Students beat economic hardships
Kiesa Jones
May 20, 2009
You hear it in the news, in conversations with family and at work. Stocks have plummeted, banks and car companies have received bailouts and many have been laid off, or find it hard to obtain gainful employment because of economic downturn. For many Solano Community College students, however, it is all... Read more »
Get away in Monterey
Brian Balisi
May 20, 2009
My girlfriend wanted to take me on a surprise trip to Monterey. I was expecting a boring aquarium and a small town full of snotty people. Let the people of Monterey put me in their county jail for how wrong I was. We arrived at the Monterey Plaza Hotel immediately greeted by the waves of the ocean.... Read more »
New addition to the governing board
Troy Patton
May 20, 2009
After the departure of former governing member Stephen Murphy, it was left to the remaining members of the SCC Board of Trustees to fill those shoes in a timely fashion, and fill them they did. “We are very fortunate that a large number of community members stepped forward to serve the college,”... Read more »
Who should watch the “Watchmen”?
Troy Patton
May 20, 2009
Besides seeing the movie itself, the most memorable part of “Watchmen” was the reaction from the audience during the opening credits. For the most part it starts out pretty normal: heroes doing heroic things, beating up bad guys and the like. Then the fun starts; not only do you get to see... Read more »
Sierra Nevada Championship holds championship at SCC
Guillermo Herrera
May 20, 2009
Over 200 kids from across California and parts of Nevada participated in the Sierra Nevada Championship swim meet, part of the trials for the 2009 Junior Olympics, over the weekend of March 20-22, at the SCC pool. Dozens of tents were set up Friday at a little-noticed corner of SCC, in what seemed like... Read more »
Stat wizard interprets 2008 exit polling
Nate Johnson
May 15, 2009
In the post-election, post-Inauguration days of the new age of Obama, some of us recall fondly the drama of the historic election it took to get here, the debates, the conventions, and for people like Chuck Todd, dueling poll numbers. Todd (along with some guy named Sheldon Gawiser, but really this is... Read more »
Support for the community
Maria Gonzalez
May 13, 2009
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and in keeping with education and community outreach, Solano County Health and Social Services wishes to let people know of the aid they provide to the public through free support groups. “This is not a therapy system,” said Rachel E. Ford, Consumer... Read more »
Holding down the fort
Sabrina Blank
May 13, 2009
When you first walk into the Tutoring Center at Solano Community College, you see tutors bent over tables, intent on downloading all their knowledge to the peers they’re tutoring. Second, you might notice the big desk to the right of the brown room. Behind the desk is a brown head peeking above... Read more »
Drawing takes on history lesson
Malerie Paynter
May 13, 2009
“We wanted our prizes to be educational and historically significant,” said club president Lorenzo Phillips, who doubles as President of the Re-entry Club, as well. “The president isn’t well-known, so we wanted to help introduce the public to him.” In the process, the group... Read more »
Angel Island brings fun for all
Delia Miles
May 13, 2009
Want an experience you will never forget, for the modest price of $13.50? Do you want it to be educational, healthy, and of course, fun? If you answered “yes” to both questions, then a hike through Angel Island State Park in California’s Bay Area is for you. Angel Island is a former... Read more »