High school students might not be prepared to earn higher than a C when they get to college. The high school benchmark for measuring college success predicts that students would have a 75 percent chance of earning a C in a college-level class, according to Sean Corrigan, Mountain View High School assistant principal. The benchmark [...] [...more]
We asked four students on campus how often do you skip class and why? “I don’t skip class very often, because I feel like if I’m paying for class, I should be there.” -Amanda Hungate “Barely, usually when I have midterms so I can study more.” -Jason Choi “I don’t skip on [...] [...more]
Political involvement is high on the priority list of Kurt Killinger, the director of legislative affairs of Associated Students of Central Oregon Community College. Killinger is Central Oregon Community College’s representative in the Oregon College Student Association. The goal is to allow student representatives to exercise their right to be involved in pushing legislation of [...] [...more]
For student parents, lack of affordable child care can be a hindrance in earning their degrees. A potential solution to the problem is childcare assistance provided by the college. In spring 2012 the Student Affairs Committee at Central Oregon Community College commissioned a Child Care Task Force, comprised of faculty, students and members of the [...] [...more]
Operation Don’t Go Broke is devoted to bringing readers helpful tips on ways to save in college. Anna Quesenberry The Broadside With the average annual cost of daycare now exceeding the price of college tuition, according to Child Care Aware of America, degree-seeking parents are striving to make ends meet while balancing their time between [...] [...more]
Students can feed their bodies and their brains at the Lunchtime Lecture series in Cascades Hall. The lunchtime series is hosted by Oregon State University-Cascades, and is free to the entire community. Christine Coffin, director of Communications and Outreach at OSU-Cascades, believes that this is a way for the OSU-Cascades faculty to share what research [...] [...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]
Creating traditions students can count on boosts morale and institutional loyalty. With the Oregon State University-Cascades extensions set for 2015, student government hopes to create traditions with staying power. Darwin Ikard The Broadside “It’s a way to be connected with the main campus,” Activities Coordinator Victoria Odinet said. During the 2012-2013 school year, members of [...] [...more]