Latisha Gibson, Connection Staff
February 1, 2013
Filed under Sports, The Cheap Seats
On the cusp of their seventh consecutive losing season, the Sacramento Kings owners, the Maloofs, want to part ways with the city and go elsewhere.
The city is known as a cow town, so when you think of Sacramento you wouldn’t expect a basketball team to be in the equation.
If the team stays in Sacramento, the city will...
Stephan Starnes, Connection Staff
January 31, 2013
Filed under Softball, Sports
The Cosumnes River College softball team hopes to go one step further than last year and make it to the regional playoffs.
This season, the team has eight returning players, and that’s one thing Head Coach Kristy Schroeder thinks will make a difference from last season.
“We had a lot of returners,” Schroeder said....
January 30, 2013
We all know that the law protects people from discrimination based on sex, race, religion and sexual...
Scott Redmond, Online Editor
January 30, 2013
Filed under Campus, Issues, News
“I have a dream” are words from one of the most famous speeches given that has endured so that fif...
Scott Redmond, Connection Staff
December 12, 2012
Filed under News
Before the passing of Proposition 30, California colleges were facing the stark reality of having to make cuts to classes and teachers with the possibility of already high tuition getting even higher.
Yearly tuition is nearing $13,000 for the University of California system and $6000 for the California State University system.
Tuition...
December 11, 2012
Five-hour Energy drinks are currently the subject of a Food and Drug Administration investigation into...
Osay Ogbebor, Connection staff
December 6, 2012
Filed under Features
1. Downtown Sacramento Ice Rink
When: Nov. 2 - Jan. 21
Where: 701 K Street
What: Sacramento’s original outdoor ice rink celebrates its 21st season! The rink is the perfect holiday experience. For more info call (916) 442-8575
2. New Year’s Eve Sky Spectacular
When: Dec. 31 - Jan 1, 6 p.m. - 1 a.m.
Where: Old Sacramento
What: Guests...
November 11, 2012
With Proposition 30 being passed by voters in the election, California community colleges will be able...
Zach Hannigan, Connection Staff
October 8, 2012
Filed under News
Some are calling it the end of the middle-class, while others call it political reform and the end of special-interest spending.
The passage of Proposition 32 would prohibit unions and corporations from using payroll-deducted funds for political purposes and would change the state campaign finance laws, according to the California...
Stephan Starnes, Connection Staff
October 6, 2012
Filed under News
If Proposition 30 fails to pass, community colleges in California stand to lose approximately $550 million, California Community Colleges Vice Chancellor for College Finance & Facilities Planning Dan Troy said during a conference call for college newspapers.
Proposition 30 proposes a tax increase for those who earn over...
Osay Ogbebor, Connection Staff
September 20, 2012
Filed under News
With all the ongoing construction throughout Cosumnes River College, visual enhancements are becoming apparent.
“I’m very excited about the construction around the campus,” said CRC President Debbie Travis.
“It indicates to me that we’re going to be able to serve our students and the community by having facilities...
Jon Wilson and Zach Hannigan, Connection Staff
April 18, 2012
Filed under Editorials, Opinion
Fans have endured a lack of commitment from the Kings’ owners–the Maloof family–for over a decade now. The time has come for them to either put up or shut up.
In a letter to the Maloofs on April 12, Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson expressed his disappointment with the Maloofs for not honoring their verbal agreement,...
Jon Wilson, Connection Staff
March 1, 2012
Filed under Sports
Last year, after scares of the Sacramento Kings relocating to Anaheim due to Sacramento having an outdated arena, the NBA and the Maloofs—family that owns the Kings—agreed to give the city one more year to approve a new arena or relocation talks would be readdressed.
Now, only a few days are left until March 6, when the...
Johny Garcia & Stephan Starnes, Connection Staff
October 8, 2011
Filed under News
Students and citizens gathered in Cesar Chavez Park to continue to protest the wealth gap in America on Oct. 7.
The protest was based on the Occupy Wall Street protest in New York, which is an ongoing movement to “end the corruption of our democracy,” according to a page on Adbusters, a not-for-profit activist site.
Pr...
