Heather Kemp, Staff Writer
April 28, 2015
Filed under Current Affairs, Most Recent, Opinion
When thinking about the presidents that have served this nation throughout history, all except Barack Obama are white and they are all male. Older males who are steadfast in their beliefs and stand up for what they feel is best for the country.
Clinton is a name that stands out from the pack, and besides Bill’s questionable...
Omar Chan, Staff Writer
April 22, 2015
Filed under Current Affairs, Opinion
California is facing one of the most severe droughts on record, which caused Gov. Jerry Brown to declare a state of emergency in January. According to California’s Department of Water Resources, 2014 was the driest year on record.
Brown’s state of emergency calls for a 20 percent reduction in water usage by all residents...
Editorial Staff
April 20, 2015
Filed under Editorials, Most Recent, Opinion
Every semester Cosumnes River College welcomes BloodSource onto campus in order to spend two days collecting blood from students who wish to donate. Their most recent visit to the campus was on April 14 and 15.
Most students and faculty are able to walk right into the BloodSource buses, roll up a sleeve and go about their...
Heather Kemp, Staff Writer
April 18, 2015
Filed under Most Recent, Opinion
Higher One, the bank that Cosumnes River College and many other colleges in the United States use to give students their financial aid award, is nothing but a big hassle.
There is nothing worse than when a company tries to say they care about college students and helping them make the most of their money when they actually...
Editorial Staff
March 27, 2015
Filed under Editorials, Opinion
The University of California claims to be accountable to the people of California.
“As a publicly funded institution, the University of California is accountable to the people of California for how well it performs,” according to the UC’s 2014 Accountability Report on its website.
However, just three months into...
Jasmine Teng, Staff Writer
March 18, 2015
Filed under Most Recent, Opinion
For those who have heard of Aldous Huxley and perhaps have read his most popular novel, Brave New World, the idea of the advancement in technology taking over society might sound familiar. Anyone who owns a Samsung Smart TV that features a voice command option may very well be living Huxley’s prediction.
Samsung’s smart...
Tierra Palumbo, Staff Writer
March 16, 2015
Filed under Current Affairs, Most Recent, Opinion
Being my third year in college, I have become accustomed to waking up every morning worried if there is enough time in the day for me to complete all of my tasks.
I used to believe that stress was something that just came with being a college student.
Being a full time student with a part time job as well as trying to...
Editorial Staff
March 10, 2015
Filed under Editorials, Opinion
In a world where communicable diseases pose an ever-present threat, misinformation is our greatest enemy.
According to an article on the website of Forbes magazine, the United States is currently in the midst of the worst measles outbreak in 20 years. Finding correct information about measles can be a difficult task, especially...
Johny Garcia, Staff Writer
March 3, 2015
Filed under Current Affairs, Most Recent, Opinion
“Do we really need the newest edition of the textbook?”
This is a question that is often asked during the first meeting of a college class and more often than not, the professor answers with yes.
Unfortunately, colleges in America are stuck in an ever-repeating cycle of textbooks and the losers of this cycle end up...
Tim Taylor, Staff Writer
March 3, 2015
Filed under Current Affairs, Most Recent, Opinion
Technology has become so integrated into our modern world that as a result we rely on it on a daily basis just to accomplish the simplest of tasks, from completing homework or work on the job to even just making purchases.
Unfortunately, that means that hackers have become an even bigger threat because of this.
Hackers...
Editorial Staff
February 28, 2015
Filed under Editorials, Opinion
There is a lot of positive light on community colleges lately as President Barack Obama has proposed making them free. Tom Hanks even praised what they did for his life in an article for The New York Times and another article from that same publication called for an end to putting down community colleges by calling university...
Scott Redmond and Johny Garcia
February 28, 2015
Filed under Opinion, Split Decisions
Pro: Scott Redmond
Lining up death row inmates and putting a bullet in them is so cost effective, every state should follow Utah’s lead and adopt the policy right now.
Millions upon millions of dollars are wasted on those that are sentenced to death. The numerous appeals, keeping them nice and safe in prison with three...
Stephanie Lopez, Staff Writer
February 28, 2015
Filed under Opinion
College years are meant to provide students with a well-rounded education for their future lives and careers, and the best way to get the most knowledge of diversity is through traveling.
Traveling offers way more than a break from reality. It functions as a way to understand the diversity in cultures all around the world,...
Johny Garcia, Staff Writer
February 12, 2015
Filed under Current Affairs, Opinion
Many avid Super Bowl viewers are asking themselves the following question – what was with this year’s commercials?
Unlike nearly every other Super Bowl, the majority of the commercials did not solely focus on hyper-sexualized images or attempts at humor to sell products. Instead, many of the commercials shone light on...
Editorial Staff
January 30, 2015
Filed under Editorials, Most Recent, Opinion
Future college students, burdened with the reality of college’s rising costs, are poised to have a far easier time securing an education in the future thanks to a proposal from President Barack Obama.
In front of a crowd at Pellissippi State Community College in Tennessee, President Obama announced his ambitious proposal...
Heather Kemp, Staff Writer
January 19, 2015
Filed under Most Recent, Opinion
Most things in life are temporary, for instance: jobs, vehicles, friendships and relationships and that is something that is widely accepted in the world. Tattoos however, are far from a temporary affair.
Getting a tattoo is a huge commitment and one that people need to put more long term thought into before pursuing.
Knowing...
Nick Valenzuela, Staff Writer
December 10, 2014
Filed under Current Affairs, Opinion
For quite some time, there has been a belief among uneducated groups of society that vaccines cause more harm than good.
Most recently, there has been controversy that the combined measles, mumps and rubella vaccine causes autism in children given the vaccine at young ages.
This bogus, completely groundless idea was spread...
Scott Redmond, Staff Writer
December 10, 2014
Filed under Current Affairs, Opinion
Proposition 47 was one of the best moves Californians made during the 2014 midterm election.
With the passage of Prop 47, it now “requires misdemeanor sentence instead of felony for certain drug and property offenses” and is “inapplicable to persons with prior conviction for serious or violent crime and registered sex...
Brittany Harden, Staff Writer
December 10, 2014
Filed under Current Affairs, Opinion
It’s that time of the year again where stores are beginning to roll out overtime to their employees and requiring some to work on holidays this year.
When it comes to working on the holidays it should be up to the person if they want to work. Working on a holiday should not be mandatory in any form.
This topic hits close...
Editorial Staff
December 5, 2014
Filed under Editorials, Most Recent, Opinion
A word that is attached to government, and the actions of government and its agencies, is transparency. Without transparency, the people are left in the dark about what their government is doing, which leads to shady dealings and negates the idea of democracy.
The government of Cosumnes River College, the student government,...
