Category: Around Campus

Thirty seven years have passed since the death of Enrique Camarena, a special agent for the Drug Enforcement Administration, who died at the hands of drug traffickers in 1985. The first Red Ribbon week was held in 1988 to honor her death and is celebrated across the nation to create a healthy and drug-free lifestyle. It is held at 4C’s yearly from Oct. 23-31. The first Red Ribbon days at 4Cs for this year were hosted by Student Wellness and the Collegiate Recovery Program on Oct. 25-26.

November 2, 2022

As a student, you are a leader without even realizing it. You have a voice, original ideas, and aspirations. You also have a unique perspective on the world that gravitates you toward certain interests. You have passions, opinions, and, most important, a sense of character. A conglomeration of these basic ingredients is all that a leader needs to impact a community. Now, I know what you may be thinking (I’m talking to you, introverts): Me? A leader? And the answer is yes.

October 19, 2022

Since the spooky season has arrived, we asked students on campus “What’s the best Halloween costume you’ve ever worn?” Here are the responses:

October 19, 2022

The 4C’s theater program is launching its new fall production with “Fiveplay.” “Fiveplay” is written by Erica Smith and will be directed by visiting guest artist Jess Wilson. A clever play on the word “foreplay,” “Fiveplay” is described as “an affectionate look at polyamory and the modern family.”

October 19, 2022

There will be a new sheriff in town soon. The current sheriff of Barnstable County, James M. Cummings, is retiring, and Republican Tim Whelan and Democrat Donna Buckley are looking to take his seat. The candidates took to the Tilden Arts Center stage on Oct. 12 in a debate presented by the League of Women Voters of Cape Cod.

October 19, 2022

It’s 10 o’clock at night. You have a math assignment due at midnight, and you’ve been stuck on the same problem for over an hour. You’re frantically flipping through the pages of your textbook, looking up Khan Academy tutorials on YouTube, and hoping that some sort of math fairy will wave a wand, manifesting the solution. At this point, you may claim that math simply isn’t your strong suit and go to sleep – which may very well be what you need to do in this instance. However, the truth is that math doesn’t have to be one of your academic strengths in order for you to be successful in your course. Math success, in actuality, has very little to do with talent and a lot more to do with acquiring proper resources, tools, and strategies.

October 4, 2022

Fifty Venezuelan immigrants arrived on Martha’s Vineyard in September unannounced. They did not have very many resources for their families, and residents of Martha’s Vineyard did not know where to house so many people. Cape Cod Community College stepped up to help. John Cox, the president of the college, released a statement explaining how the college is helping the immigrants.

October 4, 2022

The Family Pantry of Cape Cod at 4C’s is here to help make a difference for the students, faculty, and staff of the community. The pantry at 4C’s is the subsidiary of the Family Pantry of Cape Cod in Harwich, which provides all the food that is given to the students, faculty, and staff. Anyone who is actively a participant in the college can go and get one bag of nonperishable food per week.

October 4, 2022

This school’s semester marks a new start for not only 4C’s students but professors as well. This semester is the first semester that the campus is going back to a somewhat normal setting since the pandemic. Most professors have been using Zoom to teach their classroom and help students.

September 21, 2022

The student government election results have been released!

May 5, 2022