The Channels – The news site of Santa Barbara City College.
WEBApr 26, 2012 · The Channels – The news site of Santa Barbara City College. City College students can now use EBT cards at campus cafeterias. September 17, 2024 Ava Ohnstad, Staff Writer. At the beginning of the fall 2023 semester, City College’s Associated Student Government (ASG) gathered to discuss the use of EBT cards on campus.
The difference between free speech & forcing views on others
WEBOctober 5, 2018. Freedom of speech must be protected, but with this fundamental right to express one’s views — no matter how politically or ethically contentious they may be — comes the responsibility to express them respectfully and refrain from forcing those views on others. The most recent group to bring politically charged opinions to ...
Cross Currents: Should the voting age be higher than 18?
WEBOct 23, 2020 · The voting age should remain at 18, and raising it won’t help make things better. The 26th Amendment that made 18-year-olds eligible to vote is taken for granted in this era of performative online activism and separation. When I look online I either see people who are all-in with their cause and information, or those who are blissfully ...
BREAKING: Victim of fatal cliff fall has now been identified, UCSB …
WEBApr 22, 2024 · The man, who was a UCSB graduate from 2023, who fell 50 feet off of the bluffs in Isla Vista and died due to his injuries on Saturday, April 20 has now been identified. Jacob William Aladar Parker, 23, from San Diego was the identified decedent of the bluff fall, according to Raquel Zick, the...
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 ...
Learning how to love my height was a new opportunity for growth
WEBMay 6, 2022 · It is for me. I love being tall. I love walking into places and seeing the tops of people’s heads. I love wearing heels and platform shoes to accentuate my height. I love how powerful and intimidating being tall makes me feel. Growing up tall made me very self-conscious. But I learned to view my height from a new perspective which has led me ...
Foreign students connect through the Language Exchange Program
WEBOct 4, 2021 · Santa Barbara City College. SBCC. From in-person to online, the Language Exchange Program (LEP) has continued to operate virtually despite the return to campus. The Language Exchange Program started in 2005 by the International Education Center and has been active ever since. The program lets students assist each other 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 ...
Author, former Channels staff and SBCC student Jon Vreeland dead
WEBOct 2, 2020 · Author, journalist, poet and City College alumni Jon Vreeland was found dead in Mission Creek, on Sept. 15. He was 41. He is survived by his wife Alycia Vreeland, two daughters Mayzee and Scarlett Vreeland , and step-son Preston Stuart Towers. The cause of death has yet to be released, but given Vreeland’s past struggles...
Academic Senate discuss Follett corporation taking over bookstore
WEBFeb 19, 2024 · Issues arose at the Academic Senate’s recent meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 14 concerning Follett, a corporation that distributes educational textbooks which has taken over City College’s bookstore. Ashlee Ortez and Paul Miller, faculty members of the cooperation, were present in the meeting in order to share new updates in …