Food-carts are a tradition on the east coast and they’ve just recently started to turn up in Central Oregon. This summer try some of the tastiest food on the street and to start you might visit these three vendors: New cart on the block Bend’s newest food cart, The Brown Owl, hits the streets on [...] [...more]
Health insurance is about to change in the U.S. The Affordable Health Care Act known as “Obamacare” goes into effect January 2014.This act, passed on March 21, 2010, will bring many changes to all health coverage for all ages, according to Rod Hanson, assistant professor of political science at Central Oregon Community College. “This is [...] [...more]
Students are finding a fast track to the workforce without a four-year degree. At Central Oregon Community College, students are earning technical certificates and two-year degrees that can place them into a growing job market, according to Chris Redgrave, director of manufacturing at COCC. “In general the number of future jobs that do not require [...] [...more]
Learning a foreign language could give you skills that would help you get a job, according to Joshua Evans, Central Oregon Community College Assistant Professor of Spanish. Evans believes knowing a second language gives potential employees a “leg up” in comparison to non-bilingual applicants. “I think it helps students entering today’s workforce,” Evans said. “Especially [...] [...more]
If all you want from a movie is to be wowed by special effects, then look no further than Oblivion. With such an uninspired storyline, one would hope that the visual effects would be well done, and in that regard Oblivion doesn’t disappoint. The story goes that there was a tribe of aliens who blew [...] [...more]
Operation Don’t Go Broke is devoted to bringing readers helpful tips on ways to save in college. If you love music but have a problem with stealing it, then you may not have much of a music collection. Music-lovers on a budget can rock out without breaking the bank by following these tips: Share music [...] [...more]
Eric Spieth was hired to build a world-class business program from scratch in 2011. Today, that program is XCEED, a 15-week course Spieth teaches at Central Oregon Community College. “We wanted to create a course that would really serve both our students and the community at large,” Spieth said. “Having those two groups interfacing is [...] [...more]
It’s time for students to make their voices heard. On May 13 the polls will open on Blackboard and Central Oregon Community College students will have until May 15 to vote in the three elected members of the student council. In order to be eligible to vote in the elections, according to Gordon Price, the [...] [...more]
The 2012-2013 student council has $525,000 to allocate for next year’s budget, Taran Underdal, Associated Students of Central Oregon Community College advisor, stated at the council meeting on May 1. “You have more student fees to allocate than you ever have before,” Underdal explained to council members. Megan Cole, the director of fiscal operations for [...] [...more]
The campus will soon offer an area of quiet reflection and remembrance. A memorial for members of the Central Oregon Community College community will be set up by summer 2013, according to Chris Rubio, an assistant professor of English at COCC. “[The memorial] will add to the campus a place people can go to be [...] [...more]
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