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Moorpark College Reporter

News, sports, entertainment and opinions about the Moorpark College community

Moorpark College Reporter

News, sports, entertainment and opinions about the Moorpark College community

Moorpark College Reporter

The Zen Den room, located in the Associated Students of Moorpark College office, open for visitors on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024 in Moorpark, Calif. Students have the option to either keep the lights on or turn them off and illuminate the room with the fluorescent light. Photo credit: Shane Douglas

Zen Den serves as relaxation refuge amidst stressful balancing act of college life

By Shane Douglas October 8, 2024

Students walk a tightrope. Below them is failure, failure to balance their plethora of responsibilities as college students. Students walk while simultaneously juggling educational endeavors, work and...

Moorpark College students enrolled in ENGR M08-SolidWorks |I-Engineering Design Practicum were tasked with manufacturing a working coin-sorting mechanism after having drafted their design digitally through Computer Aided Design (CAD). Image courtesy of Mitchell Prokey.

Moorpark College’s engineering program breaks school exam pass–rate record

By Shane Douglas October 2, 2024

On Aug. 13, Moorpark College President Julius Sokenu announced in front of the VCCCD Board of Trustees the engineering department’s most recent accomplishment: 91% of students in ENGR M08 –...

Equipment used in the Biotechnology laboratory at Moorpark College in Moorpark, Calif. on May 10, 2024. Photo courtesy of Dr. Hovik Gasparyan. Photo credit: Bronwyn Smith

VCCCD overcomes CSU resistance, launches bachelor’s degree programs

By Bronwyn Smith May 15, 2024

Moorpark College has been granted approval by the California Community Colleges Board of Governors to offer a bachelor’s degree in Biomanufacturing. The program will first be available in the fall of...

Image courtesy of Ventura County Animal Services

Runaway water buffalo wanders onto the Moorpark College campus

By Gabriel Sanchez-Rivera November 20, 2023

Earlier this month, a water buffalo managed to wander off of its property and found its way onto the Moorpark College campus.The buffalo was returned safely to its owner with the combined effort of the...

A variation of signs posted in response to the ongoing Israel-Hamas war displayed on Raider Walk on Oct. 16, 2023.

Israel-Hamas war sparks community demonstrations from Moorpark College student groups

By The Editorial Board October 24, 2023

As the war between Israel and Hamas continues on, Moorpark College, as well as prominent student groups including the Jewish Club and Muslim Students Association, have responded to the ongoing violence...

The Moorpark College Library displays a "closed" sign to students following a campus-wide power outage on Oct. 16, 2023. Photo credit: Matthew Camacho

Moorpark College experiences widespread power outage; campus closes temporarily

By Matthew Camacho October 16, 2023

On Oct. 16, 2023, Moorpark College experienced a campus-wide blackout, starting roughly at 9 a.m. and ending around 11:10 a.m. Power went completely out before generators came online providing auxiliary...

Ventura County officially moves down into less restrictive red tier amid COVID-19 regulations

Ventura County officially moves down into less restrictive red tier amid COVID-19 regulations

By David Chavez October 8, 2020
Ventura County officially moved from the purple tier of restrictions into the red tier

New courses approved for next semester

By Son Ly, Staff writer March 28, 2014

Ventura County Community College District Board of Trustees approved new courses for Moorpark College in their meeting on Feb.11. The new Criminal Justice (CJ) and Computer Network SystemEngineering...

Moorpark College President Bernard Luskin stands next to his memorabilia wall located in his office. Of the various items of interest, pictured are medals from his days in the Navy and a photo with boxer Muhammad Ali along with his boxing gloves.

Dr. Bernard Luskin—a pioneer in education and technological innovation

By Casey DeSain, News editor March 20, 2014

The more things change, the more they stay the same—a saying that can define the life of one very prominent man at Moorpark College. Interim President of Moorpark College Dr. Bernard Luskin has been...

Six-year-old Wiley the white-nosed coati is one of the newest additions to EATM.

MC welcomes new additions to its zoo

By Brian Varela, Staff writer March 20, 2014

Wiley, Harvey and Baltimore join America's Teaching Zoo at Moorpark College, adding to the catalog of unique and exotic animals for the EATM program. Harvey, a two-year-old African red-bellied parrot...

Cliff Davis, top left, Joyce Ester, top right, Betty Inclan, bottom left, and Vernon Smith have all been announced as the four candidates in the running to become the president of Moorpark College.

MC president search nearing its conclusion as candidates are announced

By Casey DeSain, News Editor March 16, 2014

After an intensive four-month process, the search for a new Moorpark College president will soon reach an end, once the final decision has been made. Pam Eddinger, the college’s previous president,...

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