The Express

EDITORIAL | Mission unaccomplished

Sac City Express • February 27, 2009

As our students and families deal with the current economic crisis, community colleges deal with budget cuts. With the state of California currently facing a $42 billion shortfall, Los Rios Community College District is forced to cut money everywhere possible.

EDITOR’S NOTE | End of the line

Sac City Express • February 27, 2009

This is my last semester of higher education. I graduate in May and I won’t be transferring to a university for another two years of studying, commuting and practically starving. Actually, given the cost of a four-year school these days the starving would become less of a cute euphemism and more of a reality. I don’t have to worry about that though because I am not moving up to the Big School.

Religious beliefs at City College

Sac City Express • February 27, 2009

As college students, we’re learning to manage the important things in our lives while making our way through school. But how important is religion in our lives?

SPARE CHANGE | Stimulus plan: Billion dollar band-aid

Sac City Express • February 27, 2009

President Obama has been in office for a little over a month, and the country has largely settled down and braced itself for four years of a new administration. Unlike the last presidential term, however, I don’t feel that sense of constant unease over the man himself. What makes me nervous this time around is the economy.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Sac City Express • February 27, 2009

As I read today’s issue of the Express, I discovered information that I found to be misleading. In the article, “Blow it out your butt,” it states, “Recently, political science professor Paul Frank began floating a proposal around campus to representative groups like ASG and faculty members to prohibit smoking on campus.”

RALLY ‘ROUND THE FLAG | Spending green on green living

Sac City Express • February 27, 2009

I don’t know about you, but I’m really getting sick of hearing news stations and commercials trying to plant the seed of “green living” into our gullible consumer-driven brains. It’s almost as if the media spread an airborne “green” disease into the country, and instead of the infected (you) being quarantined, you have leg room the size of California’s budget deficit.

ROAD TO RUIN | Bailouts break the bank

Sac City Express • February 12, 2009

Lately there’s been a lot of talk about American automakers as they follow other industries downward. The big idea is to give these automakers a check from the government — a “bailout.” These same companies have been having financial problems for years and performing poorly compared with their foreign competitors. They’ve never been given a bailout before; why now?

EDITORIAL | Time well spent

Sac City Express • February 11, 2009

With economic pressures, budget cuts and the threat of a recession, students are more aware of where their money is going, and the last thing they want to do is spend more on their education. Most community college students were whining when tuition and fees increased last fall, even though they didn’t rise to the same level as the inflation rate, according to the annual College Board reports on college cost and student aid.

SPARE CHANGE | Hope or hype

Sac City Express • February 11, 2009

For what seems like an eternity, the country has been under the trance of Obamamania. It’s hard to recall the pre-Obama era of American politics, but perhaps that’s because we’ve all worked so hard at repressing the last eight years. After all, Mr. Bush’s atrocious grammar, eco-unfriendly policies and that bloody, money-gobbling war have been enough to make anyone want to build a makeshift bomb shelter in their basement and hide out for a while, but on Jan. 20, in the nations capitol, over 2 million people gathered in the light of day, and partied well into the night to celebrate the dawning of a new administration.

RALLY ‘ROUND THE FLAG | An American life: Is it worth it?

Sac City Express • February 11, 2009

Spring semester at City College has finally started, and as most of you shriek and groan about it, I jump for joy at the opportunity to get off my lazy ass and do something proactive with my boring life.

OPPOSING VIEWS | Smoking on campus

Sac City Express • February 11, 2009

Are you a mouth breather? Loud talker? Do you guffaw instead of laugh or do that horrible snorting thing? Don’t worry, just keep staring straight ahead and no one will know. But be warned, they are coming for you next.

Obama’s race is run

Sac City Express • February 9, 2009

Yes we can believe that once again we have a voice in the political arena. Our 44th president is proof of that. For so many years I’ve heard fellow students say things like, “It doesn’t matter who I vote for, the elections are rigged.” Or, “I feel like neither of the candidates represents me.”