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Costa Mesa will vote to elect their mayor on Nov. 3, with the electee set to serve a two-year term.
“What qualities should Orange Coast College’s next president have?”
Alysa Filiger
21, undeclared
“I feel like he or she should have an honest quality and is approachable by the students.”
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The Costa Mesa City Council election will take place during the general municipal election on Nov. 3. The elected council members will serve a four-year term.
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The Costa Mesa City Council election will take place during the general municipal election on Nov. 3. The elected council members will serve a four-year term.
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The Costa Mesa City Council election will take place during the general municipal election on Nov. 3. The elected council members will serve a four-year term.
President Donald Trump stopped by Orange County on Sunday to attend a private charity event on Lido Island.
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Orange Coast College is participating this fall semester for the first time in the 2020 Ballot Bowl, a competition between all of the higher education schools in the California system to see how many students each campus can get registered to vote, meant to foster civic engagement amongst Ca…
The California Student Borrower Bill of Rights, or AB 376, was passed by the California state legislature and signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sept. 28. The legislation intends to strengthen protections for student borrowers from predatory student loan practices.
With the California State University system’s recent announcement that the spring 2021 semester will be conducted primarily online, Orange Coast College is readying for the same possibility.
Orange County moved from the most restrictive COVID-19 Purple Tier to the Red Tier as part of Governor Gavin Newsom’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy.
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Shoppers and employees donned masks and observed social distancing measures as South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa opened its doors on Monday for the first time in several months.
Editor's note: This story has been updated since its original publication.
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As students at Orange Coast College began the first day of the new semester, a nationwide Zoom outage caused additional headaches for students and faculty among all the uncertainties of entirely online instruction.
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Democratic candidate Harley Rouda, running to represent California’s 48th congressional district, discussed issues of immigration, healthcare, rising costs of housing and education in a region that has historically voted Republican at Golden West College Wednesday.
In an Orange Coast College speech focusing on what he called “the attack on faith, family and freedom,” former senator and presidential hopeful Rick Santorum urged about 100 students, faculty and community members to embrace conservative ideals Tuesday night.
The Orange Coast College Symphony and the college’s Dance department will perform the “Carmen Suite” ballet on Saturday, one of the only collaborations of its kind in recent memory.
It’s Sexual Assault Awareness Week at Orange Coast College and the Planned Parenthood Generation Action Club is on a mission to educate the student population.
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Orange Coast College’s annual Green Coast Day kicked-off Thursday with a short presentation and awards ceremony for Garrison Fellows in the Roger B. Moore Theatre.
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Following public uproar and backlash at a proposal to house Orange County’s homeless in temporary tent structures, U.S. District Judge David O. Carter urged county officials to show accountability and to take concrete action for the county’s homeless population during a court session Tuesday.
The annual Spring Plant Sale at Orange Coast College is underway, with a large variety of vegetables, herbs, succulents, colored baskets and perennials available for purchase.
The energy was warm and welcoming. The panel of women, leading by example, introduced themselves to members of the audience before taking to the stage to discuss women’s leadership.
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Los Alamitos City Council members voted 4 to 1 Monday to exempt the city from California’s sanctuary state law, a move that will allow the city to work with federal authorities and coordinate with law enforcement when dealing with undocumented immigrants.
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Six Democrats competing for California’s 48th Congressional District—which is currently held by Republican Dana Rohrabacher—discussed women’s issues during a debate Wednesday night in the Robert B. Moore Theatre at Orange Coast College.
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Wendell Pickens Field at Orange Coast College, host to the OCC baseball team, is under construction to implement a brand-new AstroTurf playing surface, 10 years after the field's last renovation.