women in STEM club entered their second year of existence this semester. The club originally came together in the spring of 2014 thanks to a few generous sponsors who donated money for the club to...