Arnoldo Fernandes, Staff Writer
March 12, 2018
Filed under Campus, Campus Life, Community, Features, News
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...
March 9, 2018
Students noticed a man in a black hooded sweatshirt walking around campus on Feb. 26, wearing a sign...
Blynn Beltran, Staff Writer
March 9, 2018
Filed under News
The Architectural Design Technology lab will receive new computers to help the Net Zero lab project on the Cosumnes River College campus.
The grant was allocated from the California Clean Energy Jobs Act, which seeks to fund energy projects to schools and county offices. Dean of Careers and Technology Kimberley Harrell said...
Summer Lomendehe, Staff Writer
March 8, 2018
Filed under News
The Women’s History Month Committee held a panel about current women’s issues in the Recital Hall on Thursday.
Panelists spoke to approximately 70 people about the visibility of black women in politics, the exploitation of South Korean women in the entertainment industry, immigrant women and the state of women from a...
Max Connor, Staff Writer
March 8, 2018
Filed under News
A National School Walkout has been planned for March 14 by the Women’s March organization.
The walkout, which encourages students to walk out of class for 17 minutes at 10 a.m., is meant to show support and honor the 17 people killed in the Parkland, Fla. shooting and to bring attention to the cause of stricter gun regulations.
More...
February 28, 2018
Architecture, architectural design technology and construction students have initiated plans for a net...
February 26, 2018
Every spring semester, Cosumnes River College awards scholarships to students, and while the application...
Summer Lomendehe, Staff Writer
February 22, 2018
Filed under News
Burger King released an advertisement on Jan. 24 explaining net neutrality.
The ad broke down net neutrality through a “social experiment” where customers had to pay extra to get a Whopper burger without delay. A ‘slow MBPS burger’ cost $4.99, while a ‘hyperfast MBPS burger’ cost a whopping $25.99.
“It’s...
February 20, 2018
The Anthropology department hosted an “Anthro Day of Love” event to celebrate World Anthropology...
February 20, 2018
Apple Inc. announced on Jan. 24 that a later version of the iOS 11.3 update will allow users to turn...
Crick Fulenchek, Staff Writer
February 17, 2018
Filed under News
Roughly 100 students gathered for the Black History Month Opening Ceremony on Tues. 6, which featured students and faculty in fellowship honoring Black History Month and those African Americans who have died in the service of our country.
The stage skirted with flags of varying nations and neatly decorated with an African...
February 7, 2018
President Donald Trump spoke to a joint session of the United States Congress on Jan. 30 to discuss major...
Lola Chase, Staff Writer
January 11, 2018
Filed under Community, Issues, News
The state of California passed legislation in October that recognizes a third gender on official identification documents.
Residents who identify as nonbinary genders will no longer be obligated to designate themselves as either male or female on birth certificates and identification cards.
“It really gives us a lot...
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
Filed under Campus, Community, News, Top Stories
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
Filed under Campus, Community, News, Top Stories
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
Filed under Campus, News, Top Stories
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
Filed under Campus, News, Top Stories
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
Filed under Campus, Community, News, Top Stories
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
Filed under Campus, Community, Issues, News, Top Stories
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...
