Failed experiment - Students work diligently in a crowded B-18 lab on May 3. The room has fauity ventilation and no air conditioning, much like many of the rooms in the Biological Sciences Building. (Isaac Thomas / The Advocate)
Biological sciences faculty frustrated with failed promises
by Alec Surmani in Campus Beat
Faculty and staff in the biological sciences department have made many requests to the college over the years, asking for repairs to the building's faulty heating, ventilation, air conditioning, foundation and plumbing. After a number of delays and broken promises, some in the department are beginning to think their cries are falling on deaf ears.…
San Francisco foundation donates $50 million to colleges
by Brett Abel in Campus Beat
As a statement of the importance of California's community colleges to its citizens, a local organization made an unprecedented donation to the state's students. The San Francisco-based Bernard Osher Foundation made an announcement May 6 it would be donating $50 million to support scholarships in California's 109 community colleges.…
Photo major suffers heart attack; friends remember passion
by Alec Surmani in Campus Beat
Former Contra Costa College student and Vietnam War veteran Jhé Koranda died on the evening of May 5 at UCSF Medical Center from a heart attack.…
Collection policy brings in $217,000 in outstanding fees
by Francisco Rendon in Campus Beat
The student debt level in the district has decreased since the implementation of the districtwide debt collection policy, which took affect this semester, district officials say. Information provided by district comptroller Bill Dalrymple said outstanding student debt levels within the district were at more than $1.3 million, but almost $217,000 has been collected through the first three months of the year - leaving more than $1 million to be collected.…
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