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Federal Grant expands health programs

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Students were treated to a fiction reading featured in the Cosumnes River College Recital Hall on Thursday, read by author Stephen Gutierrez.

Gutierrez is a short fiction writer and professor at California State University, East Bay and recipient of the Charles H.

Free tax return filing on campus

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

It can be difficult and expensive to get tax returns done. To make tax season less frantic, Cosumnes River College's accounting department offers a program to assist in filing tax returns for free.

Free income tax return preparation is available to the public on CRC's campus every Friday beginning Feb.

Green Scene reduces campus carbon footprint

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

As many Americans try to go green, most college campuses have decided to take the same route by not only conserving energy, but also by becoming more earth-friendly.

A publication produced by the Sustainability Committee on campus titled The Green Scene was started in 2008 with hopes to reduce the campus' footprint and educate students and staff about ways to go green.

Police arrest man for brandishing knife

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Campus police arrested a man in his early 20s for threatening a student with a knife on campus in parking lot F on Feb. 17.

The suspect followed the victim's vehicle in the parking lot around noon. After cutting off the victim, the suspect pulled into the last aisle near the football stadium, both the suspect and the victim left their vehicles and started to argue.

Sierra cuts could increase Los Rios enrollment

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

With Rocklin's Sierra College facing an $11.2 million deficit for 2010, the school's governing board took a vote to lay off instructors in their vocational department and cut six sports teams.

Automotive, construction and agricultural vocational programs have been proposed to be cut, but trustees are first looking to make other budget cuts in order to save them.

Unemployment rate remains as job competition rises

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Unemployed California students are faced with stiff job competition as residents of the state with the largest job loss percentage in the nation in 2009, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The national unemployment rate is 9.7 percent as of January 2010 and California's unemployment rate stands at 12.

Lost in final season

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

"Lost," one of ABCs and network television's most highly viewed programs has recently begun its sixth and final season.

The final installment of the series has had such wild anticipation that White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs assured the loyal fan base that President Obama's State of the Union address would not interfere.

Mental Health Disorder among students

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

The responsibility and stress that comes with the college experience can be overwhelming: managing finances, balancing academia with a social life, maintaining physical and mental health. The list goes on.

It's no mystery why a large portion of students struggle to complete their course work, lose interest in their studies or eventually drop out entirely.

Veteran school nurse announces retirement

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Every morning, Reona James walks into her office eager to see what the workday will bring her.But that will soon change, as she gets ready to retire.

James has spent the last 30 years working for Cosumnes River College as a health instructor, an academic counselor and a campus nurse.

California prison reforms unsafe

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Currently, the majority of California's prisons are beyond their maximum inmate capacities.

According to CNN, California must reduce the number of inmates in its overcrowded prison system by up to 40 percent to stop a constitutional violation of prisoners' rights.

EDITORIAL: Budget eliminates vocational programs

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Recently, Sierra College, facing an overwhelming budget deficit of $11.2 million, proposed the cutting of their construction, automotive and agricultural programs to help alleviate the damage.

Further, the President of San Joaquin Delta College, Raul Rodriguez, will suggest to the campus' board of trustees the elimination of their GED program.

Marriage, a deserved civil right

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

It is clear that every fight worth fighting for has taken a great deal of courage.

Harvey Milk was the first to fight for gay rights in the Castro District of San Francisco. He became California's first openly gay elected official.

This was a huge deal throughout the 70s and 80s but it got other gays to have the courage to fight for their freedom in California.

Reality TV, not real

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Amidst pool of gelled-up "juice heads," bleach blonde trophy wives and aspiring runway models lies the center of all human interaction: drama. Each show that is labeled as "reality TV," whether it's filmed on a deserted island, the Jersey Shore, or in a room with the corpses of dried-up super models-- and Tyra Banks' abnormally large forehead-- the story is pretty much the same.

Sex Education should stay at home

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Sex education in public schools has been a controversial issue for decades.

While there are those who adamantly endorse abstinence-only sex education, there are those who believe that passing out birth control and condom use pamphlets is the best way to go.

Vampire obsession gets out of hand

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Obsessions and teenage girls: you can't have one without the other. It seems to be obvious that the recent vampire craze is an obsession that has plagued the minds, hearts and bedroom walls of girls and women.

With Team Edward being as popular as it is, you would think that "Twilight" is the only one who has capitalized on the obsession.

Award-winning author recites tales of hope

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Hawks' basball team swings to victory

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

The Cosumnes River College baseball team opened their home schedule on Feb. 11 by beating the Feather River Golden Eagles 18-11. The Hawks scored nine times in the first.

"The nine runs in the first made it a different game," 12th-year Head Coach Tony Bloomfield said.

Lost in final season

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Men's basketball team prepares for playoffs

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Cosumnes River College's men's basketball team is gearing up for the upcoming playoffs on Feb. 27. The Hawks are in first place in the Big 8 conference and will play Santa Cruz's Cabrillo College. The conference will take place in the CRC large gym at 7 p.