Editor’s Note: This story is written in first person as the author’s experiences are important to share. My life changed forever the night I almost died. “911, What is your emergency?” “It’s my wife. Her dog woke me up. Her blood sugar is 13. Come quick; nothing is helping. SheContinue Reading
The 60th anniversary of Umpqua Community College will take place in the next 2023-24 school year. With this milestone coming close, two long-term UCC professors have reflected on their years of teaching and the evolutions of the college. The growth in the Athletics Department is one of the most notableContinue Reading
Dustin Cosby, newly-appointed Accessibility Services coordinator and veterans’ advisor, keeps the door to his office frequently ajar, though Cosby himself can be often seen flitting in and out in a hustle-bustle rhythm custom of his novelty to the position. Many may recognize his trademark suit-and-tie ensemble: previous to the departureContinue Reading
UCC’s widely acclaimed nursing program is working to supplement its current state approval by regaining national accreditation status through the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. The national accreditation isn’t required by the Oregon State Board of Nursing which has always approved UCC’sContinue Reading
Imagine if student loan forgiveness gave those with $50,000 or less in student loan debt a free pass, allowing them to avoid having to pay it back. Since adding student loan forgiveness to the U.S.’s already high national debt would cost nearly $1 trillion, the forgiveness program is still pending.Continue Reading
While some students may be satisfied with a pass, other students feel the need to go above and beyond. Overachieving students don’t necessarily have easy lives and many face adversity, but that doesn’t stop three UCC students from overachieving. Amy Murry Amy Murry, a non-traditional student, is in her thirdContinue Reading
Following through; what lies in the library’s future With the awarding of a Title III Grant in fall of 2021, UCC’s Library should be in active works of renovation and revitalization of its space. However, after a year has passed, architectural plans for the library’s evolution to a proposed TeachingContinue Reading
Editor’s note: The Mainstream usually shares the stories of other students, but this time we are also including a first-person account of our feature editor who attends school with a challenging health condition. She tells her own story alongside the stories of other students who also have health struggles. RachelContinue Reading
Farewell, fall; welcome, winter With finals right around the corner, a night of fun could be just what students need to vet exam-induced exasperation. After that, sweeping them swiftly off their feet with a snowball to the face: here comes winter break! The gap between terms comes as a gustContinue Reading
Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series of three stories about UCC students’ daily lives. Our goal with the series is to showcase the often-extraordinary challenges that current college students deal with. QSA member, Sahara Napper, discusses pronoun importance Second-year transfer student Sahara Napper was born female, butContinue Reading
It’s not the cleaning fairies who pick up the scraps of trash on campus after hours, it’s the often forgotten-about custodial staff. Custodial Supervisor Rosario Fauver and seven staff members are in charge of cleaning all of campus and four other buildings off campus. The staff works Monday through Friday,Continue Reading
The National Congress of American Indians has identified November as Native American Heritage Month, following up Indigenous Peoples’ Day which was held on October 10 this year. During research on Native American Heritage Month, we found a current U.S. Supreme Court case related to discrimination that would have a negativeContinue Reading
Local agencies are beginning efforts to provide seasonal resources to those in need as the nights grow long, temperatures drop, leaves crisp to brilliant vermillion and the holidays approach. At the front of these efforts at UCC are the free Thanksgiving meal basket centerpieces of the ASUCC Leadership Team’s holidayContinue Reading
A bit of a secret, nestled in the curving crook of the Educational Skills Building, sits the offices of the combined programs Upward Bound and Educational Talent Search. At their front desk sits UB and ETS Program Assistant Amanda Cerda: here, she’s a student fulfilling her duties assigned by aContinue Reading