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CITY TALK – Clearing the smoke

No ifs, and, or butts about it: City College students clear the air, giving their opinion of whether they prefer a smoke-free campus, smoking permitted on campus, or smoking allowed only in designated areas. Melinda Sparks // English“If there are designated smoking areas, I would like that.” Robert Turner // Psychology“I like the idea of designated areas. I’m not a smoker myself but I don’t feel…

CITY TALK – December 14, 2013

Some outrageous, some hilarious, and some even brow-raising, City College students share their most memorable holiday moments. Anthony Gonzalez // graphic communications“I wet the bed until I was 10. One Thanksgiving morning my mom and uncle held me over a hot brick and made me pee on it to get the pee demons out of my body.” Ziola Cadena // psychology“My family will say goodbye and three hours…

5 apps to appreciate

Downloadable Android apps for college students, available on Google Play From getting to campus to helping your directionally challenged study buddy locate you, we’ve found five apps to simplify your day. 1. SACRAMENTO TRANSIT: ANYSTOP BY BUSBROTHERS Transit schedules and stops for Sacramento Regional Transit. 2. HIGHER ONE MOBILE BANKING APP Know when your financial aid refund hits your Higher…

Free for the taking

Budget-minded students pursuing education outside the traditional classroom may not always know where to find resources for such learning, let alone free courses—until now. Open Culture is an educational resource website offering a plethora of links to educational resources, such as: 700 free online courses from top universities, such as Harvard, Stanford, Yale, among others 300 Massive Open…

City College students brainstorming skit ideas for an upcoming HOPE (Health Occupations Preparation and Education) center event. Teri Barth | Staff photographer | [email protected]

Speech and debate hopefuls of the San Joaquin Delta College’s Mustang Invitational, hosted by City College, gather Friday outside City Cafe locating their names on roster schedules for their next event. Teri Barth | Staff Photographer | [email protected]

A rendezvous at City College Jan. 20 for an annual parade and march to the capital in honor of the late Martin Luther King Jr. drew an estimated 5,000 spectators and participants, according to Sacramento Police Department personnel. Teri Barth | Online Editor | [email protected]

City College biology major Sarah Harms feeds a squirrel Jan. 24 in the Quad. Teri Barth | Online Editor | [email protected]

More than 20,000 soccer fans flock to City College May 17 for what was originally scheduled as the last of three games Sacramento Republic FC would host at Hughes Stadium while the team awaited the construction of its new Bonnie Field home stadium to complete. However, as the Sacramento Business Journal reported May 15, delays to the field’s opening will have the FC play a fourth game at Hughes…

College of San Mateo scores April 11 when City College’s catcher Allie Cheetham receives the softball too late to tag the team’s runner out before sliding home. The Panthers were no match for the Bulldogs who defeated City College at The Yard with a final score of 11-1. Photo by Teri Barth | Online Editor in Chief | [email protected]

Fred Foote recalls his historic role in the Civil Rights movement

Teri Barth | Mainline Staff Writer | [email protected] February 6, 2014

Fred Foote reflects while sitting on a bench on City College’s campus. Photo by Teri Barth

The late 1960s. Th e women’s  rights movement was gaining momentum, the anti-Vietnam War movement had firmly grasped people’s attention, and the civil rights movement…