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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

Madina Aria

Madina Aria, Editor

Madina Aria (she/her/hers) is an editor for The Broadside. She is an English Literature transfer student at COCC, working toward becoming a high school English teacher. In her free time, she enjoys reading, writing, and collaging with scraps she finds and repurposes into art.

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Between two worlds

Madina Aria, Editor | Published June 9, 2026

I was 7 years old when I first noticed the way I grew up was different from most of my friends. Their houses didn’t smell like cardamom, clove or saffron, nor did they have music...

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Passing Through the Shadow

Passing Through the Shadow

Madina Aria, Editor | Published April 27, 2026

Unprepared and half-asleep, I found myself at the top of Pilot Butte at 2:30 in the morning. This was a few weeks ago, as a small group of friends and I made our way up to watch...

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Why we're becoming more analog

Why we’re becoming more analog

Madina Aria, Editor | Published April 17, 2026

As per Vocabulary.com, analog is the opposite of digital. Strictly old school. And it’s having a moment: film cameras are back in people’s hands and vinyl records are spinning...

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Slow to Return

Slow to Return

Madina Aria, Staff Reporter | Published February 1, 2026

The clouds hang heavy, the sky a moving blob of white. The weather has been stagnant the past few days, as if unsure whether to snow or not. Late winters often stretch from mid-January...

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A circular chart from Central Oregon Community College illustrating the eight educational pathways that group academic programs into focused areas of study.

COCC adopts its own Guided Pathways

Madina Aria, Staff reporter | Published November 18, 2025

Community colleges nationwide have adopted the Guided Pathways—a structured approach that helps students explore courses aligned with their academic and career goals. Central...

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