Features – Page 10 – The Connection

Vietnamese Students Association Provides Cultural Support on Campus

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...

Established pop-punk band lacks originality in new album

Ashley Navarro, Editor

October 10, 2016

Lead singer Laura Jane Grace, of pop-punk band Against Me!, belts words of heartbreak and longing in the band’s seventh full length album, “Shape Shift With Me.” It was only a few years ago when Grace came out to the public as transgender and started the process of gender change. The previous album the band released, ...

Food pantry provides students with food security

October 5, 2016

“The Hawk Spot” food pantry officially opened to the Cosumnes River College community on Aug....

Indie-pop group Bastille releases sophomore album

October 5, 2016

After they burst onto the music scene with their double-platinum selling debut album “Bad Blood,” Br...

Student voice recognized in LatinX event

October 2, 2016

Mes de LatinX officially opened on Sept. 21 with a lecture from Olmeca in the Recital Hall. Olmeca is ...

Actors impress in ‘Magnificent Seven’ reimagining

October 1, 2016

Antoine Fuqua’s “Magnificent Seven” is the newest installation in a franchise built upon bridg...

Honors program offers students political insight

October 1, 2016

The Honor Seminar Political Campaign Communication course offered this semester on campus, thoroughly ...

Son succeeds father in architecture program

September 29, 2016

It’s not a regularity when two brothers are both professors on the same college campus. What’s even ...

Students find direction at Transfer Day

September 29, 2016

Students at Cosumnes River College that wanted to learn more about transferring options gathered at the fountai...

Campus offers live counseling chat for students

Steven Bryla, Staff

September 26, 2016

Instead of waiting in long lines for appointments or an email reply from a counselor for a quick question, don’t you wish there was a way you could just get straight to the point? The Cosumnes River College Counseling Department is reaching out to students by chatting with them face to face online with a program called C...

Students enter raffle to receive textbook scholarship

September 21, 2016

Cosumnes River College students waited in the heat, on Wednesday, Aug. 31, at the CRC fountain stage for the chance to hear their name ...

Fox’s ‘American Horror Story’ season six premieres after long anticipated arrival

September 14, 2016

After months of teaser trailers, vague comments and painstaking attempts to uncover the truth about Fox�...

Drug wars explode in ‘Narcos’ return

September 9, 2016

In the return of the Netflix series “Narcos”, the bloodshed and chaos are at an all-time high. With C...

Netflix original hits the soft spot for ’80s culture fanatics

September 2, 2016

Within days of the initial release, Netflix original “Stranger Things” became an instant favorite amon...

Art exhibit influences a positive image on African American community

August 28, 2016

Cosumnes River College’s summer art exhibit, “The Black Effect: Race and Social Justice” which fea...

Explore the outdoors without breaking your budget

Ashley Navarro, Nicole Goodie, and Eb Arreola

May 9, 2016

Beyoncé empowers fans with new visual album

May 9, 2016

From political issues to personal life matters, Beyonce’s new album hit titled “Lemonade” incor...

‘Arms and the Man’ tells story of love during war

Kayleen Carter, Staff

May 9, 2016

Funny, touching and comedic, the theatre department of Cosumnes River College has done a splendid job of performing their latest play “Arms and the Man.” Although the title could mislead one to believe that the play would literally center around a man and his appendages, in reality the plot was in stark contrast. ...

Nutrition and horticulture department team up to make sustainable program

Courtney Fong, Staff

May 9, 2016

Cosumnes River College students will get the chance to do hands-on work in a live lab when a new nutrition certification program opens in fall 2017. Plant-based Nutrition and Sustainable Agriculture is a rare certification program because of how broad it is. Students will grow and prepare their own crops for consumpt...

Tiny houses, big competition: CRC to host design and construction contest

April 21, 2016

Under 300 square feet on average, tiny houses have made a big impact on the idea of living sustainably. ...

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...