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CAMPUS PULSE

Cornel West delivers speech at CRC By Latisha Gibson lgibson.connect@gmail As staff and community members gathered together in the main gym at Cosumnes River College on Jan. 27, the crowd’s anticipation could be felt while waiting to see civil rights activist Cornel West. West spoke about how Martin Luther King Jr. inspired him and touched on issues that are still relevant today, even after the success of the civil rights movement which peaked in the 1960s. “The education level for African-Americans are lower than ever,” West said. “They are below 70 percent in math and reading; when it comes to education this goes back to the struggles of African-Americans, to the education gap of the Black American.” West said that Martin Luther King Jr. wanted to see the progression of not only a few blacks but of a generation of African-Americans, much like his father. “My dad was a big enforcer when it came to education,” West said. “[His] role as president of Alpha Phi Alpha made me take an interest in what the fraternity was trying to create within the brotherhood.” The Alpha Academy Program provides youth with mentoring, character education and life skills training. The Alumni of the fraternity believe that a “rigorous and relevant education can stop the cycle of complacency, self destruction and mediocrity,” according to the Alpha Academy brochure. The event was organized by Travis Parker, a >>West, Page 3

COACH PROFILE

Basketball coach sets example of dedication for team By Sean Thomas sthomas.connect@gmail If you’ve attended a Hawks’ basketball game, then you’re bound to notice the often animated coach Coral Sage, who for nine years has paced the Cosumnes River College sidelines as head coach of the women’s basketball team. As spring instruction begins, Sage continues to prepare the Hawks for success on and off the basketball court, while also juggling the preparation needed for the arrival of her first born child. “Coaching takes a lot out of you,” Sage said. “And being pregnant even takes more out of you.” To ensure that both she and the baby remain healthy throughout the season, Sage has taken special precaution to take time away from the court for much needed relaxation. “I’ve had to find time for me personally to take naps when I can because I am up so early to get here for practice,” Sage said. “Typically I’ll have to go home and take a little bit of a nap in the afternoon.” >>Sage, Page 4

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Cornel West spoke at Cosumnes River College on Jan. 27 in the gym. West spoke to several staff and community members about injustice in society and the rights of the people.

CLUB FEATURE

Campus club aims to help community By Emily Collins ecollins.connect@gmail

sional laughter until computer information science Professor Markus Geissler indicated that class was ready to begin and the room fell quiet. Business 354 seemed just like any other class at Cosumnes The difference between this class and others found all over River College as conversations hummed, punctuated by occacampus is that this class is also a club, the Enactus Club. “I tell them at the beginning of the semester that this course is going to take a piece of their heart,” Geissler said. “It’s not just sitting in a class listening to lecture. You do learn, but you do it by actually doing.” Enactus is an international non-profit organization that can be found in 39 countries with 62,000 student members. Geissler described his students as “an absolutely outstanding group of very diverse students.” Originally it was known as SIFE, Students in Free Enterprise, but last semester the club changed their name to Enactus because “it had some negative connotations in some of the languages,” Geissler said. The name Enactus stems from the phrase “entrepreneurship in action for the greater good, namely us.” Each year Enactus teams present their projects in various levels of competition. Last year CRC Enactus won a Regional Championship and had the opportunity to compete in the National Exposition in Kansas City, Mo. “Enactus exists to take the power of entrepreneurship and use it to better the community,” Geissler said. “It’s a Stephan Starnes | The Connection worldwide organization helping wherever people need help Enactus Club member Angela Dodge discusses the using business skills.” dynamics between the different sub-groups within the >>Enactus, Page 7 Business 354 class on Feb. 11.


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