When the Gay-Straight Alliance returns to Central Oregon Community College, it will have two new leaders at its head. Students Stacy Falcis and Cameron Huston are in negotiation with the Associated Students of COCC (ASCOCC) as two of the founding members of the new GSA club. Stacy Falcis and Cameron Huston, the COCC students who [...] [...more]
Spring is an exciting time. The weather is getting warmer, the birds return north and the green thumbs gather together to transplant starter plants and ideas. Lauren Hamlin The Broadside Spring is an exciting time. The weather is getting warmer, the birds return north and the green thumbs gather together to transplant starter plants and [...] [...more]
Cedar Goslin The Broadside Earth Day may have you feeling more conscientious of your impact on the planet, but some Central Oregon Community College clubs are dedicated to sustainability all year round. These clubs include the Garden Club and the Sustainability Club. The Garden Club Student Lisa Barnett founded the Garden Club in fall 2011 [...] [...more]
William James The Broadside Oregon State University-Cascades has cleared the way for new club sports including Cyclocross and snow sports. Bruce Petersen, OSU-Cascades employment coordinator has been approved for funding to begin a club sports program on campus for that campus’ students. The planned sports programs will include Nordic skiing, mountain biking and Cyclocross, according [...] [...more]
Chris Browning The Broadside Artillery shells fall from the sky as the squad watches from across the river. Taking out enemy targets while avoiding civilian casualties was the primary objective in this exercise. An objective that Central Oregon Community College’s Reserve Officers’ Training Corps cadets seemed to have accomplished successfully. The cadets wrap-up the exercise [...] [...more]
Kirsteen Wolf The Broadside Even if you have two left feet, Gabriela Hernandez wants you to Bachata. President of Central Oregon Community College’s Latino Club, Hernandez will be dancing at the Latino Dance Festival, March 10. She loves the passion and beat of Bachata music and the way it encourages self-expression. “The instructor teaches you [...] [...more]
Chris Browning The Broadside “The scariest thing is catching an edge on your ski when you’re screaming around a sharp curve,” said Newman Club president Sam Schwartz as he passed around plates of carrot cake. Grace had been said. The homemade spaghetti, garlic bread, and salad had been finished off long ago. It was time [...] [...more]
Kirsteen Wolf Chris Browning The Broadside After sweating it out on security detail, the Criminal Justice Club wrapped up with a dip in the icy Deschutes River. The Club’s officers and its advisor Kathy McCabe splashed into the river to raise money for the Special Olympics at the Polar Plunge, Feb. 18. “It’s a huge [...] [...more]
Would you pour six ounces of gasoline down the toilet? Kirsteen Wolf The Broadside Most people would not, but they do the equivalent all the time: throwing a tin can in the garbage instead of the recycling bin, according to Sam Newman, a member of the Sustainability Club at Central Oregon Community College. During the [...] [...more]
Chris Browning The Broadside First it was my pawn. Then a rook and a knight. Then checkmate. It didn’t take long for Sam Fisch to finish me off, only four moves. Fisch reassured me that it was okay. He does this to beginners all the time. “It’s about looking for opportunities when they open up. [...] [...more]
