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COCC Wants Input on New President

The school is searching for a new president to replace Dr. Shirley Metcalf who will retire at the end of the school year
Chris Miller

Central Oregon Community College is looking for community feedback during its search for a new president. COCC is holding a series of public forums Oct. 1 and 2 at multiple locations across its district to get a cross-sectional view on the ideal candidate, according to a press release from Mark Johnson, COCC’s staff writer of […]

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The Art of Summer

How to create, play and explore with your kids
MaryLea Harris

Summer break can be a source of anxiety for many parents and caregivers of young children. Visions of bickering siblings, tantrums and constant outcries of “I’m bored!” can give even the most experienced parent cold sweats. Have no fear, even if you’re not a so-called “crafty” person, I’ve got your back here. Taking as many […]

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Student Exhibitions at OSU and COCC

Teafly Peterson

The showcasing of one’s work is a right of passage for an artist, vital in an artist’s growth and development. Student exhibitions are popping up all over town this month—a great opportunity to see new voices emerging in the community. OSU-Cascades will showcase two Bachelors of Fine Arts students’ work this month on the 2nd […]

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Not in Our Town

Community conversations around hate come to COCC
Avatar photo Richard Sitts

On March 5 and 6, Central Oregon Community College’s 10th Annual Season of Nonviolence, sponsored by the COCC Multicultural Activities Center, is hosting two free events, bolstered by the national, community-based organization, Not In Our Town. The group’s executive director, Patrice O’Neill, will screen a film that looks at how Northern California communities responded to […]

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Birth, the Play

A production at COCC sheds light on the “traumatic and beautiful” experience of bringing new life
Annette Benedetti

“W hen a woman steps into a birthing environment and does not feel safe, we are letting her down. When a woman steps into a birthing environment and has to fight for her health care practitioners to honor her body’s wisdom, we are letting her down,” says Shanti O’Connor, a local producer bringing “Birth,” a […]

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Payroll Woes

A change in the pay system at COCC forces 115 employees to receive reduced paychecks
Avatar photo Magdalena Bokowa

At Central Oregon Community College, full time classified employees including librarians, technicians, maintenance workers and janitors, recently found themselves facing a payroll change that, although legal, is causing some dismay. In March and April, approximately 115 COCC full-time, non-exempt hourly workers were forced to accommodate a payroll update which resulted in employees receiving just half […]

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Tested in Central Oregon

Warm Springs becomes hotbed for drone tech
Brian Jennings

Outside Kah-Nee-Ta Resort on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, parking lots that once catered to casino goers are now empty—leaving a great deal of unused space. To Aurolyn Stwyer, that swath of parking lot represents opportunity. Stwyer has a vision of turning one paved section—larger than a football field—into a ‘drone amusement park’ where manufacturers […]

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Into the Dark

Local gallery dims it down to offer a rare art experience
Annette Benedetti

Take a look at most prints from before Japan’s introduction to the West and you’ll likely find them quite pale and muted. But with the opening of Japan to the West and the introduction of different dyes, all that changed. If you want to see the contrast for yourself, start at the A6 Studio & […]

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When Things Go Terribly Wrong

The man accused of killing Kaylee Sawyer studied criminology and is married to a cop. So what prompted his alleged crime spree?
Brian Jennings

As friends and family of 23-year old Kaylee Sawyer try to make sense of her death, allegedly by 31-year-old Central Oregon Community College security guard Edwin Lara, a forensic psychologist says many questions may never be fully answered. Questions linger as the investigation into last week’s bizarre crime unfolds. Why would Lara—who is married to […]

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Disjecta: A Biennial of Contemporary Art 2016

Danielle Meyers

Founded in 2010, the Portland Biennial, Disjecta, is one of the largest nonprofit art exhibitions around. Centralized in Portland but taking place all over the state, the two-month gala features 34 contemporary artists across 25 venues in 13 Oregon communities. At North Portland’s Disjecta Contemporary Art Center, curator Michelle Grabner exhibits 106 artists (including the […]

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