Chase Oliver

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Worked on 128 assignments, created 42, named on 7 bylines for Moorpark Reporter.

By (Chase as photographer) + 1 other for Moorpark Reporter - 3 min read

Raiders baseball holds on for tight victory

Photo credit: Chase Oliver

Moorpark was cruising to an easy, 12-1, home victory with two outs in the ninth inning, when the Raiders pitching suddenly collapsed. East LA batted around to get nine runs but eventually fell to the Raiders 12-10. Freshman starter Wyatt Berg pitched six strong innings, giving up just one run, for his second win of the season. Freshman Jake Eaton...

By (Chase as photographer) + 2 others for Moorpark Reporter - 2 min read

Raiders basketball defends home court against Ventura

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Late free throws were the key as the Moorpark Raiders edged over crosstown rivals the Ventura Pirates 79-76. The Raiders got off to a strong start leading 10-2 benefiting from forced turnovers and points in the paint.“When we’re at home, we hit first, and that’s what we were able to do tonight,” said Jeremiah Gray, freshman forward. The Raiders kept...

By (Chase as photographer) + 2 others for Moorpark Reporter - 2 min read

Lady Raiders comeback fizzles out against Ventura

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The Lady Raiders staged a massive second half comeback, but fell short against the reigning state champions and crosstown rivals the Ventura Pirates 60-57. Defensive breakdowns were the key factor in the loss against the Pirates. The help- side defense came too late allowing the Pirate three-point-shooters to knock down open looks.“We had defensive breakdowns, and took early shots,” said...

By (Chase as copy editor) + 2 others for Moorpark Reporter - 3 min read

Fevers, flus and colds, oh my!

Photo credit: Jessica Frantzides

Starting off the Spring Semester with a virus can make being successful more difficult, but fortunately, preventative measures and solutions for getting better are as easy as catching the virus itself."Staying healthy and healing isn't rocket science, it's very logical and simple!” said Allison Barson, Moorpark College Health Center’s health educator. Given the colder weather, many students are staying indoors,...

By (Chase as desk editor) + 1 other for Moorpark Reporter - 4 min read

Super Bowl XLIX recap

Photo credit: Matt Levine

The Super Bowl has become essentially a national holiday around the globe due to its win or go home championship game method. Much like the World Cup for soccer, the Super Bowl is something that everyone knows about whether they are a football fan or not. In Super Bowl XLIX, the stakes were a little different than usual since for...

By (Chase as photographer) + 2 others for Moorpark Reporter - 3 min read

Moorpark falls in overtime to Allan Hancock

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Moorpark College’s men’s basketball team lost a heartbreaker, 102-97 to the Bulldogs of Allan Hancock College this past Saturday. Moorpark played hard but in the end it wasn’t enough. Moorpark went into overtime tied up 86 all due to a clutch shot by Matt Willkomm of Allan Hancock. Allan Hancock came out strong in overtime scoring the first couple of...

By (Chase as copy editor) + 2 others for Moorpark Reporter - 3 min read

Moorpark College thoughts on the Super Bowl

Photo credit: Alan Ruiz

" class="inline-comment collapsed">Super Bowl XLIX will feature the Seattle Seahawks vs the New England Patriots. The Seahawks had an emotional win coming from behind, beating the Packers 28-22 in Seattle; while the Patriots blew out the Colts 45-7 in Foxboro. Super Bowl XLIX is a few days away and many students on campus believe that the Patriots will beat the...

(Chase as copy editor) + 1 other for Moorpark Reporter - 3 min read

Letter to the Editor: Students fed up with cafeteria

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This is concerning an older article from The Voice back in Oct 2014, regarding the cafeteria situation( Editor: you can read that story here ). As a returning student at Moorpark College this year, I find it appalling that the Ventura College District has made such a poor decision in the efforts of nutrition for our college students. So far...

By (Chase as desk editor) + 2 others for Moorpark Reporter - 2 min read

Prospective teachers have the ability to apply for a $2,000 scholarship

The Ventura County California Retired Teachers Association is awarding $2,000 or $2,500 in scholarship money to college students who intend to become teachers. In previous years, the Scholarship Foundation offered only one $500 scholarship to each Ventura County Community College per year."We want qualified teachers," said Beverly Pearson, the Vice President and Chair of Scholarship Selections. "A lot [of teachers]...

By (Chase as photographer) + 3 others for Moorpark Reporter - 3 min read

The King of the Campus 1st Birthday

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Ira, the new lion cub at the Moorpark College Zoo, is about to have his first birthday party on Feb. 8 at 1 p.m. at the Moorpark College Zoo."We always love putting on events for the public to enjoy, so it's exciting," said Mara Rodriguez who is a Instructional Technician and has been a full-time classified staff member at Moorpark...