PeaceJam shakes up Oregon
LaTasha Monique
February 29, 2008
Solano PeaceJam Ambassadors, took a trip to Oregon State University in Corvallis with local high school kids in order to honor nobel peace prize winner Adolfo Peres Esquivel and the season of nonviolence. var uslide_show_id = "df6b1fbb-f80e-4be9-838d-27a052a370da";var slideshowwidth = "230";var linktext... Read more »
Cosmetology event to support Locks of Love
February 28, 2008
Come help the Solano Community College Cosmetologists support Locks of Love. The event takes place on Saturday, March 8 at the main campus from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Donation requirements are no bleached hair, permed or dyed hair is okay, and they must be able to cut at least six inches of hair. There will... Read more »
Dark Days For Hillary
Nate Johnson
February 28, 2008
Hillary Clinton is going to need nothing less than a divine miracle if she hopes to keep her campaign afloat beyond next week’s March 4 contest in Ohio and Texas. Sadly, Tuesday night’s debate did not provide such a moment. Sure, she had a few great moments, and in a nod to the more hawkish... Read more »
Struggle leads to success
LaTasha Monique
February 27, 2008
The Ethnic Studies Program kicked off its presentation year with Doctor Willard Wright, a former Solano Community College employee who helped emphasize the importance of Feb. 5, also known as Super Tuesday. Currently the chancellor of Yuba Community College district in Maryville, Calif. Wright is also... Read more »
Odds and ends: Japan ‘trade,’ Newman wins Daytona, SUPERMAN, and more
Peter Withey
February 25, 2008
What a week it’s been since class was last in session, and the sports world has nearly toppled upside down. In basketball, it took two future first round draft-picks, young and full-of-potential guard Devin Harris, three other players, and $3 million for 35-year-old Jason Kidd and two nobody players.... Read more »
Campus shootings; what the hell?
Lance Park
February 25, 2008
There are people in this world that should be dead or should have been dead before their time; Osama Bin Laden, Sadam Hussein, Adolf Hitler. Ryanne Mace, Catalina Garcia, Dan Parmenter, Gayle Dubowski, and Julianna Gehant; these people should not be on this list. These six people were killed on Feb.... Read more »
I don’t have enough time for this
Nate Johnson
February 25, 2008
The spacesuit is hot, humid, and uncomfortable. Morale is low. Rations, sparse. I’ve got one tube left of green energy goo: better save it. My back is against the wall, waiting, looking for some scumbag to make his move. I’ll be ready for him. It’s not too much later when the... Read more »
UC Davis hosting Discover Davis
February 25, 2008
On Friday, March 7, UC Davis will be hosting a Discover Davis day for regional community college students. Solano Community College counselor Barbara Pavao has reserved a bus and will be accompanying students for this free event. The reserved bus will leave Solano College at 8:30 a.m. and will return... Read more »
Basic Skills Tutors Needed!
February 25, 2008
Professor Emily Blair, Basic Skills coordinator for tutoring, is looking for student tutors. Tutors for the writing and reading lab have been “cherry picked,” and through word of mouth, other students are coming forward to tutor others. However, this semester, Professor Blair is expanding... Read more »
Yo is the place to go!
Melisandra Russell
February 20, 2008
Yo Sushi is a tiny yellow crab shack which you are almost sure to miss when driving down North Texas Street in Fairfield, but if you are lucky enough to be enlightened by this restaurant’s wonderful ability to create delicious and inexpensive sushi, you will surely become a regular. Located on... Read more »