Campus Police Supervisor Lt. Greg Beckley saved the life of a Simi Valley women from being hit by the Surfliner train after her vehicle flipped multiple times. On March 16, a women's Honda Fit flipped after she lost control of her vehicle on the 118, which caused Beckley to act. He said he was on his way to Moorpark College...

The much anticipated Spring Choral Concert is almost upon Moorpark College and the concert choir and vocal ensemble are prepared to take the stage for their first show. The Choral Concert will be conducted by first-year Moorpark College Director of Choral Activities Professor Brandon Elliott."I absolutely love working with the student-musicians here at Moorpark," Elliott said. "There's always a sense...

The final performance of Moorpark College’s adaptation of Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing” will be Sunday, March 22 at 2 p.m. The show offers students the opportunity to experience a traditional Shakespearean play with a more modern twist. “A lot of people don’t touch Shakespeare because they think it’s too hard for them to understand,” said Megan Rackley, a 21-year-old...

Last week, members of the Associated Students (AS) returned from the National Student Advocacy Conference in Washington D. C., where they met with lawmakers to advocate for community college students. The AS members addressed lawmakers, including the offices of Sen. Feinstein and Rep. Brownley, about increasing Pell Grants, introducing programs to provide student aid, and a new program to help...

In 2013, Oxnard College had an active shooter on campus, but officers were able to find the suspect and take him into custody without any incident because of the surveillance cameras allowed officers to observed the situation. VCCCD Chief of Police Joel Justice said, in an email, that this incident showed everyone in the district how easy it is for...

Life behind bars is a circumstance most people would want to avoid, but imagine if you had to teach the kids behind bars. Hannah Wehr is an author of the book "Thugness Is a Virtue" is about Wehr's first year teaching at a juvenile detention center up in Northern California."It's about all the successes, trials, and tribulations that go on...

Moorpark College’s raider walk hosted Cal State University Northridge (CSUN) and Cal State Channel Islands Day on March 19 where students learned about various degrees programs each school offers. Moorpark College is the only campus that Cal State Channel Islands brings representatives from specific degree programs such as nursing and humanities to speak with students as an event. Jennifer Mota,...

Characters of the Shakespeare comedy play "Much Ado About Nothing" came to life thanks to the Moorpark College theater department. The cast of "Much Ado About Nothing" have a wide range of experience. Some have been acting since they were eight years old. Some just started last year, but they all had one thing to say when they talked about...

Lions, hyenas and other large carnivores are scheduled to have more room to ramble among shade trees and plants from their native habitats under a new master plan for America’s Teaching Zoo at Moorpark College. The master plan, which lays out a blueprint to improve animal enclosures and enlarge the overall footprint of the zoo. It will update the facility...

At Moorpark College several degrees are designed to help students get hands-on experience in a specific specialty and find work. These degree programs are known as Career Technical Education. Dr. Julius Sokenu, the Dean of CTE at Moorpark College, said these programs connect industry with community colleges to identify high demand jobs in the area. “They are designed to provide...