Spring 2026 Online Elsewhere Report
Online Elsewhere End-of-semester Report Spring 2026 By Richard Cameron Spring 2026 was anything but a dull semester for California community college student online news publications. Fifty-one online publications posted just under 5,000 stories that not only covered regular campus news but: A cyberattack that closed down Canvas across the country right as many colleges were entering their finals. A crowded statewide primary gubernatorial election. Student government elections, several of which had to be tossed out or were otherwise controversial, largely because of lack of transparency by school officials. A variety of music festivals across the state. Increasing rancor over the use of artificial intelligence programs, especially in the classroom. The advent of women's flag football in community college sports. Fallout from the Ceasar Chavez revelations of sexual harassment as colleges, and cities scrambled to rename buildings and remove murals. A crackdown on DEI p...