About 25 City College faculty discussed the importance of the upcoming election on Sept. 23.

Dean Murakami, president of the Los Rios College Federation of Teachers, discussed at the staff meeting how important it is for the faculty and students to get involved.

“It is critical that students have a vote in deciding what the education turnout will be, two different candidates with two different views on the role of higher education,” Murakami said.

City College professors said they would support the election by volunteering their extra time by going door to door passing out fliers in candidates’ district or [read more...]

The City College astronomy department will host an open house to the observatory every first Friday of the month beginning in September. Astronomy professor Liam McDade will be the host and is hoping for a good turnout. The observatory is located on the top floor of Rodda South.

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While many believe Sacramento is just a cow town, some of the most famous artists in the world call it home.

Celebrating the opening of the renovated Gregory Kondos Gallery, City College welcomed three of its most famous alumni with an exhibition featuring the work of artists Fred Dalkey, Gregory Kondos, and Wayne Thiebaud.

“I heard about this gallery through a friend and being a fan of art, I just had to see what these artists had to offer,” said Andreya Hall, a City College student. “Especially since they went to this school.”

In addition to having attended City College [read more...]

The disbursement of this academic year’s Cal Grants, state funds that are awarded to undergraduates who meet the GPA and income requirements, is being held up by a continued delay in the California state budget.

According to City College Public Information Officer Amanda Davis, 232 applicants were chosen from this campus to receive grants, based on income and GPA criteria. However, historically, the state has not funded any grant programs until the state budget has passed.

While the Los Rios Community College District has advanced Cal Grant funding to students who use it to pay tuition and fees, those who [read more...]

City Theatre’s Sacramento Shakespeare Festival celebrated its 25-year anniversary with cake and ice cream July 18 at William Land Park.

This summer, the production showcased “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” directed by David Harris, and “Othello”, directed by Luther Hanson, using professional and student-actors and actresses from both the Sacramento area and City College.

“The Sacramento Shakespeare Festival has grown and evolved and changed many times in the last 25 years,” said Luther Hanson, City College Theatre director. “Hundreds and hundreds of people have been involved in all the hard work and many, many thousands have seen the productions in that [read more...]

Panther cheerleaders and members of City College’s hip-hop team kicked off the theme of Welcome Day Thursday, Sept. 9, by leading the afternoon crowd into the electric slide.

The Black Eyed Peas song “I’ve got a feeling” blared in the background as students, faculty and staff performed the line dance. They came together as a “flash mob” in which a crowd dances in unison at a given time and disperses quickly.

Interim Student Affairs Specialist Chris Torres, who helped organize Welcome Day, has one goal in mind and it is “to get everybody to learn to move together at once [read more...]

[nggallery id=5]This fall semester City College students can expect to see some new and familiar faces on the Associated Student Government board. The Express sat down with these student-leaders to find out who’s running our campus, what qualifications they bring to the proverbial table and what their goals are for the upcoming months.

Former ASG secretary Renee Worley said her past experience allowed her to become familiar with the parliamentary procedures of student government and she also brings her management skills from her job outside City College.

“I’m a manager at my job and I feel like I’m [read more...]

City College’s premier literary journal “Susurrus”, is now accepting story submissions for the upcoming spring 2011 edition.

Both current students and alumni are encouraged to submit their literary works of creative nonfiction, fiction, or poetry to “Susurrus”.  Each writer is allowed to turn in up to four poems, two pieces of creative nonfiction, and two pieces of literary fiction.

The deadline for all final literary pieces is Oct. 1, 2010. Writers have the choice of emailing their submissions to “Susurrus” advisers, Jan Haag and Katie McCleary. Submissions can also be dropped off at Haag’s office, located in the Journalism Department [read more...]

The Sacramento City College Foundation recently awarded four City College staff members scholarships helping them further their academic careers.

This year the SCC Foundation recognized Tanya Anderson, Ashmeeta Mishra, Joanie Mitchell and Hannia Velez with $500 scholarships for pursuing their education.

Recipients for this award must be working to complete an associate degree and also hold full-time positions on campus.

“We had many applicants, but these four rose to the top; they had shining proposals,” said Mary Leland, executive director of the Foundation. “We don’t do enough to recognize all levels of staff and students, and that’s something we’re working [read more...]

The Federal Aviation Administration, looking to fill an anticipated need for future flight controllers, has chosen City College as one of five new sites nationally for an air traffic control training program that will begin in the fall 2010 semester.

“We are thrilled to have been chosen for this highly selective training program,” said Los Rios Community College District Chancellor Brice Harris in a recent news release. “The credit goes to Sacramento City College’s historic and outstanding aeronautics program.”

The FAA has estimated that more than 14,000 air traffic controllers will leave the nation’s work force by 2015 due to [read more...]