TRIO leads students to four-year colleges
Caroline Olsen-Van Stone
September 22, 2009
The specialized TRIO tutoring program has received too many applications this semester and has had to place 200 students on a wait list. They can only accept 200 students at a time. “It’s unfortunate that we have to turn people away. The majority of the students at City have an academic... Read more »
ASG to bring back the vote?
Cristo De Guzman
September 22, 2009
Besides the tuition fee hike, there is no more controversial topic facing the Associated Student Government as the policy that prohibits cigarette smoking on campus. Some non-smoking students are satisfied with the anti-smoking policy either because they don’t want to breathe in secondhand smoke... Read more »
Cafeteria gas leak stand alone story
Bri Heath
September 22, 2009
On Tuesday Sept. 8 in the cafeteria dining halls, a journalist student thought he smelled leaking gas and so alerted the authorities. The campus police evacuated the dining hall immediately and the fire department and San Diego Gas and Electric (also known as SDG&E) were contacted. When the fire... Read more »
Have math or English questions? Centers are here to help
Kierah Ford
September 22, 2009
San Diego City College has a new math and English tutoring center. The two centers are located inside of the L building, and they are open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. The centers had their grand opening this semester. Bryan Constantine has been a tutor at City College for a year and a half. “I like being... Read more »
Club Rush, more like club hush
Brittany Johnson
September 22, 2009
Club Rush, which took place Sept. 8 through 10 at Gorton Quad, was more like a Club Hush this semester at City College. Club Rush is an information fair set out for campus organizations to recruit students to their clubs. The clubs had displays, some performed skits, and others had musicians drawing... Read more »
Puente/Umoja strives to promote cultural awareness
Juan Carlos Gil
September 22, 2009
A new sense of ownership and belonging has been created among students of the Puente and Umoja programs located in the newly remodeled L-building. The Puente and Umoja programs help Latino, African-American and other students prepare to successfully get through college and transfer into four year institutions.... Read more »
Tutorial Center lends students a helping hand
Trei Flake
September 22, 2009
If you find yourself stressing over your course work, unable to keep up with the information being taught to you, or even if you just have a simple question, then the Tutorial and Learning Center is where you want to be. There are close to 30 qualified tutors currently employed at the center to help... Read more »
Cops to put pics on Web
Ernesto Lopez
September 22, 2009
In order to handle less tickets appeals and avoid disputes, San Diego City College Campus Police are using a new ticketing system called Velosum, a citation management solution designed to maintain accuracy. With Velosum, campus police officers are equipped with a digital pen, citation book and a cell... Read more »
Help for low income students
Taylor Poulin
September 22, 2009
With the struggling economy, some prospective students find it near impossible to pay for school and accomplish their goals. That is where the Extended Opportunity Programs and Services come into play. The EOPS is a state-funded service designed to help low-income students with their educational needs... Read more »
MESA tutors students in math and sciences
NoraAl-Ruwaished
September 22, 2009
“Just apply, and let us figure out everything else,” says Rafael Alvarez, coordinator of the MESA (Math Engineering and Science Achievement) Program located in the newly remodeled L building here at City College. Students are piling into crowded classrooms this semester with higher ratios... Read more »
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