May 10, 2018
April was Sexual Assault Awareness Month and in the wake of the Iris Perez’s story of being sexual...
Chi Nguyen, Writer
May 7, 2018
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The campus held an event titled “Undecided but You can Fight it” on April 16th in the cafeteria to help students that have undecided majors find ones that are suitable for them when attending college.
The event was planned and organized by Cosumnes River College student ambassadors from the Student Life and Leadership Cen...
May 2, 2018
The California Geographical Society held its 72nd annual conference in CRC on April 27.
The opening of the c...
May 2, 2018
The Los Rios Community College District have implemented a new method on placement testings for placi...
Arnoldo Fernandes, Staff Writer
March 12, 2018
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Students of African descent were celebrated for their academic proficiency at the Cosumnes River College Recital Hall “Scholars in the Making” event on Feb. 29.
Student personnel assistant for Extended Opportunity Programs and Services Aujonique Dismukes moderated the 19 Annual Honors & Awards night ceremony honoring...
January 10, 2018
Just days before the spring semester began, students and staff came together for Welcome Day on Tuesday.
Welcome...
Austin Ramirez, Staff
December 6, 2017
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The Sacramento Employment and Training Agency as well as CalWORKS brought their knowledge, wisdom and their drive to help people at Cosumnes River College on Friday.
CalWORKS was founded in 1896 and is a program that offers cash aid for men and women with children under the age of 18. SETA has been around since 1978 and...
Artemus Steele, Staff
December 6, 2017
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Over the past few semesters, Cosumnes River College has had a relatively low enrollment rate and it has negatively impacted our campus. However, this semester enrollment is up.
Enrollment has improved, but not as much as one may believe “from fall of 2016 to fall of this year we are only up 35 students,” said Kristie ...
Tyler Twist, Staff
December 4, 2017
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The UC Admissions Application workshop for Cosumnes River College students was held on Nov. 16 at 1:30 p.m., and its purpose was to make sure students know some important factors when applying to a University of California.
The workshop was led by Transfer Center Student Personnel Assistant Emily Barkley and UC Davis represen...
December 4, 2017
By fall 2018, California community colleges will no longer offer remedial education classes due to the pa...
Artemus Steele, Staff
December 4, 2017
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A new college center is scheduled to be constructed, and finished by Oct. 29 at Cosumnes River College and will bring services across campus into one building to better aid new students and make things easier for returning students.
“So you’re going to have Admissions and Records, the Student Access Center, Counseling ...
Victoria Blanco, Staff
November 29, 2017
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The nonprofit organization Women Escape A Violent Environment and the Enriched Scholars Program have set up donation drives at Cosumnes River College for the holiday season which will benefit women, men and children affected by violence and foster youth students by providing them with toys and clothing.
WEAVE gives an opp...
Lola Chase, Staff
November 21, 2017
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Several students in the political science department volunteered with a program that assists immigrants in obtaining official legal status in the United States called The Justice Bus.
These students primarily act as Spanish-to-English translators for the attorneys and law students working on these pro-bono cases (meaning at...
November 21, 2017
The Resource Education Fair was the second event held during the annual Native American Heritage Week o...
Elizabeth Rodriguez, Staff
November 20, 2017
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The 12th annual Ethics Symposium will be held on Nov. 20 and 21, where students and professors will discuss possible limitations on freedom of speech on college campuses and the ethics of stating your opinion.
An annual collaboration between Cosumnes River College and Sacramento State University, the symposium promotes a diff...
Victoria Blanco, Staff
November 6, 2017
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All single-user restroom facilities in any public place are required to have signs changed and identified as gender neutral due to a new law passed in California this year.
The Equal Restroom Access Act, which was passed March 1, states that all single-user restrooms must be gender inclusive. The state acknowledged people who ...
Elizabeth Rodriguez, Staff
November 6, 2017
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Since August of 2016, the Hawk Spot has been offering a helping hand by providing students with the basic necessities they need such as food and toiletries.
Through signing an intake form, students that are enrolled at Cosumnes River College qualify to use the pantry on Mondays and Tuesdays, from 2 to 4 p.m at T-111 for a...
Shannon Rusche, Editor
November 6, 2017
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The Online Education Initiative, a collaborative effort among California Community Colleges to increase student access to and success in online courses, was reviewed at an Academic Senate Meeting on Oct. 13, allowing the school to move forward in adopting the OEI Exchange.
The initiative is comprised of high quality onlin...
Elizabeth Rodriguez, Staff
October 30, 2017
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A representative from Women Escaping A Violent Environment, Inc. provided basic knowledge of LGBTQ+ identities, addressed differences between sexual orientation, gender identity and a variety of other stereotypes that have been said about the community on Oct. 24.
Nic Caballero, a registered social worker as well as a bilingual...
Victoria Blanco, Staff
October 26, 2017
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Campus Conversation is a series where students and employees engage in open discussion about issues pertaining to Cosumnes River College on Oct. 18.
The Student Conversation took place at the Recital Hall, said the event’s coordinator, Communication Studies Professor Georgine Hodgkinson.
Hodgkinson introduced the host,...
