Students – Welcome to the new academic year. This will be a busy time on campus with some major construction taking place. Thanks to great support from our student government leaders last year and a strong community effort, voters approved a bond measure for COCC that funds construction of several new buildings. In addition, donations [...] [...more]
Tobey Veenstra The Broadside During this year’s All Staff Retreat at Central Oregon Community College, attendants were treated to a high-energy performance by FnA, faculty and administration, a band made up of various faculty and administrative members from COCC. The members are Gordon Price, director of student life, (vocals), Tom Barry, sociology professor, and Aimee [...] [...more]
Eric Ercanbrack The Broadside Central Oregon Community College is seeing a siege of construction, some of which is expected to be finished this year. One of the first sites of construction to reach completion is a remodel inside the Pence/Pickney building where the Cascades Chorale, a community chorus, finds a home. “Half a [...] [...more]
William James The Broadside The Central Oregon Community College Intramural Sports Program is ready for the new school year. Popular athletic programs are making their return to the big stage on campus, and new programs and a new coordinator are coming along with them. Bill Douglass, COCC’s Intramural and Club Sports Director, spoke about some [...] [...more]
Irene Cooper The Broadside Stephanie and Matt Gilstrap are co-proprietors of Cuppa Yo, the hot spot for frozen yogurt on Newport Avenue in Bend. Their own partnership began back in 2004, when they met in a Human Sexuality class at Central Oregon Community College. Married since 2007, they now have a young son and a [...] [...more]
Tobey Veenstra The Broadside “It is going to be noisy, and it will probably shake the whole campus.” – Gene Zinkgraft Although a record number of students are already filling the college this fall term, the construction projects at the Bend, Redmond, Madras, and Prineville campuses of Central Oregon Community College are still in their [...] [...more]
Eric Ercanbrack The Broadside Juniper Residential Hall greeted new residents last Friday with an exciting outlook on the upcoming year. Nick named J Hall, Juniper Residential Hall opened it’s doors to a full occupancy this year. J Hall staff welcomed new and returning students to their home for the next year with a pirate [...] [...more]
William James The Broadside Inside the Skyview Middle School gymnasium, over 70 kids as young as seven and as old as 13 battled for loose balls, learned how to shoot, rebound and pass, and most importantly learned how to communicate with each other. The Portland Trail Blazers, who visited Bend for two days, was part [...] [...more]
Tobey Veenstra The Broadside Those expecting a good-old tale of corrupt cops from “The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans,” starring Nicolas Cage, will be disappointed, but not as much as they will be confused, bewildered and probably feeling a little corrupt themselves. The film may look like your run-of-the-mill cop drama but it [...] [...more]
Tobey Veenstra The Broadside For the first time on campus, the Central Oregon Community College hosted a blood drive during the summer term. The American Red Cross ran the blood drive on Aug. 5 in the Campus Center and despite summer usually having a lower turnout for blood drives, this term was impressive. “This is [...] [...more]
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