Ana Mezic, News Editor
May 10, 2013
Raquel Alvarado was born to do her job. She began hanging around the English as a Second Language department at City College when she was only 5 years old because her mother used to work there. Now she considers the entire department her extended family, and the feelings are mutual. This is only one... Read more »
President Elie Katzenson brings passion, work ethic to senate
Hannah Smith, Staff Writer
May 9, 2013
It’s 8:40 a.m. on a Friday and the only sound coming from the student senate room is the soft clanking of nameplates being set up by a diligently working senator. By 9 a.m., she manages to stop thinking about the numerous papers due in her political science classes, the projects she’s organizing... Read more »
New Student Trustee speaks for underrepresented students
Ana Mezic, News Editor
May 9, 2013
The newly elected student trustee does not want to be defined by his heritage, personal opinions, or popularity. Instead, he seeks to speak for the underrepresented part-time and evening students who slave away at minimum wage jobs just to pursue an education. This is probably because several years ago,... Read more »
Engineering student determined to excel and support her family
Scott Buffon, Associate Editor
May 6, 2013
At 2 in the morning in Santa Barbara, Jasmin Guerrero climbs out of bed to make food, dress and prepare her younger brother for his day. Hector Guerrero, 14, has Moebius syndrome. This rare neurological disorder paralyzes his facial nerves, rendering him unable to communicate, his vocal chords useless... Read more »
Instructor finds inspiration from Plato’s ‘Allegory of the Cave’
Oona O'Toole, Staff Writer
May 3, 2013
Manny Raya After reading Plato’s “Allegory of the Cave,” Philosophy instructor Manny Raya was able to change his life for the better. Despite only completing one semester of High School, Raya has achieved a Masters degree from San Francisco State University in Philosophy. “I took Joe White’s... Read more »
Special Olympics holds fifth annual competition at La Playa
Linda Sturesson, Arts Editor
April 27, 2013
A boy in leg braces reaches the finish line in the 10-meter assisted walk competition. He doesn’t win the race, but a huge smile on his face suggests the opposite. Special Olympics Santa Barbara held its fifth annual School Games competitions for Santa Barbara County kids with special needs, Friday,... Read more »
From juvenile hall and local gangs to Washington, D.C.
Ana Mezic, News Editor
April 26, 2013
By the end of her senior year, one City College student had already been incarcerated multiple times, was involved with local gangs and had little insight into her future. Four years and countless hours of dedication later, Edith Rodriguez flew out to represent City College in Washington, D.C. At the... Read more »
‘A living miracle’: Dancer seeks purpose after cheating death
Linda Sturesson, Arts Editor
April 26, 2013
One City College student once danced in Paris and Hawaii, but after a car accident in Sacramento, November 2011, 20-year-old Michaella Tastad slipped into a coma that lasted for 8 days. She had to learn how to walk, talk and write all over again when she woke up. Today, she’s taking her third dance... Read more »
Photography major to start production company in Sweden
Justine Young, Staff Writer
April 24, 2013
In the small forest nestled between City College’s East Campus and Harbor Heights apartments, three Swedish students are working out how to perfectly capture a fall. Among them is 29-year-old photography major, Andreas Clifford. “Give me that ‘I don’t give a f—-’ look,”... Read more »
New garden proposed on East Campus to supply cafeteria
Oona O’Toole, Staff Writer
April 19, 2013
City College is looking at the possibility of planting a sustainable garden to supply foods to the culinary arts department. Environmental studies professor Adam Green has proposed to create a new garden on campus that would supply the cafeteria with fresh herbs, and eventually vegetables and fruits. Inspired... Read more »
