The Channels – The news site of Santa Barbara City College.
WEBApr 26, 2012 · The news site of Santa Barbara City College. City College Board of Trustees convened on Thursday, Sept. 12 with a full agenda that featured concerns from the Academic Senate about fraudulent bot enrollment, followed by presentations on the 2024-25 adopted budget and 2024 educational vision plan.
Día de los Muertos altars displayed to celebrate the life of loved …
WEBOct 28, 2022 · Día de Muertos Altar photographed on Oct. 27 in the Student Services Building at City College in Santa Barbara, Calif. The candles on the altar serve as a path for the souls of dead to find their way to the display. ( Callahan Morgan) The Student Services building also set up an altar on the first floor. Their altar has flowers both real and ...
Cross Currents: Should the voting age be higher than 18?
WEBOct 23, 2020 · The voting age should remain at 18, and raising it won’t help make things better. The 26th Amendment that made 18-year-olds eligible to vote is taken for granted in this era of performative online activism and separation. When I look online I either see people who are all-in with their cause and information, or those who are blissfully ...
ASG fills vacant positions with no recognition of breaking Brown Act
WEBSep 27, 2021 · Starting 13 minutes late and in violation of the Brown Act, the Associated Student Government held an extended meeting focused on interviewing and voting in new officers to complete its board this past Friday, Sept. 24. Last week, the ASG failed to post their agenda 72 hours in advance. However, there are no repercussions for...
Learning how to love my height was a new opportunity for growth
WEBMay 6, 2022 · It is for me. I love being tall. I love walking into places and seeing the tops of people’s heads. I love wearing heels and platform shoes to accentuate my height. I love how powerful and intimidating being tall makes me feel. Growing up tall made me very self-conscious. But I learned to view my height from a new perspective which has led me ...
Cross Currents: Should presidential age requirements be updated?
WEBFeb 1, 2021 · There shouldn’t be an age requirement for eligibility to run for President of the United States. Right now, the age requirement to be president is 35. This is too high. An American president needs to be in tune with and understand the latest social issues and trends to be an effective leader. A younger president would naturally relate to and ...
Televised presidential debates can distract voters from the real …
WEBOct 2, 2020 · The Tuesday night debate was not only a disgrace, it was absurd. It seems what the candidates prioritize now is public image, aggressive bravado and discrediting the opposing view—unless we do something about it. The 90-minute back-and-forth between former Vice President Joe Biden and President Donald Trump may have seemed like endless arguing, but it...
Cross Currents: Is social media a force for good? - The Channels
WEBOct 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 ...
BREAKING: Victim of fatal cliff fall has now been identified, UCSB …
WEBApr 22, 2024 · The man, who was a UCSB graduate from 2023, who fell 50 feet off of the bluffs in Isla Vista and died due to his injuries on Saturday, April 20 has now been identified. Jacob William Aladar Parker, 23, from San Diego was the identified decedent of the bluff fall, according to Raquel Zick, the...
Cross Currents: Should we get rid of standardized tests?
WEBApr 23, 2021 · Standardized tests are not a proper way to measure intelligence or comprehension, and should be removed or replaced in order for today’s public education system to make any sort of progression in the future. Standardized aptitude tests have been around for a long time—at least 150 years. They’re required for military service and many ...