News: Fall 2019

Opinion: Put Away the Cell Phone

Students at 4Cs may struggle to put the phone down during class time, so one can only imagine how fidgety students can be once class is over. Texting while driving will never be considered an epidemic, because people are too selfish and arrogant to save ourselves from ourselves.

November 5, 2019

Student ID Grants Access to Fitness Center

Whether it be club or intramural sports, working out in the gym or playing a game of pickup basketball with friends, students find joy in the activity of exercise.

November 5, 2019

Opinion: Activists You Should Know In 2019

If we don’t know where we come from, how do we know where to go? In this final installment, Activists You Should Know will be visiting activists of the 20th Century. Those given this consideration have been the few who inspired the many.

November 5, 2019

Students Pledge to Stop Use of Drugs

On the Cape Cod Community College (4Cs) campus, the odds are that everyone knows at least one person whose lives have been negatively affected by drugs. There are also a good number of students on campus suffering with mental health issues and traumas that can and will affect their performances not only in school, but also in everyday life. There are resources at 4Cs to help people overcome these issues and go on to live happier lives.

November 5, 2019

Campus Food Pantry Provides for Students

According to a recent survey done by the University of Wisconsin says that 30% of students on college campuses are food insecure. The Family Pantry of Cape Cod Community College (4Cs), located in the Life Fitness Center, is an excellent means to solve hunger on campus.

November 5, 2019

CCCC Project Forward: A Vocational Program Fostering Independent Workers

For the past 30 years, Cape Cod Community College (4Cs) has hosted a vocational program which aims to lead those who are cognitively different to succeed outside of the classroom. In a program called Project Forward, atypical students of 4Cs explore their way through a 2-year process, ultimately choosing a work-field or career path.

November 5, 2019

Movie Review: A New Take on a Classic Villian

Directed and co-written by Todd Philips, Joker (2019) is a Drama/Thriller origin film about the classic DC comic supervillain. Starring Joaquin Phoenix as Arthur Fleck, a damaged, mentally-unwell man working at a company that supplies circus style clowns for children’s parties, to support himself and his seemingly invalid mother, Penny.

October 29, 2019

Faculty Spotlight: Professor Scott Anderson

Scott Anderson is a professor of Art and Design, currently in his 16th year of teaching at 4Cs. Originally from Edinburgh, Scotland, Anderson was raised in a family of artists. Along with the arts, Anderson has a passion for sport as well—namely, long distance running.

October 29, 2019

Opinion: Activists You Should Follow in 2019

The American public school is grossly underfunded, overcrowded, understaffed, and generally bereft of vital resources American children require for their education, physical well-being and mental health.

October 29, 2019

Dental Hygiene Clinic Brightens Up Smiles

The Dental Hygiene Clinic here at Cape Cod Community College (4Cs) offers students the chance to learn a useful trade. The clinic also offers a place where students, and the public, can receive excellent low-cost dental care, with state-of-the-art equipment, by high caliber students.

October 29, 2019