Bend’s first queer and indigenous owned coffee shop, Turtle Island Coffee, opened last June 2023 in downtown Bend. Since their opening, the business has had their progressive...

COCC Bend and Redmond campus libraries to host "News You, News Informed You" event In honor of free news sources and the benefits of being a student when accessing online news,...

Not only are finals happening, but so are some major holidays for most college students. The intensity of final exams, perhaps traveling home to reunite with family and seeing...

Pacific Power provided Central Oregon Community College with a grant to install EV Charging stations and purchase fully electric vehicles for the COCC automotive program and fleet...

Central Oregon Community College and Oregon State University Cascades residence hall students are currently competing in the second annual Beavers & Bobcats Energy Challenge....

★★ Throughout pop culture, certain characters have been reimagined countless times. The Scooby Doo gang, first appearing in 1969, are no exception to the reboot cycle....

In early January of 2023, Central Oregon Community College President Laurie Chesley signed the carbon commitment, one of the Presidents’ Climate Leadership Commitments. This...

Renny Temple, a former folk artist, TV actor and founder of the improvisational theater company, War Babies, plans to make his comeback to Central Oregon Community College with...

Voter turnout for ASCOCC student government elections has been typically around 1% of the student population, according to Andrew Davis, Director of Student Life at Central Oregon...

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On Monday, April 18, Central Oregon Community College implemented a COVID-19 vaccination requirement for all employees, including benefited employees, part-time faculty, and temporary...

Miina McCown/The Broadside Recently, Disney Pixar released an animated film called “Turning Red,” which was released both on Disney+ and in theaters in early March. The...

Miina McCown/The Broadside  The Central Oregon Community College Winter Showcase is an event that celebrates the hard work and dedication of the community to education,...

Miina McCown/The Broadside  Ever since early 2020, for most of us, wearing masks have been the norm. As much as some Americans may loathe having a piece of fabric over...

Miina McCown/The Broadside  “Demon Slayer,” or “Kimetsu no Yaiba,” is a popular Japanese manga and anime franchise. It has come to be known by many as one of the...

Miina McCown and Tristan Hackbart/The Broadside  Each year, Central Oregon Community College holds art exhibitions for students and faculty. In 2020 and 2021, those events...

Miina McCown/The Broadside  One can say that vaccines are a hot topic right now among current events, online discussions and our day-to-day affairs. What one might think...

Miina McCown/The Broadside  Sure, everyone has heard of Gremlins, but what about some other scary Christmas movies to get you shivering under your blankets this holiday season?...

Miina McCown/The Broadside  Have you ever looked at Central Oregon Community College’s Bobcat and wondered, who is the person behind that mascot suit? Would you have guessed...

Miina McCown/The Broadside Thanksgiving is coming up, but it might not be easy for every Central Oregon Community College student or staff member to provide themselves or their...

Miina McCown/The Broadside  Stranger Things, The Umbrella Academy, The Witcher… it’s no surprise that Netflix has the powerful budget and abilities to create some of the...

Miina McCown/The Broadside The desert heat, the beer festivals, the exciting buzz about town signaling the end of a long school year… Summer is undeniably here, and although...

Miina McCown/The Broadside It’s officially June, the month to celebrate LGBTQ pride. June is recognized as Pride Month to memorialize the Stonewall Riots surrounding New...

Miina McCown/The Broadside If you’ve ever decided to take a multicultural or women’s literature class, a technical or multimodal writing course at Central Oregon Community...

Miina McCown/The Broadside With finals week once again approaching, it is hard to believe that students are making their way towards the end of the 2021 spring term. Online...

Miina McCown/The Broadside These days, it can feel as if anyone, regardless of talent or skill level can achieve an impressive amount of fame on social media. Just ask Charli...

Miina McCown/The Broadside With the COVID-19 vaccine becoming readily available for those twelve years of age and older in Oregon, the vaccine is also a requirement of many...

Miina McCown/The Broadside This isn’t a compilation of old hits, no. But the pop-rock band Waterpark’s fourth studio album might as well be a greatest hits release. Wrestling...

Miina McCown/The Broadside Like playing pickleball, tennis or ping pong? Want to be involved in some kind of organized sport but you’re not sure where to start due to the...

Miina McCown/The Broadside COVID-19 vaccinations are now readily available in Oregon for those 16 years of age or older. And the even better news is that Oregon State University...

Miina McCown/The Broadside Sean Rule, a professor of mathematics and well known for his Math in Society course (MTH 105) at Central Oregon Community College is known for making...

Miina McCown/The Broadside  “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba” is critically acclaimed and considered by many to be one of the most popular recent franchises, with the manga...

Miina McCown/The Broadside  In mid-2018, Central Oregon Community College decided to shut down the school's longest-running institution, The Broadside student newspaper....

Miina McCown/The Broadside  Seeking employment as a student may not be easy, and during a global pandemic, it might be even harder. Listed below are the different types of...

Miina McCown/The Broadside  In recent months, as well as around the start of the pandemic, there has been a rise in Anti-Asian hate crimes in America. These crimes are a recent...

Miina McCown/The Broadside  Drive-thru takeout, drive-thru COVID-19 testing, what could be next? Many things have had to change as a result of the ongoing pandemic, and among...

Miina McCown/The Broadside  You don’t need to be an artist or a graphic designer to find these tips for design useful. Whether it’s for a presentation, poster, business...

Miina McCown/The Broadside Self-improving and staying sane during a worldwide pandemic may not be easy. But what if there was a martial art that could help you do these things...

Miina McCown/The Broadside  Associated Students of Central Oregon Community College (ASCOCC), or COCC’s student government has recently made the switch from an election-style...

Miina McCown/The Broadside  Central Oregon is well known for its nature and breathtaking hiking locations, but what are some other ways to spend this spring break without...

Miina McCown/The Broadside We all know that college isn’t a cheap endeavor. For students needing help funding their education at Central Oregon Community College, the COCC...

Miina McCown/The Broadside  Scholarships are great, they provide funding for our expensive schooling and help support the futures of determined students. But most of the time,...

Miina McCown/The Broadside  Photo by Marvin WalderPhoto by Marvin WalderPhoto by Marvin Walder If students, staff or anyone else is near the Central Oregon Community...

Miina McCown/The Broadside  This is, without a doubt one of the most relevant anime series being released recently. After years of hiatus, Attack on Titan’s final season...

Miina McCown/The Broadside  If you’ve ever been on Facebook, a Google interface or some other editorial site, you’ve probably seen this art style, whether you may have taken...

Miina McCown/The Broadside  While Wickiup Hall at Central Oregon Community College has been closed for some time due to the ongoing pandemic and will continue to remain closed...

Miina McCown/The Broadside  The Season of Nonviolence is an annual program featuring events honoring nonviolent advocacy for human rights, all free and open to the public. Central...

Miina McCown/The Broadside  While Central Oregon didn’t get much snow during the November and December months, we’ve recently seen the first snowfall of 2021. As the winter...

Miina McCown/The Broadside  Whether it’s during a worldwide pandemic or not, starting, funding or organizing your own small business can prove to be a tough job. The Small...

Miina McCown/The Broadside  With the new COVID-19 vaccine out and becoming slowly available to more and more people in Oregon, as well as school districts starting in-person...

Miina McCown/The Broadside  Lose weight. Stop drinking. Be on your phone less. Blah, blah blah… It may be tiring and frustrating to have the same new year's resolution every...

Miina McCown/The Broadside  2021 has just started, and it's already crazy. Trying to come up with another idea for an article seemed like a difficult job and then I got this...

Miina McCown/The Broadside  Writing A+ worthy essays and effectively studying for classes can prove to be a difficult task, especially if one is juggling multiple courses on...

Miina McCown/The Broadside  With classes starting again for many and with the worldwide pandemic continuing, it can be easy to lose oneself amidst feelings of stress, anxiety...

Miina McCown/ The Broadside  Food has been a large comfort for many of us before and during the pandemic, whether through baking, cooking with immediate family or simply enjoying...

Miina McCown/ The Broadside E-books have been growing increasingly relevant in the last decade, and the current pandemic has only strengthened their popularity. Recently collected...

Miina McCown/ The Broadside The pandemic is still affecting almost every aspect of the way everyone lives, including social interactions and academics. Stress is also a large...

Miina McCown/ The Broadside With the beginning of 2021, and another term held largely remote and online; it can be challenging to remember how to continue to stay involved with...