Hannah Villarreal

Journalist in Sacramento, California. I'm currently a staff-writer at thecrcconnection.com

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Career workshop gives out tips to be successful in an interview

A career workshop, “Ace that Interview,” was held over Zoom to share tips and advice for students looking to ensure their next interview will be successful.

Megan Sterling, a representative of the Fashion Institute of Design and Marketing, was the speaker at the workshop.

Sterling said that it takes practice for people to be good at interviewing, and preparation is key to a successful interview.

“Interviewing is one of those skills that is a little bit scary because we have to put ourselve
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Theatre returns on-ground with a winter play production

The theatre department is returning to on-ground campus performances, after being stuck online for over 18 months to produce the winter play “Junie B. Jones Jingle Bells, Batman Smells.”

The performances will be held on Cosumnes River College’s campus at the Black Box Theatre, and will be spread out for over a week, with the first show on Dec. 3 and the last on Dec. 11. For the first time, the theatre department will also be live-streaming the performances from the theatre with a live audience
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16th Annual Fall Ethics Symposium focuses on ethics and the city

The 16th Annual Ethics Symposium: Ethics and the City is hosting multiple events this year. The first event was held on Sept. 29 from 1 to 2:30 p.m.

The Ethics Symposium is a co-production of Cosumnes River College and the Sacramento State Center for Practical and Professional Ethics.

Richard Schubert, the executive director of the Fall Ethics Symposium, has been involved with the symposium since its creation in 2005.

Schubert said this year’s symposium is dedicated to looking into ethics,
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‘In the Studio’ series presents singer Jesse Crosson of ‘The Color Wild’

The “In The Studio” series hosted a Zoom webinar with Music Professor Maxwell Kiesner and Jesse Crosson from the band “The Color Wild” on April 30 to delve into the development of Jesse Crosson’s musical interests, his songwriting process and the band’s intentions behind their songs.

“The Color Wild” is an Indie-pop band based out of Sacramento, California with four members. The band includes Jesse Crosson (Keys, Guitars, Vocals), Kyle Crosson (Vocals), Jaden Crosson (Drums), and Josh Hansen (
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Yoga professors discuss their online experiences and the benefits of practicing yoga

Kinesiology professors, Kari Nahlen and Coral Sage, discussed their motivations to practice and teach yoga, the benefits of practicing yoga, and how they’ve navigated teaching through zoom during COVID-19.

Nahlen is the women’s volleyball coach and a professor of kinesiology and has been teaching yoga at Cosumnes River College for five years and practicing yoga for over ten years. She said she began practicing yoga and incorporating yoga into workouts after being referred to it for muscle tigh
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Students discuss their experiences with synchronous learning

While online learning is not new, COVID-19 school closures have forced the expansion of online learning’s ability to connect students through the use of synchronous classes on Zoom.

In interviews with four students from Cosumnes River College, students discussed their experiences with online synchronous learning.

Kelsey Lightfoot, 26, a deaf studies major, said synchronous classes are better than asynchronous because of the set schedules and structure it gives online learning.

“I thrive on
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THE DISMISSAL OF - Issuu

Greta Thunberg, the most noticeable face and voice of the Youth Climate Movement, has been a powerful force during these past months, directly calling out government officials, and even doing so straight to their face. It was quite interesting to see Greta’s passionate UN speech. To see her directly confront world leaders, calling out their “empty words”, greed, and dismissal of global issues-and yet, they applauded and shouted in support. I expected complete silence from the audience-I expected