New Smoking Bill Is Beating A Dead Horse
Troy Patton
September 26, 2008
Smoking is a dangerous habit. It is attributed to millions of deaths per year and is estimated to shorten your lifespan by about 11 seconds every time you light up a Marlboro. While I thought this to be common knowledge, it seems the word hasn’t gotten out to everyone because there is a new bill... Read more »
New SCC Dean of Health Occupations
Ray Perez
September 25, 2008
A changing of the guard has recently taken place in the Department of Health Occupations, as Mrs. Maire Morenic assumed the mantle of Dean. No stranger to the department, Mrs. Morenic has been teaching at Solano for 19 years. Originally from Kensington, Maryland, her family has strong medical ties, with... Read more »
Japanese wood-fired kiln at SCC
Ashley Stipes
September 25, 2008
At 9 a.m. Monday, a ceremony marking the ten-year anniversary of Solano College’s Japanese wood-fired kiln was observed with a crowd of patrons surrounding the fire. Various classes lined the perimeter of the kiln, where SCC Professor Mark Lancet, along with kiln designer Masakazu Kusakabe, and... Read more »
Winetasting at Vezér
Malerie Paynter
September 25, 2008
For someone who knows very little, to be generous, about the nuanced subculture that is the wine industry, I was slightly nervous about an afternoon in the tasting room at Vezér Family Vineyard. My fears were abated, though, by the warm and welcoming staff, the beauty of the newly remodeled grounds... Read more »
Police pursuit ends with manhunt on campus
Malerie Paynter
September 24, 2008
A police pursuit ended in the auto shop parking lot Monday morning, and a parole violator with an arrest warrant fled onto campus. Just after 10:20 a.m., the north end of campus was swarming with at least seven cars from the Fairfield Police Department, S.W.A.T. officers with visible automatic weapons,... Read more »
Solano soccer stifled by Santa Rosa
Peter Withey
September 24, 2008
Santa Rosa Junior College dominated 80 minutes of a soccer match against Solano College in just half the time. The Bear Cubs took down the home Falcons (6-4) 3-0 Tuesday afternoon. Santa Rosa out-played and hustled Solano throughout the first half and throughout most of the second as well. The Bear... Read more »
Plugged sprinklers turning campus lawns yellow
Troy Patton
September 22, 2008
Plugged sprinklers seem be one of the contributing factor of the recent yellowing lawns around Solano Community College. “Some of the sprinklers around campus have been plugged up because of a filtration issue with Solano Irrigation District,” said Rosie Hall, assistant director of facilities,... Read more »
Fuss about virginity auction needless
Lance Park
September 19, 2008
A 22-year-old San Diego student, using the pseudonym Natalie Dylan, is selling her virginity. The original plan was to sell it on eBay, but this changed when they said it was illegal, so now she’s holding the auction at a legal brothel in Nevada where her sister works. Her reasoning is to help... Read more »
The integrity of the U.S. Constitution
Special to the times
September 19, 2008
With the approach of Constitution Day, September 17th, I thought it worth reflecting on the mutability of the U.S. Constitution. Since its inception some two hundred and twenty years ago, the U.S. Constitution has been the subject of twenty-seven amendments, countless court cases, a great deal of breast-beating... Read more »
More behind new smoking bill than meets the eye.
Troy Patton
September 19, 2008
Smoking is a dangerous habit. It is attributed to millions of deaths per year and is estimated to shorten your lifespan by about 11 seconds every time you light up a Marlboro. While I thought this to be common knowledge, it seems the word hasn’t gotten out to everyone because there is a new bill... Read more »