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The Connection

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 28, 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 11, 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 10, 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
WEAVE Confidential Advocate Emily Zavala-Aguilar said worksheeets titled “My #1 Thing” were offered to students where they could fill in one thing they would do to stop domestic violence from occuring in their community. The event, which took place on Thursday, was held in honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

Event educates and provides resources for domestic violence

Allesandra Sarantopulos, Staff Writer
October 9, 2019
Primera Generacion perform in the quad on Sept. 26. During the performance, the group used dance to visually represent discrimination and the border crisis.

Dance group makes statement about Mexican culture through performance

Halimeh Edais, Staff Writer
October 7, 2019
'Transfer Day' provides information about 4-year universities for students

‘Transfer Day’ provides information about 4-year universities for students

Mariana Sanchez and Cameron Werblun
September 28, 2019
Oswaldo Vargas talks about his college career as well as his works as a poet. The event, which was on Tuesday, was the first event for Mes de Latinx, also known as Hispanic Heritage Month.

Former student talks about academic career and his own written works

Jacob Peterson, Staff Writer
September 23, 2019
Students gathered in the Library Conference Room for the Pride Tea Hour.

Meeting brings pride, tea and students into one place

Cameron Werblun, Staff Writer
September 16, 2019
ASCRC Senate President Jonathan Leong talks to a student.

‘Hawk Week’ kicks off the beginning of semester

Halimeh Edais, Staff Writer
September 5, 2019
Person standing in front of a booth writes in a notebook.

School welcomes incoming students before the start of new semester

Tairiq Marshall, Staff Writer
August 26, 2019

Event finds homes for pet adoptees

Mason White, Staff Writer
May 20, 2019
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