The Connection Vol 62 Issue 1

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COMING FULL CIRCLE:

FORMER STUDENT RETURNS AS PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS

BREAKING THE BANK:

NO END IN SIGHT TO RISING STUDENT DEBT

CRC HOSTS PRESEASON VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT

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NEWS | Page 4

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SPORTS | Page 8

September 19, 2013 Campus Additions

By Stephan Starnes sstarnes.connect@gmail

This semester, students taking classes in photography, pwharmacy technology, construction and architecture, among various other departments, have access to a new, state-of-the-art building that has expanded the accessible learning tools. The Winn Center for Construction and Architecture has been under construction for the last few semesters, and its doors opened to the first batch of classes at the start of the term. “Everything’s going pretty smoothly, there’s a few bugs that we’re working out,” said Director of Administrative Services Cory Wathen. “It’s got a lot of new systems and programs for efficiency.” Wathen said that the building of about 41,000 square feet cost $16.6 million between construction and equipment. The Winn Center was built to attain LEED Platinum certification. Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design is a third-party program that verifies how “green” and efficient a building is, with Platinum as the highest rating, according to the U.S. Green Building Council. Components that gained LEED points include a heating, ventilation and air-conditioning system with less mechanical parts that draw energy, along with panels on the roof of the building that bring in solar power. Also, the many windows which reduces the need to use light fixtures during the day, Wathen said. Another feature that has students and professors talking is that drinking fountains in the Winn Center have water bottle filling stations, which counts the equivalent number of plastic bottles saved. Dean of Careers and Technology Robert Johnson See WINN | Page 4

Elk Grove Center open for business By Rachel Norris rnorris.connect@gmail The bright sun and strong wind that blew foreshadowed new opportunities as Cosumnes River College’s new addition, the Elk Grove Center was welcomed by CRC President Deborah Travis, the board of trustees, and administration on Sept. 12. Travis spoke of how the new center is going to provide an amazing learning environment for students, and Los Rios District Chancellor Brian King described it as “the third jewel in the triple crown,” referring to the new parking structure, Winn Center and the Elk Grove Center. “We all share a common bond and goal, which is to continue to be a thriving community,” Travis said . “This really embraces the value we hold for student success.” King shared his enthusiasm for the future of the facility. “This place is just a beehive of activity with already 1,500 enrollments,” King said. The Elk Grove Center was a $15 million project, funded by a bond measure passed by taxpayers in 2002, according to the dedication program. “This is a great day for CRC, Elk Grove, and our community,” said the City of Elk Grove Vice Mayor Steven Detrick. “Even though we have this beautiful facility, it’s more about the people who made it happen.” The Los Rios Board of Trustees President Pamela Haynes pointed out that the location of the center being so close to a high school was no coincidence, providing high school students with an easy choice when it comes to college. “We are inextriTo read more cably connected to about the soul purposes, and Elk Grove Center its about making visit Page 3 sure our community stays engaged in education,” Haynes said.

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All About Town

Elk Grove Farmers Market provides more than produce By Josh Slowiczek jslowiczek.connect@gmail With the rear hatch popped, they sat quietly together in the back of their jeep. There was a week’s worth of hard work and patience laid out on the tables in front of them. Hanging beside the quiet couple was a certification and sign, “We grow what we sell.” There were plums, zucchinis, figs, sunflowers, okra and apples. The eggs had already been sold, but there was a wide variety of squash: one balls, eight balls, sunbursts, straight necks, crook necks and

cream-colored butternuts. All of it was fresh, having been picked that morning or the night before by Yvonne and Spivia Manning. They were having some mechanical problems with their jeep that morning, but the Mannings still made the trip and brought more than 100 pounds of fresh produce, grown on their seven-acre family farm in Wilton, to the Elk Grove Farmers Market on Aug. 31. They have been coming for the past five years and have gradually seen an increase in attendance at the farmers market which operates every Saturday morning in See FARMERS MARKET | Page 6

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Spivia, left, and Yvonne Manning sit together in the shade and sell a variety of produce grown on their farm in Wilton, CA. at the Elk Grove Farmers Market on Aug. 31.

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