Tobey Veenstra The Broadside The expenditures of Associated Students of Central Oregon Community College were ceased until a fiscal investigation has been completed in conjunction with administration personnel, according to ASCOCC members in a public meeting on April 22. The student government unanimously approved this decision during its meeting. “That way we can take a [...] [...more]
Nathanial Kelly The Broadside Dr. Bob Reynolds has been a geology teacher and researcher at Central Oregon Community College for 17 years. At first, Reynolds had a choice between teaching geology at COCC and studying volcanoes on the Galapagos Islands with the Smithsonian Research Institute located in Washington DC. His first choice was COCC. “The [...] [...more]
Nathaniel Kelly The Broadside Severe headaches, stiff neck, rash, coma, deafness, blindness, neurological problems, amputations and in severe cases, death. These are the effects of the ravaging disease bacterial meningitis. In Central Oregon, two cases emerged during Winter 2010 and two more in 2011; one resulting in the death of an infant. The disease is [...] [...more]
Cedar Goslin The Broadside April 22 marked the beginning of the 36th annual Oregon Indian Association conference. This year, the OIEA partnered with Central Oregon Community College’s Native American program and the event took place in the Campus Center, where all members of the COCC community were welcome to attend. On April 22 and 23 [...] [...more]
Advice Column Where do you go if you want to know how to prevent STDs? You’ve heard it. We’re sexual beings. But we’re not morons. We wouldn’t risk our lives, our health and our self esteem. Would we? To help you erect (ahem) barriers between yourself and STDs, here are things to think about. [...] [...more]
Josh Ballou The Broadside A brand new website and a CD set to be released thisvsummer has Central Oregon Community College studentvDrew Ledford, a.k.a. BlackGoldd, ready to make his impact on the music world. “Let the Good Times Roll” is the title of Ledford’s debut project that should be available this summer. In production for [...] [...more]
Kris Ipock The Broadside Only one gaming console can be hailed as the Godfather of modern gaming consoles. That gaming console is known by many names around the world, The Famicom, The Comboy, Terminator, and The Dendy, but Americans know it as the Nintendo Entertainment System, or NES for gamers. The NES was hailed as [...] [...more]
The Eurythmics “Sweet Dreams (are made of this)” Joshua Ballou The Broadside “Sweet Dreams are made of this:” an innovative group, great music, and a hint of ambiguity. The Eurythmics are one of the 80’s most recognizable groups because of the short red crew-cut Annie Lennox sported. Lennox and partner Dave Stewart will always be [...] [...more]
Press Play Around Campus Justine Connor Native America Program Coordinator R. Carlos Nakai, Esperanza Spalding, Miles Davis Cruz Mueller Student Jim Morrisson, Robert Plant, Jason Mraz T.J. Evans Student R. Carlos Nakai, Yanni, George Winston Jessica De La O Coordinator OL The Doors, Santana, R.E.M. Guilty Pleasures “Ring My Bell” Anita Ward Jessica De La [...] [...more]
Nolan Cook The Broadside Tron is entertaining and good for kids to watch (possibly teenagers), but not a film recommended for adults. Tron has the FX (even in current terms) to be an enjoyable movie, but the aspects of philosophy and everyday life are mostly missing from this film. If you enjoy a quick, flashy [...] [...more]