Chelsea Wightman, Staff Writer
April 3, 2013
City College business student Suzanne Silva and her boyfriend Cody Dragon launched their new bikini company Mprint Swimwear in January. Silva and Dragon’s bikinis feature patent-pending technology that creates a small, reinforced cutout on the hip of all their bathing suits. A tan line emblem is left... Read more »
SBCC hosting Golf ClassicRachel Zemanek, Sports Editor
February 28, 2013
City College will be hosting the 20th annual Golf Classic at La Cumbre Country Club to endorse the athletics program. $35,000 was raised at last year’s tournament. A match program was put in place so all proceeds from the Campaign for Student Success was matched 50 cents on the dollar. Ultimately,... Read more »
Multimillionaire shares his secrets to success
Justine Young, Staff Writer
November 29, 2012
Brian Coryat is dyslexic. He’s terrible at math and not necessarily motivated by paychecks. Yet, he happens to be a multimillionaire. The Scheinfield Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation’s latest participant in the “Enlightened Entrepreneurs” series is the founder of ValueClick, an online... Read more »
Entrepreneur contest winner creates mobile garden project worth $1 million
Scott Buffon, Staff Writer
November 13, 2012
When Justin Connell cracked a vertebra during Vaqueros basketball game last fall, he ignored the pain and kept playing. After weeks of battling back pain and depression, he realized that he was going to have to refocus his drive from his dream of playing college basketball into something different. Connell... Read more »
Video: Comfort food for bar hoppers
Scott Buffon and Emma Hermannsson
October 3, 2012
The popular late-night eatery After Dark: Mac and Cheese opened on May 24, and boasts a simple menu with bold flavors created by City College culinary students. Damian Gover, 35, the owner of After Dark: Mac and Cheese, interviewed students and graduates from the City College culinary department. He... Read more »
Harvard alumn invests in entrepreneurs
Emma Hermansson, Staff Writer
September 10, 2012
Students with innovative ideas can get the help they need to launch a product or service at the City College Enterprise Launch program. Enterprise Launch is a Student in Free Enterprise (SIFE) project run by the entrepreneurial student club. Enterprise Launch meets at 9 a.m. every Friday in the IDC Building-Room... Read more »
President finalist from ‘under-served’ and ‘depressed’ area holds forum, saying he believes stability in personal life is important
Gabriella Slabiak, News Editor
April 20, 2012
The current leader of a college with student demographics widely unlike City College’s, promises that nobody will work harder than him if appointed as president. Dr. Willard Lewallen of West Hills College in Coalinga, Calif., was first out of three finalists to introduce him at a forum running 9 a.m.... Read more »
Is Siri the lovechild of exploitation and greed?Emerson Malaone, Staff Writer
February 8, 2012
If you ask Siri, the digital female assistant programmed into the iPhone 5, where she was created, she will evasively reply, “I’m not allowed to say.” If you turn it around, the fine print on all Apple devices reads, “Made In China.” It’s no secret that the most successful companies in the... Read more »
American businesses taking advantage of sweatshop labor
Emerson Malone, Staff Writer
February 3, 2012
If you ask Siri, the digital female assistant programmed into the iPhone 4GS, where she was created, she will evasively reply, “I’m not allowed to say.” If you turn it around, the fine print on all Apple devices reads, “Made In China.” It’s no secret that the most successful companies in... Read more »
Extreme Entrepreneurship Tour comes to City CollegeGabriella Slabiak, Features Editor
February 9, 2011
A team of America’s most prominent young entrepreneurs is on its way to City College to inspire students to start small businesses. The only one of its kind, The Extreme Entrepreneurship Tour will be on campus during the afternoon on March 18. “I’ve seen it before.... Read more »
