The Connection

Sharukh Ali, freshman midfielder for the Hawks, leaps past Canada Colts freshman midfielder Omar Ramirez for the ball during the Hawks dominating field performance on Sept. 12. The Hawks defeated the Colts 3-0, securing their second win for the season.

Hawks look to team chemistry as they shoot for the playoffs this season

September 14, 2014

After delivering a sol- id performance last season, the Cosumnes River College men’s soccer team is...

ASCRC Adviser Winnie LaNier leading a Student Senate meeting with President Katelynn Rodriguez and Commissioner Malcom Nash.

ASCRC hopes to fill open seats with special fall election

September 14, 2014

On Sept. 23, the Cosumnes River College Student Senate and Clubs and Events Board will be looking for...

California seeks to define consent for college students’ sexual encounters

September 11, 2014

What classifies as consent to a sexual encounter has always been a puzzling question for the legal system,...

Rams freshman forward Kambria Morrison kicks the ball into the face of Hawks sophomore forward Selina Barbosa during the second half of the teams match on Sept. 9.

Rough season start continues for Hawks as they take on the Rams

September 10, 2014

Cosumnes River College’s women's soccer team fell short of victory during their game against the Fresno...

Buying used or new textbooks, or renting them, from the college bookstore is just one option students have for gaining the textbooks they need.

Cheap textbook seeking students have various options at their disposal

August 25, 2014

College is one of the most expensive endeavors in a person’s life, and while getting an education will...

EXCELerate Program promises to keep CRC students community college stay at two years

Heather Kemp, Staff Writer

August 23, 2014

A unique program has launched this semester aimed at speeding up the time selected students spend at the community college level, taking advantage of the facilities offered by the Cosumnes River College Elk Grove Center. The EXCELerate Program guarantees that participating students will be...

Health care deadline passes, students have mixed reactions

Heather Kemp, Staff Writer

April 18, 2014

For six months, Americans have heard about The Affordable Care Act almost constantly, and as the cut-off...

Legal drinking age should not change because of survey

Heather kemp, Staff Writer

April 12, 2014

Do you remember that time when 100 college presidents signed a petition saying that the legal drinking age being 21 is not working? This sounds like a plot to a teen comedy that would rake in big bucks at the box office. If it ever was made into a movie, it would be based on true events because this actually happened. In 2009, t...

The door of the kinesiology, health education, and athletics department at Cosumnes River College bears the Safe Space sticker, showing that faculty and administration in this department are allies of the program.

Safe Spaces program offers support to students

April 1, 2014

While students roam around the Cosumnes River College campus, they are bound to see the “Safe Space”...

Drinking games pour their way into the 21st century

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...

Computer Information Science Professor Gregory Chapman teaches his algorithm design class in the Learning Resource Center on Feb. 24. Some students perform better in the traditional classroom setting than in an online course.

Traditional classroom setting better for students than online classes

March 3, 2014

Imagine lying in bed in the morning with your pajamas on and not having to get up and rush to get rea...

Frustrated students react to Higher One ATM problem

Heather Kemp, Staff Writer

February 23, 2014

Add one more to the list of stresses that students encounter as a college student, as many are upset that the campus Higher One ATM often does not read their cards. Higher One is the company that disburses student’s financial aid onto their Los Rios Community College District OneCards. Once your financial aid refund has...