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The Channels – The news site of Santa Barbara City College. SBCC seeks $198 million for facility improvements through Measure P. November election to decide the future of City College infrastructure upgrades and building renovations. October 15, 2024 Cebelli Pfeifer, Editor-in-Chief. Measure P, a $198 million bond that is meant to improve ...
Letter to the Editor: Vote no on Measure P – The Channels
Oct 14, 2024 · Voting NO on P2024 will stop enabling these financial missteps. Funding from Measure V2008, meant for student-oriented projects, was misused, burdening taxpayers with ongoing debt until 2033. Now, Measure P2024 seeks to add $400 million more debt until 2060. This repeats the “bait and switch” strategy of misleading voters about Trustee ...
Hoping for a rainy season, there are still options to conserve water ...
Dec 9, 2022 · The desalination plant claims it’s 40% more efficient than its original design, but it still costs $4.1 million annually to operate. In April 2020, Santa Barbara City Council voted unanimously to accept a $10 million grant from the California Department of Water Resources with the promise that the plant will operate for 36 of the next 40 years.
Vaqueros secure 2-1 win over Allan Hancock during heritage …
3 days ago · womens soccer. City College’s men’s soccer team beat Allan Hancock on Oct. 15 with a final score of 2-1, along with a Raíces Hispanic Heritage Month celebration at La Playa Stadium. The Allan Hancock Bulldogs kicked off to start the game, but the Vaqueros quickly gained possession and started communicating with each-other.
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Cross Currents: Is social media a force for good? - The Channels
Oct 8, 2021 · Social media has the potential to do much more good than bad. Kiki Reyes, Associate Editor. People do anything for a “like,” it’s validation. It’s acceptance. It’s addicting. And it’s changing our brain chemistry. Giant tech companies had good intentions when they first started social media, pioneering the concept of “social ...
Foreign students connect through the Language Exchange Program
Oct 4, 2021 · Santa Barbara City College. SBCC. From in-person to online, the Language Exchange Program (LEP) has continued to operate virtually despite the return to campus. The Language Exchange Program started in 2005 by the International Education Center and has been active ever since. The program lets students assist each other in learning a new language.
Change brings challenges and opportunities for new beginnings
Sep 10, 2021 · I thought my whole life would be spent living comfortably in Chicago, but my move to Santa Barbara made me realize I took a lot of things for granted. It wasn’t until I moved across the country and started high school I realized how much my family’s love and support meant to me. My parents...
OPINION: Lack of food for evening students raises concern for SBCC
Apr 5, 2024 · The Basic Needs Center provides free food and emergency housing to any student in need. However, the lack of funding has diminished the center’s food supply, especially with an increase in students coming in for food since the post-pandemic enrollment increase. Cruz aims to destigmatize coming to the Basic Needs Center to get food.
Letter to the Editor: Vote yes on Measure P – The Channels
6 days ago · Measure P goes a long way to bringing up SBCC’s facilities to today’s standards. I’d hope you will all join me in seizing this great opportunity now to support SBCC for future students. I owe a lot to SBCC. Voting Yes on Measure P is a small effort with a huge return to give back to an institution that has given me and countless students ...