As a student-led newspaper, The Mainstream has been molded by its staff for the past 57 years. Students who have joined with a 12-credit merit award waiver or work-study opportunity have been paid while learning skills in The Mainstream that will benefit them for the rest of their lives. The Read more…
On commencement day, congratulations are typically directed toward the graduates adorned in their green robes. However, as the academic year of 2023-2024 draws to a close, farewells are also in order for three esteemed faculty members: Melinda Benton, Gary Gray and Susan Rochester. Melinda Benton Melinda Benton began working for Read more…
Two media students, Amaryah Vara and Robin Bailey, skipped classes May 8 to 10 to participate in InventOR’s semi-final bootcamp at Portland State University, a program that encourages students to see themselves as inventors. “Invent Oregon is the state’s only college-level prototyping competition, providing the grants and guidance necessary to Read more…
Editor’s Note: Our senior reporter interviewed 2023-24 staff members of The Mainstream. She organized their experience and lessons learned to capture the essence of the current members’ work. The reporter also shares a bit of her own experiences on The Mainstream in this third part of our four-part anniversary series. Read more…
The Board of Education’s public budget hearing to discuss the approved budget for fiscal year 2024-25 will take place at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, May 8 at the main campus in Tapʰòytʰaʼ Hall, room14. The main campus is located at 1140 Umpqua College Rd. The agenda packet is available for viewing though the Board Meeting website page. According to Read more…
Editor’s Note: Our print editor, who copiously studied 57 years of UCC student media for this article, shares important lessons he learned from reviewing UCC’s student newspaper history in this second part of our four-part anniversary series. See the first part here. I’ve spent days poring over our student media’s Read more…
Renovations, recently completed on the UCC truck driving school on April 8, promote a better learning environment with additional, improved technology, larger classrooms, yard resurfacing and brand new light posts for evening classes. A grand reopening takes place on May 2 from 4 to 6 p.m. at the truck driving Read more…
Traversing mental health can be difficult for anyone, but when quizzes, tests and a mountain of schoolwork are added into a daily schedule, student can feel helpless. According to Forbes Health, “about a third of adults overall (32.3%) reported anxiety and depression symptoms in 2023.” At UCC, students can find Read more…
To celebrate UCC’s upcoming 60-year anniversary, President Pokrant reached out to Jason Heald, director of music, to write a fight song for the school. Fight songs have been around since the 20th century mostly stemming from sports teams as a way to boost morale, encouraging the team to reach victory. Read more…
Students can soon earn a master’s degree facilitated by UCC in nursing and social work, a bachelor’s in social work and a degree in med lab sciences through efforts led by the new Dean of Advanced Medical Program Partnership, Randy Hubbard. “We hope to solidify something here in the near Read more…
The UCC dental lab is so visibly similar to a local dentist’s that one of the few differences is the wall of lockers in the waiting room, available for students to use while they preform x-rays, teeth cleanings and practice making temporary crowns. The lab, used for the dental assisting Read more…
Has it really been 50 years? In short: yes and no. This is the fiftieth issue of “The Mainstream,” which led us to assume we had been in operation for 50 years, but upon examination of the archives we have discovered that student publications started in 1968. The miscounting has Read more…
Umpqua Community College strives to create equal opportunities for all students, and student accessibilities services office is working to bridge the gap that some students with disabilities face while pursing higher education. “Accessibility services exist to ensure equal access for all students and minimize the barrier it [a disability] creates,” Read more…
The men’s basketball season ended Feb. 28 with a loss against Chemeketa Community College. The team never exceeded a one-loss streak throughout the season until the Chemeketa game ended with a score of 77 to 75 in Chemeketa’s favor. Many of the season’s games were nail biters with close scores, Read more…