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Angel Perez playing in his favorite position as a central midfielder. Photo credit: Perez Family

The not-so-secret recipe for Angel Perez’s success

By Luis Miron December 14, 2018
Support and advice from family and peers
Jeff Kreil, Kinesiology and Health Instructor, hosts Moorpark Colleges seventh annual Xtreme Raider Challenge. Xtreme Raider Challenge is an obstacle course race thats helped raise blood marrow donors since 2014. Photo credit: Shariliz Poveda

Xtreme Raider Challenge and Be The Match come together to provide hope for cancer patients waiting on a bone marrow transplant

By Robert Gonzales December 9, 2018

Mark Clark, the athletics groundskeeper for over 22 years, arrived at the Moorpark College football stadium full of emotions. He couldn’t believe he saw over 150 athletes participating in a benefit obstacle...

Ryan Bates, who plays Stanley, listens begrudingly as Stella, played by Rachael Gula yells at him. This play draws on raw emotion, conflict and loss. Photo credit: Martin Bilbao

Creative synergies coalesce in ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’

By Lisette Davies Ward and Chelsi Espiritu October 16, 2017

Tennessee Williams’s classic drama "A Streetcar Named Desire" premiered at Moorpark College’s Performing Arts Center on October 12. This iconic Pulitzer prize winning play of raw emotion,...

Quianna Garrett of Antelope Valley guides her dog, Tucker through an obstacle course during the 2017 Spring Spectacular animal show. Animal shows are just one aspect of what the EATM Program prepares students for. Photo credit: Cole Carlson

America’s Teaching Zoo continues to impress

By Mary Altshuller October 2, 2017

America's Teaching Zoo is hard at work providing Moorpark students with a dedicated animal training and management program.With only two college educative zoos in the United States, potential zookeepers...

Vehicle collisions are more likely to happen in the beginning of the semester. Operating your vehicle safely, leaving early for class, and avoiding distractions can prevent being involved in an accident. Photo credit: Nicole Szczepanek

Accidents occur more frequently during the first week of classes

By Nicole Szczepanek September 27, 2017

Campus police recorded a significantly higher rate of vehicle collisions during the first week of classes than it has since then. Speeding, distracted driving, and the struggle to find parking during...

Filling the streets of downtown Los Angeles, America Castillo (center) walks beside fellow protestors. As one of about 260 DACA beneficiaries at Moorpark College, Castillo marched to defend those who are trying to stay in the country they call home. Photo credit: Dallas Vorburger

Hope for America

By Dallas Vorburger September 18, 2017

Voices and chants coincided with one another, as fists were raised in a rhythmic pulse that flowed throughout a crowd on the streets of downtown Los Angeles. Bystanders watched from the surrounding homes...

Moorpark College alumna Anna Kitabjian (left) stands in a simulation room at the hospital she works at. She is demonstrating the procedure for bagging an infant during a code. Photo credit: Mary Barron Nelson

Moorpark alumna is modern-day Florence Nightingale

By Ian Cohen September 8, 2017

Anna Kitabjian’s smile lit up the face of a small boy in the medical/surgical unit at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. He couldn’t help but feel relieved as she walked in to check his...

Moorpark College running back, Isaiah Johnson takes the hand-off from quarterback Trenton Thornton.  Finishing with three touchdowns and 162 yards on the ground, Johnson led this Raider team to a win at Palomar College. Photo credit: Hugh Cox

Raiders bounce back with win over Palomar

By Scott Geirman September 27, 2016

Showing the fight this past Saturday, the Moorpark Raider football program did what they had to do, and that was to play a complete football game. Taking a trip down south, this Raider team showcased their...

Raider Cheer amps up spirit for the college

By Casey Ahern June 13, 2016

It’s been ten years since Moorpark College last had a cheer team and Kelsey Stuart, Raider Cheer coach, feels it’s about time to bring it back, with tryouts being held this week. "My husband, Mike...

Students and community members participate in Entrepreneur Boot Camp led by Dr. Timothy M. Stearns. Photo credit Dr. Timothy M. Stearns

College launches Entrepreneur Boot Camp

By Casey Ahern May 25, 2016

Moorpark College prepares to host a boot camp that will provide applied training for promising entrepreneurs. This project-based course is free and will run for six consecutive Wednesday evenings from...

Junior Safari camper enjoys her time at Americas Teaching Zoo feeding one of the zoos goats. Photo Credit: Kris Romero.

Teaching zoo opens enrollment for children’s summer camp

By Casey Ahern May 21, 2016

America’s Teaching Zoo at Moorpark College is now accepting enrollment applications for its Junior Safari Summer Camp. The program will begin on June 20 and run through August 5 for first through...

A few students had arrived previously as they walked the circle of food at the beginning of the Food Drive. Photo credit: Noah Shearer

College to provide free food for those in need

By Noah Shearer, Guest writer May 20, 2016

Moorpark College students and other community members may now pick up free food every Thursday on campus. In a partnership with Bags of Hope, a volunteer organization, and FOOD Share, a countywide food...

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