RCC Spotlight: Mary Figueroa

Josa Lamont | Features Editor October 16, 2014 In high school Mary Figueroa volunteered in the campaign that helped to get Eric Haley, 24 at the time,  elected as one of the youngest Riverside city council members. “He came to North High School to our government class and he wanted us to volunteer,” Figueroa said….

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Open source textbooks an option but remain unused

Valerie Osier | News Editor Oct. 16, 2014 Despite more open education resources being created, professors at the community college level are slow to switch to open source textbooks, which would reduce the cost of textbooks, a substantial expense for students. “The fundamental problem is that most faculty are creatures of habit, and so they’ve been…

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