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Annual student-juried exhibition lined wall-to-wall with inspired artworks for sale

Over 150 pieces of art were curated by the art gallery operations class, ART443, for the Annual Student Juried Exhibition that opened on Thursday in the Art Gallery, with over 200 people turning out for the opening reception, featuring a DJ and snacks.
Art department chair Robin Johnson said students had the opportunity to submit their sculptures and paintings, among other works from over the past year to the gallery and have it juried by their peers. Students competed for first, second or third...
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Horticulture department to make the greenhouse green again, proposes new degree

Before the coronavirus pandemic, the horticulture department at Cosumnes River College was preparing for growth, but an inability to meet in person delayed their plans and it’s now beginning to sprout again, prompting the development of a new program on campus.
Horticulture Professor Dave Andrews said his goal for the spring semester is to have the farm and greenhouse fairly well renovated, but it’s an ambitious goal to get everything done. He said with 5,000 square feet of space to maintain, th...
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State funding issues prompt student housing project to move on campus

State budget deficits in 2023 prompted district facility managers to redesign the student housing project on campus after the funding was repealed, Los Rios Community College District Associate Vice Chancellor of Facilities Management Pablo Manzo said.
Because of delays in the project’s design, the $44 million in grant funding had not yet been spent, which helped Cosumnes River College avoid paying money back to the state of California, something other institutions had to do after grant funding...
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Newly renovated cafeteria opens after two years, features hot food

After over two years without hot food options on campus, Cosumnes River College opened the Hawkeye Grill at the start of the spring semester, overcoming logistical hurdles during the renovation process.
Vice President of Administrative Services Theresa Tena said a new heating, ventilating and air conditioning system in addition to the updates in infrastructure, such as separate walk-in refrigerators, will allow the space to serve the campus for a long time.
“We had been talking about this for a...
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Hawk CARES Center supports students with basic needs

The Hawk CARES program has emphasized shifting the navigation of basic needs and resources from the students to the institution, Hawk CARES Director Oscar Mendoza Plascencia said during a faculty workshop on Jan. 16.
In 2016, The Hawk CARES Program began as a small space on campus, called the Hawk SPOT program, initiated by student government advocating for food on campus, Mendoza Plascencia said. In addition to gaining a full-sized space at P-48 in 2022, CRC’s program inspired the other Los Rio...
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Cafeteria projected to open spring 2025, students react

The campus cafeteria is estimated to be fully operational by spring 2025, Director of Facilities and Operations Christopher Raines said.
Raines said the construction is projected to be complete between October and December, barring any unforeseen complications.
Irie Mitchell-Crooms, a 19-year-old Nutrition and Dietetics major, said she regularly leaves campus to find food and would appreciate a full cafeteria, making it easier to study.
“A lot of my time goes to planning where I’m going to eat f...
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Nonprofit hosts storytelling workshop, offers chance to be published

Sacramento non-profit organization 916 Ink, aimed at empowering youth through creative writing, recently held a workshop in the Learning Resource Center, giving students the opportunity to have their work published and earn $150 if accepted.
Poet Laureate Andru Defeye, the official poet of Sacramento, said 916 Ink’s project, “Drop a Pen,” will create a coffee table book composed of poems, pictures, interviews and other literature from people across Sacramento.
“It’s just really an attempt to let...
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At 12% of registered voters, young voters can impact election

Approximately 12.2% of currently registered voters are under the age of 25, according to the California Secretary of State’s website, which means young voters can have an impact in the primary election this month.

According to the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement, 22% of registered voters between the ages of 18-29 cast a ballot in 2022. That figure is 8% lower than the 2018 election, a trend in multiple states across the country.

Political Science Professor
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Is Elk Grove ready for another El Niño?

According to The Sacramento Bee, local regions are facing a 75% to 85% chance of strong storms this winter due to a historically strong El Niño declared in May by the National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center.

El Niño and its counterpart La Niña are climate patterns that occur when sea surface temperatures change from their norm near the Pacific Ocean’s equator, the NWSCPC said on its website.

California Highway Patrol Public Information Officer of the Valley Division Margarito Meza s
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Athletic department encourages academic competition for student athletes on and off the field

Academic and athletic competition are equally important and highly encouraged in the Hawks athletic department, said Cosumnes River College’s athletic director.

A chart hangs in the athletic department’s office that displays the cumulative GPA for each sports team at CRC and student athletes can see where their team ranks academically across the department. CRC’s cumulative GPA for all teams of the spring 2023 semester is 3.166, according to 2022-2023 CalPass data, a website that provides statu