A new issue of Mainline, the City College student run magazine that covers issues relating to the campus and its students, staff and faculty, hit the campus news racks May 9.

“I think it gives them [City College students] a glimpse into elements of the campus they might not know about,” said first year, class adviser Rachel Leibrock who is also a weekly columnist for Sacramento News & Review. “You can hold onto it and read it at your leisure, it has more permanence than the newspaper does.”

Founded in 1995 by former City College students Doug Herndon and Paul Estabrook, Mainline has typically come out once a semester, which is different from the campus newspaper, the Express, which comes out every other week.

Leibrock says this extra time students spend working on the publication ultimately means a better publication.

“You essentially have half a semester to plan it [Mainline] out…We really put a lot of effort into it,” Leibrock said.

“Give it a chance, pick up Mainline,” advises Mainline Editor in Chief Stephanie Rodriguez. “Read one story and I guarantee you’ll read another.”

Student who are interested in joining Mainline or just want to look at content, including full issues and stories, go to www.sacmainline.com.

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On Dec. 7 1941, Japanese American City College student Fumiko Yabe took to the stage of the City College

Auditorium to sing the “Star Spangled Banner.” It was a quick addendum to the City College orchestra’s annual symphony play list and it was signifi cant- on that day Pearl Harbor was bombed and the United States was jettisoned into the second World War.

When 17-year-old Yabe was asked to sing in observation of the bombing in Pearl Harbor on that day, she had no idea where the bombing had taken place or how dramatically the event would affect her life and the future of her education.

“They said Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. Of course, I didn’t even know what Pearl Harbor was… That was my awakening on what was happening,” says Yabe, now known as Fumiko Saito, 87.

On Feb. 19, 1942 president Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, an act that allowed the U.S. military to create areas of exclusion for immigrants. German and Italian American citizens were the initial targets of the act, but the threat posed by Japan, as well as the increasing anti-Japanese sentiment, led to Japanese Americans and Japanese immigrants on the West Coast becoming primary targets of Executive Order 9066.

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“It depends on what you mean by safe, but I can tell you certainly some of the issues you need to address, one is safety compared to other forms of generating energy and over what time periods it would be safe.

“For example, a coal plant produces a lot of pollutants and things that are toxic. Obviously we’re aware of certain forms of nuclear radiation and exposure to that being dangerous, if not fatal. So both of them can be considered unsafe. The question is just how unsafe with circumstances, the risks involved, which we’ve seen through the natural disasters in Japan causing tremendous amounts of damage to nuclear reactors there.

“[Also] over a long period of time what do you do with the waste? What kind of risk does that pose to people of this and future generations?

You’d have to look at the risks associated with the exposure over long periods of time and short periods of time…If a coal plant burns down, it’s going to cause some problems, but is it going to be as long lasting as a nuclear meltdown? I doubt it.”

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Waking up early when you’d rather sleep in, too many classes, too much homework, not enough free time, and a tight working schedule — these are typical problems many college students endure on a routine basis. However, not all college students face problems so typical— especially students with disabilities.

Voices of Hope is a City College club that advocates for the physically and mentally disabled on campus. It also promotes integration between those with disabilities and those without, according to club founder Ruth Welland.

Welland, a 37-year-old honors student, lost her sight seven years ago due to diabetes. She says that she started the club to help “students with disabilities understand what their potential is and also understand what their rights are.”

“[The club] was birthed out of a lot of different issues, but the thing that really kind of sent me over the edge was when last March Regional Transit was having a Paratransit hearing about making cuts to Paratransit services,” Welland says. “Paratransit is a service that provides transportation to people with disabilities.”

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A painting on exhibit in the Learning Resource Center was vandalized March 14 by an unidentified woman.

The middle-aged woman defaced the untitled painting depicting a bare-breasted mermaid with green glitter, according to City College student Nick Fletcher, who was in the library at the time. Fletcher said he heard the commotion and watched as campus police and LRC staff dealt with the woman and incident.

“I saw the woman standing in front of the painting, green glitter in hand, glue in the other,” Fletcher said.

Vandalism of the painting by former City College art professor Darrell Forney was brought to the attention of a reference desk librarian on the second floor of the Learning Resource Center who quickly called the campus police.

According to campus police logs, the woman was arrested on a charge of vandalism after being removed from the LRC.

Fletcher said that the woman was apprehended by two campus police officers and that she was screaming loudly as she was being taken away.

The painting is back in the Art Department and has been restored, though it is unlikely it will be hung publicly again in the near future.

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The Panthers softball team split a non-conference doubleheader against the Golden Eagles at Shasta City College Feb. 27, bringing the Panthers’ record to 5-1.

The Panthers won their first doubleheader game against the Golden Eagles scoring four unanswered runs. However, roles were reversed during the next match as the Golden Eagles outscored the Panthers and soundly beat them by a score of 6-1, dishing the team its first loss of the season.

For their next match, the Panthers will compete in the Bash at Buchanan, an all-day event, March 5-6 at Fresno City College.

For season schedule, scores and more information, click here.

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The Panthers’ baseball team took its first two losses of the season Feb. 11 and Feb. 12 against the Chabot College Gladiators at Union Stadium.

Though the Panthers won the first game of their doubleheader set by 14-2, the Gladiators quickly turned things around and beat the Panthers by 1-4 the second game and by 11-9 after a third game held the next day.

Designated hitter Manuia Fruean scored four times and left fielder Joey Matthews scored three times during the three games against the Gladiators.

The Panthers will be hosting their next game against Ohlone College Feb. 15, 2 p.m. at Union Stadium.

For more information about City College’s baseball team, click here.

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Dr. Berneice L. Clayton, a former City College childhood development instructor and activist for the rights of children and the disadvantaged, will be honored by a Jan. 28 campus-sponsored memorial.

Clayton, after whom the campus childcare center is named,  died Dec. 17 at the age of 87 because of complications related to congestive heart failure, according to the Sacramento Bee obituary notice. The memorial is scheduled at 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 28, in the City College Student Center.

Clayton started one of the first Head Start programs in the country, a national program that helps low-income families with children enhance their education, health, nutrition, and parental involvement. According to the Sac Bee obituary, Clayton started the Head Start program as a preschool coordinator for the Sacramento City School District before joining City College as a full-time nursery, a vintage term for childcare, program instructor in 1968.

Clayton also founded the Early Childhood Development Department at City College, among other notable achievements, and was honored on campus with the dedication of the Berneice Clayton Child Development Center. Clayton retired in 1993.

For more information regarding this event, please contact the SCC Foundation at 916.558.2197.

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The staff of Susurrus recently learned that the 2010 edition of the City College Literary Journal won second place in the Pacific-Western Division of the Community College Humanities Association Literary Magazine competition. “We’re thrilled and honored to be recognized again by the CCHA,” said Susurrus adviser Jan Haag. “When a national organization gives a student literary journal an award, it is a major validation of the students’ work.” ‘Susurrus has won many past awards in the annual CCHA competition, including the top Best in the Nation prize in 2002 and 2004, as well as second place in 2001 and third place in 2005 in the Pacific-Western Division. “Every year our students turn out a top-quality magazine,” said Language and Literature Division Dean Albert Garcia, who helped launch the journal. “With its quality poems and stories, it’s beautiful artwork and design, Susurrus is stronger than many university journals.”

Since Susurrus’ inception, a new edition of the literary journal has been published every May for the past 16 years, much to Haag’s surprise. “When Tom Miner, Albert Garcia and I started Susurrus in the fall of 1994, we hoped the book might last a good five years,” Haag said. “When we got…» Read More

The City College Financial Aid Department will be issuing 1,155 disbursement checks this week, setting a new record for a non-disbursement week, according to an email sent out Oct. 23 by the department.

Normally only 400 to 500 disbursement checks are mailed during non-disbursement weeks, said Catherine Fites, interim associate vice president of Enrollment and Student Services.

The Financial Aid Department is still processing grant applicants whose files were completed prior to Aug. 23, according to the Financial Aid Department’s weekly update.

To check the status of your financial aid file, visit the Registration and Financial Aid Lab in Business 153 or click here.

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