Breaking down Follett’s Campus Store takeover: what, why, how?
WEBDec 8, 2023 · Books are being removed from and replaced on the shelves of City College’s campus store on Wednesday, Dec. 6 in Santa Barbara, Calif., in anticipation on Follett Higher Education taking over textbook sales. Follett has agreed to buy City College’s remaining textbook stock at a reduced price. Concerns conflict with excitement as …
The Channels – The news site of Santa Barbara City College.
WEBThe Channels – The news site of Santa Barbara City College. Surge in fraudulent bot enrollments provokes City College to take action. Bots hinder student access to classes and deplete college resources to illegally obtain financial aid. September 30, 2024 Cebelli Pfeifer, Editor-In-Chief. California Community Colleges are facing a surge in ...
Cross Currents: Should we get rid of standardized tests?
WEBApr 23, 2021 · Standardized tests are not a proper way to measure intelligence or comprehension, and should be removed or replaced in order for today’s public education system to make any sort of progression in the future. Standardized aptitude tests have been around for a long time—at least 150 years. They’re required for military service and many ...
College leaders vexed by infiltration of fraudulent bots in SBCC ...
WEBSep 6, 2024 · Concerns surrounding fraudulent bot enrollment at City College and this school year’s budget were discussed at the College Planning Council (CPC) meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 3.. Paloma Arnold, assistant superintendent-vice president of student affairs, addressed the pressing issue of bots enrolling at City College, as well as in asynchronous classes.
Cross Currents: Should presidential age requirements be updated?
WEBFeb 1, 2021 · There shouldn’t be an age requirement for eligibility to run for President of the United States. Right now, the age requirement to be president is 35. This is too high. An American president needs to be in tune with and understand the latest social issues and trends to be an effective leader. A younger president would naturally relate to and ...
Lack of public transport impacts students’ commutes to campus
WEBApr 7, 2023 · 19-year-old Kiera Oakeson sitting at the bus stop across from City College on Wednesday. April 5. Oakeson is a student at City College who takes the bus nearly every day, she says she has spent an estimate of $50 on Ubers she’s had to call because the bus never showed. The afternoon sun beat down on Kylie Preston-Mendoza as …
Learning how to love my height was a new opportunity for growth
WEBMay 6, 2022 · My height is my favorite thing about me. I feel lucky to have a strong and tall frame. It’s been a tough mental health journey to feel good about myself, but it has been the most rewarding one. My height shaped how I look at the world. I have a bird’s eye view now – if you know what I’m talking about. 5.
“Raíces” program created to help uplift and inspire Latinx students
WEBNov 7, 2022 · The Raíces program is the culmination of several years of work among the staff, culminating in City College receiving a Title V-HSI Grant, a federal grant aimed at developing Hispanic Serving Institutions, this past year. Program developer and English professor Melissa Menendez plans to use the five-year grant to …
Newly installed Chumash signage shares heritage, tradition and ...
WEBMay 10, 2024 · Curated by the Chumash Signage Project Committee, one of the signs lined across City College’s Great Meadow shares stories of Santa Barbara’s Indigenous people on May 8 in Santa Barbara, Calif. The sign reads “How They Must Have Suffered” and dives into the loss of traditions and ecological destructions. Aguilar goes on to mention that ...
Prayer and meditation room set to move to Learning Resource …
WEBMar 4, 2024 · On Friday, March 1, the student senate gathered to discuss the process of reinstituting the campus prayer room and heard proposals for two new clubs, both of which were officially chartered. Ida Joergensen, the chair of the prayer and meditation room committee, elaborated on the status of the prayer room and the efforts she had...