This is The Broadside’s response to ASCOCC’s statement regarding the “Administrator ‘flabbergasted’ by ASCOCC’s actions at conference” story. The Broadside is an unbiased independent newspaper that strives for the utmost accuracy and professionalism. The Broadside publishes a student run, campus focused newspaper every week, and we only print facts in the news section. We do [...] [...more]
Eric Ercanbrack The Broadside I have heard two or three comments recently from students who are asking why The Broadside hates the Associated Students of Central Oregon Community College. This hate is nonexistent. The Broadside does not hate, and we are not attacking any individual of the student government or the student government itself. We [...] [...more]
Eric Ercanbrack The Broadside The ‘Not on our Campus’ event was held at Central Oregon Community College on Oct. 20. The event, where students were encouraged to wear purple, focused on gay bullying. Gay teens ranging from age 10 to 20 years old have committed suicide over the last two months. The Associated [...] [...more]
A motion sensor that chimes when someone enters the women’s bathroom is one of the new additions William James The Broadside On Saturday morning at Central Oregon Community College’s residence hall, Juniper Hall, a female freshman student reported to Bend police and COCC officials that she had been videotaped taking a shower by [...] [...more]
Josh Bridges The Broadside Students who have to navigate to their cars with the absence of light in campus parking lots has been problematic for some students at night, particularly the gravel lot located above the Ochoco building. “My opinion about COCC is not very good right now…at least the parking lots and [...] [...more]
Staff The Broadside In the Bulletin on Oct. 14, the lawyer for COCC’s student government dismissed the controversy surrounding the role his clients play and their definition at the college by saying that it “‘looks like a much bigger issue than it is.’ ”It looks like a big issue because it is a big issue. [...] [...more]
I am bothered by what has been coming out concerning our ASCOCC government. How do they justify the length of time spent in Washington D.C.? Was the conference they were attending eight days long? I doubt it. It seems to me the student body financed a vacation for ASCOCC. How about the three day community [...] [...more]
Nathaniel Kelly The Broadside Every year many citizens and college students contract influenza, also known as the flu. Students in dorms are more prone to infections during the winter season because they have close contact with roommates . “Winter season is a time for flu because we are all indoors and have close contact with [...] [...more]
Kathryn D Tillenburg The Broadside Breast Cancer awareness month is upon us and everywhere we look there are pink ribbons and ads designed to promote breast cancer awareness. Despite the pink ribbons and ads, breast cancer does not affect only women. According to The American Cancer Society 1 in every 8 women will [...] [...more]
Cedar Goslin The Broadside For many Central Oregon Community College students, life is a balancing act. In addition to classes, many students have other obligations such as jobs, volunteer work and–perhaps the most demanding of all– children. Many COCC students have children who need somewhere to go while their parents are attending classes, so questions [...] [...more]