Opinion

By Hannah Welbourn | The Broadside (Contact: hwelbourn@cocc.edu) LGBTQ+ representation in films and TV was once limited to one flamboyant, over-the-top, token gay character. I’ve grown up in a time to see the transition from...

By Marcus LeGrand | The Broadside (Contact: mlegrand2@cocc.edu) Moving has many  direct or indirect meanings, whether it’s changing your location of residence, your job, your  school, or leaving to explore a faraway land. All of...

By Isaac Messinger | The Broadside (Contact: imessinger@cocc.edu) As I travel around campus during the week I see many things. Bad things, like ballooning, 2006-era jeans that look like hand-me-downs from Soulja Boy bad. All...

It is hard to remember a time in where almost everyone in the entire world shared a collective experience. The closest I can recall was all the way back when Pokémon GO released in...

By Marcus LeGrand | The Broadside (Contact: mlegrand2@cocc.edu) Many of you are probably scratching your head and asking: “what am I going to do for work this summer?” While others are looking for employment, others...

By Emma Kaohi | The Broadside (Contact: ekaohi@cocc.edu) Those born on or after the year 1999, are being referred to as “Generation Columbine.” Isn’t that sad? School hallways should not be a place where you feel...

By Marcus LeGrand | The Broadside (Contact: mlegrand2@cocc.edu) Some may find it a bit unusual that a man is discussing health concerns for women on campus, but in my world it's an everyday occurrence. Growing...

By Carl Swanson | The Broadside (Contact: cfswanson@cocc.edu) When lightning, occurs when there is electrical discharge in or around a thunderstorm. The three most common types of lightning are cloud-to-ground lightning, cloud-to-cloud lightning, and cloud-to-air...

By Marcus LeGrand | The Broadside (Contact: mlegrand2@cocc.edu) In conjunction with their commitment toward A Season for Nonviolence, the Central Oregon Community College Multicultural Activities Coalition created an opportunity for the community to discuss their...

By Isaac Messinger | The Broadside (Contact: imessinger@cocc.edu) I am awakened from my dreams of cattle herding and Daisy Dukes by the luscious tones of Jason Aldean's voice pounding my eardrums like galloping horses on...