Kalaisha Totty, Staff
October 14, 2015
Every year, California’s governor proposes a budget that allocates state funds in various directions. This year’s budget proposal included an increase in allocated monies to California community colleges and Gov. Jerry Brown signed the budget into effect on June 25.
The budget has grouped K-12 with community colleges in the categ...
Coy Granderson, Staff
October 14, 2015
With a stroke of a pen, Gov. Jerry Brown added the “Yes Means Yes” bill to his list of major changes for the state. The bill requires an “affirmative consent” amidst any sexual context.
Senate Bill 967 (de León) mandates that intimate language is standardized in policies used to decide if the accused had committe...
Carlos Arreola, Guest Writer
May 18, 2015
The rising pressure to receive a college education, and the stress associated with it, have been feelings 20-year-old Chertsa Yang has become well acquainted with as he prepares to finish his third year at Cosumnes River College, still an undeclared major.
The expectation of at least earning a bachelor’s degree may be the...
Nick Valenzuela, Staff writer
May 6, 2015
One in five college women and one in 16 college men are survivors of sexual assault in the United States, according to the U.S. Department of Justice’s Campus Sexual Assault Study.
In 1993, these numbers were 49 percent higher, according to the DOJ’s National Crime Victimization Survey. Through years of campaigning, various...
Nick Valenzuela and Johny Garcia
May 6, 2015
The hiring of a new psychology professor at Cosumnes River College has been postponed to fall semester following disagreement over the committee's composition and a key member's withdrawal from the committee, said radio, television and film production professor Robert "BJ" Snowden.
The disagreement began when psychology professor...
Tierra Palumbo, Staff Writer
April 24, 2015
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...
March 24, 2015
Connecticut-based bank Higher One, the leading provider of campus debit cards according to the Huffington...
March 2, 2015
As students and faculty from community colleges all over California gathered for the annual March in...
Nicole Goodie, Staff writer
February 28, 2015
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...
Omar Chan, Staff Writer
February 28, 2015
Tax season is upon us and many Americans are looking forward to a financial boost from their tax return. This year is a bit different than years past because the Affordable Care Act, sometimes referred to as Obamacare, may have an effect on people’s returns.
One of President Barack Obama’s largest reform projects, the...
Johny Garcia, Staff Writer
February 11, 2015
Job growth across the nation reached highs last year that had not been recorded since 1999, according to the Department of Labor. California added over 320,000 jobs last year and the state’s unemployment rate finished the year at 7 percent, a 1.3 percent decrease from the previous year.
The Sacramento region also showed...
Nick Valenzuela, Staff Writer
February 11, 2015
Following the World Trade Center attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, the United States banded together to fight a common enemy: Middle Eastern terrorist groups such as al-Qaeda marketed under the brand of radical Islam.
The fallout of the war on terror saw a deterioration in how many Americans viewed all Muslims; nearly 14 years later...
Brittany Harden, Staff Writer
September 15, 2014
California is officially the first state to pass a ban on single-use plastic bags in grocery stores, pharm...
September 13, 2014
Smoking tobacco is one of the leading addictions in today’s world and there have been a variety of...
September 11, 2014
What classifies as consent to a sexual encounter has always been a puzzling question for the legal system,...
September 3, 2014
Long lines, scrambling for classes and purchasing textbooks are all things students expect at the beginning...
Kaley Andrews, Staff Writer
May 24, 2014
It’s no secret that California is experiencing one of the worst droughts in recent years.
Even with...
Emiliano Martin, Staff Writer
May 3, 2014
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...
April 28, 2014
Seated in a leather arm chair with an area rug and potted plants adding to the atmosphere on the Recital...
Kaley Andrews, Staff Writer
March 31, 2014
A study of college-age students found that 35 percent of college men anonymously admitted that under...
Heather Kemp, Staff Writer
March 19, 2014
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...
