Accountability, independence, transparency, and fairness Our primary objective is creating oversight for the associated students of central Oregon community college. The proposed amendment will make ASCOCC ethically accountable for the student fee money they spend. The proposed amendment will create a student fee committee comprised of more students than student government members. An annual budget [...] [...more]
Reporters and Readers are seeking the same truth Eric Ercanbrack The Broadside I must admit, I do not epitomize all that is virtuous and ethical, but I try. I am not a Mecca of sagacity, but what I have experienced, what I do know, is that people are capable of horrible things. I recently lived [...] [...more]
Zachary Hunt The Broadside There are over 80 million skateboarders worldwide in every country from Uganda to Switzerland. More children recognize what a skateboard is than a tennis racket, and almost every American town has a skatepark. Over half of the handrails and ledges in every major city are blocked off by businesses to prevent [...] [...more]
Foreign language instructor helped create a better future for orphans Kevin Ludwig The Broadside Africa is home to Victoria Falls, a natural wonder of the world. It flows from the Zambezi River, the river that separates Zambia from Zimbabwe. Nearly 12 million people live in the two seasoned, rainy or dry, land where hunters and [...] [...more]
Zachary Hunt The Broadside In 1988, the original members of The Barenaked Ladies were simply some nice, young, Canadian musicians that thought it would be fun to record a couple of tunes together. Now, they are one of the biggest names in the history of indie rock, selling out the largest venues in the world [...] [...more]
Eric Ercanbrack The Broadside Many students at Central Oregon Community College face difficulties with the expense of childcare. COCC offers little help to students with children. COCC, currently, does not offer an off campus or on campus day care facility. Eight out of the 17 community colleges in Oregon offer some form of childcare to [...] [...more]
All three have their differences but overall, they’re equally inappropriate Bethany Hargrove The Broadside The internet is often brushed off as unimportant by those who spend little time there, but the social implications of the nearly anonymous status granted by the internet are bigger than most people would like to admit. Honestly, what would you [...] [...more]
William James The Broadside The season is drawing to a close for the Central Oregon Community College soccer team, and while you wouldn’t know it by their record, head coach Scott Milum feels that this year is ending on a positive note. This year marks the 8th year that Milum has served as the Bobcats’ [...] [...more]
Eric Ercanbrack The Broadside Across the nation last Friday students from over 8,000 colleges, universities, high schools, and middle schools campaign against discrimination by being silent. COCC students along with students from many schools in Bend participated in the Day of Silence. Participants, throughout their daily routine, stay silent as a way to bring awareness [...] [...more]
Kyla Becker The Broadside Teafly Peterson is a woman an artist, teacher, advocate and friend to many Bend locals. She is also a mentor at the Caldera art program – which was featured in our April 7th issue. In an interview recently, Teafly expressed a deep love for arts and all of the people she [...] [...more]