By Chloe Hunter California voters will decide whether or not to lift the state’s ban on affirmative action in the public sector this year. Proposition 16, on the ballot this election, attempts to balance the demographic representation of public workers by repealing a 1996 law that disallowed the public sector from affirmative action hiring practices….
By Jose Venegas The Federal Department of Education awarded three grants totaling $3.99 million to Norco College over the next five years. The grant will contribute to Student Support Services for low-income, disabled and first generation students, as well as the development of a new STEM program. Student Support Services at Norco College provide a…
By Erik Galicia Students may be allowed back to their respective Riverside Community College District campus by spring 2021, assuming everything goes as planned. The district’s Safe Return Task Force has outlined a four phase plan for returning to campus, which aligns with the California Resilience Roadmap stages of reopening. Phase D, which assumes the…
By Saida Maalin Norco College student musicians and alumni hosted a five hour virtual concert for the community on May 22. The concert featured 21 Norco music students who played genres ranging from country, hiphop, folk, metal, rock and alternative. Featured artists included Kalie Jade, Damian Navarro, Farris, Emma Dark, Just Crystal and Old Scores,…
By Jennifer Rosales The rite of passage of any graduating student is to have their name called out, their hand shook and to walk across that stage in front of their peers and families. But due to COVID-19, a traditional commencement is not safe, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, since large…
The Riverside Community College District Board of Trustees voted unanimously on March 17 to appoint Monica Green as president of Norco College.
By Erik Galicia As coronavirus infections surged in Spain and the United States weighed a possible European travel ban, the Riverside Community College District began scrambling to ensure that all Study Abroad Program students in Barcelona were brought home safely. According to Nassef Girgis, the RCCD Study Abroad director, the group was brought home March…
By Erik Galicia As the world crisis empties grocery store shelves and cuts work hours, the fear of not getting enough to eat grows. The Riverside City College Office of Student Life gave away hundreds of bags of food to students on March 18 in an effort to cut the mounting stress of the COVID-19…
By Leo Cabral In the midst of all the precautions to prevent COVID-19 from spreading, the Board of Trustees live streamed their meeting and canceled presentations and unnecessary reports to get on with more pressing matters. First, Monica Green was appointed Norco College’s fourth president in a unanimous vote. Her employment is for two years….
By Erik Galicia Monica Green Norco College Interim President Monica Green emphasized her experience in program development as an 18 year employee of the Riverside Community College District during her forum on Feb. 20. She described the Summer Advantage Program, which provides early orientation and one year of free tuition to first-time students, as a…
