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Students view the State of the Union speech in WIN-150 on Jan. 30. Following with a question-and-answer forum after speech.

Campus views State of the Union speech

February 7, 2018

President Donald Trump spoke to a joint session of the United States Congress on Jan. 30 to discuss major...

DACA students should feel safe on campus

September 27, 2017

When President Donald Trump ordered the end of DACA, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, he left...

Safe Spaces allies provide resources to students during Unity in Our Community on Sept. 12.

CRC responds to DACA with Unity in Our Community

September 27, 2017

In response to recent changes made to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, the Student L...

Trump rescinds trans bathroom guidelines

Shannon Rusche, Staff

May 10, 2017

Last month, President Donald Trump rescinded guidelines passed last May during Obama’s administration, which allowed transgender students to use bathrooms corresponding with their gender identity. Transgender students and those who support their freedom to use their bathroom of choice at Cosumnes River College spoke out ag...

The secret to a stable democracy is always watchdog journalism

Missy Amaya, Staff

April 5, 2017

It seems like everywhere you go you can’t escape the bombardment of Donald Trump media coverage. This makes sense, on account that he is the 45th president of the United States and he is making big changes to the country, but is the media’s harsh portrayal of him justified? It isn’t hard to see that many news outlet...

Without funding, how will the Earth survive?

March 27, 2017

It is impossible to ignore the impact that we as humans have on our environment, whether that be obvious, like c...

PRO/CON: The pro; hoping for the best is what we have to do

February 16, 2017

This is quite an interesting time that we live in. It seems as though Americans have come to the agreement...

Students react to Trump executive orders

Justin Cordero and Julie Wallinger

February 9, 2017

Students at Cosumnes River College have been reacting to the controversial executive orders signed by President Donald Trump. According to the White House website, Trump signed eight executive orders, 12 presidential memoranda and two proclamations as of Tuesday. “Executive orders are granted in Article II of the Co...

All eyes on the screen: A take on Trump and his involvement with Twitter

January 20, 2017

It seems now that each new tweet composed by our ever-articulate President-elect Donald Trump sparks an entirely...

This election abandoned the millennial

Lola Chase, Staff

November 9, 2016

I feel cheated out of my passion to promote change and progress. I was meant to be a part of this big pivotal part of history, leading through the 2016 election, the part where we all stop being ignorant and look around and see that we’re hurting each other, and that we are the means to our own suffering, and once and fo...

Students take part in question-and-answer forum after presidential debate viewing in L-111 on Monday.

CRC hosts first presidential debate viewing and discussion

October 1, 2016

Tuesday night had the largest projected audience of a presidential debate in U.S. history, with an expected...

Donald Trump’s candidacy a national embarrassment

Matt Johnson, Staff

December 19, 2015

Donald Trump is many things: a billionaire, a bully, self-obsessed and an entertainer. In his campaign to be the Republican nominee for president, the media has helped Trump propel the 2016 presidential race into a sensationalized embarrassment. Trump lives off national attention as a narcissist. He is the dream interview for n...