Student law enforcement is learning to keep the peace and earning college credit at the same time. In the Campus Public Safety Department at Central Oregon Community College, students and law enforcement professionals work side by side to ensure a safe learning atmosphere for the COCC community. Darwin Ikard The Broadside “We’re committed [...] [...more]
Operation Don’t Go Broke is devoted to bringing readers helpful tips on ways to save in college. If you cannot afford to get to school, how can you succeed? Don’t let transportation issues stop you from getting to class. Discover ways to commute to campus without going broke. Anna Quesenberry The Broadside Ride your bicycle [...] [...more]
The Lunar New Year came to campus with banging drums, dancing dragons and martial arts demonstrations. On Feb. 12, a group of entertainers from Portland celebrated the Chinese New Year with students eating lunch at Central Oregon Community College. Ryan Dang, one of the demonstrators, joined the group just four weeks before the performance. “I [...] [...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]
With the deadlines for transferring to a university quickly approaching there are a few things students seeking to transfer from a two-year college should be aware of to make this process easier. Molly Svendsen The Broadside One of the most common mistakes students make is missing the scholarship application deadline, said Kelly Talbert, Senior Assistant [...] [...more]
We asked four students on campus, How has social media affected you personally? “It helps me communicate with my friends. I go on [Facebook] about an hour a day to stay in contact.” -Alejandro Segoviano “It’s helped me keep in touch with family, my cousins and aunts that live in Minnesota. I don’t have a [...] [...more]
It’s unlikely that a zombie apocalypse will hit Central Oregon, but an earthquake might. An earthquake in Central Oregon is more likely than many might think, according to George Endicott, the mayor of Redmond. Endicott expressed his concerns about the Cascadia quake, or Cascadia event, when he served as a guest speaker for the American [...] [...more]