Rock Climbing, at its dawn, was practiced in the depths of the wilderness, but, in more recent years, has gained popularity amongst young crowds, which is why it's being brought to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has approved three different styles of rock climbing including sport climbing, bouldering and speed climbing. The IOC approved climbing as...

March 5, 2018, at the police station on Chaffey College Rancho Campus, Chief Frank Montanez held a swearing in ceremony for 32-year-old Officer Soliman Eid to welcome him on this new team. “I’m glad to see the chief is doing a more formalized type hiring process…you are now sworn in by the state of California,” said Deputy Chief Darryl Seube....

On Feb. 9, 14 representatives showed up at the Chaffey Rancho Campus room CAA 211 for the regional student government meeting where macro policies were discussed by the student governments from each region. “We advocate for students,” said Liyzhaa Youngblood regional affairs director for region nine. “The ultimate goal is to implement student legislation that makes California community college students'...

This Spring, the Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art at Chaffey College is presenting two exhibits available for viewing now through March 10, 2018. One of the two exhibits is an installation called Rainbow Apocalypse by Macha Suzuki. The name of Suzuki's installation is inspired by "the end of the world" based off the Mayan calendar prediction. Suzuki has expressed that...

On October 6th, 2017, Netflix released a documentary titled "The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson," which has developed into a controversy involving activist, writer, and filmmaker Reina Gossett. Gossett is a black trans women who spent countless hours researching and obtaining files containing information about Marsha P. Johnson. They were developing a documentary about Johnson's life along with...

On September 15, 2017 at noon, the PINTO club organized an event to help and reach out to formerly incarcerated individuals. Setting up booths with resources from Chaffey Community College for these individuals, Roy Robles, the organizer of this event and president of the PINTO club said, “I want to try to help them get rehabilitated through education and try...

Irma is the first hurricane on record to ever reach a category level 5, the highest intensity a hurricane can reach, while still in the ocean. "Irma was the strongest Atlantic-basin hurricane ever recorded outside the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea" said CNN's Wayne Drash. This is being caused by climate change nurturing the conditions for hurricanes to...

On September 20th, Chris Salazar organized and moderated a panel discussion on free will, or the ability to choose between different possible courses of action unimpeded. All three panelists on stage, were philosophy professors and addressed questions of free will, and the deeper meaning behind it. Professor Thompson supported the idea that there is no free will. Dr. Falcioni took...

"We are not just protesters, we are protectors," said Alfred Mazza, 71, at protest held at Venice beach. Over 200 people was held against the Alt-Right. Originally, the event was supposed to be a counter-protest in opposition to an Alt-Right rally, but after having the permits to host the public display rejected, the counter-protesters became the main focus of the...

From July 29 to August 6 of 2017, the US Open of Surfing held had their annual surfing, skating, and BMX competitions hosted by Vans the clothing company. Located on the south side of the Huntington Beach Pier, the main event of the US Open of Surfing is the largest surfing competition in the world. People from all over the...