A new class in the Sacramento City College business department is shifting the way students can do business.

City College now offers “Virtual Entrepreneurship: Creating and Operating a Home-based Online Business,” an online class that explores home-based entrepreneurial business opportunities in the virtual environment. The class is described in City College’s course catalog as placing an emphasis on the individual’s skill set and giving students the tools they need to create and operate an online business.

Lauri Smedley, professor of business technology in City College’s business department, wrote a book and designed a course on virtual entrepreneurship, and the class has been offered at City College since fall 2011 as a guide for students to start up and manage a virtual business. Currently, City College is the only campus in the Los Rios Community College District that offers this course.

Smedley began her venture in the early 1990s as a virtual assistant entrepreneur utilizing skills she acquired working as an administrative assistant for the Sacramento Unified School Board. As
her interest in computers grew, she took a part-time position teaching computer and entrepreneurship courses for Sacramento’s John F. Kennedy High School. To accommodate her work as a teacher and a stay-at-home…» Read More

It was the early days of the 1930s in California. The Mexican revolution had just ended, and immigrants, as well as in Europe, were eager to get their foot in the door of the United States and the dams flooded over with workers. Land was up for grabs and the fields were filled with cotton, sugar beets, lettuce and turnip patches even as the Great Depression hit the American Midwest.

During this time, artist and master sculptor, Arturo Ruano Singh, was born down in the Imperial Valley of Holtville, Imperial County. Singh studied in the ‘70s at City College.

Singh comes from a rich culture and historical roots. His father, a Sikh Punjabi Indian born in India, moved here in 1919 after serving time in the British Army to work in farm labor. His mother, was a Tepehuan Indian from Durango. She and her family were heavily involved in the Mexican Revolution, all active members of the Ville Forces.

All of this influences his work, says 81-year-old Singh.

“Because of my family’s ties with the revolution and the war, I tend to create a lot of my art using the past bloodshed and history of the people who fought for…» Read More

City College’s latest attraction is the “Mother of Art” exhibit at the Kondos Gallery. On campus, students are invited to view art collected by art professor Anne Gregory and her husband, Paul Maher.

In the exhibit running from Feb. 28 to March 21, art enthusiasts can expose themselves to different African culture like carvings from Tanzania to a ceremonial spoon from the Dan Culture of Liberia.

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Arthur Miller’s “All My Sons” play, directed by Lori Ann DeLappe-Grondin will be held in the newly remodeled Art Court Theater beginning March 1.

The play is based on events that occurred during World War II. Arthur Miller’s classic drama is a fictional tale based on true events, which offers a glimpse into business ethics, family, and betrayal.

Performances will be held at 8 p.m. on March 1, 2, 8, 15, 16, 22, and 23 with additional performances on March 3, 10, 17, 23, and 24 at 2 p.m.

General admission is $15 or discounted tickets can be purchased for $12 on Friday and Saturday evening performances. Saturday and Sunday matinees are $13 for general admission or $10 for discounted tickets. Discounts are for students with IDs, senior citizens, and persons with disabilities.

For more information call 916-558-2228 or visit www.citytheatre.net

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It ’s a sunny February day at Sacramento City College. The type of day that students want to be out enjoying, not sitting in a boring economics class.

On this day, one economics professor at City College is trying to break the monotony of graphs and endless lectures with classroom participation and exercises to help the students obtain a better grasp of economics.

Sandra Camarena, assistant professor of economics at Sacramento City College, has been teaching macroeconomics and microeconomics at City College since August 2012. Every semester she holds a silent auction that is intended to help the students learn about demand and how demand works.

“Economics professors usually come in one type and that type is boring,” says Jackson Summers, 22, undeclared major. “It’s not that they themselves may be boring. It’s that they teach material that seems, at least to me, to be incredibly dry.”

Camarena got the idea for the auction from attending the Economics Teaching Conference, sponsored by Cengage Learning, an international company dedicated to fostering new styles of teaching and learning. The conference is held once a year and gathers economic professors from different community colleges and universities.

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A new, provocative trend is popping up for colleges across the United States. Instead of taking on a typical student job, like bartending that pays a minimum wage plus tips, young people are turning to other sources to pay for their college education. Sources like Seek­ingArrangement.com.

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When you think of death and dying, like most people in our society, you might want to stop and put it back in the recesses of your mind. So why would some- one want to take a class on the subject, let alone teach it?

City College “Psychology of Death and Dying” and “Loss and Grief”, professor Joanne Moylan-Aube, wants to lift the veil on the topic of death and has a passion for the subject.

The topic of death has long been taboo in American society. According to Moylan-Aube, 62, it is time to change that.

“The natural order of life pushes us forward,” Moylan-Aube says. “Suffering is everywhere and life is painful. But it is through our suffering that we appreciate life.”

The experience can be life-changing for those who have taken the death and dying class.

“This class has changed my entire perspective on life in general,” says Kayla Nicolos, a City College student who took Moylan-Aube’s class in the fall.

In part, because of its taboo status, death is not widely taught. City College’s classes are the only two classes on the subject offered in the Los Rios district. The only other class on…» Read More

The stressful life of waking up at the crack of dawn every day to defend American freedom may be never-ending for some military personnel, but for others it is no longer a requirement. The hope of going to school after a term of service was an anticipated reality until recently.

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Have you ever tried online dating?  Would you ever? Online dating has become a growing form for people to meet through matchmaker services , webcams and social media applications such as Twitter and Facebook.

On Feb. 13, in the Culture Awareness Center at City College an event titled, “Online Dating and Relationships” took place. Speakers Terry Moore, a local poet in and staff member for the Center For Families and Fathers, and City College student Jazmine Harris, 20,  began the discussion of online dating.

The presentation was an open discussion and everyone in the audience was able to speak. Three main questions by the audience included: what is the attraction of online date, what is the difference of dating someone online as opposed to in person, and would you throw things you enjoyed out of your life to satisfy you significant other ,such as friends, going out to bars or clubs or certain hobbies you may enjoy?

“You need to take your time. You have the rest of your life to fall in love,” says Labrea Walker, 18, undeclared. “Definitely make a list of what you want in a partner and add to it or take things off it as…» Read More

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