Letter to the editor: The Fight for Labeling Genetically Modified Food Continues
Courtney Elise
May 15, 2013
The Fight for Labeling Genetically Modified Food Continues Editor- Prop 37 narrowly failed last year, but the number of people (and companies like Whole Foods) who feel we deserve the right to know what is in our food has increased dramatically. To show how many people have a stake in this issue, activists... Read more »
SCC professor will present alternative Measure Q plan
February 6, 2013
Editor: The Solano Community College District Governing Board is going to meet at 6:30 on Wednesday, February 6, in Room 626 of the Administration Building, to discuss the architects’ plans for the new construction that will be financed by the recently passed Measure Q. These plans call for demolishing... Read more »
Measure Q seeks to raise taxes
October 17, 2012
Dear editor, In 2002, the taxpayers of Solano County funded a $124.5 million dollar bond measure (Measure G) to improve the facilities at Solano Community College. $5 million dollars of that amount was used to remodel the science/engineering building. The remodeling was just completed during the summer... Read more »
Letter to the editor-I second that emotion
October 3, 2012
Editor: This is in response to Larry Ragland’s excellent opinion piece on the “red tape” that has plagued the Tempest for several years. It seems a simple enough premise: 1) Find agency that can provide nice newsstands kiosks for college campus 2) Get necessary paperwork from agency 3) Take paperwork... Read more »
Letter to the editor: Reminiscing SYT
May 20, 2012
When I first started Solano Youth Theatre, I was an angry 8th grader who had just decided to go to independent study. The previous year I had a brain surgery, and if that isn’t hard enough, I also had an affected gait that provoked a lot of questions, comments, and taunts from the kids at my school.... Read more »
ASSC is growing and learning
May 9, 2012
I would like to take the opportunity to address the article you published on April 25 entitled, “Student government not following election code.” As the chair of the election committee, I believe that the title of the piece is misleading. The author, John Glidden, brings up some issues that he sees... Read more »
Letter to the editor: Stop making me smarter
April 25, 2012
Editor- I hate school. I’m just sitting around my house, breathing and doing other stuff, and then the government comes up to me and is all, hey, do you want to stop being a fat nasty trash and actually making something of your life, so I’m all like, is that even a question HELL YES I DO. Then I... Read more »
Campus police layoffs
Tempest Staff
December 28, 2011
I just read the piece in the Tempest about laying off the college police.This scares the devil out of me as I have grandkids ready to go to a community college and I for one will do what I can to keep them OUT of any college without the sworn police force. I’m a 17-year retired/veteran of the SCC... Read more »
Community needs efforts of creative and driven students
December 7, 2011
Editor- Congratulations on receiving four awards from the Journalism Association of Community Colleges, including the award for general excellence for the online edition of The Tempest! As the assemblymember representing Solano County, I am pleased that the hard work of the staff at The Tempest received... Read more »
Letter to the editor
November 16, 2011
Dear Tempest Staff and College Community, After reviewing the cartoon by Phillip Temple, printed in Vol. 28 No.2 of the Tempest, the Associated Students of Solano College (ASSC) feel that any prejudice and stereotyping of minority groups or any other race or ethnic group should not be allowed... Read more »
