The Connection

San Francisco’s free tuition inspires Los Rios

March 27, 2017

San Francisco city Mayor Edwin Lee announced on Feb. 6 that the city would be the first in the United States to make community college tuition free to all residents through the City College of San Francisco. Cosumnes River College Public Information Officer Kristie West was amazed with the partnership between the city of San F...

Cosumnes River College Earth Day 2014

May 2, 2014

Lone goal leads CRC past San Joaquin in first round of playoffs

Cosumnes River College Hawks sophomore forward Alyssa Hanks battled for control of the ball against a San Joaquin Delta College defender in their playoff game on Nov. 23. Hanks scored the lone goal of the game.

Scott Redmond, Staff Writer

November 24, 2013

Heavily bundled, a small crowd braved the cold night to watch the women’s soccer team take on the San ...

A Game of Numbers

November 15, 2013

Behind all the matchups, split second decisions and bravado of sports, there is another game at work...

Cosumnes River College freshman goalkeeper Anna Brown looks on as her team battles Sierra College under the lights of CRC Stadium on Oct. 11. Brown, who had five saves in the 1-0 loss, led her team to the third round of the state playoffs.

Freshman goalkeeper stands tall in front of the net

October 17, 2013

The one quality that stands out about the goalkeeper of the Hawks’ women soccer team is “her fearl...

Men’s and women’s soccer Sept. 17-24

Will Grubb, Staff Writer

September 25, 2013

Men’s Soccer vs. Hartnell The Cosumnes River College Hawks fell 3-1 to the Hartnell College Panthers on Sept. 17, marking their first loss of the season, according to the Cosumnes River Hawks website. Freshman forward Issac McDaniel opened the scoring in the second period with an unassisted goal, but the Hawks could ...

Former student continues education from behind bars

May 17, 2013

Behind the barricades of concrete and barbed wire circling the Rio Cosumnes Correctional Facility on ...

CRC professor promotes a dynamic learning environment

Oswaldo Guzman, [email protected]

May 17, 2013

On Wednesdays, Cosumnes River College English professor Heather Hutcheson and a few students from her class meet at a local Home Depot in order to help undocumented workers learn English. In return, the workers teach Hutcheson and her students Spanish. The class time is divided into 30 minutes per language. “When I was ...

Students network through their love of anthropology

April 25, 2013

Over 150 years have passed since the times of the Gold Rush in California, yet pieces of that past an...

Spring semester starts with high hopes for students

January 28, 2013

The end of the holiday season means it is time to pack up the holiday decorations for another year, signaling...

Freshman forward’s persistence pays off

Victor Macias, Connection Staff

November 1, 2012

They always say, “if you believe, you can achieve.” For the reigning Student Athlete of the Month, these words resonated in his ear.Rigo Gomez was raised in Long Beach, Calif. and now resides in Lodi. He was motivated by his father and grandfather at the age of 6 to start playing soccer. Thirteen years later, he finds hims...