The Broadside

Junction Roastery and Social Club: Inside Redmond’s new community-filled coffee shop

Serena Zohbe Garcia | Published November 22, 2022

Central Oregon is home to a variety of coffee shops, and Redmond has a new creation located in the heart of the small city’s downtown area. Junction Roastery and Social Club...

High school students walk out to support ballot measure

MJ Bundy | Published November 17, 2022

On Oct. 25, eight schools across the state of Oregon participated in a walkout to encourage voters to vote yes on Measure 114. The Oregon ballot measure, which appears to have...

Dray Aguirre elected as ASCOCC President

Ellie Ocel | Published May 27, 2022

Dray Aguirre has officially won the Associated Students of Central Oregon Community College (ASCOCC) Presidential election. Aguirre, a nursing student, will begin his term on...

‘Emergency towers’ remain on COCC’s Bend and Redmond campuses

Ellie Ocel | Published May 16, 2022

Oregon State University-Cascades, the only other college in Central Oregon, has made the decision to remove their Blue Light Phones from campus. After the Blue Light Phones are...

Redmond goes Solar

The Broadside Editor | Published June 29, 2015

The Redmond campus expects to save 50 percent of their overall energy costs by adding solar panels to the campus. This estimate is based on the next 20 years, according to Gene...

The Broadside: A year in review

The Broadside Editor | Published June 13, 2014

The biggest stories of The Broadside for the 2013-2014 school year Fall Police investigate $150,000 in theft at bookstore Over the 2012-13 year, COCC’s bookstore lost over...

Student government prepares for upcoming year with new officers and hierarchy

The Broadside Editor | Published June 13, 2014

“I cannot believe this right now,” said student Susana Hernandez in reaction to the news she was elected as president of student government. As the 2014-2015 school year approaches,...

Diversity Achievement Awards

The Broadside Editor | Published June 12, 2014

More attendees than ever came to the Diversity Achievement Awards on May 28th in Wille Hall in the Campus Center. The award honors students and faculty from all backgrounds and...

Residence students in limbo over summer meal plans

The Broadside Editor | Published June 12, 2014

Every year in the past, Juniper Hall has been emptied of residence students. This year is the first the hall will be open to students, but that might mean finding other ways to...

Free speech in the classroom

The Broadside Editor | Published May 27, 2014

Does college policy restrict First Amendment rights? How much free speech do you really have in the classroom? Chemeketa Community College recently changed their free speech...

Police Memorial

The Broadside Editor | Published May 27, 2014

The community gathered this week to pay tribute to fallen police officers. Central Oregon Community College students, faculty and staff gathered on May 14 in Wille hall for...

CEED Program: Do-preneurship

The Broadside Editor | Published May 22, 2014

CEED program students won’t be sitting all day Eric Spieth is disrupting the classroom. His new space in the Redmond Technology Center isn’t what you might expect from...