The following is an email sent by Tara Clasen, a COCC student, to the Dean of Science and Dean of Students at COCC. Good Morning, I just wanted to drop an email and continue this conversation. My intent is to major in biology while keeping my religious and deeply held beliefs intact. The answers I [...] [...more]
Spring is here, and that means it’s time to decide who will be spending your money next year. The end of the 2012-2013 school year will also mark the end of term for current Associated Students of Central Oregon Community College council. This may come as a relief to those who have been unsatisfied with [...] [...more]
Using student fees for political lobbying is questionable enough, but punishing students for not lobbying reaches a new low in unethical practices. On March 7, the Associated Students of Central Oregon Community College travelled to the capitol to lobby for State Treasurer Ted Wheeler’s Opportunity Initiative. Members of The Broadside rode to Salem with ASCOCC [...] [...more]
Flaming. Trolling. Bashing. All of these are familiar terms to anyone who has spent any time on an Internet forum. Posters with pseudonyms using malicious words to attack people they don’t know, people who they might nod politely to if they ever met on the street. The Internet can be a glorious thing, expansive and [...] [...more]
To the Editor: This is a comment regarding your recent article about the “Top 10 WORST Holiday Movies”. As I skimmed that edition of The Broadside, I had to do a double-take when I saw that “Elf” was listed as the #1 worst holiday movie. I certainly am not writing to proclaim that Elf is [...] [...more]
Operation: Don’t Go Broke is devoted to bringing readers helpful tips on ways to save in college. Whether you love or hate the snow, don’t panic when it’s time to pay your power bill. Anna Quesenberry The Broadside Follow these steps to shrink your power bill and expand your wallet this winter: Utilize your wood-stove. [...] [...more]
On Oct. 23rd, more than 900 people filed into Bend High auditorium in support of the idea that a woman’s intellect is more valuable than her appearance. A week later, women filed into costume shops to decide whether they would be skanky Red Riding Hoods, seductive witches, or slutty vampires. Miss Representation, the film [...] [...more]
Kirsteen Wolf The Broadside Listening to food author Ruth Reichl last week and reading Chef Julian Darwin’s comments in this week’s paper reaffirmed some of my core beliefs about food. Eating is a political act. But like every form of politics, I wonder what power the individual has to affect change. Reichl mentioned that in [...] [...more]
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Michelle Greer The Broadside Fashion is a billion-dollar industry. It’s fluid, expressive and accessible. The fashion industry breaks into five categories, divided by affordability:= haute couture, luxury, affordable luxury, mainstream, and discount. It’s an industry that survives on it’s ability to respond to the fluctuating desires of the consumer. For this reason, how sustainable the [...] [...more]
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