Where did all the water go?
All the water in the swimming pool and diving tank is missing. It has been missing since 1991, according to Yuba College Athletic Director Rob Beilby. So where did it all go? Volleyball coach and former water aquatics teacher, Thea Post, claims that state funding is the reason.…
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Much ado about nothing at capitol
The cause of the uproar that threw California Community Colleges into a frenzy of uncertainty during this past spring semester and sent administrators into a pitched scramble in an effort to make mid-term budget cuts that would secure students, classified workers, faculty, administrators and keep Yuba Community College solvent has quietly been put to sleep.…
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Housing is a human right, not a luxury
(U-WIRE) BALTIMORE - I hold the conviction that housing is a human right, and every time I meet another child, woman or man who is deprived of that right, my conviction grows stronger. As a student who has always enjoyed the privilege of housing security, however, I could never fully articulate the adverse affects that America's affordable housing crisis has on citizens who are struggling to provide necessities of life for themselves and their families.…
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Tired of terrorism? Grab a bumper sticker to stick it out
(U-WIRE) WALTHAM, Mass. - Thank God for bumper stickers. They make things so much easier. In these post-9/11, with-us-or-against-us, love-it-or-leave-it days -- when everyone is either a flag-waving, outspoken patriot or al Qaeda operative -- bumper stickers are an excellent barometer by which to measure a given driver's depth of character, love of country and potential connection to future terrorist acts.…
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Diversity wait-listed
(U-WIRE) BALTIMORE - Diversity, one of the most-repeated words both in this publication and throughout the college, was supposed to be one of the major priorities of the college's new strategic plan, now one year old. Early in the year, the focus has been on diversity in admissions, especially with the drop of two percent in the number of African- American and Hispanic first-year students.…
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