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By Sophie Tucker Before attending College of the Canyons, or any college, for that matter, students are required to take a math placement test to determine how much they do…
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By Elizabeth Medina In the back you can hear a tick tick tick as the clock makes its way to 5 o’clock. It’s evident the class is exhausted since the…
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By Dr. Kenneth W. Kizer and Cástulo de la Rocha The two of us are among dozens of commencement speakers at California’s colleges and universities this year who are calling…
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By Rigo Carbajal NCAA athletes entertain millions across the country. However, college athletes are exploited by the NCAA itself, many commercial establishments, merchandise sales and even their own coaches. Division…
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By Natalia Radcliffe Free speech. Here in the United States, it is taken for granted. Our founding fathers thought it was important that in the new country they were creating,…
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By Michael Chang As we all know, the topic of gun violence and, more specifically, gun control has been a very controversial issue that has been in the spotlight. While…
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By Tyler Castillo A feud between the two most popular games currently is heating up as both games move to mobile, but is one still better than the other? PUBG…
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By Kai Turner If you’ve been paying attention to the usual jibber jabber in media recently, you most certainly will have noticed that the issue of guns and people, or…
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By Valeria Vazquez After the events on February 14, 2018 at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School the student survivors took it upon themselves to lead a sweeping movement regarding gun…
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By Andrew Garcia People first, figures second. Being a professional athlete, musician, public figure, celebrity, etc. doesn’t mean you should sacrifice your expressions and attitudes as a fellow American. This…
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By Jose Luis Aparicio Jr. So, you’re a licensed driver in California and you make enough money to afford a monthly car payment. Congratulations! The open road waits. Your first…
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By Natalie Eastman There are no phones in sight. As the music grows louder, those dancing in a sweaty mob edge closer to the performers. Outside, the atmosphere is quiet…
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By Caitlyn Jules Malilay Unfortunately, one flick with a wand and sprinkle of magic cannot make Parkinson’s Disease disappear for 48-year-old David Rabotnick, COC nursing student, husband, and father of…
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By Karina Zeyrek “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.”…
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By James Gend Every Tuesday, Saturday and Sunday beginning at 7:00 am sharp, Santa Clarita Valley holds a large Swap Meet event in Saugus’ speedway arena. Here, residents pay a…
Entertainment / by - ago
This month COC’s GSA Club will host its Game Night event that will feature free play of video games, board games and card games on November 17th, located in Student…
Entertainment / by - ago
By James Gend As the Fall kicks off, the residents of Santa Clarita Valley eagerly await the return of the local trick-or-treaters and the spooks & scares thing bring along….
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By Travyan Suttle This week COC’s gay-straight alliance club will attend the Friday night bowling event. This event will be hosted by the Sociology and Psychology club, located at Valencia…
Opinion / by - ago
By Reiland Reantaso Millennials have been told their entire lives that the university system is the gateway to the American middle class. Acknowledging the raising cost of tuition and that…
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By Praditya Fulumirani Blackface, yellowface, redface—racism in Hollywood isn’t as blatant as it used to be, but by no means has it become any less hurtful. Whitewashing isn’t anything new, and…
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By Cydnee Dos Santos In recent years, many changes came to the smoking world and it’s community when it comes to cigarettes. With vaping gaining attraction and sales in the…
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By John O’Donnell Since the birth of the first two political parties in the early 18th century, there has been an unending struggle between the righteousness of one over the…
Arts & Entertainment / by - ago
The Stage Door is a small venue located inside Keyboard Galleria Music Center. It plays host to any and all local artist looking to showcase their talent on stage in…
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By Travyan Suttle This semester COC’s GSA Club will host its 2nd gaming tournament to raise money for the clubs cause. Proceeds gained from the gaming tournament will go toward…
Opinion / by - ago
By Matt Funicello, USMC Everyone and their uncle has put their two cents in about this NFL situation, so I figured I’d put mine in as well. I am a…
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By Diani Ellis After 7 years, COC’s Cross Country team host’s the So Cal preview meet at Central Park. Being the largest meet of the year, COC hosted 35 teams,…
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The Trump administration officially announced today it is ending the DACA program which gave a deportation reprieve to an estimated 800-thousand undocumented citizens who came to the United States as…
Feature / by - ago
The blurriness is over. Hundreds of people in third world countries are seeing more clearly because of the Castaic Lions Club. In 1917, the Lion Club was started in Chicago,…
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By Travyan Suttle As I sat down in my chair, anxiously waiting to know what the GSA Club meeting entailed, student introductions began. It was then I heard the introduction…
Health / by - ago
By Annie Bahena COC students face self- esteem issues affected by social media. Keeping a self- confident mind is hard to handle when there’s social media in between, highlighted by…
Entertainment / by - ago
By Diani Ellis Jasmine Hall, one of COC’s fastest sprinters, does something out of the ordinary when she leaves her four year ride to come back to a community college….
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By Vivianna Shields The sun is cooking the asphalt to a torrid 135 degrees. Fleas are thriving as they jump from host to host. Rattlesnakes are beginning to slither at…
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By Tim Strong “He is amazing, he helps out so much.” “Coach Crater, love that guy.” Matt Crater is an assistant football coach at College of the Canyons, but his…
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By Stephanie Pillado A sea of faces glistened on black and white ink across a bulletin board in the Santa Clarita Sheriff’s Office, all ranging between toddlers to adults. “Missing”…
Fashion / by - June 24, 2017 1:31 pm
By Alondra Lopez Native American, Indian, Chinese, and Mexican, are some of the many cultures whose tradition’s significance have lost meaning by being used as costumes for Halloween, accessories for…
Feature / by - June 20, 2017 3:14 pm
By Katherine Carmichael Once a little girl fleeing a war zone. Now a thriving 4th-grade student. Meet Floren, 10, who is making a new life for herself in the Santa…
Feature / by - June 20, 2017 1:50 pm
By Marissa Scott You see a young kid go up to the mat to start his wrestling match. You can hear the whole crowd chanting each of their names, waiting…
Arts & Entertainment / by - June 20, 2017 10:17 am
By: Teresa Juarez Art has many benefits, and it can even help senior citizens as they get older. For them, it gives them a goal to strive for and helps…
News / by - June 11, 2017 10:10 am
By Marissa Scott Lisa Hooper, former head coach of the women’s volleyball team at COC, made the decision to become the curriculum chair last year. Hooper was the head coach…
News / by - June 8, 2017 9:21 am
To some art is a means of expression, a way to show others how they perceive the world around them. At College of the Canyons they take an interest in…
News / by - June 6, 2017 10:08 am
By Leon Jones Bradley Bolek was a welding student who also had interest in the music industry while attending College of the Canyons. However, in solitude he was battling a…
News / by - June 2, 2017 7:10 am
By Ryan Toledo Summer is approaching fast, and with that comes a two-month break until the next semester. For many students this is a transitioning period from junior colleges to…
Featured / by - May 6, 2017 7:14 pm
By Monica Rodriguez A Newhall man kept Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies busy last Wednesday night. 21 – year – old Hector Gonzalez was seen armed with a knife in…
News / by - March 31, 2017 6:14 pm
By Ian Murray While many COC students view the Santa Clarita Valley as another suburban hamster cage filled with nothing but shopping malls and white picket fences, the area actually…
News / by - March 19, 2017 8:28 pm
By Emily Giordano The city of Santa Clarita is rounding up volunteers to help with the Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival this spring. They are looking for men, women and children…
Feature / by - February 26, 2017 8:00 am
By Matt Lavelle The state of California has been suffering through a drought that has forced counties through out the state to cut back on water usage. In Santa Clarita…
Arts & Entertainment / by - February 22, 2017 5:52 pm
Although Santa Clarita is often seen as barren ground for young rock bands, Drifters Bar and Cocktail Lounge as become a sort of oasis for original, local bands looking to…
Sports / by - February 22, 2017 8:00 am
By Marissa Scott Not many high school coaches can say they watched two of their former players square off in one of the most important and popular games in any…
News / by - February 21, 2017 5:39 pm
A production crew with a plan to film on the campus of College of the Canyons had to move their schedule to an earlier day to accommodate the heavy rain….
Opinion / by - February 20, 2017 8:00 am
By Emily Mahler Community college’s definition is in the tittle, community. With people coming from different backgrounds to learn it is like a big family and according to Columbia University’s…
