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The Broadside

The Student News Site of Central Oregon Community College

The Broadside

The Student News Site of Central Oregon Community College

The Broadside

Opinion

A black and white photograph om 1939 of a man walking down a desolate road, carrying a bundle of belongings over his shoulder.

Opinion: it could be worse

Ray Randall, Editor | Published June 24, 2026

The Iran War. The debacle in Minnesota. The mounting onslaught of Artificial Intelligence. The new housing crisis. With a constant deluge of bad news accessible at one’s finger...

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Talking and language go hand in hand, and neither are new.

"Mouth scream" photographic illustration courtesy of Oleksandr Yashchuk - Adobe Stock.

Opinion: We need to talk about your language

Ray Randall, Editor in chief | Published March 23, 2026

When talking about words and their origin, nowhere is it more important to look than Black America. Everywhere you look, whether it be music,  movies, or even sports, popular...

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Arts and crafts table from the club mixer on Feb. 17.

How many clubs is too many clubs?

Ray Randall, Editor in chief | Published March 17, 2026

I’ve thought about this many times in the year-plus I’ve spent here. Every time I scan a bulletin board there’s a new club notice, sometimes similar to an already existing...

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A thank-you letter in progress. Being direct and expressing gratitude isn't always easy, but writing it down can help, at times. 
Photo by Aaron Burden. Courtesy of Unsplash.

Opinion: The many issues with thank-you letters

Ray Randall, Editor-in-chief | Published December 24, 2025

In the spring of this year I applied for the Central Oregon Community College Foundation Scholarship. I received it last year and as such didn’t think much of it after I re-applied....

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The Black male at work.

The experience of a black writer in america

Ray Randall, Staff reporter | Published December 18, 2024

I’ve always been Black but it wasn’t until I came to Central Oregon that it wasn’t a choice anymore. In Southern California, being Black is just another feature, it’s a...

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Photo of Redmond COCC building.

Opinion: What does culture mean at COCC

Ray Randall, Staff reporter | Published December 14, 2024

Out of 1,167 community colleges in the US, only 285, including Central Oregon Community College, offer residence halls. COCC also offers numerous sports grounds and covers nearly...

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