Spring 2023

A Letter From the Editor

4C’s is a tight-knit community. It is inevitable for a reporter to be involved in the various clubs and events we cover. As a journalist, ethics and serving the readers are some of the many things that are always at the forefront. So how do we handle this?

March 7, 2023

Honors Club Invites All to Donate Toys for Children

Throughout March, the Honors Club at 4C’s is collecting toys for children in need at Housing Assistance shelters. There are multiple sites set up around campus for students to donate toys. The toys can be balls, chalk, bubbles, jump-ropes, and much more. The Honors Club is using its resources to help children in need through this toy drive. “Kids often arrive to our shelters with few or no toys – the items that help them feel some stability and normalcy in their lives”

March 7, 2023

Movie Bear Snorts in More Ways Than One

Are you stressed about midterms? Going through a break-up? Just seeking a twisted form of escapism? Set aside your worries and dive into “Cocaine Bear.” It doesn’t require you to think for an hour and a half straight. The only responses your brain may muster is “Ha-ha; gross,” or, “I should look away, but I can’t.”

March 7, 2023

Students: Beauty Is Everywhere

What is beauty? The question itself can be controversial. People could argue that social media has diminished the idea of our beauty standards when it comes to what someone should or should not look like. Beauty is not only used to describe what a person looks like physically, but to describe a painting, a landscape; it is everywhere.

March 7, 2023

Five Spring Break Travel Essentials

Snowfall in New England is typical this time of year. Lucky for us college students, we get an opportunity to swap trekking to class in the snow for laying in the sand under some palm trees. Before you can put your bathing suit on and hop on a plane, you need to do the hard part -- packing. If you are wondering, “What should I bring?’ we’ve got you covered. Here are five travel essentials you will need when heading to your destination this spring break. 

March 7, 2023

Robbins, De Souza Take Over Top Spots in Student Government

Why did Student Government hold an emergency election in February? Elections usually are held much later in the spring semester.

March 7, 2023

Professor Daniels Helps Students Find Voice

Professor Tyler Daniels has been teaching here at 4C's for a couple of years. Among his classes: Human Communication, Survey of Mass Communication and Radio Production. This is Daniels’ first semester teaching Voice and Diction. He got the idea after he recently wrote a novel and turned it into an audio book. A colleague suggested that Daniels teach a Voice and Diction class, and he loved the idea.

February 21, 2023

Professor Ericson Delves Into the World of Learning Social Work

Professor Ericson has a doctorate in social work and years of experience, but his career plan was originally going in a different direction. He started at 4C’s playing baseball and basketball, back when 4C’s had their own teams which would compete with other community college teams.

February 21, 2023

What’s in Sea Change 2023?

Sea Change brings together all pieces of art from many talented poets, writers, painters, playwriters, and sculptors. They have currently received over 40 pieces of artwork to be selected for publication in the 2023 Sea Change magazine.

February 21, 2023

Taylor Swift, Doja Cat Among Favorites

As college students, we are always listening to music while studying, commuting, and during the little leisure time we have. Spending time with our favorite artists is nothing short of therapeutic. My 31,700 minutes of listening this past year is evidence of this. With music’s award season wrapping up, we went to Grossman Commons and asked four 4C's students what they were listening to in 2022.

February 21, 2023