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Students walk across the stage to receive their transfer medals.

[Photo] Transfer Ceremony: Students honored for continuing their education

Dean Trombino, Sports Editor
May 24, 2023
Fuego the Firebird interacting with COD faculty at GradFest

[Photo] GradFest prepares students for COD’s graduation ceremony at Acrisure Arena

Dean Trombino, Sports Editor
May 6, 2023
Photo Courtesy of The Chaparral. Outside the Donald and Peggy Cravens Student Services Center.

[Photo] Honoring College of the Desert philanthropist Peggy Cravens

Holly Hinman, Editor-In-Chief
October 11, 2022
Photo of Stephen Covey's bestseller book 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

[Photo] Building a strong foundation for “reset”

May 22, 2020
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, April 2019.

[Photo] Festival season has gone virtual amist COVID-19 epidemic

Amaray Alvarez, Staff Reporter
May 1, 2020
A homemade juniper mead.

[Photo] Student homebrewing to pass the time

Bruno Lopez-Vega, Staff Reporter
May 11, 2020
El Paseo in Palm Desert is empty.

[Photo] Essential stores remain open during ‘shelter in place’

Alexis Carranza, Staff Reporter
April 14, 2020
A humorous Gamestop display featuring Animal Crossing character Isabelle holding Doom Eternal.

[Photo] New video games recommendations for students during stay-at-home orders

April 8, 2020
COD campus empty on a March 16, Monday afternoon.

[Photo] Campus closures bring challenges and uncertainty

March 20, 2020
Tarana Burke (left) founder of #metoo movement and Amaray Alvarez.

[Photo] An update on sexual harassment in 2020

Amaray Alvarez, Staff Reporter
March 20, 2020
Toilet paper aisle at a grocery store in La Quinta, Calif.

[Photo] Coronavirus weighs it’s toll on the local economy

Alexis Carranza, Staff Reporter
March 20, 2020
Actors Adam Meyers and Alison Janes preforming for valley locals on March 5, 2020.

[Photo] Rancho Mirage Library presents Marilyn Monroe show

Estefania Moreira, Local Editor
March 9, 2020
COD students hanging out at the Beeps Cafe.

[Photo] Students spill the tea on Beeps Café

Alexis Carranza, Staff Reporter
March 9, 2020
Piece by Meridy Volz, Incarcerated Girls.

[Photo] MAC presents, Visions: A Gathering of Elders

Johnny Maldonado, Staff Reporter
March 9, 2020
Newly opened COD library.

[Photo] What students need to know about the new COD library

Amaray Alvarez, Staff Reporter
March 9, 2020
The cast of "the complete works of Shakespeare (abridged)" top row Cameron Marrihew, Sangrae Cho, Nicholas Gamboa, Aaron Ortega. bottom row: Austin Berry, Maricela Sandoval, Bianca Lopez, Leslie Robles.

[Photo] College of the Desert’s theater department takes on Shakespeare

Alexis Carranza, Staff Reporter
March 9, 2020
San Pablo Construction

[Photo] Construction draws mixed reaction from locals

Bruno Lopez-Vega, Staff Reporter
March 9, 2020
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