Steven Bryla, Staff
March 27, 2017
Filed under Breaking News, Health, News, Top Stories
There’s no escaping caffeinated beverages like soda and coffee.
We are bombarded with advertisements for caffeine products in commercials, radio, billboards and in every college campus across America, including Cosumnes River College with its vending machines, the cafeteria and the Hawks Nest.
“With caffeine, we can see it remaining in the body,” s...
Julie Wallinger, News Editor
February 9, 2017
Filed under Campus, Health, News
Bloodsource came to campus for the first mobile blood drive of the year on Jan. 31 and Feb. 1.
Bloodmobiles were parked on the main walkway in front of the library from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on both days of the drive. A registration table and canopy with chairs were set up for students and faculty to register and wait for their...
December 5, 2016
With the semester coming to an end and finals soon approaching, stress levels begin to rise as Cosumnes River College students prepare to ...
Julie Wallinger, Staff
November 16, 2016
Filed under Campus, Health, News, Top Stories
Stories of syringes being discarded in the streets and parks have been a popular urban legend for years. But for the custodial staff of a large, public college like Cosumnes River College, improperly disposed of sharps are a very real concern.
Sharp waste is defined by Campus Nurse Michelle Barkley as any item that comes...
April 21, 2016
Cosumnes River College has hired its first full-time disabilities counselor, Teresa O’Brien.
All other Los Rios c...
Erica Trujillo, Staff Writer
February 11, 2016
Filed under Health, Issues, News
The campus Academic Senate met and proposed a smoking ban for the Cosumnes River College campus on Dec.11
Currently American River College is a smoke-free campus. Sacramento City College, Folsom Lake College and CRC have designated smoking areas and any other areas are not permitted. Sac City College is going smoke-free in the Fall of this year. All ...
Sean Pastrana, Staff
October 26, 2015
Filed under Health, News
Cosumnes River College health officials have urged the student body and faculty to get their flu shots as winter approaches.
Flu season is at its peak during the winter months and tapers off until late spring.
The vaccine prevents the flu in 50 to 60 percent individuals who get vaccinated, according to a Sacbee article.
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Tierra Palumbo, Staff Writer
April 24, 2015
Filed under Campus, Health, Issues, News
As the end of the semester approaches, students are beginning to use various methods to study for finals including the infamous study drug, Adderall.
Adderall is an amphetamine and dextroamphetamine that affects chemicals in the brain and nerves that contribute to hyperactivity and impulse control. It is used to treat narcolepsy...
Francisco Rodriguez, Staff writer
March 12, 2015
Filed under Campus, Health, Most Recent, News
The stroke rate is rising among young adults, even higher than that of people of advanced age, according to an article from the Sacramento Bee.
Statistics show that strokes are declining by more than 25 percent for people older than 45, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
However, from 1994 through 2007 it is ...
Nicole Goodie, Staff writer
February 28, 2015
Filed under Health, Issues, News
Students wandering around, completely oblivious to their surroundings because of smartphones is becoming a common sight on Cosumnes River College’s campus. The grounds are slowly resembling an episode of The Walking Dead.
Lookout Mobile Security teamed up with Harris Interactive, one of the world’s leading market research...
September 13, 2014
Smoking tobacco is one of the leading addictions in today’s world and there have been a variety of...
Emiliano Martin, Staff Writer
May 3, 2014
Filed under Health, Issues, News
While the health and academic issues concerning college students and lack of sleep, especially when it comes to cramming for exams, are not a new conversation, a new study published in the Journal of Neuroscience on March 18 brings a possible new focus to the issue.
According to the new study, done by neuroscientist Sigrid...
May 2, 2014
Five students attending Cosumnes River College had no idea that they would be put into a group that involves...
April 28, 2014
Seated in a leather arm chair with an area rug and potted plants adding to the atmosphere on the Recital...
Heather Kemp, Staff Writer
April 18, 2014
Filed under Community, Health, News
For six months, Americans have heard about The Affordable Care Act almost constantly, and as the cut-off...
Bobby Bishop and Shafa Ilyas
April 10, 2014
Filed under Health, News
When it comes down to it, most stories and rallies focus on the bare basic issue when it comes to cigarettes and marijuana: one’s right to smoke.
While the rights that we all have or want are not in question, there is more to consider .
Smoking causes cancer, heart disease, stroke, lung diseases and diabetes, according...
Heather Kemp, Staff Writer
March 19, 2014
Filed under Health, Issues, News
Drinking games have always been popular with the college crowd, and in 2014 it only makes sense that they have found their way onto social media.
Neknominate is a social media based drinking competition with a simple basis; you guzzle down your favorite alcoholic beverage and post a video of it on a website like Facebook, T...
February 8, 2014
The Cosumnes River College Recital Hall was filled with students and faculty for philosophy Professor Ri...
February 7, 2014
Monster, Rockstar and RedBull are well known energy drinks and have become a common staple in the lives...
Emiliano Martin, Staff Writer
February 6, 2014
Filed under Health, News
*Story updated 2/11/2014 to reflect increased amount of flu related deaths*
Sacramento County flu deaths have risen to 24 victims and flu season has only just peaked, according to a press release from the Sacramento Department of Health and Human Services on Feb. 5.
This year's viruses have hit an unlikely group compared to pre...
