The Channels staff
April 29, 2013
With posters up on railings and student senators emerging from the campus center, you can bet the elections have begun. It’s about time. The Channels believes our Associated Student Senate needs to clean up the sloppy politics. The senate is composed of 17 student members who hold 25% of the administrative... Read more »
Editorial: Armed guard on campus a hasty decision
The Channels staff
April 19, 2013
The conversation about having an armed guard on campus is inevitable, especially in Santa Barbara, a liberal-leaning and relatively safe community. The Channels believes that an armed officer should remain a last resort for our campus’ safety. The College Planning Council is proposing to hire a Santa... Read more »
Editorial: Stomp out three remaining smoking sections
Scott Buffon, Associate Editor
April 17, 2013
Only three smoking sections stand in the way of City College becoming a smoke-free campus. The Channels says: Get rid of them. At the College Planning Council meeting on Tuesday, April 2, a proposal was made to eradicate the remaining designated smoking sections on campus. These are located in front... Read more »
Editorial: MTD needs to improve services to match fee hike
Scott Buffon, Opinion Editor
March 22, 2013
If City College students must deal with over-crowded late buses, the Metropolitan Transit District can deal with keeping current transportation fees where they are. The transportation fee tacked on with City College enrollment that all students must pay would rise from $26 to $43 if the district gets... Read more »
Editorial: City College desperately needs new bond
The Channels staff
March 8, 2013
City College administrators are actively persuading the Board of Trustees to pursue a multimillion-dollar bond to repair neglected hazards in buildings around City College. The Channels urges the Board to push for attaining this new bond. The proposed bond will be funded by property taxes and... Read more »
Yes on Prop 30
The Channels Staff
November 5, 2012
On Tuesday Nov. 6, California voters will be asked to decide on the most important measure this election; the fate of the education system hangs in the balance. The Channels urges you vote yes on Proposition 30 on the Election Day ballot. The proposition is Governor Jerry Brown’s proposal to raise... Read more »
Editorial: Continuing our education
The Channels Staff
October 10, 2012
Since the formation of City College in 1959, we have always had a Continuing Education program. At the Sept. 27 Board of Trustees meeting, the board voted 7-1 in approval of Superintendent-President Lori Gaskin’s proposal to form The Center for Life Long Learning, thus ending the Continuing Education... Read more »
Editorial: We will not be silenced
The Channels Staff
September 17, 2012
For 55 years The Channels has printed a weekly newspaper providing the service of informing students and faculty. For students, The Channels was a journalism lab where we learned to meet hard, print-related deadlines. Editors worked tirelessly to select the most eye-catching and important stories for... Read more »
Editor-in-Chief says hasta la vista to peers
Morgan Cullen, Editor-in-Chief
May 9, 2012
I remember when I first walked into The Channels lab. I was late, laid-back and lost in translation. A year later, I don’t think I’ve ever felt more at home. The Editor-in-Chief always writes a goodbye column saying how talented everyone is, but at this point, I think it’s obvious. Anyone who is... Read more »
Editorial: Please don’t cut student jobs
Channels Staff
February 15, 2012
Like residents of a desert town dependent on a reliable water source, community college students need jobs to survive. In our last edition, The Channels reported that student jobs are the No. 1 target in the latest round of budget cuts. As many as three out of four jobs could be eliminated. Only workers... Read more »
