Women strong in preseason
Jack Turner
September 29, 2006
The Falcons volleyball team hosted the Solano Classic on Friday, Sep. 22nd. The teams attending were Solano, Napa Valley College, Shasta College, and Lassen College. Solano’s first match, determined by a best of five game series, was against Shasta College. Solano lost 1-3. The first game of... Read more »
Guillory shines despite loss
Jack Turner
September 29, 2006
Monterey Peninsula College defeated The Solano football team Saturday, 17-13. Solano’s Bobby Guillory scored early in the first quarter with an eight yard run. Monterey scored a quick three points in the first with a field goal. Monterey got their first touchdown of the game during the second... Read more »
Abolition to national recognition
Mayia Ogbebor
September 29, 2006
Historically Black Colleges recruited high school seniors and Solano College students alike during the HBC fair September 13. The colleges and universities in attendance presented information about admissions, housing, and financial assistance. The fair proved useful for students hoping to attend a HBC... Read more »
Finding ways to deal with crime in the Bay Area
September 27, 2006
The FBI released its annual report on crime statistics for 2005 earlier this month. The report showed a nation wide 2.3 percent increase in violent crime. Rape was the only violent crime to have decreased in 2005, falling 1.2 percent from 2004. This startling trend is reflected locally. Several of... Read more »
A classic gets rewound and remastered
Mitch Hedifant
September 27, 2006
“Escape,” from Bay Area pop-rock band Journey, may not be “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band,” but it may be the “Sgt. Pepper’s” of its time. Journey began as an off-shoot of Santana, when guitarist Neal Schon, bassist Ross Valory, and keyboardist... Read more »
How ‘Sex’ came to Solano
Robert DaPrato
September 27, 2006
In February of 1975, I read an article by James McCary (University of Houston) regarding some of the problems he had experienced in developing a sexuality course in 1965! Little did I know that I would follow that script at Solano College, almost to the letter! During my six years at Solano (Class... Read more »
Kindness is returned tenfold
Patricia Avant
September 27, 2006
I have a $7 million tip: low fat and low carbs. It started when I began working in the kitchen at Solano College. Working there allows me to meet all kinds of good people. They give me laughter and in return, I give them good food. One day I was in the kitchen doing what I do, when a young woman... Read more »
Clash of the U.S. Auto Titans
Shawn Mahaney
September 27, 2006
For the longest time, Europe has made our country drool at the cars they were able to have but we couldn’t. Then they decided that we could buy them as well, but it still didn’t fill that empty space left in all of us. We gawked at the Ferrari’s and Lamborghini’s wishing we had... Read more »
New open forum seeks ideas of all
Mitch Hedifant
September 27, 2006
How would you improve Solano College? That is the question posed to students, instructors, administrators, and classified employees and the focus of a new, monthly open forum. Created to enable communication, the forums are the brainchild of Marjorie Carson, SCC’s interim vice president of academic... Read more »
ASSC suffers funding woes
Mitch Hedifant
September 27, 2006
Funding for the Associated Students of Solano College-and the clubs, activities, and students services they provide-has taken a hit as a result of the ongoing remodeling. Another important revenue stream, that being student ID cards, has shrunk as well. Additionally, club members now have to go “out... Read more »