Sex Talk: What would you do?
Christine Butler & Latanya Turner, Sports editor , Staff writer
February 6, 2013
In this generation there are a lot more people getting sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and/or getting pregnant. According to crihb.org/flies/statistic_on_teen_pregnancy.pdf one million teen girls get pregnant each year and nearly four out of ten young women get pregnant at least once before they... Read more »
Chris’ Column: Shoes, Long-distance Love, and other questions
Christine Butler, Sports editor
February 6, 2013
Hey students, my name is Christine but you can call me Chris. It’s not only a new year but also a new semester. There’s new goals, dreams, classes, teachers, friends, new everything. A lot of you might get really stressed during the semester or go through something whether it may be at home,... Read more »
Jordan will be missed
Larry Ragland Jr., Editor-in-Chief
November 2, 2012
I have never had to write something like this and it has proven to be arduous and humbling. Since learning of Jordan Rosario’s death, I have typed and re-typed sentence after sentence, all of it an exercise in futility. Lost and searching for words I cannot find. Therefore I will honor Jordan’s memory... Read more »
EDITORIAL: Protesting- how effective is it?
Editorial board, editors
April 25, 2012
At the SCC governing board meeting March 7, an estimated 100 protesters showed up to voice their opinion on several sports programs slated for cuts Many of the protesters were able to put their names on the agenda and be heard. Many others were left outside the room voicing their concerns to the media... Read more »
Editorial: Education is taking a nose-dive
Tempest Staff, Staff Writer
March 7, 2012
Many SCC students were shocked and dismayed to find that summer session has been cancelled. This comes on the tail end of numerous recent negative events. As a refresher: -Just after accreditation sanctions were just lifted, SCC was put back on “warning” by the Accrediting Commission for Community... Read more »
Editorial
Sara Berzman, Opinion editor
November 16, 2011
Tempest wins awards The Tempest would like to acknowledge those journalism students who took home four awards Nov. 12 at the Journalism Association of Community College’s annual Nor Cal conference at Sacramento State University. Solano journalism students competed against 18 other colleges,... Read more »
Tempest responds
Sharman Bruni
September 28, 2011
A cartoon was published in the Sept. 21 issue of The Tempest that has offended many people. There is no tolerance for racism in the newsroom and it was never the intention of myself, as editor-in-chief, or our graphic artist Phillip Temple to provoke anger in any individual. I will make it clear that... Read more »
Mourning Ennis Johnson
Editorial Staff
September 24, 2011
Solano Community College football player Ennis Johnson Solano Community College lost a valued member of its family when football and basketball player Ennis Johnson was killed Sept. 14. According to multiple media reports Johnson was killed at his Fairfield apartment. We at the Tempest wish to extend... Read more »
We’re not in high school anymore
Anthony Peters
March 30, 2011
Now, that I am in my second semester of Solano Community College, I have begun to notice a lot of things that are bothering me about our student population. The students here are apathetic, they have no value of education, and among many other things they are just lazy. However, the biggest thing... Read more »
Editorial: Apathy eating away at SCC
Anthony Peters
March 16, 2011
There is a disease that is currently spreading throughout the campus of Solano Community College, a cancer that is in danger of completely destroying the college from the inside out. That malignant tumor goes by the name of Apathy. Apathy, for whatever reason, is running rampant. From students... Read more »
