Construction fencing at Sierra College in Rocklin. November 2023. Photo by Greg Micek

No Quick Fix for Sierra’s Parking Problems

When a new semester of college begins students everywhere deal with a familiar problem: a lack of parking. When the Fall 2023 semester began…

Meditation for the Anxiety Generation

College students are often stressed and some even have anxiety and depression due to the pressures they face. According to Mental Health Therapist and Counselor…

Enjoying and Caring for Local Waters

For many Sacramento area residents, the ideal summer includes visiting local water spots, lying along the American River, soaking up the sun with a…
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Social Media: Why the Bad Reputation?

What are the effects of social media use? Are they negative, or positive? In the past decade, it has become an increasingly substantial part…

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Coming Back Again: An Alumni Story

The constant bustle of a student seems never-ending. Graduation somehow seems so close, yet so far away. Completing courses from one school opens up opportunities for more at another. Attending commencement isn’t the end because there’s another waiting for you…

The Jew-cy Scoop on Jewish Holidays 

The months of September to December are the best times of the year. The cold weather is quite pleasant, not to mention many people are suckers for anything gingerbread or pumpkin-spice related. However, my favorite thing about these months are…

Housing Student Success At Sierra College

Imagine your ideal college living space. What would that look like? How much would it cost? Should there be recreational facilities? Would the surrounding community matter? These are all questions to consider when deciding how you want to live while…

From Cleaning to Leading: The Life of an Undocumented Student

The things we take for granted. In our daily coexistence with different people, we take many things for granted. However, there are people in difficult circumstances who belong to minorities and even if they work hard and excel in school,…

Everybody is Entitled to Equity

The concept of equity acknowledges that everybody has different circumstances and comes from different backgrounds, so different resources may be needed to reach an…

If Everyone is a Nontraditional Student, then what is a Traditional Student?

A typical community college student is portrayed in society as a recent high school graduate with a full-time academic schedule and occasionally a part-time…

Equity in Action with Sierra Resources

It’s a quiet afternoon on March 16, 2023 and I am sitting on a large, grey couch in the middle of the Basic Needs…

Queer Pastor Fighting For Equality in Placer County

In this 4:53 video, reporter Alexa Topacio visits the local Loomis Basin Congregational United Church of Christ, the first church established in Loomis, California,…