Zari Kumalo

Los Rios campuses are reintroducing an in-person graduation ceremony for Spring 2022.

This time around, the Cosumnes River College graduation will be outdoors and graduates who have an expected graduation term of Summer 2021, Fall 2021 or Spring 2022 are allowed to participate.

“It is going to be well organized and the reason we’re holding it outside is because we want to make sure that you know, we are protecting their [students’] health and their safety,” said Associate Vice President for

There are many misconceptions about attending community college and I’m here to debunk them with my truth.

Let’s start with how people assume students only go to community college because said students did not get into a four-year university.

Some do, but it’s mostly those with the financial know-how, who would like to protect their funds.

This is coming from someone who’s been accepted to several universities, straight out of high school and decided to go where the money resides.

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High school students attending the Earth Day celebration. Attendees could explore booths hosted by the architecture program at Cosumnes River College, the Sacramento Electric Vehicle Association and SMUD.

In honor of Earth Day, Cosumnes River College held an Earth Day celebration on campus featuring a multitude of booths promoting sustainability and clean energy on Wednesday.

The event included booths and attractions hosted by the architecture and construction department at CRC, SMUD and the S

Are you a coffee connoisseur? Well, there are five coffee shops in the Elk Grove and Sacramento area that you should try out.

Let’s start with the honorable mention, Starbucks. Since the weather is warming up, cold drinks are the way to go.

From Starbucks, the strawberry acai refresher will definitely cool you down. With its strawberry, passion fruit, acai flavors and ice, you’ll surely be refreshed.

As for food options, you may hear a lot about desserts, but just know that their banana br

The Los Rios Community College District has reopened the Los Rios Study Abroad program after pausing the program for two years due to COVID-19.

LRCCD’s partnership with the American Institute For Foreign Study offers students the opportunity to study abroad in London, England this fall from Sept. 8 to Dec. 9.

“Students need to be vaccinated, at least 18 years old, have a GPA of 2.25 or higher and have completed at least 12 college units,” said Folsom Lake College Biology Professor Fran Kelle

After operating completely online for two years, the Cosumnes River College Transfer Center is now offering in-person services.

Student Personnel Assistant Emily Barkley said students have to meet the vaccination requirements to be eligible for in-person appointments.

“For in-person and for the virtual drop-ins, students can basically ask transfer questions that they have and we can assist them through the process,” Barkley said.

Barkley added that workshops will still be online and that t

After spending three semesters learning online due to a global pandemic, the return to campus seemed so dreadful.

I had my first in-person class on Feb. 2, which was television production and boy, did I have cold feet.

With journalism classes being hands-on, thoughts of uncertainty washed over me.

Should I risk stepping foot on campus when my mom and I are at high risk of severe illness from COVID-19? Is being a journalism major worth it? What did I get myself into?

The battle of health