ASCOCC terminates Huskey
After receiving over 30 percent of student votes in the council elections, Associated Students of Central Oregon Community College member Kelly Huskey has been terminated from her position on council.
On Aug. 27, an executive...
Missing classes affect grades and pocketbook
Want to save an easy $15? Go to class. Skipping classes can affect more than your grades. For a four-credit class that meets bi-weekly, the cost of one class is $15.10.
Many students focus on...
Appointment committee to select half of next year’s ASCOCC
Six people serve on the student council, yet on May 16, the student body only elected three.
The other three Associated Students of Central Oregon Community College positions will be hired by a hiring committee....
Salmon bake brings cultural traditions to COCC
Salmon is the life-blood of river cultures, according to Gina Ricketts.Ricketts, Native American program director at Central Oregon Community College, oversees the planning of the yearly Salmon Bake event held at COCC.
The Salmon Bake...
Alleged ‘hate crime’ sparks discussion at COCC
A fearful Latino population in Bend is seeking community support, according to Greg Delgado, after arson at a community church is suspected to be a hate crime.A disputed march for immigration rights ended at...
Growing up for ‘dummies’
Anyone still living at home with mom and dad, longing for the day they can get out on their own, take advice from everyone who’s ever entered the real world: enjoy that ride while...
New laws will not affect COCC’s firearm policy
Your second amendment rights do not apply on school grounds.
“No guns on campus,” said Seth Elliot, Central Oregon Community College’s Public Safety supervisor, “even if you do have a concealed weapons permit.”
Carrying a concealed...
Course evaluations provide numbers you can’t count on
Course evaluations don’t add up, according to Sean Rule, a statistics professor at Central Oregon Community College.
Most students are probably familiar with the Likert scale used in the first section of student evaluations. The...
Campus construction: Grandview Hall won’t be so ‘creepy’ next fall
The upper level of Grandview Hall, part of the original campus built in 1967, is getting the renovation it needs, according to Rick Hayes, Central Oregon Community College’s Construction Office project manager.
The renovation, issued...