Dedicated young mother named Classified Employee of the Year
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... 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... 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... Read More
Massive lock renovation to begin campus upgrade this summerAna Mezic, News Editor
April 25, 2013
After months of deliberation, City College is preparing to undertake a massive lock renovation project that will begin summer 2013. The project will reduce the number of keys and replace most of them with cards for electronic entry. Doors will be capable of locking from the inside. It will... Read More
Groundskeeper slated for CA classified employee of the year
Ana Mezic, News Editor
April 21, 2013
After three and a half decades of serving City College by tending to its exemplary landscape, a grounds maintenance worker is receiving recognition for his work. Juan Patino was selected from nominees across the state as one of five California Community College classified employees of the year.... Read More
Column: I’m not drunk, you areAna Mezic, Associate Editor
April 5, 2013
Ana Mezic Isla Vista is a breeding ground. Much like high-school dances were an organized method of releasing sexual tension secondary school innately invokes, I.V. is a place for youth to cut loose. With no advisors lining the gym walls, the entirely unadulterated environment can lead to a... Read More
Studio fire destroys teacher’s priceless collectible items
Ana Mezic, News Editor
March 22, 2013
When Manuel Unzueta stumbled down the stairs and into his backyard after hearing his sister scream in the middle of the night, he froze in horror. Before him, plumes of smoke and flames rose 30 feet high from the art studio that housed over 40 years of collected works. Beside it, 10 pets caught... Read More
Assemblyman Williams proposes controversial bills to aid studentsAna Mezic, News Editor
March 20, 2013
California Assemblyman Das Williams spoke with The Channels to discuss two bills he hopes will improve the financial standing of working-class students by covering expenses and offering intersession courses. Williams began attending City College as a homeless 17-year-old. Within two years,... Read More
Grounds worker recommended for employee of the year
Ana Mezic, Staff Writer
March 14, 2013
Juan PatinoPhoto by: Michael Clark Grounds maintenance worker Juan Patino spends his days clearing walkways, trimming shrubs, and setting up gopher traps. So he was shocked to hear the college president is nominating him for a statewide award. Patino has worked at City College for 36 years.... Read More
Column: Where there’s a loo, there’s a Hathaway
Ana Mezic, Associate Editor
March 11, 2013
Ana Mezic When I first walked in to Carlitos’ single-stalled bathroom I saw a tall, thin girl blowing her nose in the corner. She had her back turned to me so I paid her no mind and took my place behind her in line. Then she said, “Excuse me, I’m about to be disgusting now,”... Read More
Executive Director of Center for Lifelong Learning chosen
Ana Mezic, News Editor
February 14, 2013
The Board of Trustees elected an Executive Director of the Center for Lifelong Learning, who said the division is set to be up and running by September this year. Andrew Harper, former City College Continuing Education program director, was chosen for the position in a unanimous vote by board... Read More
Review: SBCC’s Ulivo creates his own colors to recast history
Ana Mezic, News Editor
February 8, 2013
Christopher Ulivo is a fan of the darkly comedic scenario. His paintings mimic the punchline of a comic strip, though no further context is required due to a knack for clever titles. The collection covers everything from popular culture to history and religion and presents it in a humorous... Read More
SBCC student wins award for script in film festival
Ana Mezic, Associate Editor
February 4, 2013
A City College student won the Santa Barbara Film Festival’s 10th annual 10-10-10 Student Screenwriting Competition with her dark comedy script, “Paradise Cafe.” Gabriella Guillen earned her award after the 10-minute films were aired and judged at 1 p.m. on Sunday, February... Read More
Free yoga offered on campus
Ana Mezic, Features Editor
November 19, 2012
Yoga has always been considered a healthy way to de-stress and center one self during hectic times. Now, as the semester wraps up, throwing the heaviest work loads upon students, some find they need that hour of escape but can’t afford the cost. City College has another option. Free Yoga... Read More
“I’ve Got Levitation” presents new instructor’s abstract art
Ana Mezic, Associate Editor
November 15, 2012
The Atkinson Gallery is white, small, and box shaped, having been moved from the now-destroyed Humanities building to a portable on West Campus. It is silent. Stepping into the middle of the room is dangerous because that’s where paintings zero-in on the viewer, biting on all sides with... Read More
Video: Math teacher melds scraps into robot art
Ana Mezic, Features Editor
November 14, 2012
An old, degraded microphone, a broken fire alarm and other dingy-looking scraps are what most people would consider junk. Thousands of pieces just like these are discarded monthly in metal scrapyards where Tal Avitzur found himself searching for brass, bronze and copper objects to embed into... Read More
Former City College student arrested for alleged rape
Ana Mezic, Associate Editor
November 13, 2012
A former City College student was arrested Wednesday, Nov. 7, on charges of raping a 20-year-old woman last spring. Police say Raul Antonio Yescas, 20, lured his victim into a downtown bathroom on April 14, 2011, raped her and fled the scene. The victim called the police, but the case yielded... Read More
Craig Nielsen wins Board of Trustees position
Ana Mezic, Features Editor
November 7, 2012
Craig Nielsen won against Brian Fay in the race for the area four Board of Trustees position by a margin of 3.99 percent and 268 votes, according to the Santa Barbara County general election ballot. “I didn’t really expect to win, I guess I’m going to have to start working,”... Read More
Lois Capps hosts deferred action workshop to prevent deportation
Ana Mezic, Associate Editor
October 12, 2012
Congresswoman Lois Capps hosted a workshop to aid aspiring students, military recruits and their families in applying for deferred action, which can keep them from being deported. The workshop took place from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11 in the Wake Center and a follow-up workshop will... Read More
Well-known poet Irving Feldman reads at SBCC
Ana Mezic, Features Editor
October 1, 2012
A dystopian America, biblical allusions and the crippling power women pose in relationships were a few topics presented in Irving Feldman’s poetry reading at City College. Feldman read in the Fe Bland forum at 7 p.m. Friday Sept. 28, to an audience of creative writing students and interested... Read More
Student writes memoir on living homeless
Ana Mezic, Features Editor
October 1, 2012
The “Ark of the Covenant” is a 400-pound diamond-shaped sculpture that sits inside an average-sized house and emits an almost indistinguishable hum, which is felt rather than heard. Inside the Ark lies a Tesla coil, one of Nikola Tesla’s inventions, which produces a low current of high-voltage... Read More
Drafting lab to receive long-awaited funding
Ana Mezic, Features Editor
September 24, 2012
After seven years, the outdated hand-drafting lab is to receive funding for new computers and electrical rewiring that the room requires. The proposal for 28 computers, monitors, desks, chairs and the accompanying network and electrical remodel passed at the Instructional Technology Committee... Read More
Isla Vista tragedy revisited
Ana Mezic, Features Editor
September 13, 2012
The man responsible for the Isla Vista Massacre of 2001 is being released to an unlocked treatment center sometime within next three months. David Attias killed City College student, Ruth Levy, when he ran her and four others down with his black Saab around 11 p.m. Feb. 23, 2001 in the streets... Read More
Recovering addict Christina Kelley turns life around, dedicates life to helping others
Ana Mezic, Staff Writer
September 11, 2012
Christina Kelley’s entire life came crashing before her eyes when two years ago she began to sober up at the Santa Barbara police station, facing severe charges. A year later, she was released from jail. She had nowhere to sleep, no money, and no one to turn to for help. That day, she... Read More
Engineering club’s wind turbine to spin at Earth Day
Ana Mezic, Staff Writer
April 18, 2012
At this year’s Earth Day, students will demonstrate how surfboards, bike brakes, and plumbing pipes can charge your cellphone. The Student Leaders in Science club designed and built a functioning wind turbine that they will showcase in the “Live Green” area of the Earth Day Festival this... Read More
Women’s Festival comes to campusAna Mezic, Staff Writer
March 2, 2012
City College will host The Women’s Festival this year in the hopes of inspiring women and men alike to live their lives to the fullest through business, spiritual, and personal aspects. The festival will have eight guest speakers, including Lynda Weinman, co-founder of Lynda.com and Robert... Read More
Trustee lines redrawn to even out population, increase Latino representationAna Mezic, Staff Writer
February 8, 2012
District lines are being redrawn to increase Latino representation and avoid possible violations against the California Voting Rights Act. The Board of Trustees approved a trustee model of seven City College areas, each representing an equal-size voting population. The new model requires trustees... Read More
