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The poetic side of City College

Sac City Express April 25, 2009
For a city often maligned for its lack of distinction and excitement, Sacramento has a large, vibrant, and growing poetry scene.

Theater is quite a production

Sac City Express April 25, 2009
City College students work hard while building theatrical sets in the City Theater. Photo by Allison Valenzuela. The technical side of theater production is often overlooked and under appreciated by its audience. Without it, the actors of City Theatre’s “A Servant of Two Masters” would be repeating the script on an empty stage in the jeans and tee-shirts they showed up in.

Shoes, Purses & Babies

Sac City Express April 25, 2009
In the past few years babies have been the talk of the town, from the “octomom” to Angelina Jolie: who has one, who’s expecting, and who’s adopting. With all the frenzy in the media over those little bundles of joy, it’s no wonder young people everywhere are getting caught in the frenzy, and taking the plunge into parenthood, but are they ready?

Journalists can party too

Sac City Express April 25, 2009
With midterms being forced down students’ throats, spring break did not come soon enough. Ten days of liberation: the freedom to sleep in past noon, watch reruns of scandalous reality TV shows, and at least for the first few days of break, hang out with friends without a care in the world — except who’s buying the next 12-pack.

Instructor worth a thousand words

Sac City Express April 25, 2009
A 12-year-old girl with curly, dark hair pulls the “O” volume of the Collier’s Encyclopedia off the shelf. As she skims through the volume she stops to read whatever catches her interest. She comes across an extensive scientific article on “Optics.”

Spring break as party time

Sac City Express April 24, 2009
My spring breaks have never been so exciting, and I’ve never felt that I could just drop everything and jet off to Mexico.

Drunken college students?

Sac City Express April 24, 2009
The idea that when you leave for college you’re going to get “faded” five times a week and still graduate is absurd.

NIGHT RIDER

Sac City Express April 4, 2009
People sit at a bus stop on a frigid night. It is 7:40 p.m. The sun is far enough below the horizon so that not even a golden glow remains.

Controversy on campus

Sac City Express April 4, 2009
“[Hispanic immigrants] did not come on a boat or on a plane,” Dominguez says. “In 1848 the entire western United States was taken from the Mexicans at gunpoint.”

The most appalling meal of the day

Sac City Express April 4, 2009
You should always eat breakfast. It’s the energy boost that will get you through the first half of your day, plus you metabolize it faster than any other meal.

Documentary calls out media

Sac City Express April 4, 2009
Written, directed and produced by local filmmaker Sue Wilson, the film addressed the deteriorating state of the media, emphasizing the forgotten fact that the airwaves belong to the public, and the need to take them back.

Multi-talented

Sac City Express April 4, 2009
When we are children, we are told to dream big, that if we try, anything is possible. As we mature, our dreams morph into something a bit more practical. Astronauts become accountants and cowboys become corporate drones, but one City College student refuses to relinquish his dreams of greatness.
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