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The Hawk CARES Center and Child Development Center are having a Giving Tree event to help students and their families during the holiday season. All presents must be unwrapped and be brought to the Hawk CARES Center by Dec. 9.

Hawk CARES aims to provide support for students’ families this Christmas

Zari Kumalo, Staff Writer
December 1, 2021
Photo of womens activist Alice Paul. Paul was a prominent figure in the fight for womens suffrage.

CRC professors use films to highlight women’s history

Edith Nunez, Staff Writer
April 2, 2021
StemExpress has teamed with Los Rios to provide testing for students and staff. Testing began on March 21.

Los Rios campuses to host COVID-19 testing

Jacob Peterson, Staff Writer
April 2, 2021
Students may now safely utilize library services despite the campus closure.

New contactless lockers bring new benefits for students

Alejandro Barron, Staff Writer
March 10, 2021
Each of the Los Rios Community College schools has members on the reopening committee. The schools have been closed since March 2020.

Reopening committee discusses early steps to return to campus

Alejandro Barron, Staff Writer
February 9, 2021
President Bush discussing his music with the professors of the music department. Bush described how his life has shaped his music taste.

CRC President Bush shares his personal playlist

Austin Scott, Staff Writer
February 1, 2021
Disney+ released Safety, an inspirational movie for all ages.

‘Safety’ on Disney+ lands in all the right places

Sherlyn Garcia, Staff Writer
January 28, 2021

Campus clubs adapt to distance learning

Miguel Polanco Barrios, Connection Staff
September 16, 2020

Los Rios district strives to help students with medical and mental health amid trying times

Sherlyn Garcia, Staff Writer
September 14, 2020

Courses for medical fields offered on campus, adapt to new procedures

Austin Scott, Staff Writer
September 3, 2020
Due to the pandemic, face-to-face classes have been suspended. Communication classes are now working remotely from home and use Zoom to continue their work. Zoom is used to give live presentations to continue the public speaking assignments.

Communications classes adapting to remote-operations

Chris Woodard, Staff Writer
April 27, 2020
Admission and Records and Business Services were previously located in P-48 and have recently moved into the newly constructed College Center on Thursday.

Admissions and Business Offices move to the new College Center

Jacob Peterson, Staff Writer
February 24, 2020
The campus library provides more than literature, in addition to books, knowledgeable staff and the computer lab, chromebooks and select text books are also available for checkout for the duration of the semester in which students are enrolled.

Library offers Chromebooks to be borrowed for student use

Matt Turner, Staff Writer
February 21, 2020
Measure E could improve Los Rios Colleges with facility upgrades

Measure E could improve Los Rios Colleges with facility upgrades

Alejandro Barron, Staff Writer
February 10, 2020
Study finds that college students are addicted to social media and experience withdrawal symptoms similar to substance related addictions. Study also finds that students using seven to 11 social media networks experience depression and anxiety symptoms.

Impact of social media addiction on college students

Iris Vyalkov, Contributor to The Connection
February 3, 2020

Dance classes foster sense of community for dancers

Michaela Graves, Staff Writer
December 24, 2019
Due to a lack of students enrolling in the program that oversees the greenhouse, the Horticulture department and the Nutrition and Food department have teamed up and develop a Certificate of Proficiency in Plant-Based Nutrition and Sustainable Agriculture. This would also try to revive the greenhouse.

Greenhouse shifts to incorporate food production

Jacob Peterson, Staff Writer
December 15, 2019
Transfer Center Clerk Channing Corbin helps a student by making sure he has all the required documents for his UC application. The Transfer Center is located in L-217 and is open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Student service helps student through transfer process

Michaela Graves, Staff Writer
November 25, 2019
Free candy was offered inside some Halloween baskets. Hawk-O-Ween, which was held in the quad on Oct. 31, featured Halloween-inspired tables that were set up in the quad.

Costumes, candy and clubs, oh my!

Lucy Vang, Staff Writer
November 9, 2019
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

Mariana Sanchez, Staff Writer
November 4, 2019
Students like to play fighting games such as “Guilty Gear Xrd” on a computer monitor in the cafeteria. The games played at the table range from new releases to more retro titles.

Students connect through video games

Jacob Peterson, Staff Writer
November 4, 2019
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