The Broadside Two members of The Broadside staff placed in the top categories of the Society of Professional Journalist’s national Mark of Excellence awards. Winners and finalists were initially recognized by receiving first place in regional competitions. Derek Oldham was a first place national award winner for Sports Photography and Tobey Veenstra was a national [...] [...more]
The Broadside newspaper and several student journalists will receive Region 10 Mark of excellence awards for two-year colleges in the 2012 Society of Professional Journalists competition. The final top three place in each category will be announced on March 31 in Tacoma, Wash. The finalists and their categories are: Derek Oldham, sports photography Tobey Veenstra, [...] [...more]
With the new thriller “The Woman in Black,” Daniel Radcliffe is hoping to distance himself from the Harry Potter franchise. And despite the film taking place in England, containing supernatural elements and the main mode of transportation being trains, he may be off to a good start. Tobey Veenstra The Broadside There are no nearly [...] [...more]
Tobey Veenstra The Broadside With a beat reminiscent of your car barreling down the freeway with a flat tire, “The Gravedigger’s Song” kicks off “Blues Funeral,” Mark Lanegan’s seventh solo album. Like a flat-tired vehicle in motion, however, the album loses its momentum shortly afterwards. Though it’s been eight years since his previous release “Bubblegum,” [...] [...more]
Alyssa Wilder The Broadside The Central Oregon Community College Board of Directors is looking at increasing the in-state tuition rate for the 2012-13 school year, according to Ron Paradis, COCC’s public relations director. “No decision has been made at this time [about a specific amount],” said Paradis. “President Middleton has noted that we are looking [...] [...more]
Tobey Veenstra The Broadside Of the 449 incidents reported at Central Oregon Community College last school year, only 36 made it into the annual campus security report. One incident that won’t make this year’s report involves a student who showed up to class smelling of alcohol and carrying a loaded semi-automatic handgun at COCC’s Redmond [...] [...more]