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New chancellor hired

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 14:51:12 -0400

By: Blanca Validivia

Central Valley community college president Raul Rodriguez chosen last month.

After a months-long nationwide search for a new district chancellor, the board of trustees approved the hiring of ...

Four-year transfers prove to be difficult

Wed, 2 Jun 2010 17:27:34 -0400

By: By Portia Bode

Colleges see grim trends in transfers

The state budget cuts to higher education not only affect the cost of tuition and the number and variety of classes, it also influences how many transfer students four-year public universities accept. Staff at the University Tra...

Finding her way home

Wed, 2 Jun 2010 17:19:58 -0400

By: By Portia Bode

Rhonda Wolf overcame personal Struggles to succeed

She holds the class assignment close to her face, but the words appear backward. Frustration colors her face pink as she struggles to read and pronounce the words correctly. She has the ability to give the correct answers, but she can’t read t...

Fashioning a cause

Wed, 2 Jun 2010 15:41:19 -0400

By: By Michelle Wiebach

Makeovers, clothes help women get ready for interviews during economic hardships

For one day, sophomore Karla Alvarado felt like Rachel Zoe, the Hollywood “it” stylist to the stars. Her client, Flor Anorve, enters the stage to the pulsating beat of Lady Gaga’s “Just Dance.&...

Athletics maintain gender balance

Wed, 2 Jun 2010 15:33:58 -0400

By: By Kathie Espinoza

EDUCATION: Passage of Title IX provides equal opportunities for males and females in college sports

Female athletes at many colleges are still not receiving equal treatment or opportunities to participate in sports 35 years after the passage of Title IX. Over the last five years the gap between male and female athl...

New veterans center open for business

Wed, 2 Jun 2010 15:11:00 -0400

By: By Meg Falukner

Campus: Resource programs provide counseling, financial aid, referral and employment assistance

After twelve years in the Navy, Jeremy Roybal wanted to go to college. Under the G.I. Bill, Roybal was entitled to education benefits that would cover his tuition, but couldn’t access them without submitting an education plan to t...

Secrets of the Silk Road revealed

Wed, 2 Jun 2010 14:58:25 -0400

By: By Mike Organistko

Mummies, artifacts on display at the Bowers Museum

Three well-preserved mummies exhibited for the first time outside of Asia are now on display at the Bowers Museum. The mummies have European features and Western artifacts were found buried with them. Nearly 4,000 yea...

Ex-honors president sentenced

Wed, 2 Jun 2010 14:22:06 -0400

By: By Maria Gonzalez and Mike Organistko

CAMPUS: Former Phi Theta Kappa leader wears ankle bracelet for six months of home confinement

Former Santa Ana College honor student and Phi Theta Kappa President Alfredo Valenzuela Singh began 180 days of house arrest May 3. Singh was arrested last July for stealing textbooks from the Don Bookstore and ...

The decline of higher education hits close to home

Wed, 2 Jun 2010 14:16:30 -0400

By: Michelle Wiebach

STATE: The once praised master plan turns out to be a failed blueprint for Californians

Fifty years ago California became the first state in U.S. history to promise an affordable college education for its young people. Today the golden state is faltering under the weight of a near $20 billion deficit, and the ...

Arizona law sparks protests

Wed, 2 Jun 2010 14:11:18 -0400

By: Felipa Penaloza

Demonstrators nationwide claim the bill encourages racial profiling

When Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer signed the nation’s toughest immigration bill — the “Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act,” approved April 23 — this gave law enforcement greater power to enforce im...

Teachers protest cuts

Wed, 2 Jun 2010 14:00:16 -0400

By: By Carlos Alfaro

Local strike settlement could foreshadow pay reductions for other California school districts

After more than 32 hours of closed-door negotiations the Capistrano Unified School District settled on a tentative agreement to end a three-day teacher’s strike in Orange County’s second-largest school district. ...

Numbers game

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 17:37:55 -0400

By: By Meg Faulkner

Failure to monitor spending and not balancing checkbooks can lead to fraud

Everyone feels robbed at the gas pump sometimes. For Amy Caterina, it was more than sticker shock. Her purchase nearly cost her entire checking account balance.

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Lopez wins election by close margin

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 17:31:35 -0400

By: By Michelle Wiebach

Election proves to be a success with music, food, candidate interaction and voter participation.

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Nursing program alters regulations

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 17:27:20 -0400

By: By Monica Ortiz

CAMPUS: Participants must now complete a list of prerequisites before being added to waitlist.

A requirement for potential nursing majors to meet new standards is causing some students to look elsewhere.

By: By Susan Ferriss

Brought here at a young age, AB 540 students face hurdles in higher education

  Eight years after California’s Legislature adopted a tuition break to help undocumented immigrants afford college, these students account for 1 percent or less of all stude...

Spring into health on campus

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:43:35 -0400

By: By Felipa Penaloza

Wellness center offers various services for students

By: By Michelle Wiebach

State: As budget cuts crumble, higher education students unite in a statewide rally.

In a show of solidarity, students from Santa Ana and Santiago Canyon colleges joined protestors statewide Monday decrying California Legislatures’ slashing of higher education budgets and skyrocketing tuition costs. About ...

Living in a virtual reality

Mon, 29 Mar 2010 15:43:15 -0400

By: By Kathie Espinoza

IN DEPTH PART 2: For some, cyberspace is a hideout from real-world problems

It’s been two weeks since Casey’s Internet went down. He checks his e-mail from his Blackberry and just downloaded an application so he can talk to his friends via instant messenger. Before his computer...

Farwell to Eddie helps students

Mon, 29 Mar 2010 15:28:05 -0400

By: By Meg Faulkner

$150 ticket price goes toward fund to save classes

Chancellor Eddie Hernandez retires in June. The district faces unprecedented financial woes. Now the Board of Trustees is trying to save course offerings through its Farewell to the Chancellor event scheduled for A...

Initiative promotes graduation

Mon, 29 Mar 2010 15:23:42 -0400

By: By Felipa Penaloza

Universities shrink time spent attaining four-year degree

A new initiative is expected to increase graduation rates at the California State University system within the next six years. The initiative announced by the Board of Trustees is also meant to ...